Black People In Flint

In concluding, Pulido said that black people should not be overlooked. The Black people are being illtreated and it is believed that they will not react to their ill-treatment. She said American people believed that Black people in Flint are not able to take action against their ill-treatment. She argues that such presumption is not true. She said that throughout history, black people have always fought for their rights. During the civil rights movement, like during Martin Luther King Jr. days, the black people fought for their civil rights. She said that people who think that the black people in Flint will continue to be silent over their ill-treatment are simply making mistakes and they are not looking back at history. Pulido warns that …show more content…
This situation is even critical when it comes to the welfare of black people. Black people are often overlooked and devalued by racists like the officials in the state of Michigan. Therefore, it is important for environmental justice activists to stand strong in challenging the government when it comes to matters concerning the welfare of minority population, especially the black people. This article has helped me to learn to be steadfast in my pursuit to be an environmental justice activist. I have got to know that the government can go to any extent to devalue the black people when the government interest is involved. In Liberia, where I plan to go into advocacy and environmental justice activism, there is no racism per-se; however, the poor people face discrimination. Therefore, from this case in Flint, I have learned that as an environmental justice activist, one needs to be vigilant and know the tactics of the government or the business people who are in the business of exploiting the …show more content…
She said that what took place in Flint was the beginning of environmental racism. She said that if such thing is not curtailed, it will continue to happen (Pulido 2016, 2). I disagree with her. Environmental racism is all over. It has happened before and it continues to happen. To say that Flint is the first place it is taking place is not realistic. What about environmental racism that is taking place with global warming? For instance, most industrial countries are responsible for global warming (the United States, Britain, Canada, e.t.c). Those industrial countries are mostly white countries. However, it is poor countries, including countries in Africa, that suffer most the effect of climate change. Even we see cases of environmental racism in some American communities that Robert Bullard wrote about. Hence, the author claim about Flint being a test case is