Links to grey sources, media and videos that address the intersection of race, inequality and water justice
The Black Plague (The New Yorker)
A Green New Deal architect explains how the protests and climate crisis are connected (MIT)
Trump administration blocks tribes from protecting their waters (The Hill)
Will Detroit be returning to mass water shutoffs in the middle of a pandemic? (Planet Detroit)
Coronavirus lays bare health disparities amid Michigan protests (Bridge)
For Many Americans, Poor Water Access Heightens the COVID Threat (US News)
Opinion: Pandemic tells painful story of inequality (Detroit News)
‘Hold My Earrings’: Black Women Lead on Systemic Solutions in the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond (Color Lines)
The U.S. Should Stop Water Shutoffs During the Covid-19 Pandemic—and Forever (Gizmodo)
How Do You Fight the Coronavirus Without Running Water? (NY Times)
COVID-19 and ‘Chasing for Water’ – Water Access in Poor Urban Spaces (IWA)
The pandemic has exposed America’s clean water crisis (VOX)
Read Up on the Links Between Racism and the Environment (NYTimes)
America’s Clean Water Crisis Goes Far Beyond Flint. There’s No Relief in Sight (Time)
Water/Color: A study of Race and The Water Affordability Crisis in America’s Cities (NAACP)
For vulnerable black communities, the pandemic is a “crisis on top of a crisis” (VOX)
COVID-19 pandemic exposing America’s water infrastructure crisis (The Hill)
Navajo Nation’s water shortage may be supporting COVID-19 spread (AZ Central)
For Many Americans, Poor Water Access Heightens the COVID Threat (US News)
Navajo Nation residents face coronavirus without running water (CBSNews)
How Racism Ripples Through Rural California’s Pipes (NY Times)
Governors: Safe, Clean Water Is Essential in COVID-19 Crisis (NRDC)
Five years on, the Flint water crisis is nowhere near over (Nat Geographic)
The Navajo Water Lady (CBS Sunday Morning)
The Great Divide: California communities battle for rights to water (The Fresno Bee)
How off the grid Navajo residents are getting running water (PBS Newshour)
Communities across America lack access to clean water amid COVID 19 crisis (ABC)
Canada’s Water Crisis: Indigenous Families at Risk (Human Rights Watch)
Canada’s First Nations face systematic water crisis (Aljazeera)