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Author Archives: Neesha Powell-Twagirumukiza

Neesha Powell-Twagirumukiza is a Georgia-born-and-raised movement journalist, essayist, grant writer, cat parent, spouse, and auntie living in Atlanta/occupied Creek territory. Their writing has been published in publications such as Harper’s Bazaar, the Oxford American, Prism, Scalawag, and VICE.

Posted inGeorgia, Justice, Public Health

Smell something, tell something: How Black residents in coastal Georgia are holding polluters accountable

by Neesha Powell-Twagirumukiza July 14, 2021January 14, 2022

Redlining, disinvestment, and lack of political power has made Southern communities of color prime targets for industries that often provide jobs in the areas they pollute.

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