Through our multi-city HUB program, Black Girl Environmentalist cultivates location specific opportunities for our community to unite around environmental justice and co-create the regenerative future that we require Our HUBs are located in: NYC, LA, DC, Chicago, New Orleans, Boston, Knoxville, Philadelphia, the Bay Area (SF/Oakland), Columbus, and Atlanta. We are currently reviewing applications to add an addition 2-3 HUB cities to our portfolio. Want to learn more about our program? Watch our HUB Program recap video, filmed during BGE's first annual HUB Program Leadership Program. https://lnkd.in/eVcvYs3y
Black Girl Environmentalist
Environmental Services
A national community dedicated to empowering Black girls, women and gender expansive people across the climate sector.
About us
Black Girl Environmentalist is a national community dedicated to empowering Black girls, women and non-binary people in the climate movement. We create pathways for emerging climate leaders of color to thrive across environmental disciplines through the areas of: community building, green workforce development, and narrative change. BGE was founded by climate activist and Rhodes Scholar Wawa Gatheru. Having been in the environmental and climate space for almost ten years, Wawa could not help but notice that while Black girls and women exist at the forefront of environmental injustice, they were amongst the least supported or celebrated in the mainstream environmental movement. She founded BGE to help cultivate opportunities for BGE's to be supported and empowered. BGE is collectively committed to centering Black women and non-binary folks in the environmental movement while shifting inequitable power structures that create barriers to access environmental disciplines. Our ultimate goal is to help create a climate movement made in the image of all of us.
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http://www.blackgirlenvironmentalist.org
External link for Black Girl Environmentalist
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington DC
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2020
- Specialties
- environmental justice , advocacy, community engagement, research, education, nonprofit, activism, social justice, and environmental health
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Washington DC, US
Employees at Black Girl Environmentalist
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Autumn McNeill, MPH
Environmental Planner at CDM Smith | Public Health Specialist
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Wawa Gatheru
Rhodes Scholar | Founder & Executive Director, Black Girl Environmentalist I Forbes 30 Under 30
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Destiny Nash
Hazel M. Johnson Fellow | Regulatory Assistance Project Policy Fellow
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Kwolanne Felix
Updates
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It’s been a pleasure working with you this summer Allyah, can’t wait to see what you do next!!
"I definitely think I've been chosen by a higher power to do this work." - Hazel M. JohnsonAmongst the photos pictured here, you’ll see a certified nature girlie who has finally found her community. Words could never express how grateful I am for this experience and being amongst the 1/14 Inaugural Hazel M. Johnson Fellows out of over 200 applicants. It’s certainly not by accident. I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. I fell in love with nature in my early teens and decided to devote my life to it. Not only do I have a passion to enhancing the environment (after being the most un-engaged biology student ever) but hope to reintroduce particularly marginalized communities back to it. This experience was nothing short of extraordinary. Thank you Wawa Gatheru (Black Girl Environmentalist) for your esteemed contribution to this program and recognition of my devotion to the field of environmental prosperity. To our program manager Kwolanne Felix , words can’t describe how grateful I am for you pouring into the HMJ Fellows and I. The quality and commitment you have is unwavering.
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Thank you to the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) for being an inaugural partner organization for the Hazel M. Johnson Fellowship program! It has been wonderful to see Destiny thrive and grow throughout her summer experience. We are so thrilled that she will be extending her contract with you all through the fall! This is what intentional, intergenerational collaboration looks like 👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾
This summer, we partnered with Black Girl Environmentalist on the inaugural Hazel M. Johnson Fellowship, hosting Destiny Nash during her summer internship. Destiny came to Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) with great energy, a desire to learn, and an exceptional ability to synthesize complex information about the energy industry. “She was a valuable team member on some of our transmission and integrated resource planning projects, all while working on content for her capstone presentation on marine energy that included concrete analysis of multiple technologies, levelized cost of energy, and opportunities for policy advancement,” says Destiny’s RAP mentor, Camille Hensler Kadoch. Named after the mother of environmental justice, Hazel M. Johnson Fellowship is a 10-week paid climate internship program that focuses on increasing opportunities for emerging leaders of color to learn about, engage with, and enter the #environmental and #climate sectors with adequate funding, mentorship, and community building. The program included weekly professional development workshops, an on-site mentor, networking opportunities with environmental leaders, and an end-of-summer retreat. Supporting the next generation of climate leaders of color is essential for advancing the climate movement and ensuring a sustainable future. Read more about this program: https://lnkd.in/eifwi9YE Damali Harding Ronny Sandoval Wawa Gatheru Kwolanne Felix Donna Brutkoski Rebecca Wigg #cleanenergytransition #energyefficiency #energizingchange
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On August 18th, BGE NYC HUB teamed up with Mo.Na Gems and the New York Restoration Project for an event focused on providing space for healing, artistic expression, and community in the midst of climate anxiety and burnout. Thank you to our wonderful community for attending and participating!
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Climate Communicator | Marketing Maven | Event and Engagement Strategist | Environmental Justice Advocate
Today’s workshop with the International Society of Sustainability Professionals was an amazing experience. I am so grateful for everyone who participated and hope you enjoyed hearing more about the work of Black Girl Environmentalist 💜 It’s always a pleasure to share my passion for #environmentaljustice with like-minded professionals. Opportunities like this fill me with so much joy and reaffirm why I love doing this work. #sustainability #blackinclimate #greencareers
Who's excited to hear from Black Girl Environmentalist (BGE)?! Bobbie Green, MS is leading our next member working session on 22 August. As the New Orleans HUB Lead for BGE, she is committed to meeting everyone wherever they are in their #climate journey, creating a space of inclusivity and opportunity. Founded by #environmentaljustice activist Wawa Gatheruhis, BGE is dedicated to addressing the pathway and retention issue in the climate movement for Black girls, women and gender-expansive people. Save your spot now for this action-packed working session. Agenda below: 🌱 Welcome and Introduction 🌱 Part 1: The Importance of Diverse Voices in Sustainability 🌱 Breakout Session 1: Incorporating Diverse Voices into Program Goals 🌱 Part 2: Strategies for Effective Communication with Diverse Communities 🌱 Breakout Session 2: Action Planning for Inclusive Engagement 🌱 Closing Remarks and Next Steps Register: https://bit.ly/3XYM6mD
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As part of our inaugural Hazel M. Johnson Fellowship Retreat, Zando graciously gifted our fellows copies of ‘Wild Life’ by #blackgirlenvironmentalist OG Rae Wynn-Grant, PhD ♥️⭐️ In this memoir, Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant explores the ever-shifting relationship between humans, animals, and the earth through her personal journey to becoming a wildlife ecologist. As a program invested in supporting thr next generation of Black women and gender expansive climate leaders, this book is required reading for women of color seeking inspiration navigating the environmental sector. Thank you Zando for your generosity! And thank you Rae Wynn-Grant, PhD for inspiring the next generation of Black girl environmentalists!
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Go Bobbie Green, MS!!
Say hello to Bobbie Green, MS! Tomorrow, she is leading our next member working session on strategies to engage diverse communities. She'll focus on best practices for inclusive engagement in #sustainability initiatives, plus communication efforts that reflect and engage impacted communities. Sign up: https://bit.ly/3XYM6mD As the New Orleans HUB Lead for Black Girl Environmentalist (BGE), Bobbie is committed to meeting everyone wherever they are in their #climate journey, creating a space of inclusivity and opportunity. Founded by #environmentaljustice activist Wawa Gatheruhis, BGE is dedicated to addressing the pathway and retention issue in the climate movement for Black girls, women and gender-expansive people.
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Happy Black Philanthropy Month from Black Girl Environmentalist! Here at BGE we are creating pathways for emerging climate leaders of color to thrive across environmental disciplines through the areas of: community building, green workforce development, and narrative change. If you believe in us and our mission, please feel free to: Donate: https://lnkd.in/eqHfA2Fh. Every dollar counts and goes FAR. We are uniquely positioned to support emerging climate leaders of color because we are too! Follow us: On LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, and other social platforms. We’ve cultivated a digital community of 52,000+ and we’d love love have you! Our socials are also the easiest way to keep up to date with what we have going on... which is a lot! We've already hosted over 40+ this year with our 10 HUB cities and fabulous HUB lead community! Bring our name into rooms: As a new organization we are doing our best to get the word out about our programming to BGEs that are looking to find their climate squad AND potential funders that value our mission and purpose. Spreading the word about us helps us get closer to those goals! Send us words of encouragement: Starting a new nonprofit is NOT easy and navigating it without generational wealth is even harder. If you've been in this position before you know that any words of encouragement are so appreciative! So if you have any advice or kind words to send us, please do!
Did you know that August is Black Philanthropy Month aka a time to elevate Black giving and support funding equity for Black-led organizations and Black communities? Black Philanthropy Month is an annual month-long, global celebration of African-descent giving, created in August 2011 by Dr. Jackie “Bouvier” Copeland and the Pan-African Women’s Philanthropy Network. As the founder and Executive Director of a Black youth-led climate nonprofit, it’s important for me to highlight how this month connects to the larger climate movement. Black-led organizations play a critical role in Black communities and across the country yet continue to be under-resourced and underappreciated by philanthropy. As a demographic disproportionately impacted by the climate crisis yet systematically left out of climate leadership, it’s crucial that the next generation of Black climate leaders be well-positioned to lead on climate solutions - and sustainably doing this requires funding. Here are some Black-led climate organizations to follow and support: Black Girl Environmentalist Black In Marine Science, Non-Profit Organization Hip Hop Caucus Young, Gifted & Green™ Black In Environment Girl Plus Environment BlackOak Collective Know of other Black-led climate organizations doing good work? Tag them below 🙌🏾
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Senior Outreach Associate at Rare | Recent graduate student in Environmental Psychology, Science Communication and Conservation Ecology | Founder of @GoGreenForTheOcean on Instagram
Last week we said farewell to (most of) this summer’s cohort of Rare interns, a group of most lovely, dedicated, and passionate individuals. A special shout out to my summer mentee/intern Yixin Luo for her positivity and incredibly hard work, and our Center for Behavior & the Environment intern/Black Girl Environmentalist fellow Raianna Grant for her perpetual optimism and curiosity. The next wave of change makers are well on their way! 🌏🌊🐟🏔️💪🏼 #behavioralscience #changemakers #conservation #internship
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✨Get in your career 💼 ✨ Are you looking for a job, internship, or fellowship in the environmental field? BGE is here to help. This week we are showcasing positions from City Harvest Our Climate NYC Department of Buildings Climate Advocacy Lab and The Climate Trust Like, share, comment, and let us know what else you’d like to see from this series! And let us know if you get a job from our board - we love hearing your stories Let’s get the 💼 Employers: Interested in having a listing featured in our career bag series? Email us at [email protected]!
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