Black Maternal Health Week is here & we're asking an important question: What is the environment doing to Black mothers & why aren't we treating it like the emergency it is?
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Honored and proud to share that our Legislative Director Mar Zepeda is a #YoungGiftedGreen 2026 Grijalva–McEachin Legacy Circle Inductee. This recognition reflects the powerful, values-driven leadership you bring to our movement.

Join us w/ @actonclimate + @edfaction for #TheGreenAgenda on the topic “Still Standing on Environmental Justice Business in 2026” featuring #YoungGiftedGreen Founder CEO & President LaTricea D. Adams. Learn more + Register at:
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#EnvironmentalJustice

Announcing📢 One of our VERY special guests @LittleMissFlint as we countdown to Noir et Vert: Celebrating 10 Years of Young, Gifted & Green February 7, 2026 6PM ET Ìpàdé in Washington, DC: bit.ly/noiretvert26.

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#NoiretVert #YoungGiftedGreen #LeadFreeUSA

🔥 Cooking With Good Energy is back Jan 24! Learn about healthier cooking, cleaner air + energy savings.

Live demo w/ Chef GiGi, free meal, giveaway + raffle.

📍 Skyland Workforce Dev | 12–3PM

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#YoungGiftedGreen #CleanEnergy

Habari gani? #Imani! #Faith! In April 2024, #YoungGiftedGreen founded "Black Maternal & Environmental Health Day" observed on the first Thursday of April. To-date we have proclamations impacting over 4 million Black women
#Kwanzaa #BlackMaternalHealth

Habari gani? #Kuumba! #Creativity! Thank you to our partner @blackseedsurbanfarms for being amazing stewards hosting "Growing a Lead Free Community", a fun event on lead awareness w/ music & puppets! Learn more at blackseedsurbanfarm.com.

#Kwanzaa #YoungGiftedGreen #LeadFreeUSA

Habari gani? #Ujamaa! Cooperative Economics! As a Black Woman Founded org, #YoungGiftedGreen demonstrates the #Kwanzaa principle of #Ujamaa everyday! Support one of our favorite businesses @bloomhousemedia w/ Krissy's Coloring Corner🖍

#EnvironmentalJustice #YoungGiftedGreen

Habari gani? Kujichagulia! Self-Determination!
Since June 2024, orgs like #YoungGiftedGreen, Memphis Community Against Pollution & @NAACP have resisted polluting data centers in Black neighborhoods, because oligarchs & capitalists don't speak for us ✊🏿💪🏿
#Kwanzaa #Kujichagulia #SelfDetermination

Habari gani? UMOJA! Unity! #YoungGiftedGreen is excited to celebrate the 1st day of #Kwanzaa! This year our youth leaders created a new signature event called "We Outside" connecting youth & families to nature💚 Support our youth at younggiftedgreen.org/donate.

On behalf of the #YoungGiftedGreen Tribe, Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays 🎄

Congressman Cohen Reintroduces the Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today reintroduced the Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act, legislation to help American families cover the cost of eliminating lead from their homes. The Home...

Thank you Congressman Steve Cohen for re-introducing the Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act which would create tax credits worth up to $4,000 to cover half the cost of abating lead hazards in paint, pipes, or soil.

#LeadFreeUSA #YoungGiftedGreen #EnvironmentalJustice

Data centers in Oregon might be helping to drive an increase in cancer and miscarriages Amazon data centers might be adding to a public health crisis in Morrow County, Oregon.

Data centers in Oregon might be helping to drive an increase in cancer and miscarriages.

#YoungGiftedGreen #MaternalHealth #AI #DataCenters #EnvironmentalJustice

Smog During Pregnancy Threatens Newborn Health - Drugs.com MedNews Newborns are more likely to be born sickly if their moms are exposed to air pollution during pregnancy, a new study says. A woman s exposure to air pollution du

Today is #WombWednesday!

Smog exposure during pregnancy is linked to adverse outcomes for both the mother and the baby, including preterm birth, low birth weight, and impaired immune system development.

#YoungGiftedGreen #MaternalHealth #Pregnancy #AirPollution

[LIVE] National Day of Mourning 2025, (27 November 25 @ 12pm ET) YouTube video by hate5six

Consider donating to Indigenous organizations today like the NDN Collective at ndncollective.org/donate.

You can also watch the National Day of Mourning in Plymouth Rock. MA live today beginning at 12PM ET.
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#YoungGiftedGreen #NationalDayofMourning

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Intersectional Struggles: Unveiling the Impact of Environmental Racism on Black Transwomen | Young, Gifted & Green Environmental racism is a searing issue that disproportionately affects marginalized communities, perpetuating social and environmental injustices. Among these communities, Black transwomen face uniqu...

Today is #TransgenderDayofRemembrance. Check out our blog--Intersectional Struggles: Unveiling the Impact of Environmental Racism on Black Transwomen. #EnvironmentalJustice #YoungGiftedGreen

Wheels up! Our Youth Environmental Justice Council are headed to Washington, DC to the @PublicHealth to present their abstract: "Youth-led Climate Justice Solutions and Public Health Leadership in Memphis, Tennessee".
#YoungGiftedGreen

Mycotoxin exposure during pregnancy linked to lower birthweight Exposure to mycotoxins – a broad group of harmful substances produced by mold – during pregnancy may impact placental function, which could result in lower birthweight in humans, according to Rutgers ...

Today is #WombWednesday! Mycotoxin (mold) exposure during pregnancy is linked to lower birthweight share.google/wvhKR8Kuk5xB...
#MaternalHealth #EnvironmentalJustice #YoungGiftedGreen

Clothing dye raises diabetes risk in pregnant women By Brian Bienkowski Pregnant women exposed to a harmful clothing dye have a higher risk for gestational diabetes when they are carrying a male fetus, according to a new study.

Today is #WombWednesday!

Pregnant women exposed to a harmful clothing dye have a higher risk for gestational diabetes when they are carrying a male fetus, according to a new study.

#EnvironmentalJustice #MaternalHealth #YoungGiftedGreen

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Join us TONIGHT 5PM CT/6PM ET on Facebook & YouTube Live for Season 5 Episode 7 of #TheGreenAgenda on the topic "Heatwaves & Health: Navigating Rising Temperatures".

Learn more + Register at bit.ly/THEGREENAGENDA.

#YoungGiftedGreen #ActOnClimate #EnvironmentalJustice

Learn more about the Endangerment Finding from Erin Murphy, Sr. Attorney for Clean Air & Energy Markets at @edfaction.bsky.social.

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#YoungGiftedGreen #EndangermentFinding #EnvironmentalJustice

W.W. Industrial Group Recalls Pear Slices in Juice Due to Elevated Levels of Lead and Cadmium W.W. Industrial Group, Inc., NY is recalling Parashore Pear Slices in juice, 15 oz, because they have the potential to be contaminated with elevated levels of lead and cadmium.

🚨BREAKING NEWS 🚨

W.W. Industrial Group Recalls Pear Slices in Juice Due to Elevated Levels of Lead and Cadmium according to the FDA.

#YoungGiftedGreen #LeadFreeUSA
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We showed up and showed out at the #YoungGiftedGreen Essence Experience Celebrating Black Women in #EnvironmentalJustice! This is an annual reminder and call to action to #TrustBlackWomen and fight for #ClimateJustice💪🏿

See y'all at Essence 2026!

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#EssenceFestival #Essence

THANK YOU to the 200+ guests and our phenomenal speakers that joined us for our 3rd Annual Celebration of Black Women in #EnvironmentalJustice. Let's continue to stand on EJ business & draw the strength of our ancestors. See you at Essence 2026!
#YoungGiftedGreen #ESSENCEFest25

Prenatal and childhood lead exposure is prospectively associated with biological markers of aging in adolescence Few studies have related early life lead exposure to adolescent biological aging, a period characterized by marked increases in maturational tempo. We…

Today is #WombWednesday!
Did you know early life lead exposure can accelerate biological aging, impacting long-term health especially in males? Prenatal exposure shows the strongest influence.

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#YoungGiftedGreen #BlackMaternalHealth #EnvironmentalJustice #LeadFreeUSA

Young, Gifted & Green Condemns Senate Passage of Budget Reconciliation Bill: A Threat to Maternal & Children's Health | Young, Gifted & Green Young, Gifted & Green expresses grave concern regarding the recent passing of the Senate Budget Reconciliation Bill.

Today, the US Senate passed a budget reconciliation bill that will put millions of mothers and children at risk. There is still a chance for Congress to STAND UP FOR MAMAS & BABIES: bit.ly/fundkidshealth!
#YoungGiftedGreen #EnvironmentalJustice #ChildrensHealth #MaternalHealth

The 2025 EJ Griot Project Applications are officially open! This summer intensive program is great for aspiring #EnvironmentalJustice leaders in Baltimore, Flint, Memphis & DC. Learn more + apply by July 18, 2025 at bit.ly/ejgriotapplication #YoungGiftedGreen

Thank you Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition for an AMAZING #EnvironmentalJustice Summit at Howard University this week!

We are still standing on EJ business AND celebrating #Juneteenth all week long✊🏿

#YoungGiftedGreen #FreedomDay

Happy Juneteenth! Checkout our latest blog from #YoungGiftedGreen CEO & President LaTricea D. Adams: "Juneteenth: Still Standing on Environmental Justice Business".

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#Juneteenth #FreedomDay #EnvironmentalJustice

Living near natural gas flaring poses health risks for pregnant women and babies USC researchers found that exposure to natural gas flaring was associated with health risks for pregnant women and babies.

Today is #WombWednesday! Researchers from USC and UCLA have found that women living near natural gas and oil wells that use flaring to burn off excess gas face a 50% greater risk of premature birth than women with no exposure.
#YoungGiftedGreen
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