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September 17, 1993

Environmental Racism

The Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust held a meeting on Race and health Issues. Participants spoke about environmental problems in minority… read more

The Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust held a meeting on Race and health Issues. Participants spoke about environmental problems in minority regions throughout the country. This “environmental racism” promotes health problems within minority communities because of the proximity to industrial dumping grounds. close

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Elizabeth Bowen President Physicians for Social Responsibility
Eva M Clayton U.S. Representative [D] North Carolina

Kenneth Olden Director National Inst. of Environ. Health Sci.
Bobby Scott U.S. Representative [D] Virginia
Magdi Soliman Physician Florida A&M University
Deborah Alex-Saunders President Minority Environmental Association
Harold Freeman Associate Director National Cancer Institute->Racial Disparities
Clarisse Gaylord Director Environmental Protection Agency->Equity Office
David Satcher M.D. Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Theodore "Ted" M. Shaw Associate General Counsel NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
Louis Stokes U.S. Representative [D] Ohio
Bailus Walker Professor University of Oklahoma->Health Center
Luther Williams Associate Director National Science Foundation->Education and Human Resources

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Program ID:: 50493-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Forum
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Sep 17, 1993 | 9:00am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Sep 17, 1993 | 10:34pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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Sep 17, 1993 | 9:00am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Sep 17, 1993 | 4:50pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Sep 17, 1993 | 10:34pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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