Pollution Is Killing Black Americans

This community fought back.

View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story July 31, 2020 Black Americans are 75 percent more likely than others to live near facilities that produce hazardous waste. They shoulder a disproportionate environmental burden — from foul water in Flint, Mich., to dangerous chemicals in a corridor of Louisiana known as Cancer Alley. Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Linda Villarosa reports on the Grays Ferry neighborhood of Philadelphia — and how it fought back against toxic emissions from a 150-year-old refinery. Read our cover story on the refinery next door. Hannah Price for The New York Times   Feature Pollution Is Killing Black Americans. This Community Fought Back. African-Americans are 75 percent more likely than others to live near facilities that produce hazardous waste. Can a grass-roots environmental-justice movement make a difference? By Linda Villarosa THIS WEEK’S MAGAZINE Illustration by Daniel Barreto   Feature The Mysterious Life of Birds Who Never Come Down Swifts spend all their time in the sky. What can their journeys tell us about the future? By Helen Macdonald Moises Saman/Magnum, for The New York Times   Feature Inside the Iraqi Kleptocracy Corruption, as much as violence, makes Iraq unlivable. It helped fuel the rise of ISIS. And America provides the cash to sustain it, at least $10 billion a year in hard currency. By Robert F. Worth Mamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times   Talk Ben & Jerry’s Radical Ice Cream Dreams “There wasn’t any other business talking about dismantling white supremacy.” By David Marchese Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Stay in touch: Follow us on Twitter (@NYTmag) or check us out on Instagram, where you’ll find photography from our archives, behind-the-scenes snippets from photo shoots, interviews on how we design our covers and outtakes that don’t make it into the issue. Appreciated this email? Forward it to a friend and help us grow. Loved a story? Hated it? Write us a letter at magazine@nytimes.com. Did a friend forward this to you? Sign up here to get the magazine newsletter. We have more newsletters you might like! The T List newsletter, a weekly roundup of what T Magazine editors are coveting, is coming to an inbox near you later this spring. Don’t miss the first edition! Sign up here. Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Continue reading the main story Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for The New York Times Magazine from The New York Times. To stop receiving these emails, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences. Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia Notices The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018