Jesse James DeConto

Jesse James DeConto reports on vulnerable communities from Durham, North Carolina. He recently won an Environmental Justice Reporting Award from the Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources to write about food systems and climate solutions emerging from communities of color.

Ralph Northam Says He’s Committed to Racial Equity. So Why is He Ignoring Union Hill?

Ralph Northam Says He’s Committed to Racial Equity. So Why is He Ignoring Union Hill? Ralph Northam Says He’s Committed to Racial Equity. So Why is He Ignoring Union Hill?

Residents of a historic African-American community in Virginia are asking the governor to keep a major natural-gas project out of their town. 

Apr 25, 2019 / Jesse James DeConto

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