In the new series From Harm to Healing, Capital B is putting a spotlight on how pollution and environmental dangers are threatening Black communities, and the people who are working to fight back against these threats to health.
For decades, flooding in the West Atlanta neighborhoods of Vine City and English Avenue had been more than a minor inconvenience. It was a recurring crisis.
Heavy rainfall flooded streets and homes, overwhelming aging sewers, and in some cases, pushing raw sewage into people’s homes…