Young, Gifted & Green
Young, Gifted & Green is a national civil rights and environmental justice organization.
- The real cost of fossil fuel pollution isn’t environmental — it’s human. Air pollution from coal, oil & gas is driving illness, early deaths, and long-term harm, with frontline communities hit hardest. insideclimatenews.org/news/2401202...
- ✨ Noir et Vert | 10 Years of Young, Gifted & Green ✨ An evening of Black excellence + environmental justice in the fight for a #LeadFreeUSA. Honoring the legacies of Reps. McEachin & Grijalva and today’s EJ leaders. 🎟 RSVP: bit.ly/noiretvert26
- Today is #WombWednesday! Class action indicates Tampax Pearl tampons contain dangerously high levels of lead, which may expose women to numerous mental and physical side effects. www.aboutlawsuits.com/tampax-pearl.... #BlackMaternalHealth #EnvironmentalJustice #LeadFreeUSA
- Secrecy has consequences. 🚨 Residents in Columbiana, AL learned their former mayor signed an NDA with a data center developer without public input—limiting transparency on community and environmental impacts. insideclimatenews.org/news/1701202... #TransparencyMatters #EnvironmentalJustice
- 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: bit.ly/THEGREENAGENDA. #EnvironmentalJustice
- We are celebrating another AMAZING #MLKDay Weekend for our Lead Free South Memphis Canvass Day 2026! Thank you to our community partners @HealthyHousing @ProtectAquifer @leadfreeshelby @uofmemphis, Memphis Lead Coalition, & Memphis & Shelby County Lead Safe Collaborative💚
- 🚰 Baltimore residents: protect your water & your home. Get FREE in-home help completing DPW’s lead service line survey. Knowing what pipes connect to your home helps keep families safe. 📅 Jan 24 | Feb 21 | Mar 14 | Apr 11 | May 3 | Jun 13 🔗 bit.ly/baltimoretesting #Baltimore #LeadAwareness
- 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. 🖤💚 #NoiretVert #YoungGiftedGreen #LeadFreeUSA
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- Today is #WombWednesday! According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, extreme weather is linked to #pregnancy complications, increased violence, & inescapable exposure to pollution & heat. #DefendOurClimate #MaternalHealth #EnvironmentalJustice
- 🔥 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 🔗 bit.ly/yggcooking #YoungGiftedGreen #CleanEnergy
- New Op-ed 🚨 Check out the latest piece from our Founder CEO & President LaTricea Adams. Opinion: XAI must power a just transition for Memphis dailymemphian.com/article/5882...
- 🚰✊🏾 South Memphis deserves safe homes + clean water. Join YGG + EJ leaders to canvass homes impacted by lead exposure + connect families to FREE lead paint & water testing. 📅 Jan 17 | 11AM–2PM 📍 Memphis Rox 🔗 bit.ly/canvassmem #LeadFreeSouthMemphis #EJ
- 🚨 FDA misses another deadline to ban formaldehyde in hair-straightening products. Black women remain the most exposed and the most at risk. This delay is unacceptable. 🥺 🔗 www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h... #BeautyJustice #HealthEquity #ProtectBlackWomen
- 🌱✊🏾 Environmental justice is still standing in 2026. Join The Green Agenda LIVE to talk climate, equity, and community power. 📅 Jan 22, 2026 ⏰ 6PM ET / 5PM CT 📍 Facebook & YouTube Register: bit.ly/THEGREENAGENDA
- MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD BY 1/7/26: Join us with @actonclimateus.bsky.social to submit a comment to EPA demanding them NOT to delay closing coal ash ponds which increases public health risks. Take less than 60 seconds & submit your comment TODAY: bit.ly/nocoalash26.
- 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? Nia! Purpose! In 2015 we joined @thursdaynetwork and other @nulyp chapters to organize a water donation drive for the #FlintWaterCrisis. Since 2015, we have hosted our annual Flint Weekend of Service for 9 years.
- 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? Ujima! Collective Work & Responsibility! In Baltimore, some residents struggle with DPW's lead service line survey, impacting pregnant people, seniors & those with limited mobility. In a year, we've visited 600+ homes for technical support. #Kwanzaa #Ujima
- 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 🎄
- 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
- Chicago residents have waited years for flood recovery help after devastating storms — and relief may finally be near. Climate disasters shouldn’t come with delays, red tape, or silence. Communities deserve timely support. 🔗 insideclimatenews.org/news/1812202... #EnvironmentalJustice
- Data centers in Oregon might be helping to drive an increase in cancer and miscarriages. #YoungGiftedGreen #MaternalHealth #AI #DataCenters #EnvironmentalJustice
- So now ya'll know why we are STILL STANDING ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE BUSINESS✊🏿 No amount of money could EVER fix the irreversible damage caused to Flint residents, so to STILL deny some semblance of justice is inhumane💔 #FlintWaterCrisis
- #BREAKING: A judge authorized payments to Flint water crisis settlement claimants today. It has been nearly 12 years, and a judge JUST authorized payments only to those who qualified for the Flint Water Crisis Settlement. #FlintWaterCrisis #LeadFreeUSA #EnvironmentalJustice
- 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
- Each year on the National Day of Mourning, we stand in solidatity with our Indigenous brothers and sisters acknowledging the truth behind "Thanksgiving". (1 of 3)
- ‼️PUBLIC NOTICE‼️ The Memphis & Shelby Co. Air Pollution Control Board will hear arguments on the xAI air permit appeal. 📅 Monday, December 15, 2025 🕐 9:30 AM CT 📍University of Memphis- University Center 499 University Drive Memphis, Tennessee 38111 🔗 bit.ly/xAIhearing
- 🐀 DC’s rat crisis demands action. Join The Campaign to Reduce Lead Exposure & Asthma for “Rats & Rodents: Lessons to Improve DC’s Approach” 📅 Dec 2 | 12:30–2 PM ET 🎙️ DC Health + U. of Richmond 💻 Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/84336822091 #EnvironmentalJustice #DCRats
- MLGW will help families replace lead water lines on the private side of the meter — free of charge. Work starts soon in ZIPs 38114, 38106, 38112, 38104, 38107 & 38108. A major win for environmental justice & public health. 👉 mlgw.com/psr #LeadFreeMemphis#
- Today is #TransgenderDayofRemembrance. Check out our blog--Intersectional Struggles: Unveiling the Impact of Environmental Racism on Black Transwomen. #EnvironmentalJustice #YoungGiftedGreen
- Memphis is joining cities across the South saying no to becoming data center sacrifice zones. Black communities are pushing back against Big Tech projects that drain power, spike bills & deepen inequality. 📖 truthout.org/articles/bla... #Memphis #EnvironmentalJustice #AI #ClimateJustice
- 💨 #Flint City Council voted unanimously to test air quality at the Police Dept after reports of mold, mildew & health issues among officers. 🗣️ “They’re working in poor conditions… something has to be done.” — Councilwoman Burns www.mlive.com/news/flint/2... #EnvironmentalJustice
- 💉 A new partnership in #Baltimore is tackling rising diabetes rates. The Franciscan Center & MedStar Health launched the Food RX Program—a free 6-month initiative offering healthy meals, education & screenings via a mobile clinic. Full story ➡️ www.wmar2news.com/news/region/... #PublicHealth
- 🌐 Lansing, NY residents are pushing back against a plan to turn a retired coal plant into a 400-MW data center, citing concerns about noise, water use, and higher power bills. The town may enact a year-long development pause. 🔗 insideclimatenews.org/news/0811202... #EnvironmentalJustice
- 🚨 Middle Point Landfill in Murfreesboro—TN’s largest—logged 7 violations for leachate, methane & PFAS. 4,000+ odor complaints. Details: wpln.org/post/tenness... #EnvironmentalJustice #TN
- Exelon wants to build a new power plant in Maryland, reversing 26 years of deregulation. Supporters say it could steady the grid, but critics warn it could raise bills and add more gas in a state promising climate leadership. 🔗 marylandmatters.org/2025/11/03/e...
- 🗳️ Join Young, Gifted & Green for the final Faith in Action session on Voter Education & Engagement! 📅 Nov 8 • 10AM–12PM 📍 Centenary UMC, 584 E. McLemore Ave 🍎 Refreshments provided RSVP: bit.ly/4ksldi6 #CivicEngagement #ShelbyCountyVotes
- 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
- 🍎 Tennesseans on SNAP: If you believe new work rules don’t apply to you, submit proof by Oct. 31 or risk losing benefits. Upload docs via One DHS or deliver to local DHS offices. Full story ➡️ mlk50.com/2025/10/23/n... #SNAP #FoodSecurity #Tennessee #MLK50
- 💨 “Not fast enough.” Climate & health advocates say MD must speed up its Clean Heat plan — replacing fossil-fuel furnaces w/ electric heat pumps. Fossil heating costs $1.3B in health impacts yearly. Lives are at stake. 🔗 marylandmatters.org/2025/10/17/c... #Maryland #EnergyEquity #ClimateAction
- Season 5 Ep.10 of #TheGreenAgenda drops during National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week! 💬 Topic: 1 Year of Lead & Copper Rule Improvements — progress, challenges & what’s next to replace all lead pipes in the U.S. 🎙️ Kayla Shannon w/ Chakena D. Sims [@nrdc_org] 🔗 bit.ly/THEGREENAGENDA #LeadFreeUSA
