In this interview, Dianne D. Glave, an African-American pastor known for her work and literature on environmentalism, aims to break the stereotype that African-Americans are not active environmentalists. She explains how the legacy of slavery has impacted the relationship between African Americans and the land. Focusing on African American women and the challenges they face, Glave makes many connections, including how black women’s hair is still deeply connected to racism, often resulting in black women investing time and energy in hair treatment to follow colonial-era beauty stereotypes, thus keeping them out away from the water and wild places. Photo credit: Grist
