Cultivating the Conditions for Black Liberation and Just Transition:
An Encyclopedia of Power, Peril and U.S. Climate Finance Policy Prerequisites
This new report provides a detailed framework for transforming climate finance policy through a Black Liberation lens.
Afro-Descendant Climate Justice Database
Search our new database of over 190 organizations working for climate justice globally.
Burdens and Blessings
Intersectional Statistics and Stories of Black Women and Energy Justice
This paper explores the disproportionate impacts of the fossil fuel economy on Black women in the United States—and how Black women are leading the way to energy democracy.
Join the Black Climate Justice Toastmasters
Unleash your voice. Ignite change.
Introducing Catalysts for a New Democracy
Catalysts for a New Democracy (CND) is a call forward — a bold invitation to follow the leadership of rural, Black frontline communities shaping a more just and livable world.
We are stepping forward with renewed resolve as we come together with communities to unblock the pathways to health, wellness, fulfillment, and self-determination that have been made purposefully difficult to navigate.
Black Liberation and Just Transition Institute
Now Enrolling!
Enroll in the Black Liberation and Just Transition Institute and learn to use the Just Transition framework and help lead climate justice efforts in your community.
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Leadership Already Exists in Black Frontline Communities
Tanya Lord PhD, MPH Across the country, Black frontline communities are already leading the work of climate justice. Organizers, advocates, practitioners, and community members are working every day to protect their neighborhoods, strengthen local economies, and respond to the growing impacts of climate change. For many leaders in Black frontline communities, this work is not…
TCLP Announces 2025 Shirley Chisholm Black Femme Leader Wellness Sistership Awardees
To celebrate the 101st birthday of Shirley Chisholm on Nov. 30, The Chisholm Legacy Project (TCLP) is thrilled to announce the awardees of the 2025 Shirley Chisholm Black Femme Leader Wellness Sistership, a personal and professional development award program to support Black femme frontline leaders in climate and environmental justice. Recognizing the entirety of Black…