Thursday, October 28, 2010

blog 10 "Where the Whale Be At?:

                                                                     summary
 In the article "Where the Whale Be At?: The Place of Race and Racism in the Discussion of Environmentalism" T.Cole discusses  facts and gives his opinion about why people of color should care about their environment.He mentions how there between 130,000 and 450,000 abandoned wastes sites located in or near low-income,working-class people of color communities.Also how African Americans are more prone to illness such as AIDS,stroke,cancer and heart disease.How there are a lack of full service supermarkets in low-income communities meaning that these communities don't eat as much of vegetables or fruits.so caring about your enviorment and what surrounds it should spark someone interest to why all of these things  make huges differences for use that live in these communities.

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