A Colored Environment are reflections of the price you pay for being you in different environments. The initial recollection is told through the lens of a Black Woman in Environmental Science. Applause can get loud around this accomplishment. Nevertheless the tolls to stay in this lane has a cost. In each environment it becomes colored with experiences of joy & difficulty. As a Black Woman in Environmental Science the plight of disenfranchised Black communities trouble you. The statistics are triggering, there are many Black lives tangled in polluted environments while drinking tainted water from the tap. Is this the effects of poverty, environmental racism or both intertwined?

Let's trek to Ghana. Plots of crops tended to by Ghanian youth in ag-training, solar powered energy dwellings, water efficienct structures and community engagement outlines a vision of collective sustainability efforts. This is just the beginning stages of an eco village planned for repatriates which will include renewable energy powered structures, eco designed dwellings, eco businesses and a interactive classroom, which loops into playing a role in hands on sustainable farming and development. Ahmahtsiyahu Yisrael gives a brief trek of this eco good he is leading in Ghana with a team.

Be a holistic student & strategist of your inner environment for it will impact outer environments. Welcome to the art & science of being eco savvy!