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Trashing Black communities.(READING BETWEEN THE HEADLINES)(Brief article)
Each year, trash from 48 states is sent to Emelle, a small Alabama town where 90 percent of the residents are Black. But Emelle isn't alone. Across the country, chemical plants and landfills are placed where Black families live and work. In West Anniston, Alabama, that's resulted in Black women dying from cancer in their 30s. As the New York Times ...
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