From Public-Health Campaigns in West Africa to the City Council in Brooklyn Park: A Conversation With Wynfred Russell

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Wynfred Russell is one of many members of the Liberian diaspora who contribute to their communities back home and here at home in Minnesota. TruthToTell talks with Russell about his experiences fighting Ebola in Liberia, building strong public-health networks in Nigeria, and winning a city council seat in Brooklyn Park.

Life and Breath: Air Pollution, Public Health, and Environmental Justice

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Recently, the Minnesota Department of Health and Pollution Control Agency released Life and Breath: How Air Pollution Affects Public Health in the Twin Cities. Meanwhile, environmental justice advocates are organizing state-level support for the EPA’s Clean Power Plan—President Obama’s ambitious plan to reduce carbon and other emissions from the nation’s power plants.  A key component of this effort[...] Read More »