Beverly Wright

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Bullard, Robert D.; Wright, Beverly (2018-04-17), "Race, Place, and the Environment in Post-Katrina New Orleans", Race, Place, and Environmental Justice after Hurricane Katrina, Routledge, pp. 17–48, doi:10.4324/9780429497858-1, ISBN   978-0-429-49785-8 , retrieved 2020-10-08
  • Bullard, Robert D. (Robert Doyle), 1946- (2012). The wrong complexion for protection : how the government response to disaster endangers African American communities. Wright, Beverly (Sociologist). New York: New York University Press. ISBN   978-0-8147-7193-8. OCLC   801411067.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Book contributions

    • Wright, Beverly. “Black New Orleans Before and After Hurricane Katrina,” in Bullard, Robert D. (2007). The Black Metropolis in the Twenty-First Century: Race, Power, and the Politics of Place. New York: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 173–198. ISBN   9780742543294.
    • Wright, Beverly. “Washed Away by Hurricane Katrina: Rebuilding a ‘New’ New Orleans,” in Bullard, Robert D. (2007). Growing Smarter: Achieving Livable Communities, Environmental Justice and Regional Equity. Cambridge: The MIT Press. pp. 189–214. ISBN   9780262026109.
    • Wright, Beverly. “Living and Dying in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley,” Chapter 4 in Bullard, Robert D. (2005). The Quest For Environmental Justice: Human rights and the Politics of Pollution. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. ISBN   9781578051205.
    • Wright, Beverly. “Just Sustainabilities: Development in an Unequal World,” Pp. 125–145 in Agyeman, J., Bullard, R.D., and Evans, B., Race, Politics, and Pollution: Environmental Justice in the Mississippi River Chemical Corridor, Earthscan Publication, MIT Press, 2003. ISBN   9781849771771
    • Bullard, Robert D. and Beverly Wright. “Environmental Justice for All,” Pp. 448–462, xiii, 609, in Understanding Prejudice and Discrimination. Plous, Scott (Ed.), New York, NY, US: McGraw-Hill, 2003. ISBN   9780072554434

    Peer-reviewed articles

    Monographs

    • Beverly Wright. Congressional Hearing Testimony, Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Health hearing entitled, “Oversight of the EPA’s Environmental Justice Programs." July 25, 2007.
    • Beverly Wright. “Liability and Environmental Laws” Publication: Congressional Testimony Publish date: November 8, 2005.
    • Bullard, Robert D. and  Beverly Wright. “The Color of Toxic Debris,” Pp.A9-A11 in The American Prospect – Demos, After Katrina: Redemption & Rebuilding, A report prepared for the Initiative for Regional and Community Transformation at Rutgers University and The McKnight Foundation (March 2009)
    • Bullard, R., P. Mohai, R. Saha, and Wright, B, “Toxic Wastes and Race at Twenty,” United Church of Christ, Cleveland, OH (March 2007).
    • Pastor, M., Bullard, R., Boyce, J., Fothergill, A., Morello-Frosch, R., Wright, B. Pp 20 & 26 “In the Wake of the Storm: Environment, Disaster, and Race after Katrina,” Russell Sage Foundation, NY (May 2006).
    • Wright, B., Sarpong, D., Babefemi, A., “The Socioeconomic Impact of Air Toxics on Disproportionately Exposed Communities,” Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, New Orleans, LA (2001).

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    Beverly Wright
    Beverly Wright for EPA 20th Anniversary Environmental Justice Video Series.jpg
    Wright for the United States Environmental Protection Agency 20th Anniversary Environmental Justice Video Series in 2013
    Academic background
    Alma mater Grambling State University
    State University of New York at Buffalo