Ecology And Ecology

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The most important thing human beings should learn in their lifetimes is that we are a part of our environment. We are not above, to the left, to the right, or in it; we are a part of it. It’s vital that the understanding of the relationship between person and earth is done through the lens of ecology. Ecology, described by a quick Google search, is “the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.” Ecology is also considered a “political movement that seeks to protect the environment, especially from pollution.” When ‘environmentalism’ became a mainstream political talking point, arguably thanks to the founding of and aggressive campaigns of early 1970s Greenpeace, it was often in the context of protecting the planet from pollution. However, this talking point failed to acknowledge or seek out the perspectives of …show more content…

The economic relationship of America’s black communities [to white society]...reflects their colonial status. The political power exercised over those communities goes hand in glove with the economic deprivation experienced by the black citizens. Historically, colonies have existed for the sole purpose of enriching, in one form or another, the “colonizer”; the consequence is to maintain the economic dependence of the colonized.
Black ecology was birthed by the black liberation movement in how it finds the same conclusion in solving the environmental crisis that affected people living in American ghettos. In the final lines of “Black Ecology,” Nathan Hare declares:
The real solution to the environmental crisis is the decolonization of the black race...It is necessary for blacks to achieve self-determination acquiring a full black government and a multi-billion dollar budget so that blacks can better solve the more serious environmental crises of

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