A word on race relations... (part 1)

When examining the social structures that impact a community, race invariably emerges-- as it should. The truth is, racism still plays a massive role in the way Americans live. Here is no different.

One of the community members told me about how the refineries chose that particular area to set up shop. He said it seemed convenient, and most definitely intentional, that these corporations underbought land from poor black landowners in order to begin building. That leads us to the situation today, when an historically African American community is literally boxed in by petrochemical companies.

-- Josh