The majority of children under age 1 in the United States today are children of color; that one simple fact means that our future will be very different from our current reality. Before we reach the end of this decade,…

NYC Myth vs FacT  Myth: Sponsors of the bill to tax plastic retail bags claim they are “single-use,” and “not designed for multiple reuses.” Fact: Not only are plastic retail bags reusable, but studies consistently show that 90% of people reuse their…

NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2014 The Black Leadership Action Coalition (BLAC), the Bodega Association, The Safety Net Project of the Urban Justice Center and the American Progressive Bag Alliance (APBA) today announced a pilot program to reduce litter through recycling education. Partnering with tenants' associations at…