In honor of Earth Day, it’s worth noting some of the many Black entrepreneurs who have created businesses aimed at pouring back into the planet.
Darrell Jobe developed a natural passion for preserving the planet following a number of shirt prison stints. Looking for a way to help the environment, Jobe created Vericool to help brands use environmentally safe product packaging.
“I love animals and if you do, you care about the environment because that’s how they live,” Jobe told NBC News. “All the stuff that went on in my life, that respect for the earth never left me.”
Abdul-Matin, author of “Green Deen: What Islam Teaches About Protecting the Planet,” notes the growing number of Black-owned sustainable businesses and the shift from the stereotype that environmental advocates are typically white and wealthy.
“They represent a movement of human beings that are concerned about how we live the best possible way on the planet Earth — and how we solve problems better than we’ve ever done before,” Abdul-Martin said.
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