Crosswinds: Change

13/08/2025 29 min
Crosswinds: Change

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On this week's show, we'll continue with the podcast mini-series Crosswinds from the University of Virginia's Repair Lab and producer Adrian Wood. The show looks at the impact of coal dust pollution on Black neighborhoods in Virginia through the lens of environmental racism. In this episode, we'll listen to how the looming gentrification of one community might impact the pollution. Featuring: Lathaniel Kirts, practitioner-in-residence at University of Virginia's Repair Lab Mark'eta Kirts, resident Lawrence Turner, resident Donquitta Clements, founder and executive director of Break the Cycle Sheila McAllister, Director of City Planning for the City of Newport News Yugonda Sample-Jones, founder and president of EmPower All Millie Taylor, resident Making Contact Team: Episode host and producer: Lucy Kang Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang Executive Director: Jina Chung Engineer: [Jeff Emtman](http://www.jeffemtman.com/)  Digital Media Marketing: Lissa Deonarain Music Credit: "That Documentaries" by The\_Mountain via Pixabay Crosswinds Episode 2: Change Credits Hosted, written, produced, mixed and mastered by Adrian Wood Editing by Oluwakemi Aladesuyi of Rough Cut Collective  Scoring by Torrin Purkett and Adrian Wood Produced through the Repair Lab at the University of Virginia Learn More:  Making Contact homepage | Coal Dust Kills | The Repair Lab Listen to the entire _Crosswinds_ series: Spotify | Apple Podcasts

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