Dr. Benjamin Chavis Celebrated as ‘Father of the Environmental Justice movement’
Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.
Dr. Ben Chavis, center, honored during the Mississippi Statewide Environmental Justice Climate Change Summit 2025
Dr. Benjamin Chavis, president/CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), was celebrated as the father of the environmental justice movement at the Mississippi Statewide Environmental Climate Justice Summit organized by Jesus People Against Pollution (JPAP) October 24-26, 2025, headquartered at Tougaloo College.
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