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Donavan McKinney: “I was meeting with different coalition partners and working…”

Featuring: Donavan McKinney, Michigan House of Representatives, District 11

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Episode 8: Pink Collar Candidate, Donovan McKinney

Published | Video Starts at 10:34

And, you know, God opened up so many doors and I was able to really just dive in. So right prior to me becoming state rep, I was working for Climate Power environmental justice think tank, and I was meeting with different coalition partners and working out the Justice 40 initiatives. and rolling that stuff out. We're overburdened communities like we have in the mighty 13th, dealing with environmental justice issues like unclean air, unclean water, just like we're going through right now in our downriver communities in Detroit. (10:34–10:41)

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Asserts involvement in Justice 40 initiatives, which aim to address environmental justice.

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