HBCU Environmental & Climate Justice Corps Summer Internship
2025 DSCEJ Summer Interns
The HBCU Environmental and Climate Justice Corp Summer Internship will help to build the capacity of vulnerable communities by (1) providing research assistance to EJ and climate impacted communities; (2) building relationships that will be enduring between communities and HBCU students; (3) creating a career pipeline for the next generation of environmental justice and climate justice leaders.
Funded in part by:
August 2025
HBCU students share community internship experience
Our 2025 HBCU Environmental Justice and Climate Corps Summer Interns had the opportunity immerse themselves in environmental justice advocacy and research with DSCEJ Gulf Coast community partners. The interns shared their internship experience during a Lunch and Learn held on August 1st.
The interns addressed key environmental priorities identified by DSCEJ partner CBOs, including collecting and analyzing data to support environmental justice reinvestment, reviewing state regulations and enforcement on landfills, conducting cost comparisons between incarcerating a child and investing in their future through environmental workforce training, teaching children in food deserts how to prepare nutritious meals, and educating summer camp youth about air pollutants and greenhouse gases that affect their communities.
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From Incarceration to Investment: Building Youth Opportunity & Community Resilience in Columbus, Mississippi
Arlencia Barnes
Jackson State University
Major: Environmental Sciences, PhD. Candidate
EJ Yes: Empowering Youth for Environmental Justice
Paris Brye
Alabama State University
Major: Physical Therapy
Don’t Let Nobody Take Your Watermelon: Africatown is Worth Reinvestment
Marcus English
Bishop State Community College
Major: General Studies
Kids in the Kitchen
Michael Muse
Xavier University of Louisiana
Major: Political Science
Rooted in Justice: Green Waste Policy & Environmental Equity
Kailynn Williams
Southern University A & M, Baton RougeMajor: Master of Science Urban Forestry Environment & Resources
2024 DSCEJ Summer Interns
The HBCU Environmental and Climate Justice Corp Summer Internship will help to build the capacity of vulnerable communities by (1) providing research assistance to EJ and climate impacted communities; (2) building relationships that will be enduring between communities and HBCU students; (3) creating a career pipeline for the next generation of environmental justice and climate justice leaders.
Funded in part by:
