If Earth Day Is About Justice, We Have to Talk About These Women

Last week, the Today Show ran a promo for NBC News’ “Great Americans” series, marking the United States’ 250th anniversary, featuring an interview with Michael Phelps.  I asked my parents at breakfast, “I wonder if they are interviewing any Black people?” My mother asked, “What do you love about America?” (I am my mother’s child.) I said I didn’t know, but I would …