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About This Project
Summary
The first Great Migrations saw six million Black people leave the South for the North. In recent years, the migration has reversed, drawn by a more affordable cost of living and larger Black communities. Unlike the country’s other great migrations, this trend is rising against an existential threat: climate change. Capital B’s national climate reporter, Adam Mahoney, spent over two years on stories connecting the current migration of Black Americans to climate and environmental threats.
Goals & Objectives
Adam is the first to examine how climate impacts the new migration, taking the phenomenon a step further. Traveling 10,000 miles to cities most impacted, he mapped the movement & analyzed how a new generation is adjusting to the South’s social & environmental climate and uniting amid climate crisis.
Results & Impact
This reporting has been cited by major publications—including New York Times and NPR—and led to a funded research project at the University of Houston, included in curriculum at the City University of New York, and used in policy presentations and reports by politicians and nonprofit policy groups.
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