About Charles D. Ellison

Charles D. Ellison is managing editor of ecoWURD and Executive Producer/Host of “Reality Check,” a daily public affairs program on WURD. He is a 2023 Emerson Collective Fellow and Climate Pivoter. He can be reached @ellisonreport on Twitter or LinkedIn.

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May 1, 2023

Here’s 1 key reason why the expulsion of the 2 Black Tennessee representatives was a good thing

OPINION: At a time when most Americans don’t know what’s happening in their state capitals, the expulsion of Justin Jones and Justin Pearson offers a civics lesson on the importance of state legislatures and the impact they have on everyday life.
March 10, 2023

Black people are the key to stopping the climate crisis — we just don’t know it yet 

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Back in