Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for BETSZA is combating what she calls “environmental racism” with a new tree-planting program in minority communities.
The Oscar and Grammy nominee announced Wednesday a partnership with the non-profit organization American Forests to establish TAZO Tree Corps. She’s creating jobs for tree planters in an effort to bring “climate justice” to Black and Brown neighborhoods.
“I feel like clean air and having trees shouldn’t even be a conversation. It’s kind of dumb that’s it even a privilege, or something great that you can add to a community,” SZA tells Billboard. “How is it that we all don’t have the equal
