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Green cred:<\/strong> As part of the 350.org-affiliated activist group, Rogers-Wright helped shepherd the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) delegation to Paris — ensuring that communities of color had a voice in the biggest climate fight yet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese students are nothing short of inspirational — they come from these communities that are affected, and while they\u2019re busy in school they\u2019re looking for tactics and knowledge,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Rogers-Wright also helped lead a coalition responsible for shutting down the Port Ambrose liquefied natural gas facility, planned to be built off Long Island\u2019s coast. Gov. Cuomo vetoed the facility\u2019s application in December 2015. \u201cIt was a beautiful win,\u201d says Rogers-Wright. \u201cThe [environmental assessment] did not include Latinos as people of color. You can\u2019t pretend that they\u2019re not there.\u201d<\/p>\n

What to expect in 2016:<\/strong> Says Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org (and Grist board member): \u201cHe’s undeterred by long odds or long hours, and modulates between passion and shrewdness easily. As the climate justice movement continues to mushroom, he’ll be a big part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kid justice:<\/strong> Rogers-Wright has been\u00a0campaigning for change since junior high, when his mother — a Sierra Leonean professor of education, psychology, and feminist thought — thrust him into the streets (literally) to mobilize for David Dinkins, the first African-American mayor of NYC.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was never going to be playing video games on her watch,\u201d Rogers-Wright says. He used his \u201cuncanny knowledge of NYC geography\u201d to help campaign officials zip around the city and fix voting problems. \u201cIf you can, imagine this little kid rolling around in an Afro, on a walkie-talkie talking to vans around the city.\u201d<\/p>\n

Says McKibben: “As the climate justice movement continues to mushroom, he’ll be a big part of it.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Inside knowledge: <\/strong>Rogers-Wright has a laser focus when it comes to finding flaws in environmental assessments — a skill he honed while helping big corporations write them.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore I was doing activism, I was a consultant for multinational corporations and land-use developers, and I made a lot more money than I do now,\u201d he says. \u201cWhat got me out of that was I got recruited to assess alternative energy projects in Colorado that turned out to be fracking, and I would wake up every morning and throw up. [Now I] get to bring down one of the more powerful corporate entities of all time. I\u2019m not making what I used to make, but I feel amazing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Das bassist:<\/strong> As an accomplished jazz\/funk bass player, Rogers-Wright counts Jaco Pastorius, Marcus Miller, Thundercat, Richard Bona, Pat Metheny, and \u201canyone who played with Chaka Khan\u201d as non-environmental heroes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love funk, and I\u2019m talking about that funk that\u2019s so good your speakers start to drip — saturated funk,\u201d he says. \u201cI used to play way more than I do now.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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