Dr. Angelo A. WilliamsThe Observer EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in The OBSERVER’s series examining the departures of Black leaders from the Sierra Club and the Sierra Club Foundation. The first installment documented a pattern of exits from board and staff roles between 2023 and 2025. The second featured an interview with Aaron Mair, […]
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Inside Sierra Club’s pattern of Black leadership departures
By Dr. Angelo A. WilliamsThe Observer EDITOR’S NOTE: Between 2023 and 2025, a cluster of departures across the Sierra Club and the Sierra Club Foundation — including routine board turnover, resignations, a discrimination lawsuit and the firing of former Executive Director Ben Jealous — fueled a debate over who holds power inside one of the […]
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Former Sierra Club Foundation director sues over alleged internal racism
By James Pollard and Matt BrownThe Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It seemed like a high-profile opportunity to lead an influential environmental group’s ambitious new push for green energy financing. And so, in May 2023, Pedro da Silva joined the Sierra Club Foundation, the charitable arm for the nonprofit started by naturalist John Muir. […]