Riverkeeper
Veteran riverkeeper, Dr. Jackie Echols, protects the environment and majority Black communities throughout the South River watershed in metro Atlanta. When the city begins construction on the largest police training facility in America (Cop City), she joins the growing resistance movement, revealing the hidden connection between corporate development, unchecked pollution, and environmental racism persistent throughout the region.
Cast: Jacqueline Echols, Margaret Spalding, Tim Franzen
Riverkeeper
Veteran riverkeeper, Dr. Jackie Echols, protects the environment and majority Black communities throughout the South River watershed in metro Atlanta. When the city begins construction on the largest police training facility in America (Cop City), she joins the growing resistance movement, revealing the hidden connection between corporate development, unchecked pollution, and environmental racism persistent throughout the region.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Jason Goldman
- Producers
- Emily Kuester, Jason Goldman, Adora Cheung, Denise A. Greene
- Studio
- Black Public Media, Wild Growth Media