Celebrating Black Achievement at GRID

To close out Black History Month, GRID Alternatives Greater Los Angeles hosted Black Solar Innovators, a community celebration at Slauson Recreation Center honoring Black leadership in renewable energy. The event featured free food, music, kids’ activities, and a powerful panel of Black sustainability professionals, alongside over a dozen local partners offering resources like solar sign-ups and job training.

Chris has seen us working with justice-impacted individuals and witnessed firsthand the success we'd had.

In celebration of Black History Month, GRID Mid-Atlantic Logistics and Facilities Manager Sundiata Ramin reflects on traveling to Ghana earlier this year.

Growing up, his dad was his most excellent support system, and he encouraged Darnell to play all kinds of sports. He was a natural athlete.

Tyrie Cyrus Trainee in the IBT-200 training program.

Meet Brittney, a 2022-23 SolarCorps Construction Fellow, a graduate of our Installation Basics Training (IBT) program, and a current resident of Mirasol Village, where GRID Alternatives North Valley just installed a 137.9 kW solar photovoltaic system! We sat down with her to talk about her time in IBT, her transition into SolarCorps, and her experience living at Mirasol Village.

Each week during Black History Month, we'll focus on one area of Black history that connects to our mission of advancing social and environmental justice. Today, we're looking at the history of the environmental justice movement—and where it stands today.

Throughout Black History Month, we are focusing on an area of Black history that connects to our mission of advancing social and environmental justice. This week, we're looking at how voting rights lead to environmental justice.