Bobbi Wilson

Bobbi Wilson 2013– In February of 2023 the Yale School of Public Health, after learning about 9-year-old Bobbi Wilson’s encounter with the police following her efforts to curb the presence of the invasive spotted lantern fly, honored her with a ceremony at Yale.  State agricultural departments across the country urged Americans to kill the invasive insects,… Continue reading Bobbi Wilson

Maisie Brown

Maisie Brown 2001– In 2022, Maisie Brown helped with the Jackson, Mississippi water crisis, leading the effort to deliver drinking water to residents unable to access the city’s distribution centers. Clean drinking water had been an issue since 2010 when a winter storm broke mains and caused a widespread water outage. The water failed an… Continue reading Maisie Brown