What's Happening to Ben Jealous? Environmental Justice, Racial Double Standards, and a Fight for the Soul of the Sierra Club

What's Happening to Ben Jealous? Environmental Justice, Racial Double Standards, and a Fight for the Soul of the Sierra Club

By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story     July 28, 2025 (Houston Style Magazine) — The recent drama swirling around Ben Jealous, the first Black Executive Director of the Sierra Club and a proud contributor to Houston Style Magazine, isn’t just a scandal—it’s a warning. A warning about what happens when progressive institutions fail to practice what they preach. A warning about what happens when the Trump-era climate of divis…