People for Community Recovery

Today PCR and friends cleaned up the Hazel Johnson EJ Way in honor of Earth Day 2026 and PCR’s founder Hazel Johnson. 🌱🌍

Known as the “mother of the environmental justice movement,” Hazel Johnson worked to improve the living conditions in public housing, devoting her time, energy and services to her Chicago neighbors from the 1970s up until her death in 2011. In 2015, the Illinois General Assembly named 130th Street from the Bishop Ford Freeway (I-94) to State Street “Hazel Johnson EJ Way” to recognize her dedication. 💚