'Women We Love'
Congresswoman Hilda Solis

Congresswoman Hilda Solis grew up in a low-income Los Angeles neighborhood and was encouraged by her junior-high history teacher to speak out for others. Today, she is the nation's leading advocate for environmental justice, keeping landfills and other toxic sites out of neighborhoods mostly populated by Blacks and Latinos. . . . (To continue reading articles or access digital editions of DiversityInc magazine, please login below.)