Bunyan Bryant

[4] One his actions was bringing a racially discriminatory housing policy to the Michigan Civil Rights Commission after he was refused an apartment unit.[11][12] This coincided with his establishment of an Environmental Justice program at the University of Michigan which was the first in the country to offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in the specialty.The article focused on the different concerns black individuals had regarding their environment compared to their white counterparts; such as a larger emphasis on pollution than nature preservation issues.[16] In 2000, Bryant received the School of Natural Resources and Environment Outstanding Teaching Award[17] and was later promoted to Thurnau Professorship for a three-year term."[21] After retiring from teaching, the Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice established the Bunyan Bryant Award for Academic Excellence.