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How after 70 years, Newtown Florist Club keeps advocating for health of historic black community

Newtown Florist Club Executive Director Faye Bush places a black bow on the mailbox of a sick Newtown resident during the Toxic Tour of the area in 1993.

1010NEWTOWN1 — Newtown Florist Club Executive Director Faye Bush places a black bow on the mailbox of a sick Newtown resident during the Toxic Tour of the area in 1993.

Rose Johnson and the other kids would play in the streets of Newtown as yellow grain dust fell. The dust’s odor is something she cannot shake.