Crossroads Podcast

In this episode, I'm taking a dive into nuclear testing in the U.S., specifically the Nevada Proving Ground. I'm tying one of my favorite genres, horror, into the discussion through the 2006 film The Hills Have Eyes which includes a note about the history of nuclear testing as the backdrop and driving force for the plot. Resources are below as always!

The Cold War: https://www.britannica.com/event/Cold-War

Images from Nevada Proving Ground: Photos From an Atomic Bomb Test in the Nevada Desert, 1955 (life.com)

Phytoremediation: Phytoremediation | Learn Science at Scitable (nature.com)

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (justice.gov)

Closing out 2020 with a lecture I gave to urban sustainability students at UDC on genetically modified organisms and medical waste and incineration. We've all had to overcome so much this year and I wanted to share a personal highlight, sharing knowledge with future innovators of sustainability. The lecture is called "Human Innovation, Environmental Harm". We made it, y'all! Resources are below!

https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/florida-genetically-modified-mosquitoes

https://www.pestsurvivalguide.com/mosquito-lifecycle-lifespan/#:~:text=Mosquito%20Life%20Cycle%201%20Egg%20Stage.%20Mosquito%20lifespan,or%20do%20anything.%20...%204%20Adult%20Stage.%20

https://www.cleanairbmore.org/

In this Curated Convo, Brandy and I talk about her organizational work with Political Healers. We talk about what we're thankful for, what 2020 has taught us, and what we will have to heal from after the pandemic is over. We honored the Indigenous Peoples of Maryland and discussed the upcoming legislative session.

I'm joined by Desmond Price of the Independent Thought podcast to discuss the electoral college and the alternatives to it that have gained traction such as the National Popular Vote. This is the continuation of a chat Desmond and I had about voter suppression and why people feel unmotivated to vote. Resources are below!

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/electoral-college-slavery-constitution

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-536106834

Does your vote count? The Electoral College explained - Christina Greer

This is an intro into biodiversity, what is means and why it's important. I discuss our current extractive economy and methods we can use to transition into a sustainable and regenerative one. Resources are below!

https://extension.umd.edu/hgic/topics/recommended-native-plants-maryland

https://www.livescience.com/27692-deforestation.html

www.highcarbonstock.org

First time alone in the studio in a minute! I'm discussing what you can expect from Season 3. I'm talking about the major themes I'm continuing the conversation about and some upcoming collaboration. I give flowers to my community and Zora Neale Hurston.

Genay, Rose, and Z are alums of the Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute (BCLI) a strategy and program under Urban Habitat in the Bay Area. We discuss how personal experience informs social activism and how BCLI empowers and equips people of color with the tools to join and run commissions. The ladies talk about what brought them to BCLI and how folks can get involved in their communities to make positive change. We shout out groups doing the work, our families and each other. Resources are below!

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/support-ab-1436-stop-pandemic-evictions-statewide/

Bay Area Housing Justice Organizations

Causa Justa https://cjjc.org/

Tenants Together https://www.tenantstogether.org/

ACCE https://www.acceaction.org/vol-prop15?splash=1

Oakland Tenants Union http://www.oaklandtenantsunion.org/

Non Profit Housing Association of Northern California https://nonprofithousing.org/

Oakland's Planning Commission

The Planning Commission makes decisions on Oakland's (housing) development proposals and policy recommendations

https://www.oaklandca.gov/boards-commissions/planning-commission

Did you know there were actually two New Deals? On this episode, I'm joined by Collin Haynes to discuss the status of COVID-19 and if a "New Deal" (a la Franklin D. Roosevelt) would be created to fight our current economic status. Yeah, it's nerdy or nothing today! Collin gives the stats on the US and the 'Rona, and we talk about Guyana and the similarities between his home country and the US. We share our fears over the COVID vaccine and the DNC. You can follow Collin on Twitter. Resources are below!

https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2020/03/15/on-a-mission-to-make-the-world-a-better-place-public-health-consultant-collin-haynes-is-a-special-person/

https://www.panoramas.pitt.edu/economy-and-development/environmental-and-sustainability-issues-guyana

The mail kept running. Joose from "Chiiling with Joose" podcast joins me to share his personal experience working for the United States Postal Service. We talk about the current state of USPS and the impact of decreasing processing facilities and cuts in overtime on postal workers and the delivery of mail. We give flowers to Evelyn Brown the first woman to deliver mail in DC after WWII and lost loved ones. Chiiling with Joose podcast is available on all platforms. Resources are below!

https://nypost.com/2020/08/17/what-is-the-usps-crisis/

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/05/14/the-state-of-the-u-s-postal-service-in-8-charts/#:~:text=Around%20a%20quarter%20(23%25),and%20ethnic%20differences%20do%20exist.

I'm joined by Miasha Forbes, Brandy Brooks to discuss the Non-Profit Industrial Complex (NPIC), including personal experience and history. We use the book by INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence as our framework as we discuss solutions to and the organizations already talking the talk. This episode is sponsored by the Blk Pod Collective. Please check out Consumer health Foundation, Political Healers and the other organizations mentioned during the show.