Crossroads Podcast

First Notes from the Field episode of the year! I pulled up at Fullfillery in Takoma Park to talk with the owners about their journeys to reduce their waste and their fave products at the store. We talk about climate change, food waste, and the myths behind the zero waste movement. Resources are below!

https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2017/12/1/16718844/green-consumers-climate-change

https://www.litterless.com/bulk-food-guide/north-carolina

I got with Doniel from DNH Hair Care to talk about her journey to a vegan diet and her 100% vegan hair care line. We discuss the biggest misconceptions about being vegan and the new plant based crazes.

Kicking off the New Year, we're discussing homelessness, mental illness, and incarceration. Mother, activist, and performer Miasha Forbes shares her personal experiences navigating the criminal justice system and rebuilding her life. We get into the intersection between all of these issues and the black LGBTQ community. Resources are below!

https://www.city-journal.org/housing-shortage-accessory-dwelling-units Comparison of housing crises in LA and New York and recommendations New York could utilize to combat housing shortage.

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/nyregion/using-grand-buildings-to-support-those-in-need.html?emc=eta1&_r=0 Article featuring the work of Community Access

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/h/housing-and-mental-health Comprehensive discourse on mental health and the impact housing can have on those living with mental illness.

It's a Crossroads crossover! In this case study episode, I'm joined by Kristen Jeffers, The Black Urbanist. We breakdown an article from Propublica around the hog waste issue in North Carolina. Get your splash guard together! Resources are below!

Propublica article

https://www.propublica.org/article/a-hog-waste-agreement-lacked-teeth-and-some-north-carolinians-say-left-to-suffer

Smithfield Agreement

https://projects.ncsu.edu/cals/waste_mgt/smithfield_projects/agreement.pdf

Another #NFTF episode! I'm with Brandy Brooks talking about housing, land ownership, and much more! Brandy leads us through a detailed history of housing policy and land theft in the US. Get your notebooks out! Resources, as always, are below!

A Case for Reparations: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/

Housing First: https://endhomelessness.org/resource/housing-first/

Losing Ground: https://www.revealnews.org/episodes/losing-ground/

Sustainability practitioner Afia Raina Turner-Greenly talks with me about the creation of the summit and why she believes it's key for the black community to invest in sustainability. We get into the details of the 4th annual Black Sustainability Summit and the growing black sustainability network. Resources are below!

https://www.footprintcalculator.org/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kongo_cosmogram

https://www.amazon.com/Destruction-Black-Civilization-Issues-D/dp/0883780305

Minorities for Medical Marijuana is a non-profit based in Orlando, Florida with chapters nationwide. I'm sitting down with Erik Range, to talk about his role in the organization, and the ways they provide comprehensive resources to the community. We have a little fun too. Resources are below!

Resources

https://minorities4medicalmarijuana.org/about-us

https://disa.com/map-of-marijuana-legality-by-state

https://www.cannalawblog.com/gonzales-v-raich-545-u-s-1-2005/

I linked up with Dr. Adonia Lugo to talk about her work with biking and other issues of mobility justice. We get into the intersection between class and mobility, climate change, and highlight the history of transportation. Dr. Lugo is the author of Bicycle/Race: Transportation, Culture, & Resistance.

https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/7833

This episode explores the key points from Dr. Robert Bullard's book Dumping in Dixie: Race, Class, And Environmental Quality. Published in 1990, this book discusses the findings from 5 Southern communities that endured risks to public health because of environmental burdens.

Bullard, Robert D. "Dismantling Environmental Racism in the USA." Local Environment, Vol 4, No. 1, (1999), pp. 1-19.

Bullard, Robert D. Dumping in Dixie: Race, Class, and Environmental Quality, New York, NY. Routledge, 2000.

This is the first episode of the "Notes from the Field" series. I visited the Licking Creek Bend Farm in Pennsylvania and recorded part of the tour in the farm's apple orchard. The farm provides produce to a food co-operative in Maryland and Farmers Markets in D.C. The owner, Mike Tabor, discusses the methods he uses to keep his farm sustainable, the pains of growing apples, and how the use of the term '"organic" can be a deterrent for consumers. Resources are below!

Carbon Sequestration

8 ways to Sequester Carbon to avoid climate catastrophe

https://www.ecowatch.com/carbon-sequestration-2461971411.html

https://www.britannica.com/technology/carbon-sequestration/images-videos

Bayer-Monsato

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/monsanto-parent-company-bayer-faces-thousands-roundup-cancer-cases-after-n1007246

Neem Oil

Campos, E. V., de Oliveira, J. L., Pascoli, M., de Lima, R., & Fraceto, L. F. (2016). Neem Oil and Crop Protection: From Now to the Future. Frontiers in plant science, 7, 1494. doi:10.3389/fpls.2016.01494

From https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5061770/>