The IDE Impolite Conversation Podcast

What was agriculture like in this country prior to Columbus? In the fifth and final episode under the theme "Climate Change + COVID-19 + Communities of Color" Lezli is joined by Leonard Diggs, the Director of Operations at Pie Ranch Farm and Dr. Michael Kotutwa Johnson, registered member of the Hopi tribe; and a Research Associate at the Native American Agriculture Fund they discuss why COVID-19 elucidated why long food supply chains are problematic and how they contribute to the climate change crisis. They discuss regenerative agriculture, a method first described by Dr. George Washington Carver, Hopi farming practices and how these heritage farming methods with a focus on supporting local and regional farmers can help combat the climate change crisis and society's ability to sustainably feed ourselves. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE FOR OUR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING FAMILY

Native American Agriculture Fund @nativeagfund

Pie Ranch Farm @pieranch

Relevant and Recommended Reads

• From Apples to Popcorn, Climate Change Alternating the Foods
• Dumped Milk, Smashed Eggs, Plowed Vegetables: Food Waste of The Pandemic
• New UN report on agroecology for climate, food security and human rights

CALL TO ACTION

1. Write a letter to your senators, local congressperson and those running for office asking them what their local food policy entails and how does it support local and regional farmers
2. Let your senators and local congresspersons know that you would like regional seed banks to be run by local and regional farmers
3. Let your senators and local congresspersons know that cheese funded by the USDA through the WIC program should be provided by local and regional dairy farmers

Breonna Taylor Was Killed In Her Home on March 13, 2020 by Louisville Police Officers Sgt. Jon Mattingly, Myles Cosgrove, and Brett Hankison. The Officers Have Yet To Be Arrested. Here are some of the ways you can help.

• Sign the official petition calling for justice in Breonna Taylor's case. It only takes a minute
• Donate directly to Breonna's Family using the GoFundMe Link
• Flood social media with the hashtag #JusticeforBre
• Donate to the Louisville Community Bail Fund to support protestors on the ground

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Have thoughts on this episode? Share them on social media using the hashtag #IDEimpoliteconversation Also follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @icondinner and email [email protected] with feedback or questions! You can support by rating and reviewing us.

Podcast Team = Lezli Levene Harvell (Host & Executive Producer) / Rez Nemorin (Producer) / Justin Bates (Sound Engineer)

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Creator of The Iconoclast Dinner Experience (IDE) Executive Producer and host of The IDE Impolite Conversation Podcast, Lezli Levene Harvell and ON THE YARD's co-host, her eldest daughter and Spelman College student student, Zuri Levene Harvell chat in Episode four of a five part series of conversations beginning at the height of the coronavirus, reflecting a timely perspective on the global pandemic how it shines a light on our food supply chain, its impact on culture, Black businesses and potentially the Black middle class. ON THE YARD explores topics through the lens of HBCU students and recent grads.

The fourth episode under the theme "Climate Change + COVID-19 + Communities of Color Lezli and Zuri chat about how the pandemic will impact Zuri's senior year as well as Zuri's concerns about the freshman and sophomore classes and their connection to Spelman. They share information on how HBCUs have developed the Black middle class and explore how the pandemic may possibly impact the future of the Black middle class. They discuss Spelman's 40 million dollar gift from Netflix Co-Founder Reed Hastings and his Wife, Patty Quillin and the backlash from some of the alumni and current students of other HBCUs. They are later joined by Zuri's classmate, Chantia Murphy '21. Chantia is an English Major with a 3.9 GPA, first generation American and college student with aspirations of working for a media outlet that focuses on telling Black stories. Chantia shares the financial impact of COVID-19 on her family and why she may not be able to return to Spelman for her senior year. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE FOR OUR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING FAMILY

Chantia Murphy @nots0perf_

Spelman College @spelman_college

Relevant and Recommended Reads

• Can Colleges Survive Coronavirus If They Stay Closed In The Fall?
• Coronavirus Surge Is Changing Colleges' Fall Reopening Plans
• Howard University's President on Why America Needs HBCUs

CALL TO ACTION

Breonna Taylor Was Killed In Her Home on March 13, 2020 by Louisville Police Officers Sgt. Jon Mattingly, Myles Cosgrove, and Brett Hankison. The Officers Have Yet To Be Arrested. Here are some of the ways you can help.

• Sign the official petition calling for justice in Breonna Taylor's case. It only takes a minute
• Donate directly to Breonna's Family using the GoFundMe Link
• Flood social media with the hashtag #JusticeforBre
• Donate to the Louisville Community Bail Fund to support protestors on the ground

🎧 Listen 🎧 on #applepodcasts , #spotify , or wherever you get podcasts

Have thoughts on this episode? Share them on social media using the hashtag #IDEimpoliteconversation Also follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @icondinner and email [email protected] with feedback or questions! You can support by rating and reviewing us.

Podcast Team = Lezli Levene Harvell (Host & Executive Producer) / Zuri Levene Harvell (Co-Host) / Danielle Pearman (Producer) / Justin Bates (Sound Engineer)

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The third episode under the theme "Climate Change + COVID-19 + Communities of Color" Lezli is joined by, a Metropolitan Policy Fellow at the Brookings Institution and two business owners/restaurateurs; James Beard Award winning chef; Nina Compton and award-winning marketer turned restaurant owner Karl Franz Williams. Karl and Nina share their battles with financial hardship during the global crisis. Perry is the author of the recently published book, Know Your Price Valuing Black Lives and Property in America's Black Cities; Nina, is owner of Compère Lapin and Bywater American Bistro in New Orleans; and Karl Franz Williams is owner of 67 Orange Street, in Harlem as well as the Anchor Spa in New Haven, Connecticut. The conversation between these four tackles how the legacy of systemic racism (eg red lining, discriminatory lending practices) has made Black businesses more susceptible to failure in comparison to their White counterparts both prior to the crisis and amidst the crisis. Lezli and her guests discuss data about the uneven distribution of funding from government recovery efforts (eg CARES Act) and why the legacy of discriminatory lending practices contributes to the uneven distribution of recovery dollars. Andre shares solutions and they wrestle with the troubling question of what America's cultural landscape may look like if Black owned restaurants do not prevail. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE FOR OUR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING FAMILY

Relevant and Recommended Reads:

• Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America's Black Cities - By Andre M. Perry
• New Report Reveals Gaps in Access to Credit for Minority-Owned Small Businesses
• Harlem Bar Navigates COVID-19 Changing Rules - NPR News
• MBDA and CARES Act Funding
• Without more help, black-owned businesses might not survive the pandemic by Eugene Cornelius Jr. for CNN Business Perspectives

Nina Compton @ninacompton

Karl Franz Williams @mrkarlfranz

Andre M. Perry @andreperryedu

CALL TO ACTION

1. Write a letter to your senators and local congressperson to request the recovery and stimulus funds are being pushed down to the US Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency
2. In your letter ask that businesses in zipcodes in low socio-economic communities are prioritized in funding

Breonna Taylor Was Killed In Her Home on March 13, 2020 by Louisville Police Officers Sgt. Jon Mattingly, Myles Cosgrove, and Brett Hankison. The Officers Have Yet To Be Arrested. Here are some of the ways you can help.

• Sign the official petition calling for justice in Breonna Taylor's case. It only takes a minute
• Donate directly to Breonna's Family using the GoFundMe Link
• Flood social media with the hashtag #JusticeforBre
• Donate to the Louisville Community Bail Fund to support protestors on the ground

🎧 Listen 🎧 on #applepodcasts , #spotify , or wherever you get podcasts

Have thoughts on this episode? Share them on social media using the hashtag #IDEimpoliteconversation Also follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter and email [email protected] with feedback or questions! You can support by rating and reviewing us.

Podcast Team = Lezli Levene Harvell (Host & Executive Producer) / Rez Nemorin (Producer) / Justin Bates (Sound Engineer)

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In the first ON THE YARD edition, Creator of The Iconoclast Dinner Experience (IDE), Executive Producer and host of The IDE Impolite Conversation Podcast, Lezli Levene Harvell begins the second episode introducing one of ON THE YARD's co-host, her eldest daughter and Spelman College student, Zuri Levene Harvell. Episode two of a five part series of conversations beginning at the height of the coronavirus, reflecting a timely perspective on the global pandemic how it shines a light on our food supply chain, its impact on culture, Black businesses and potentially the Black middle class. ON THE YARD explores topics through the lens of HBCU students and recent grads.

Lezli and Zuri are joined by two Environmental Studies Majors at Howard University; Autumn McNeill '20 and Danurius "Danny Williams '21. The conversation between the four examines some of the HBCU specific ways in which Autumn's senior year was impacted, how Autumn and Danny's family experiences with asthma and Hurricane Katrina respectively inspired them to double-major in environmental studies, how communities of color are impacted by climate change, and what their peers' call to action should be this election season. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE FOR OUR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING FAMILY

IG Handles

Autumn McNeill @environmentalbae

Danny Williams @Danurius_Leviy

Howard University @howard1867 @howardenvironmental

Spelman College @spelman_college

Relevant and Recommended Reads

• Climate Change, Health, and Environmental Justice
• Climate Change Threatens the World's Food Supply, United Nations Warns
• From Apples to Popcorn, Climate Change Is Altering the Foods America Grows

CALL TO ACTION

Breonna Taylor Was Killed In Her Home on March 13, 2020 by Louisville Police Officers Sgt. Jon Mattingly, Myles Cosgrove, and Brett Hankison. The Officers Have Yet To Be Arrested. Here are some of the ways you can help.

• Sign the official petition calling for justice in Breonna Taylor's case. It only takes a minute
• Donate directly to Breonna's Family using the GoFundMe Link
• Flood social media with the hashtag #JusticeforBre
• Donate to the Louisville Community Bail Fund to support protestors on the ground

🎧 Listen 🎧 on #applepodcasts , #spotify , or wherever you get podcasts

Have thoughts on this episode? Share them on social media using the hashtag #IDEimpoliteconversation Also follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @icondinner and email [email protected] with feedback or questions! You can support by rating and reviewing us.

Podcast Team = Lezli Levene Harvell (Host & Executive Producer) / Zuri Levene Harvell (Co-Host) / Danielle Pearman (Producer) / Justin Bates (Sound Engineer)

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In the premiere episode, Creator of The Iconoclast Dinner Experience (IDE), Executive Producer and host of The IDE Impolite Conversation Podcast, Lezli Levene Harvell begins her first episode introducing the podcast and episode one of a five part series of conversations beginning at the height of the coronavirus, reflecting a timely perspective on the global pandemic how it shines a lights on our food supply chain, its impact on culture, Black businesses and potentially the Black middle class.

The first episode under the theme "Climate Change + COVID-19 + Communities of Color, Lezli is joined by Jim Robbins, Montana based free-lance journalist for the New York Times, covering climate change and the environment, as well as Mary I. Williams, assistant director of community and student engagement at the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice in New Orleans, LA . The conversation between the three examines how climate change influenced an environmental shift where the coronavirus could not only survive, but thrive. Lezli also examines the cross section of environmental, economic, and social-cultural factors that contribute to how communities of color have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, and how Black and Brown communities have been historically impacted by climate change over time and unequally protected during recovery efforts.

Jim Robbins @jimrobbins19

Deep South Center for Environmental Justice @dscej

EPISODE TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE FOR OUR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING FAMILY

Relevant and Recommended Reads:

• The Ecology of Disease - By Jim Robbins
• Air pollution may be 'key contributor' to Covid-19 deaths – study
• People of Color Are on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis

CALL TO ACTION

Breonna Taylor Was Killed In Her Home on March 13, 2020 by Louisville Police Officers Sgt. Jon Mattingly, Myles Cosgrove, and Brett Hankison. The Officers Have Yet To Be Arrested. Here are some of the ways you can help.

• Sign the official petition calling for justice in Breonna Taylor's case. It only takes a minute
• Donate directly to Breonna's Family using the GoFundMe Link
• Flood social media with the hashtag #JusticeforBre
• Donate to the Louisville Community Bail Fund to support protestors on the ground

🎧 Listen 🎧 on #applepodcasts , #spotify , or wherever you get podcasts

Have thoughts on this episode? Share them on social media using the hashtag #IDEimpoliteconversation Also follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @icondinner and email [email protected] with feedback or questions! You can support by rating and reviewing us.

Podcast Team = Lezli Levene Harvell (Host & Executive Producer) / Hayley Vaughn (Producer) / Justin Bates (Sound Engineer)

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Join this twice a week podcast with Lezli Creator + Curator of The Iconoclast Dinner Experience (IDE) and her daughters, Zuri and Nava, where they explore Culture, Race, + Societal Issues through the lens of cultural critics, industry experts, writers, and HBCU students and recent grads.

Season One includes Impolite Conversations on topics such as Climate Change + COVID-19 + Communities of Color, Romanticizing of Colonialization, White Students at HBCUs, the Cultural Impact of Gentrification, Can White Lesbians Use The "D" Word, and why the selective use of the word "Ethnic" as a descriptive sounds like nails on a chalkboard.

MONDAYS - DEEP DIVE WITH EXPERTS

FRIDAYS - ON THE YARD WITH HBCU STUDENTS