{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5dab87a335ae3942270b385d/5ed7323e6026c06a84c024d8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode Takeover - Processing this Moment with Andrew Simon and Brentin Mock","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5dab87a335ae3942270b385d/1591202078054-84a8addc45f1afb436e30e241efcc76e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week we take the time to process this moment with Grist’s director of leadership programming Andrew Simon, and Brentin Mock, staff writer at CityLab. The pair discuss the sheer complexity of existing as Black men in America today, and why every step forward seems to be followed by another one back.</p><p><br></p><p>Show Notes:</p><p><br></p><p>Andrew Simon</p><p>Website: <a href=\"https://www.andrew25simon.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">andrew25simon.com</a></p><p>Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/andrew25simon?lang=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@andrew25simon</a></p><p>Work: <a href=\"https://grist.org/author/andrew-simon/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Grist</a></p><p><br></p><p>Brentin Mock</p><p>Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/brentinmock\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@brentinmock</a></p><p>Work: <a href=\"https://www.citylab.com/authors/brentin-mock/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CityLab</a></p><p><br></p><p>Brentin's Reading List:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://nikolehannahjones.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nikole Hannah-Jones</a>: <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/black-history-american-democracy.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The 1619 Project</a> / <a href=\"https://www.thisamericanlife.org/562/the-problem-we-all-live-with-part-one\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Problem We All Live With</a> / <a href=\"The Resegregation of Jefferson County\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Resegregation of Jefferson County</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.propublica.org/people/talia-buford\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Talia Buford</a>: <a href=\"https://www.propublica.org/article/climate-change-and-vulnerable-communities-lets-talk-about-this-hot-mess\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Climate Change and Vulnerable Communities</a> / <a href=\" https://www.propublica.org/article/early-data-shows-african-americans-have-contracted-and-died-of-coronavirus-at-an-alarming-rate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Early Data Shows African Americans have Contracted and Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate</a></li><li><a href=\"https://twitter.com/wendi_c_thomas\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wendy Thomas</a>: <a href=\"https://mlk50.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">MLK50: Justice Through Journalism</a></li><li><a href=\"http://www.roxanegay.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Roxane Gay</a>: <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/opinion/sunday/trump-george-floyd-coronavirus.html?searchResultPosition=3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Remember, No One is Coming to Save Us</a> / <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/books/bad-feminist-9780062282712/9780062282712\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bad Feminist</a></li><li><a href=\"https://twitter.com/professorcrunk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Brittney Cooper</a>: <a href=\"https://read.macmillan.com/lp/eloquent-rage/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Eloquent Rage</a> / <a href=\"https://www.crunkfeministcollective.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Crunk Feminist Collective</a></li><li><a href=\"https://twitter.com/LatoyaPeterson\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Latoya Peterson</a>: <a href=\"https://theundefeated.com/features/why-arent-more-black-kids-going-pro-in-esports/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Why Aren't More Black Kids Going Pro in ESports</a> / <a href=\"http://glowup.games/insecure/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Glow Up Games</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.kieselaymon.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kiese Laymon</a>: <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/books/heavy-an-american-memoir/9781501125669\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Heavy</a> / <a href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/gioncarlo-valentines-searing-portrait-of-the-fears-of-young-black-men\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gioncarlo Valentine's Searing Portrait of the Fears of Young Black Men</a></li><li><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/finding-fred/id1477279443\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Finding Fred with Carvell Wallace</a> [podcast]</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Andrew's Reading List:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://ta-nehisicoates.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ta-Nehisi Coates</a>: <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/books/between-the-world-and-me/9780812993547\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Between The World and Me</a></li><li><a href=\"http://nkjemisin.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">N.K. Jemisin</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Environmental Justice Organizations:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.weact.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">We Act</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.nyc-eja.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">New York City Environmental Justice Alliance</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.tejasbarrios.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">T.E.J.A.S.</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.dscej.org/our-story/our-team/beverly-l-wright-phd\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Deep South Center for Environmental Justice</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Other Links:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.audubon.org/news/audubon-statement-incident-central-parks-ramble\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Audubon Society's Statement</a> about what happened to Christian Cooper</li><li>Brentin's article, \"<a href=\"https://grist.org/cities/in-ferguson-walking-while-black-was-a-crime/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">In Ferguson, Walking While Black was a Crime</a>\"</li><li>Brentin's article on Christian Cooper: \"<a href=\"https://www.citylab.com/equity/2020/05/amy-cooper-christian-cooper-fear-in-central-park/612094/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Toxic Intersection of Racism and Public Space</a>\"</li></ul>","author_name":"Damian Bradfield"}