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.Show Notes:Andrew SimonWebsite: andrew25simon.comTwitter: @andrew25simonWork: GristBrentin MockTwitter: @brentinmockWork: CityLabBrentin's Reading List:Nikole Hannah-Jones: The 1619 Project / The Problem We All Live With / The Resegregation of Jefferson CountyTalia Buford: Climate Change and Vulnerable Communities / Early Data Shows African Americans have Contracted and Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming RateWendy Thomas: MLK50: Justice Through JournalismRoxane Gay: Remember, No One is Coming to Save Us / Bad FeministBrittney Cooper: Eloquent Rage / Crunk Feminist CollectiveLatoya Peterson: Why Aren't More Black Kids Going Pro in ESports / Glow Up GamesKiese Laymon: Heavy / Gioncarlo Valentine's Searing Portrait of the Fears of Young Black MenFinding Fred with Carvell Wallace [podcast]Andrew's Reading List:Ta-Nehisi Coates: Between The World and MeN.K. JemisinEnvironmental Justice Organizations:We ActNew York City Environmental Justice AllianceT.E.J.A.S.Deep South Center for Environmental JusticeOther Links:The Audubon Society's Statement about what happened to Christian CooperBrentin's article, "In Ferguson, Walking While Black was a Crime"Brentin's article on Christian Cooper: "The Toxic Intersection of Racism and Public Space" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.