RestoreOKC Q&A Podcast

Ernest talks with Darron Lamkin, founder of Class Matters, about how to make significant community impact through mentoring. Listen as they discuss the highs and lows of mentoring and give practical advice for impacting your own community. Learn more about Class Matters at http://class-matters.org/ https://www.restoreokc.org/ https://www.facebook.com/RestoreOklahomaCity/ https://www.instagram.com/restore.okc/ https://twitter.com/restoreokc?lang=en

This week, Ernest talks with Cece Jones-Davis about leading the Justice For Julius campaign—a grassroots initiative to save an innocent man from Oklahoma's death row. https://www.restoreokc.org/ https://www.facebook.com/RestoreOklahomaCity/ https://www.instagram.com/restore.okc/ https://twitter.com/restoreokc?lang=en

This is a special episode recorded live at the ribbon-cutting for a brand new grocery store in NorthEast OKC, The Market @EastPoint. The Market @EastPoint is a private/public partnership and RestoreOKC's newest initiative to provide healthy food options to the community. https://www.restoreokc.org/ https://www.facebook.com/RestoreOklahomaCity/ https://www.instagram.com/restore.okc/ https://twitter.com/restoreokc?lang=en

Ernest sits down with musical artist, entrepreneur, and community activist, Jabee, to talk about growing up in Northeast OKC! Hear about the past, present, and future of this community and some exciting news about The Market at EastPoint and how you can be a part of the food justice movement! Jabee's website: https://www.mynameisjabee.com/ https://www.restoreokc.org/ https://www.facebook.com/RestoreOklahomaCity/ https://www.instagram.com/restore.okc/ https://twitter.com/restoreokc?lang=en

Ernest sits down with Apollo Woods, founder of OKC Black Eats, to address the prevalence of food deserts in Black communities. You will also hear from three of RestoreOKC's youth interns who are working to solve the food desert problem in their own community. And Ernest has a special announcement concerning the RestoreOKC's internship program. https://www.restoreokc.org/ https://www.facebook.com/RestoreOklahomaCity/ https://www.instagram.com/restore.okc/ https://twitter.com/restoreokc?lang=en

Ernest sits down with Nathan Williams, pastor of Church Ablaze, to discuss how the Church should continually pursue the work of justice as national civility declines by the day. Church Ablaze: http://www.churchablaze.tv/ https://www.restoreokc.org/ https://www.facebook.com/RestoreOklahomaCity/ https://www.instagram.com/restore.okc/ https://twitter.com/restoreokc?lang=en

Caylee and Ernest sit down with the industrious team of Restore Farms—Ann and Vanita. In this lively conversation, you will hear the story of OKC's first urban farm. Learn about Restore Farms' community shaping initiatives, including its life-changing internship program that employs young people to end the food desert in their own community. Resource: Black Food Geographies https://uncpress.org/book/9781469651507/black-food-geographies/ https://www.restoreokc.org/ https://www.facebook.com/RestoreOklahomaCity/ https://www.instagram.com/restore.okc/ https://twitter.com/restoreokc?lang=en

In this episode Marcus "Kadence" Jackson, music artist and director of The Bridge Impact Youth Center, joins Ernest to discuss what it means to be Black, and how to have conversations about race in America that bring us together rather than pull us apart. Book Suggestion - Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva Website and Socials: https://www.restoreokc.org/ https://www.facebook.com/RestoreOklahomaCity/ https://www.instagram.com/restore.okc/ https://twitter.com/restoreokc?lang=en

Jonathan Veal—childhood friend of George Floyd and Director of Jobs at RestoreOKC—sits down with Ernest to discuss the life and legacy of his friend. Resources: The Color of Law (https://www.epi.org/publication/the-color-of-law-a-forgotten-history-of-how-our-government-segregated-america/) Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (https://fee.org/resources/narrative-of-the-life-of-frederick-douglass-an-american-slave/?gclid=CjwKCAjwmf_4BRABEiwAGhDfSbO1MmHlry72Js1HqNaCrVdlChWa1znpa-jrYOYMKK3ACe9lSXf3YxoCa2sQAvD_BwE) Christian Community Development Association (https://ccda.org/) Support this podcast or ask your questions at https://www.restoreokc.org/

Caylee and Ernest tackle a hot button question with grace and nuance, and they also demonstrate how to engage polarizing issues with humility and curiosity. Resources: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/7753/the-fire-next-time-by-james-baldwin/) Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/46131/invisible-man-by-ralph-ellison/) Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Davis (https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/780-freedom-is-a-constant-struggle) Pod Save the People podcast (https://crooked.com/podcast-series/pod-save-the-people/) https://www.restoreokc.org/ https://www.facebook.com/RestoreOklahomaCity/ https://www.instagram.com/restore.okc/ https://twitter.com/restoreokc?lang=en

Ernest and Caylee answer what RestoreOKC is and why it exists. Listen to the incredible story of this organization's founding, as it demonstrates the power of asking good questions and a community's ability to restore itself from within. Book Suggestions: The New Jim Crow: https://newjimcrow.com/ Waking Up White: https://debbyirving.com/the-book/ Ghettoside: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/100077/ghettoside-by-jill-leovy/ Website and Socials: https://www.restoreokc.org/ https://www.facebook.com/RestoreOklahomaCity/ https://www.instagram.com/restore.okc/ https://twitter.com/restoreokc?lang=en