61: Jerome Nathaniel on the racial disparity of COVID-19
On this episode I talk to Jerome Nathaniel, the Associate Director of Policy and Government Relations at City Harvest. Jerome details what City Harvest has been doing during COVID-19 and what we all can do to help. We also discuss the racial disparity of coronavirus and how deeply the black community has been affected. We discuss the importance of further educating ourselves, volunteering, advocating for the black community, and acknowledging our privilege.
Show Notes:
Find my post on anti-racism resources here
New York Times Article: The Richest Neighborhoods of NYC Emptied Out Most as Coronavirus Hit New York City
Gotham Interactive Map: Coronavirus Cases in NYC by Zip Code
Read the report from the City Controller’s office stating over 70% of essential workers are POC here
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s essay in the LA Times: Don’t Understand the Protests? What You’re Seeing is People Pushed to the Edge
Follow City Harvest:
Instagram: @cityharvestnyc
Website: www.cityharvest.org
Response to Covid-19 info here
Donate here
Volunteer here
Advocate here
Follow Jerome:
Instagram: @jeromebnathaniel
Follow me:
Instagram: @freckledfoodie
Website: freckledfoodie.com
TikTok: freckledfoodie
Youtube: Cameron Rogers / Freckled Foodie
Pinterest: Freckled Foodie
This episode was edited by Tim Flanzbaum
After this episode was released, a wonderful member of the FF fam sent over the following resources regarding food scarcity & draughts:
What is Food Justice? (Great place to start and a good site to continue to go back to)
Addressing the Root Causes of Food Insecurity in the U.S. – Disparities and Discrimination
Radical Farmers Use Fresh Food to Fight Racial Injustice and the New Jim Crow (especially helpful in understanding how land and food is used to oppress Black folks + how this intertwines with BLM specifically)
Food - Systems - Racism: From Mistreatment to Transformation
Podcast: Flipping the Table Ep. 31: Leah Penniman’s Work to End Food Apartheid
Food apartheid: the root of the problem with American groceries
Examining the Impact of Structural Racism on Food Insecurity: Implications. of Addressing Racial/Ethnic Disparities (great for understanding the issue at hand, personally disagree with the extent of their solution - would want to change the system at its core, in addition to making sure SNAP and other resources actually cover healthy food, etc etc)
The Devastating Consequences of Unequal Food Access: The Role of Race and Income in Diabetes