//podcastplus.net/feed/brooklyn-deep-third-rail~34e27762 Deconstructing Hot Topics And Social Justice Issues That Impact The Lives Of Central Brooklynites. Mon, 28 Sep 2026 02:32:58 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/avnbvm/Senate_District_25_podcast-edit__69a31.mp3 In advance of the New York primary election on June 23rd, BMC hosted a virtual Town Hall with the candidates for Central Brooklyn's 25th State Senate district: Tremaine Wright, Jason Salmon, and Jabari Brisport. For more information, visit http://www.brooklynmovementcenter.org/elections2020. Fri, 19 Jun 2020 20:59:20 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/avnbvm/Senate_District_25_podcast-edit__69a31.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/mjt1dn/AD56_TOWNHALL_PODCAST_EDIT__bf84k.mp3 In advance of the New York primary election on June 23rd, BMC hosted a virtual Town Hall with the candidates for Central Brooklyn's 56th State Assembly district: Stefani Zinerman and Justin Cohen. For more information, visit http://www.brooklynmovementcenter.org/elections2020. Fri, 19 Jun 2020 20:27:14 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/mjt1dn/AD56_TOWNHALL_PODCAST_EDIT__bf84k.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/p5vk1x/Walter_Phara_Full_Interviews_reducedsize__887q7.mp3 In advance of the New York primary election on June 23rd, BMC Deputy Director Anthonine Pierre interviews the candidates for Central Brooklyn's 57th State Assembly district: Walter Mosley and Phara Souffrant Forrest. For more information, visit http://www.brooklynmovementcenter.org/elections2020. Fri, 19 Jun 2020 10:31:09 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/p5vk1x/Walter_Phara_Full_Interviews_reducedsize__887q7.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/sodmdo/Third_Rail_w__Theo_Sandy_20200612__9xche.mp3 This is the second episode of a special series focused on New York's June 23rd primary elections. How is the Black electorate shifting in Central Brooklyn, generationally and politically? Anthonine Pierre talks to local political analysts Theo Moore and Sandy Nurse. For more information, visit http://www.brooklynmovementcenter.org/elections2020. Thu, 18 Jun 2020 22:15:55 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/sodmdo/Third_Rail_w__Theo_Sandy_20200612__9xche.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ztdhu0/Third_Rail_w__Jawanza_LJoy_Esmerelda_20200609__8rux9.mp3 This is the first episode of a special series focused on New York's June 23rd primary elections. Why is it important, particularly now, to hold elected officials accountable in Central Brooklyn? Mark Winston Griffith talks to three activist leaders: Esmeralda Simmons (Center for Law and Social Justice), Jawanza Williams (VOCAL-NY), and L. Joy Williams (Brooklyn NAACP). For more information, visit http://www.brooklynmovementcenter.org/elections2020. Thu, 18 Jun 2020 21:56:18 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ztdhu0/Third_Rail_w__Jawanza_LJoy_Esmerelda_20200609__8rux9.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rhig6d/School_Color_2.mp3 Guest Host: Anthonine Pierre Studio Guests: Max Freedman and Mark Winston Griffith Show Description On this special edition of Third Rail, Anthonine Pierre steps into the host chair and interviews Mark Winston Griffith and Max Freedman, the co-hosts and co-producers of the documentary podcast, School Colors. Representing Brooklyn Deep’s most ambitious project today, School Colors is a stirring and epic look at race, class, and power in American cities and schools through the lens of Central Brooklyn. In the first segment, Anthonine goes behind the scenes with Mark and Max to give us a deep appreciation for the four-year process that resulted in the complex and personal stories of School Colors. And then, of course, we finish the episode with “Tell ‘em why you’re mad.” Mon, 11 Nov 2019 22:21:32 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rhig6d/School_Color_2.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xaxd2f/third_rail_housing.mp3 In this episode of Third Rail we focus on those in Central Brooklyn who are on the front line of gentrification: tenants and renters.  This past June, Governor Cuomo signed into law a sweeping new collection of rent regulations which re-set the bar for tenant protections and curtailed the power of landlords to dictate rates on rent stabilized units.  This will no doubt have a profound impact on the ways in which landlords are able to set the pace of housing displacement.  Today, we’re joined by two members/allies of the Brooklyn Movement Center family who in their own ways have been enforcing the rights of tenants and fighting against harassment from landlords.   Rae Gomes is a pioneering member-leader of the Brooklyn Movement Center and the emerging Central Brooklyn Food Coop. She most recently co-founded a tenants association in her building and has since become a crusader for renter rights in Black Brooklyn.    Accompanying her is Addrana Montgomery, a staff attorney at TakeRoot Justice, ... Mon, 15 Jul 2019 20:30:05 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xaxd2f/third_rail_housing.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vhqty6/third_rail_May_MARIJUANA.mp3 Cannabis or Marijuana use in a Black area like Central Brooklyn has always been a complex issue. While many people call marijuana use a “gateway” to heavier drug addiction, the reality is, getting picked up by the police for distributing or using weed has been a gateway to the criminal justice system.   In this episode we’re joined by two organizers in the struggle to not only legalize cannabis but to reframe the conversation about what a de-criminalized future could look like. We will be talking to them about where the decrim movement is today and what is the potential social and economic impact of legalization on an area like Central Brooklyn. And then of course, we’re going to close with that on-going call to anger: Tell em why you’re mad.   Engineered by Siad "Gypsy" Reid   Intro and Outro theme Music:   “City Survival” by  MC K-Swift  featuring TreZure Empire.                     Episode Music: "Fallout",   Yung Kartz Mon, 24 Jun 2019 22:13:12 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vhqty6/third_rail_May_MARIJUANA.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9imduc/Third_Rail_Black_Movies.mp3 In a special post Academy Award edition of Third Rail, we indulge our twin loves, BK and movies, by paying homage  -- and occasional shade -- to Black Brooklyn through the lens of cinema. Specifically, we pose the question, what are the best Black Brooklyn movies ever made? Joining Third Rail host Mark Winston Griffith and engineer Siad “Gypsy” Reid, is Curtis Ceasar John, Director of the Luminal Theater. Segment One : We walk through Curtis’ top five list and other honorable mentions. Segment Two: We consider the dominating influence of Spike Lee on Black Brooklyn commercial cinema. Segment Three : "Tell 'Em Why You Mad" Intro and Outro theme Music: “City Survival” by  MC K-Swift  featuring TreZure Empire.                   Episode Music: "Fallout",  Yung Kartz Tue, 05 Mar 2019 22:15:10 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9imduc/Third_Rail_Black_Movies.mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/w5tdks/TR_CG_12-4_output.mp3   Food, one of the most potent cultural forces in American life, represents our ability to come together across tribal lines, especially during the holidays. At the same time, in Central Brooklyn and other gentrifying cities, where restaurants and groceries stores are not just markers of distinct tastes and cuisines, but of race and class privilege, food can also be an agent of redlining and division.   On this episode of Third Rail, holiday edition, we sit down with two figures, Karen Cherfils and Craig Samuel - two Central Brooklynite at the intersection of neighborhood and meal-makeing - to discuss the politics of community food.    Segment One:  We celebrate the power of food and hear stories of community building through culinary magic. Segment Two: We take a critical look at the role that food plays - whether intentionally or unwittingly - as a marker of privilege.  Segment Three:  "Tell 'Em Why You Mad" Intro and Outro theme Music: “City Survival” by  M... Tue, 04 Dec 2018 18:57:52 +0000 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/w5tdks/TR_CG_12-4_output.mp3