For This special Season of the GoGreen 2026 Podcast. I want to use this platform s to put the spotlight on Green Candidates running down ballot, and showing up in their communities everyday.

We are going to start with Eddie Espinoza, a Green Party Candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner. I talked to Eddie as part of the Green Party of the United States convention focused on down ballot candidates and I knew I needed to bring him on the show.

Eddie is a US Army combat veteran, a retired Texas Public School Teacher, with 26 years of service, an advocate for young people, and a climate activist in his community.

He is the only candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner calling for fossil fuel corporations and oil and gas workers to transition away from extraction, transport, and burning of fossil fuels.

Website: www.espinoza4tx.com

Social media: X/Twitter: @Espinoza4TX

Facebook.com: Espinoza4TX Instagram/TikTok/Snapchat: @Espinoza4tx

Baltimore is a big port city with a strong industrial history. It is also a city with a history of racism and exploitation. Industrial toxic emissions on the South Baltimore Peninsula are among The highest in the nation and residents have significantly lower life spans than other parts of the city and the state.

But where there is domination, exploitation, and environmental racism there are movements of resistance, regeneration, and environmental Justice. In South Baltimore a coalition of students and community leaders have stood up not only to fight injustice but also to build a new world.

Today’s guest Dr Nicole Fabricant, chronicled this Struggle in the book Fighting To Breathe: Race Toxicity and the Rise of Youth Activism in Baltimore Dr Fabricant is also a co founder of south Baltimore community land trust She has been organizing with Free Your Voice youth in Curtis Bay for 13 years and she is Professor of Anthropology at Towson University and director of Latin American Studies.

Towson University where Dr Fabricant teaches , is near and dear to me, It is a public college just North of Baltimore City and it is were i did my undergraduate work, and were I coached debate in the mid 2000’s

Today we are going to discuss the book and the struggle in south Baltimore, how that connects to organizing on campus, and the lessons it provides us for broader organizing for grassroots democracy in Baltimore and Beyond.

With that I am excited to bring on Dr Nicole Fabricant for this conversation

Baltimore Beat Op-Ed about Incineration in the General Assembly https://baltimorebeat.com/op-ed-maryland-democrats-and-the-pretense-of-environmental-justice/

Fighting To Breathe Web Site

https://www.fightingtobreathe.us/

Chemical Sensitivity Podcast About Fighting To Breathe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWrwmyczqpQ

Fighting To Breathe Discussion at Red Emma’s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeoNPGhAva4

South Baltimore Community Land Trust

https://www.sbclt.org/

Baltimore Brew Story- Lawsuit About Incinerator

https://www.baltimorebrew.com/2024/05/29/south-baltimore-residents-file-complaint-against-city-saying-bresco-pollution-threatens-their-civil-rights/

Today’s Show is with Dr Jared Ball he is a Professor of Communication and Africana Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. and author of The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power he is also host of the podcast “iMiXWHATiLiKE!”, he can be found @imixwhatilike on most social media, and his decades of emancipatory journalism, media, writing, and political work can be found at imixwhatilike.org.

If this podcast is about people whose ideas and work influence me and my Campaign, Dr Jared Ball has to be involved. His Academic and Political work is foundational to the work of this campaign. He ran a Green Party campaign for President that informs a lot of why I think the Green Party needs to be a healthy part of multiparty democracy, or as Rosa Clemente put it “The Green Party isn’t the alternative. It’s the imperative.”

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Beyond that he has created and shared political and advocacy space with at least 5 guests we have interviewed in this season. From in-depth interviews with Nnamdi Lumumba about the role of Independent Black Workers Parties, to frequent thoughtful exchanges with Lawrence Grandpre and Dayvon Love of Leaders a Beautiful Struggle, to discussions of Campus Labor organizing with Andrew Eneim and a regular show with Renee Johnston Dr Ball’s work is connected and constructive of the politics this campaign is working to build.

Besides that, he works at Morgan State University, which is right here in our amazing part of Northeast Baltimore!

Book Discussion With Lawrence Grandpre and Dayvon Love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMObmAbNBSU

Hip-Hop and the Green Party: Jared Ball and Rosa Clemente Were Right by Shamako Noblehttps://imixwhatilike.org/2012/10/04/hip-hop-and-the-green-party-jared-ball-and-rosa-clemente-were-right-by-shamako-noble/

Saturdays With Renee

https://www.youtube.com/live/7OmySI8mcN0?si=DuoFQTbUIDSR70_S

ImixwhatIlike.org

https://imixwhatilike.org/

YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/@BlackPowerMedia

The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power

https://imixwhatilike.org/2023/05/19/mobp/

I am very excited to Welcome Dr. Jared Ball of Morgan State University!