Episodes

  • Sil Ganzo of ourBRIDGE for KIDS

    Sil Ganzo of ourBRIDGE for KIDS
    Jul 4 2024
    Sil Ganzo, founder and executive director of ourBRIDGE for KIDS, discusses her organization's latest project, the Charlotte Is Home Center, to provide refugee and immigrant neighbors with wraparound legal, health care and educational services in a single space.
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    51 mins
  • Theresa McDonald Talks Derita, Development and Density

    Theresa McDonald Talks Derita, Development and Density
    Jun 7 2024
    Theresa McDonald of community advocacy group Derita Matters joins the podcast to talk about the changing face of Derita as the north Charlotte neighborhood prepares for a surge in development with the coming construction of the Red Line.
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    36 mins
  • Tanya Lewis Talks 2024 Elections

    Tanya Lewis Talks 2024 Elections
    May 23 2024
    Mecklenburg County Democratic Party Precinct 13 Chair Tanya Lewis discusses her work in political organizing in the local and state levels and the threats that democracy faces as election season gets into full swing.
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    46 mins
  • Lisvette Soto Talks Human Trafficking in Charlotte

    Lisvette Soto Talks Human Trafficking in Charlotte
    May 10 2024
    Lisvette Soto, founder of Be You Outreach Foundation, discusses how decades of working in the local entertainment industry, hosting parties and modeling events, led to her newfound passion working in human trafficking awareness and advocacy.
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    40 mins
  • Joi Mayo on Transforming Nations Ford

    Joi Mayo on Transforming Nations Ford
    Apr 11 2024
    Kings Creek Association president Joi Mayo discusses her community organizing work on the Nations Ford/Arrowood corridor, bringing local residents to the table in planning for long-awaited growth in an underserved area.
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    41 mins
  • Charlotte City Council Rep Reneé Johnson

    Charlotte City Council Rep Reneé Johnson
    Mar 28 2024
    District 4 Charlotte City Council representative Reneé Johnson discusses her work in traumatic brain injury advocacy and reentry support before going into a deeper discussion about development, housing and the city’s Unified Development Ordinance.
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    49 mins
  • Kenny Robinson of Freedom Fighting Missionaries

    Kenny Robinson of Freedom Fighting Missionaries
    Mar 15 2024
    Freedom Fighting Missionaries founder and executive director Kenny Robinson discusses his recent purchase of land to host his organization’s first housing development for justice-involved families, a historic milestone for the city of Charlotte.
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    38 mins
  • Latoshia Young Talks Reentry in Mecklenburg County

    Latoshia Young Talks Reentry in Mecklenburg County
    Feb 29 2024
    Mecklenburg County Reentry Services program manager Latoshia Young discusses the day-to-day work of her department, from housing to employment to health care, as well as other topics such as how stigma affects her work.
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    31 mins