Our guest today is Jaria Gordon, executive co-director of Kids Make It Institute, a STEAM youth nonprofit. She is also a founding member of Commonwealth Alliance Voter Engagement.

Black Barbeque Roots

Dec 2nd, 2021 49m 5s

Our guest today is Dr. Howard Conyers an aerospace engineer with NASA who designs facilities for testing rocket engines. But he is also known for his work to document the history of Blacks in barbeque.

Resilient

Nov 23rd, 2021 1h 7m

Our guest today is David Laurenvil, a first-generation Haitian transplant from the Little Haiti Burroughs of Miami, Florida. David is a seasoned businessman, restauranteur, scientist, and researcher focused on community empowerment, self-determ

Legacy: Harbut Horsemen

Nov 9th, 2021 39m 2s

Our guest today is Greg Harbut. Greg is the owner of Harbut Bloodstock which specializes in finding top-class broodmares for his clients, many of whom are overseas. He was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, where he inherited his love for

Howard U. and Hilltop Roots

Oct 21st, 2021 1h 10m

Our guest today is Keith Alexander. Keith is a Pulitzer Prize winning D.C. crime and courts reporter for The Washington Post. He was also recently named the technical editorial advisor for Howard University’s The Hilltop, the nation’s oldest bl

Mike Goodwin: Bowtie Comedy

Oct 12th, 2021 1h 1m

Our guest today is Mike Goodwin. He’s a full-time comedian from South Carolina. Mike uses his ability to merge leadership and laughter, to help meet his goal of leaving places and people better than he found them. His comedy style leaves audie

Inspirations

Sep 22nd, 2021 48m 40s

Our guest today is Crystal Wilkinson, the 2021-22 Kentucky Poet Laureate. She is the first African-American woman to hold this position. In addition, she is the author of the newly released, “Perfect Black.” It is said that Perfect Black combin

Black Conscious Christianity

Sep 8th, 2021 1h 8m

Our guest today is Dr. Michael Robinson, pastor of Total Grace Baptist Church, here in Lexington, and also author of the new book Black Conscious Christianity. He is a man on mission for God with a ministry that aggressively pursues the disrega

Diamonds In Our Own Backyard

Sep 1st, 2021 1h 5m

Our guest today is Gerard Morrison. He is the creative force behind the annual John Coltrane Music Edu-tainment Festival in Hamlet, NC. John Coltrane was born just 6 miles from my hometown. Coletrane, an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, a

Soapbox Diaries S5 E9 w/ Roszalyn Akins

Aug 17th, 2021 53m 1s

Our guest today is Roszalyn Akins, the executive director of Black Male Working Academy and Dean of Scholars at the Carter G. Woodson Academy. She is working to close the achievement gap which is a problem not only for African American student

Compelled Part 2

Aug 9th, 2021 53m 16s

Our guest today is Jamaal Bell, the creative director behind the films “A Reading of The Letter From Birmingham Jail” and “Free to Ride.” I am on my soapbox today about using your creativity to bring others into the story. Great storytellers k

Compelled

Aug 4th, 2021 1h

Speak Up!

Jul 28th, 2021 33m 22s

Our guest today is Ricardo Franklin, a gun violence activist and community outreach coordinator with the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office. His role involved fostering the connection between the community and law enforcement. I am on my soapbox

My Existence Is Resistance

Jul 20th, 2021 51m 42s

Our guest today is Jasmin Graham, a marine biologist with the Mote Marine Laboratory and specializes in the study of sharks, skates, rays and their evolution. She is also the co-founder of Minorities in Shark Sciences (MISS). I am on my soapbox

We Are HBCUs

Jul 15th, 2021 54m 30s

I am on my soapbox today about the transformational power of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). As an HBCU alum, I am grateful that our schools set the bar high and we reached for it, transforming the dreams of our ancestors i

Motherhood

Jul 6th, 2021 1h

Nicole Barnett is the author of a new book titled "Out of the Mouths of Babes." In this 31-day devotional, she shares light-hearted stories about motherhood with insights for spiritual growth. As a postpartum depression survivor and clinical so

Something of Substance

Jun 29th, 2021 56m 25s

I am on my soapbox today about being the change you want to see. Many times we complain about why things are not the way we want them to be, but most of us never take the next step not only to actively change the narrative, but also to be activ

Reclamation and Resistance

Jun 22nd, 2021 48m 18s

I'm on my soapbox today about reclaiming our history. Where are the monuments that celebrate our African heritage. Who will tell our story today and for the generations that will follow? That is why I am so excited to kick off Season 5 of Soap

Sustainable Brown Girl

Apr 21st, 2021 32m 55s

Earth Day is this week. Our guest on this week’s episode of Soapbox Diaries is Ariel Green, host of the Sustainable Brown Girl podcast, a community created to connect and inspire women of color to live more sustainably. https://www.sustainableb

Something Historic

Apr 14th, 2021 30m 45s

Our imagination has to be big enough that we are not contained by what this world says should be our place. On this week’s episode of Soapbox Diaries, we are pleased to have Sean and Tia Edwards, the owners of Fresh Bourbon Distilling Company i

Support and Empower

Apr 7th, 2021 47m 27s

On this week’s episode of Soapbox Diaries, our guest is Leslie Covington, Executive Director of The Carying Place that serves working families with children who are experiencing homelessness. The pandemic has had an impact on everybody, but peo

The Business of Show

Mar 30th, 2021 44m 49s

Our guest today is Vince Bingham, he and his wife Chantel, are owners of His Will My Hands Entertainment, an independent film company in Lexington. We will be discussing his creative journey and his vision to diversify storytelling content and

Born to Lead

Mar 23rd, 2021 42m 50s

I learned about my next guest when she was battling leukemia. I am glad that she is here to share her own story with us. On this week’s episode of Soapbox Diaries, our guest is Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO of the Federation of Protestant Welfare