Be the Change Podcast

Eli Samson is the social chair of his fraternity, a peer counselor, and a community service leader at Washington and Lee University in rural Virginia where the student body is predominantly white, wealthy southerners. He is also a Filipino American, and he came out on October 11th to celebrate National Coming Out Day. To reach out to Eli, follow him on Instagram at eli_samson.

Change comes when you make it your turn. Supermajority is an organization committed to affirming women's power through activism to build a more equitable future for all women... which starts at the ballot box now! For more information about Supermajority, visit https://supermajority.com.

Change comes when we share our stories. Victoria Garrick is a mental health and body image advocate and the founder and CEO of The Hidden Opponent which raises awareness about student-athlete mental health. For more information about Victoria, follow her on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, watch her Youtube videos, or listen to episodes of Real Pod.

Change comes when you remember who you're fighting for. Aalayah Eastmond is an Executive Council Member at Team Enough and a Co-Founder of Concerned Citizens DC. For more information about Team Enough, visit https://www.teamenough.org.

Also, I apologize for the clicking sounds in Aalayah's interview; I guess Zoom didn't like me this week!

Change comes when you find something you're passionate about. Allie Soper started a memorial fund, created a documentary, and became a drug awareness advocate following her brother's death when she was fourteen years old. For more information about the Clay Soper Memorial Fund, visit https://www.claysopermemorialfund.com.

Change comes when we put our anger into action. BYP100 is an organization dedicated to creating economic, social, political, and educational freedom for all black people. For more information about BYP100, visit https://www.byp100.org.

Change comes when we create the future that we want to see. At 22 years-old, Tay Anderson is the youngest African American elected to office in Colorado history. To follow along with Tay's work on the Denver Public Schools Board of Education, follow him on Instagram and Twitter at tayandersonco.

Change comes when you do what you know is right. The Lincoln Project is an organization of Republicans and former Republicans who are committed to defeating President Trump and Trumpism at the ballot box this November. For more information about The Lincoln Project, visit https://lincolnproject.us.

Change comes when you get started. Dominic Onyekachi is the Co-founder and CEO of Akiddie, and his mission is to share socially conscious and representative African stories with African children and other young readers around the world. For more information about Akiddie, visit https://akiddie.com.ng.

Change comes when we're courageous in our decision-making. When her father passed away after being denied Medicaid over $7, 25-year-old Brittney Rodas started her campaign for Pennsylvania State Representative. For more information about Brittney and her campaign, visit https://rodasforpa.com.