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Louisville Urban League Chief Engagement Officer, Lyndon Pryor is joined by Cynthia Brown, the League's Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, to discuss innovations around Black businesses and the work the Path Forward in that space. Cynthia talks about how she leverages her unique background and skill set to advance equitable opportunities on behalf of Black entrepreneurs to ensure that they have strong, stable, and sustainable business futures. To learn more about the Center for Entrepreneurship, visit https://lul.org/blackbusiness

Louisville Urban League Chief Engagement Officer, Lyndon Pryor is joined by Cities United Executive Director and Louisville native, Anthony Smith, to discuss his journey into the work of organizing and community building. Anthony also discusses his work in disrupting systems and cycles of violence in communities across the country and together, Anthony and Lyndon examine the hurdles that exist in getting Louisville to a more equitable place. 

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Over the past 3 years, there have been a number of hot-button topics to rise to the forefront of the education conversation in Louisville and Kentucky. From masks to guns, to identity; opinions on what is best for students have come from lots of people, but not too many students. In this episode of Listen Up! LUL Chief Engagement Officer, Lyndon Pryor is joined by JCPS students, Mort and Jaylin to discuss their perspectives and feelings on some of the issues swirling around education in Louisville and the Commonwealth. Be advised, this episode does include at least one hard word. 

LUL Chief Engagement Officer, Lyndon Pryor is joined by LUL Director of Policy, Felicia Nu'Man to discuss some of the legislation being proposed in the Kentucky General Assembly, the potential impact on the community, and why finding common ground is so important. 

Louisville Urban League (LUL) Chief Engagement Officer, Lyndon Pryor is joined by LUL President and CEO, Dr. Kish Cumi Price to discuss issues growing out of a recent rise in guns being found on local school campuses and how the community can address such issues with care, equity, and intentionality without criminalizing and further harming impacted students.