Robin "Bobbi" Brice, is an 8th Grade Mathematics educator at Soulsville Charter School, a proud member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., and is a 2022 New Memphis Educator of Excellence honoree. She entered the education sector through Teach for America and remains an active classroom educator to ensure she's "serving my full purpose."

Tune in to hear how Bobbi empowers her scholars to know the power of the word "yet."

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Dr. Mario Brown and Dr. Mary "MJ" McConner are here to help us sort through the A-B-Cs of DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) and more. It might feel a little like alphabet soup, but when you simply it, people want to belong, feel included and welcomed. It's about the journey, not necessarily a particular destination.

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BONUS: The extended-cut podcast version includes additional insights not shared in the original radio program.

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What happens when an economic value-add comes at the expense of humanity? What are our obligations to people?

Local experts Daphne McFerren (Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change) and Meka Eqwuekwe (CodeCrew) join us to share insights from their 2023 Policy Papers directly researching the impacts of automation on the workforce, the ethics of AI, and more.

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Everyone has a story to tell -- it has the power to heal, empower, challenge, and even change the world. We're revisiting the 2023 TEDxMemphis conference, sharing a few of these stories.

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Leadership can take many forms -- it can be loud or quiet, it can manage hundreds of individuals or one task. The common denominator is action. As New Memphis gears up for our 2023 Leadership Summit in August, we are sharing some insights from local leaders that just might inspire you to level up on your own style of leading. Much like leadership, the people we are hearing from today (Kelly English, Lar'Juanette Williams, and Kathleen Terry-Sharp) have a myriad of differences, and yet they all took the stage at TEDxMemphis 2023 to share life lessons rooted in courage, vulnerability, and (you guessed it...) action.

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What is Memphis, Tennessee's most impressive contribution? It’s impact on culture! Memphis has a long list of artists and innovators who continue to shape the world we know today through their influence on arts, music, sports, logistics and more, so let’s raise a glass to a few of the city’s most notable ambassadors!

In today's episode, we revisit a live event -- Celebrate What's Right: Culture City, USA Happy Hour -- which features a power-packed panel sharing their special connections to the 901 and shining a spotlight on the ways that Memphis is moving the world forward.

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"We thought about Dr. King's dream and all that he had set forth, and it struck our team that 'we are the dream.' How does that dream manifest? Well, it's up to all of us."

Tiffany Graham and Kevin Woods join us to share details of the renovations to The National Civil Rights Museum which include the "BlueCross Healthy Place at Founders Park." They share how their respective organizations (National Civil Rights Museum and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee) are bringing communities together and redefining what's possible.

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Persisting through a problem to find a solution is a universal truth for everyone. In fact, the subject of math displays more than a handful of life-lessons including discipline, teamwork, confidence, and not being afraid of failure. Yanli Cui, a 2022 New Memphis Educators of Excellence Award honoree, shares how she went from failing middle school geometry to finding a passion for teaching mathematics at the highest levels.

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"I'm proud to say Memphis is the only city in the country to have eliminated concentrated public housing."

Shante Avant (WFGM) and Eva Mosby (Urban Strategies Inc.) join us in the studio to share about ways to remove barriers and create opportunities to move families from poverty to accessibility and success.

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"Education can help build better communities."

Kerrie Jackson, a former classroom educator, works to make sure the next generation of scholars and families make meaningful connections. As the Director of Gestalt Community Schools' N.I.C.E. Program (Network, Inclusion, Culture and Equity), she works with community partners to create advocacy, wellness, and overall "pulse-checks" for all.

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