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Former Charlotte City Council at-large rep and Mayor Pro-Tem Braxton Winston discusses his journey from activism to local politics and his current campaign to become North Carolina’s next Commissioner of Labor.

NC Rep. Diamond Staton-Williams of the 73rd District in Cabarrus County discusses her reluctant entrance into politics as a member of Harrisburg Town Council, her first term in the NCGA and a number of other topics related to the upcoming elections.

Jordan Lopez, NC Rep-Elect for the 112th District in east Charlotte, discusses his choice to enter the race at age 25, his priorities once he takes office and a number of other topics related to the upcoming elections.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

 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. 

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.

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.