OFF THE CUFFS With Kimbrough

Your past challenges should not dictate your future life.

Rod Wison ,an IFB Solutions Employee of the Year recipient, blind and had been diagnosed with COVID-19, is still determined to keep moving forward.  He talks with Co-Host, La Shanda Millner, FCSO PR Manager.

It’s not rocket science to be an Attorney, It’s not rocket science to be a Judge”…it JUST TAKES DRIVE and DETERMINATION”, quotes Judge Lora Cubbage who sits at the table to have conversation with Sheriff Kimbrough. The once 17 years Barber business owner to now Superior Court Judge shares her thoughts of how she believes we need to look past what we see to hear the cries of people that want to be heard and knowing that her purpose is to IMPACT and not to IMPRESS.

“When we remove the shame, that’s when recovery starts.” November is National Recovery Awareness Month, and Darrell Boyles joins Sheriff Kimbrough at the table to discuss how he first came to ARCA (Addiction Recovery Care Associates) 12 years ago as a client, and now he serves as the Special Projects Manager. If you or someone you know suffers from addiction or alcoholism, contact ARCA at [email protected] or 877-615-2722.

“Our students respect the past, but now they want to write their own story.” Winston-Salem State University Athletic Director Etienne Thomas joins Sheriff Kimbrough at the table to share her experiences as a black woman in a male-dominated industry, her observations on how the model of higher education has changed, and her championship hopes for the Rams!

“There’s a tax… a cost… that comes with serving the public. Time away from family, the things you give up – it’s all a price you pay.” Chief Tim Black, Forsyth County Emergency Services Director, joins Sheriff Kimbrough at the table to discuss his 27 years in emergency services, the new paramedic trainee program, and more!

“Mayor, if you don’t do something, people are going to die.” These words prompted Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines to start a Poverty Thought Force. Mayor Joines comes to the table with Sheriff Kimbrough to discuss the coexistence of amazing wealth and appalling poverty here in one city, his 20-year tenure as mayor, and more.

“There’s more to me than what you find on Wikipedia.” Representative Ted Budd joins Sheriff Kimbrough at the table to talk about his career, the privilege of serving the community he grew up in, and the current cultural climate. “The current issues are about more than racism – they are about different-ism.”

“We like the idea of diversity but we don’t like the hard work of integrating different perspectives.” Dr. John Sumanth, James Farr Fellow & Associate Professor of Management at Wake Forest University School of Business joins Sheriff Kimbrough at the table to discuss leadership during these especially challenging times.

Dr. Angela Hairston, Superintendent of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, makes time to come to the table and talk with Sheriff Kimbrough. They discuss the multiple ways that COVID-19 has impacted our students and what the 2020-2021 school year may look like. Specifically they discuss the new Cares Teams that are being implemented, Virtual Volunteers, and other ways our community can step up and support our students!

Captain Henry Gray fills in for Sheriff Kimbrough, inviting Deputy Alicia Burr to the table. They discuss her journey into law enforcement, from high school athlete to losing half her body weight to Detention Officer to Police Officer to Deputy Sheriff. She shares her experiences and perspective of working in a male-dominated field, what it is like to be married to someone who is also in law enforcement, and why she treats every traffic stop like it involves her own mom.