Soapbox Diaries

Our guest today is Chester Grundy. Chester is a cultural arts activist and educator.

Our guest today is Chanel Minnifield. Channel is an actress and vegan influencer. She is the host of the TV Show, “Yes! That’s Vegan.” 

Our guest today is Jaria Gordon, executive co-director of Kids Make It Institute, a STEAM youth nonprofit. She is also a founding member of Commonwealth Alliance Voter Engagement.

Our guest today is Dr. Howard Conyers an aerospace engineer with NASA who designs facilities for testing rocket engines. But he is also known for his work to document the history of Blacks in barbeque.

Our guest today is David Laurenvil, a first-generation Haitian transplant from the Little Haiti Burroughs of Miami, Florida. David is a seasoned businessman, restauranteur, scientist, and researcher focused on community empowerment, self-determination, and the creation of a wealth-minded nation for young people living in Lexington, KY.

Our guest today is Greg Harbut. Greg is the owner of Harbut Bloodstock which specializes in finding top-class broodmares for his clients, many of whom are overseas. He was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, where he inherited his love for thoroughbreds and the industry from his forefathers. Greg is a third generation horseman, following in the footsteps of his great-grandfather Will Harbut, groom to the famous racehorse Man o’ War.

Our guest today is Keith Alexander. Keith is a Pulitzer Prize winning D.C. crime and courts reporter for The Washington Post. He was also recently named the technical editorial advisor for Howard University’s The Hilltop, the nation’s oldest black collegiate newspaper. 

Our guest today is Mike Goodwin. He’s a full-time comedian from South Carolina.  Mike uses his ability to merge leadership and laughter, to help meet his goal of leaving places and people better than he found them. His comedy style leaves audiences laughing hysterically and completely inspired, without a foul or vulgar word spoken. He’s appeared on America’s Got Talent, Dry Bar Comedy, Lifetime, and BET.

Our guest today is Crystal Wilkinson, the 2021-22 Kentucky Poet Laureate. She is the first African-American woman to hold this position. In addition, she is the author of the newly released, “Perfect Black.” It is said that Perfect Black combines Crystal’s deep love for her rural roots with a passion for language and storytelling in this compelling collection of poetry and prose about girlhood, racism, and political awakening, imbued with vivid imagery of growing up in Southern Appalachia.

Our guest today is Dr. Michael Robinson, pastor of Total Grace Baptist Church, here in Lexington, and also author of the new book Black Conscious Christianity. He is a man on mission for God with a ministry that aggressively pursues the disregarded, disposed, despised and denied of society.