Soapbox Diaries

Earth Day is this week. Our guest on this week's episode of Soapbox Diaries is Ariel Green, host of the Sustainable Brown Girl podcast, a community created to connect and inspire women of color to live more sustainably.

https://www.sustainablebrowngirl.com/

Our imagination has to be big enough that we are not contained by what this world says should be our place. On this week's episode of Soapbox Diaries, we are pleased to have Sean and Tia Edwards, the owners of Fresh Bourbon Distilling Company in Lexington, Kentucky, proclaimed by the Kentucky Senate as the first African Americans to produce bourbon in the state of Kentucky since slavery.

On this week's episode of Soapbox Diaries, our guest is Leslie Covington, Executive Director of The Carying Place that serves working families with children who are experiencing homelessness.

The pandemic has had an impact on everybody, but people who were already struggling are facing even more challenges. Even when the economy has recovered, there will still be families who need assistance, who need advocates that champion creative ways to address issues like poverty and homelessness. The Carying Place is doing that.

Our guest today is Vince Bingham, he and his wife Chantel, are owners of His Will My Hands Entertainment, an independent film company in Lexington. We will be discussing his creative journey and his vision to diversify storytelling content and creation.

I learned about my next guest when she was battling leukemia. I am glad that she is here to share her own story with us.

On this week's episode of Soapbox Diaries, our guest is Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO of the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA), a social policy and advocacy organization. This is the FINAL episode in our Women's History Month series highlighting four Phenomenal Women in one Amazing Family.

After reaching the age of 18, 20 percent of children who were in foster care will become instantly homeless. Less than 3 percent of children who have aged out of foster care have a chance to earn a college degree. My guest today is fighting to change that.

On this week's episode of Soapbox Diaries, our guest is Lesley Jones Sessler, a nationally recognized and award winning educator and regional specialist with Foster Success. This is the third episode in our Women's History Month series. We discussed her fight for children on the margins.

"Kasserian Ingera" is a Masai greeting. It means "And how are the children?" The traditional answer is "All the children are well." Their reason for being meant protecting the young and the powerless.

On this week's episode of Soapbox Diaries, our guest is Elsa Jones, a child development specialist and advocate. This is the second episode in our Women's History Month series. We discussed the value of high-quality preschool for all children as well as Elsa's life experience in a fourth generation civil rights family.

On this week's episode of Soapbox Diaries, our guest is Natalie Jones, she has been involved professionally in the world of fine art for more than 45 years. Natalie kicks off our celebration of Women's History Month with a series that highlights four phenomenal women in one amazing family. I interviewed William Jones III in Season 1 and this season we will learn more about his accomplished mother and three sisters.

On this week's episode of Soapbox Diaries, our guest is the incomparable and talented Tanya Torp, Executive Director at Step By Step, Inc which encourages and equips young, single mothers. We will be discussing the power of knowing your own worth and advocating for the value of other people.

Our guest today is Sydney Satchell, a Paralympian for Team USA. Sydney is on the sitting volleyball team. The 2021 Olympics and Paralympics are scheduled for this summer in Tokyo. We will discuss her journey and hopefully inspire you to overcome any obstacles that you may be facing in your own life.