Have you ever been the first? It can sometimes come with the pressure to set boundaries, set standards and create space for those to come. Todays guest, Kiara McKinney, is a lifelong pop culture junkie who started her PR career at the University of Alabama. She’s also a proud member of the Delta Gamma sorority and although Kiara was the sorority’s first Black member she is not the last. Listen as Kiara talks about: 

• Growing up in her home state of Texas
• The differences in southern states
• Her struggles to network in a segregated city of Tuscaloosa
• What it’s like to claim an identity in a place that assigns one for you
• Pop culture takes
• How being mixed helps her in her PR career

Follow @mixedwithwhatpodcast and be sure to check out Kiara’s podcasts below:

• The Spin Cycle
• Easter Egg Hunt: A Taylor Swift podcast