Kentucky Student Voice Team co-founder Andrew Brennen
In this episode of Eastern Standard, hear from Andrew Brennen, a central Kentuckian who is doing the work to emerge as a potent national voice on behalf of civil rights and youth engagement in educational decision-making. Gerald Smith gets the little known history of Mammoth Cave's earliest tour guides: African American slaves. We get the details about a benefit concert on behalf of struggling Native American youth on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. And Crystal Roberts crosses paths at the Festival of the Red with singer-songwriter Hannah Howard.
Andrew Brennen - Doing the work to become a potent national voice on behalf of civil rights and youth engagement in educational decision-making.
Gerald Smith's guest for this latest in his Eastern Standard series on racial justice and equality is Mammoth Cave Ranger Jerry Bransford, a current fifth generation Bransford cave guide at Mammoth Cave National Park.It's more than history. It's a legacy.
Palmer Tolly - Local music performed in support of struggling youth on the Pine Ridge Reservation in S. Dakota
Hannah Howard - Emerging eastern Kentucky singer-songwriter