Helping Memphis Thrive

03/29/23 • 27 min

Bobby White runs a one stop job center focusing on quality jobs, apprenticeships and industry credentials to ensure a successful future for Memphis. You will learn: 1. Discovering how to bridge the gap between college and vocational training to equip people with the skills needed to get good, sustainable jobs. 2. Exploring how automation and technological advances are impacting the job market. 3. Examining how partnerships with businesses and organizations can provide training programs and apprenticeships to increase workforce capacity. Bobby White is the Chief Government Relations Officer at the Memphis Chamber and Sam's Daddy, whose viral video was seen over 50 million times and was shared by Michelle Obama and featured on the Ellen DeGeneres Show.

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Moving The Memphis Medical District Forward

The Memphis Medical District Collaborative is creating a vibrant, prosperous, and equitable Memphis through its anchor institutions, to make it a better place to live, work, learn, and play. Here's what we cover with Rory Thomas in this episode: 1. How major economic engines such as healthcare and education institutions are coming together to make a better place to live, work, learn, and play. 2. How the Memphis Medical District Collaborative is working to increase housing supply, recruit new businesses, and create job opportunities for residents. 3. The various programs and initiatives being employed by the Memphis Medical District Collaborative to make the district more vibrant, prosperous, and equitable. Rory Thomas is the President of the Memphis Medical District Collaborative, a community development organization working to revitalize and create a more vibrant, prosperous, and equitable medical district.

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Revitalizing Memphis: A Conversation with Dr. Russell Wiggington

As an academic and now President of the National Civil Rights Museum, Dr. Russell Wigginton has dedicated his life to preserving the African American experience and advocating for economic justice. What began as a passion to explore Memphis' culture and history has now become a powerful mission to ensure the legacy of civil rights leaders lives on in unexpected ways.

In this episode, you will be able to:

Grasp the vital role of the National Civil Rights Museum in safeguarding history.
Delve into how education, arts, and culture empower community growth.
Discern the impact of employing primary sources to challenge revisionist narratives.
Appreciate Memphis's prominent influence on American music and culture.
Uncover the potential of the Economic Empowerment Summit and the Build Black Wealth discussion.