Podcast appearances and mentions of barbara sexton smith

The presumed frontrunner is suddenly out. Another candidate picks up a key endorsement. A moderate Republican enters the fray. And there are likely more announcements ahead. WDRB political reporter Lawrence Smith discusses recent developments in the 2022 race to succeed Greg Fischer as Louisville Metro mayor. What does David James' exit mean for the race? Why is Barbara Sexton-Smith working for Craig Greenberg instead of mounting her own campaign? Does J'town Mayor Bill Dieruf have a path to victory as a Republican? Smith tackles these questions and more.  

We continue to amp up your excitement for the June 23rd Primary Election as your host, Justin Mog, continues his conversations with Louisville Metro Council candidates who are running in seats that will be decided in the primary. This week we talk to Robert LeVertis Bell, running in an exciting six-way race to fill the seat on Metro Council being vacated by Barbara Sexton-Smith in downtown District 4. Robert is a 40-year-old Louisville native, public school teacher and democratic socialist. He’s also a father of three, and community organizer. You can learn more about him at http://bell4louisville.com Robert is running a grassroots-funded campaign on democratic socialist principles. He is rejecting funding from all corporations, developers, and megachurch leaders. District 4 stretches east from 24th Street north of Broadway, to Baxter Ave. and as far south as just south of Burnett Avenue. The District incorporates portions of many neighborhoods including Russell, Central Business District, Smoketown, Shelby Park, Meriwether, Phoenix Hill, Butchertown, Paristown Pointe, Irish Hill, Germantown and Schnitzelburg. Go to http://jeffersoncountyclerk.org for info on getting registered to vote (deadline: Tuesday, May 26th) and how to vote, including requesting a mail-in ballot to vote absentee (deadline to request: Tuesday, June 16th) Residents of the district will find 6 active candidates for this seat on their Democratic Primary ballots: Ron BOLTON, Aletha FIELDS, Adam CAPERTON, Darryl YOUNG JR., Robert LeVertis BELL, and Jecorey ARTHUR. Note that Dennisha RIVERS will appear on the ballot, but she has dropped out of the race. Note as well, that voters will also find TEN different candidates running against Mitch McConnel for U.S. Senator on the June 23rd ballot! As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! airs on FORward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is used by permission from the fantastic Louisville band, Appalatin. Explore their inspiring music at http://www.appalatin.com

Metro Councilwoman Barbara Sexton-Smith dropped-by the studio to talk about the Metro’s new crime numbers. Believe it or not, those numbers are down and the Councilwoman talked about some of the reasons that we are living in a safer community (Chief Conrad, community programs. etc.).

After a successful corporate career, a period of loss, and raising millions of dollars for local nonprofits and arts organizations, Barbara Sexton Smith never expected to hold elected office. But now that she's Councilwoman for District 4, its her experiences outside of government that makes her the best person for the job. District 4 is home to both some of the most economically challenged areas and the most expensive development projects in the city. It's this dichotomy that makes her district one of the challenging in the city, and why her mandate is to connect people in her district to each other and to their government. For more information on Barbara Sexton Smith and District 4, visit: https://louisvilleky.gov/government/metro-council-district-4

Barbara Sexton Smith’s personal mission is to leave the earth better than she found it. Sexton Smith has a storied professional background that includes time in corporate America where she rose to become the second highest ranking woman at Wendy’s International. She also is a successful entrepreneur. She founded Quick Think, Inc., a leadership development company in 1996 and was nominated for the Entrepreneur of the Year Award. A champion of the arts and area nonprofits, Sexton Smith helped raise more than $200 million for Louisville-area organizations, including the Fund for the Arts, Metro United Way, Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy, the National Conference for Community and Justice and West Louisville Boys and Girls Choirs. Today she helps teach others how to reach their goals, leading courses in negotiation.

The suspension of Ahmed Mohamed had just hit the headlines when we recorded this week's show. The gifted ninth-grader from Irving, Texas, built a digital clock at home, and brought it to school to show his teachers. And his English teacher assumed it was a bomb. Police were called, and despite Ahmed's unwavering insistence that his invention was a clock, he was suspended from school, arrested, and taken out in handcuffs. "I felt like I was a criminal," he told MSNBC's Chris Hayes. "I felt like I was a terrorist." Since our time in the studio, public support for Ahmed has been swift and abundant, much of it bearing the hashtag #IStandWithAhmed. He's been invited to visit MIT, the Mars Rover project, Facebook, and even the White House. Many kids of color get an abrupt and ugly education in racism the first time they are profiled. It happened to Ahmed this week, and it happens to young black men who are hassled (or worse) by police and other authority figures. But since African-American studies aren't usually taught until the college level, younger students can be ill-equipped to talk about race and deal with the realities of contemporary racism. Dr. Duchess Harris, African-American Studies professor and Department Chair at Macalaster, would like to change that. Dr. Harris co-authored a book called "Black Lives Matter," aimed at 6th-12th graders, and she joins us this week to talk about why it's important that kids of different races learn about race and racism while they're young. Right here in Louisville, a 10-year-old girl is doing her part to educate her peers about self-esteem. Olivia Allen noticed that as she and her classmates became pre-teens, fewer and fewer girls raised their hands or spoke up in class. "I kind of realized that some girls just lose their confidence around the age 10," she explains. She held an event in Louisville called "I Can Be: Girls Confidence Conference." And the next thing she knew, she was all over the internet, featured in national media outlets like Huffington Post and Madame Noire. About 60 girls showed up to the conference, along with Mayor Greg Fischer, arts administrator Barbara Sexton Smith, and 2013 Ms. Kentucky, Ashley Miller, who talked to attendees about the importance of believing in yourself. Olivia (and her mom Anitra) join us in the studio this week to talk about how the conference came about, how she deals with discouragement in her own life, and what she wants to be when she grows up (She listed at least half a dozen career goals, and we believe she can achieve every single one).