Relentless Pursuit Podcast

In our first episode, we sit down with Judith Yanez, Executive Director of RootED Northwest Arkansas, to learn how parents in Springdale, Arkansas, are helping break down long-standing educational barriers facing Latinx youth and families.

On this episode, we're talking with Marquisa Wince, Esq., Executive Director of the Arkansas Appleseed Legal Justice Center about her journey from the Upper Midwest to the Deep South to activate justice through the field of law.

In episode three of The Relentless Pursuit Podcast, we sit down with Rev. Ryan Davis, director of UA Little Rock Children International, as he shares his love for Arkansas and his passionate and determined advocacy to build moral leadership around anti-poverty work in the state.

On episode four of the Relentless Pursuit Podcast, we’re talking with Niketa Reed, Founder and Executive Director of Arkansas Soul Media, about her incredible journey from childhood to adulthood in the art of storytelling and journalism.

Join us for episode five as we sit down with Katie Wiggins, the Grants and Learning Officer at WRF. Discover how Katie’s passion for creating equitable systems is helping to shape the foundation’s trust-building approach to its organizational culture and grantmaking.

Tune into episode six of the podcast, where Patricia Ashanti, the visionary CEO and Founder of Delta Circles, unveils the remarkable journey of how this organization has evolved into a transformative movement supporting families to end poverty, and challenging the way that Black women think about themselves, their finances and their businesses.

On this episode, we’re talking with Rev. Cory Anderson, Chief Innovation Officer with the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, about his entry into equity work and his vision for thriving families, communities, and generational wealth building.

On this episode, we’re talking with Christian Scott-Richards, Leadership Associate and Board Liaison with the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, about her upbringing in Mountain View, Arkansas, and how small-town living leads to big ideas about equity and justice