Meanwhile in Memphis with New Memphis
New Memphis Weekly Podcast
3 years ago

S1E46 - What's Your Superpower?

Tosha Downey stops by to share insights on policy and how she's using her experience to be a gladiator against poverty.

Hey, you! Yeah.. you! What's your superpower? Have you ever thought about it..? What is it that you can uniquely do to benefit others and the future? That's it!

Tosha Downey's is empowering people to tell their truth because you cannot fix a problem you don't name. She's knows the critical importance of the marriage between street smarts (real-life experiences) and book smarts (the research and data points) to impact policy change.

In this extended cut episode, she stops by to share insights on policy, how she's using her experience to be a gladiator against poverty, and the truth about how public policy definitely impacts personal responsibility. PLUS: Hear her 2016 TEDxMemphis Talk, "Poverty Policy Isn't Just About Better Schools," too!