Know Your Enemy with Sayota Knight

Join Kosta and his guest: Sayota Knight, educator, artist, advocate and Putnam County Democratic Party District 10 Representative.  Locally, Sayota has dedicated himself to helping bring awareness to indigenous people, in addition to leading the coalition to rename Algood Middle School’s current mascot. In this episode: Sayota's personal experience working to advocate for indigenous people in the Upper Cumberland, the history behind the offensive mascot still being used to represent Algood Middle School, Putnam County School's reaction to Sayota's request, and what we can do as members of the community to be more uplifting, supportive and inclusive to minorities.  Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev is a product of Morgan Franklin Media and recorded in Cookeville, TN.Contact Sayota:[email protected] Find out more about Kosta and all the ways we're better together:http://kostayepifantsev.com/