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EPISODE · Dec 15, 2020 · 27 MIN

Soapbox Diaries S3 E8 w/ Ashley Smith Pt. 1

from Soapbox Diaries · host Tina V. Bryson

The national buying power of Blacks in 2019 was $1.4 trillion, but a dollar stays in the Black community just 6 minutes. Our guest today is working to change that. Ashley Smith is co-founder and COO of Black Soil: Our Better Nature, a statewide agritourism company with a mission of reconnecting Black Kentuckians to their legacy and heritage in agriculture. Episode 1 of 2

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The national buying power of Blacks in 2019 was $1.4 trillion, but a dollar stays in the Black community just 6 minutes. Our guest today is working to change that. Ashley Smith is co-founder and COO of Black Soil: Our Better Nature, a statewide...

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