Mario Alberto Viveros Espinoza-Kulick, PhD, is co-host of Central Coast Voices, heard every Thursday afternoon on KCBX from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Mario is an advocate, community leader, health equity expert, poet, and author. He uses decolonial-inspired research with Latinx Immigrant and Indigenous communities to improve health on California’s Central Coast.
Join host Mario Espinoza-Kulick as he speaks with guests Tania Reyes, Grants Manager with The Fund for Santa Barbara, Connie Alexander, Executive Director, Gateway Educational Services & President of the Santa Barbara NAACP, and Rachel Johnson, Chief Program Officer, Santa Barbara City College Foundation and Co-Chair of the Racial Equity Fund. They will discuss their work making grants to community groups and coalitions across the region supporting long-term movements and emerging needs.You are invited to listen, learn, and participate in the conversation, between 1-2 pm. Call in and be part of the discussion at (805) 549-8855 or email questions to voices@kcbx.org.Broadcast date: 4/6/23Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX.
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Community members Simone Ruskamp, Chiany Dri and Jordan Killebrew brought a reiteration of Juneteenth back to Santa Barbara as several Black/African American Elders have celebrated in the region in the past.
In 2018, Ruskamp, Dri and Killebrew gathered to celebrate Junteenth at El Centro on Santa Barbara s lower Westside. This first event featured home-cooked soul food, Black-centered programming; and a safe space for the community to come together to celebrate Black culture.
The following year, Juneteenth SB partnered with the Santa Barbara Public Library, where the event grew to 400 people.
In 2020, due to COVID-19, the celebration was a virtual event that had some 13,000 viewers and featured an array of videos of Black community members sharing their stories, showcasing their work, and their collective histories.