Street Politics: Reimagining Power, Reengaging the System with Ray Lewis

<p><strong>This week hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum host a special guest from the State of the People Tour.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Ray Lewis went viral after delivering a fiery speech during a Q&amp;A session at an SOTP town hall. &ldquo;The only person who can save the streets is someone who comes from it,&rdquo; he said. We agree&ndash;it&rsquo;s exactly voices like Ray&rsquo;s that we should be paying attention to in this political moment&ndash;and that&rsquo;s why we&rsquo;re having him on.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Ray Lewis is a former street figure turned powerful voice for transformation and empowerment. He&rsquo;s built a reputation as a fearless advocate for the hood, the communities he came from. Along with the folks at the Offenders Alumni Association, Ray uses his formidable energies to guide people&mdash;especially the youth&mdash;away from the path he once walked. We felt his energy when he spoke from the audience on the SOTP tour and had to bring him on the show. Follow @Ray_lewis2 on Instagram.</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>The interview with Ray leads to a larger conversation about empowerment, political engagement, and the need for lived experiences to be at the forefront of driving change. To spark a mass movement, we need to reach the disaffected and forgotten; that&rsquo;s just the kind of work that Ray does every day.</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Ray Lewis speaks from the SOTP tour: </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DJSHvqGS6lp/?hl=en"><strong>https://www.instagram.com/p/DJSHvqGS6lp/?hl=en</strong></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Learn more about the Offenders Alumni Association: </strong><a href="https://www.offenderalumniassociation.org/"><strong>https://www.offenderalumniassociation.org/</strong></a></p> <p><br /><br /><br /></p> <p><strong>And of course we&rsquo;ll hear from you! If you&rsquo;d like to submit a question, check out our tutorial video: </strong><a href="http://www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/"><strong>http://www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/</strong></a><strong> and send to @nativelandpod.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Find out more about the State of the People tour: </strong><a href="https://stateoftheppl.com/"><strong>https://stateoftheppl.com/</strong></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>We are 544 days away from the midterm elections. Welcome home y&rsquo;all!&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>&mdash;---------</strong></p> <p><strong>We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nativelandpod/"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/nativelandpod"><strong>X/Twitter</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555252803861"><strong>Facebook</strong></a></p> <p><a href="http://nativelandpod.com"><strong>NativeLandPod.com</strong></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@NativeLandPod"><strong>YouTube</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p><strong>Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media.</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Thank you to the Native Land Pod team:&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Angela Rye as host, executive producer and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Tiffany Cross as host and producer, Andrew Gillum as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; Loren Mychael is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><br /><strong>Theme music created by</strong><a href="https://www.daniellaurent.com/"><strong> </strong><strong>Daniel Laurent</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>