Season 2, Episode 25: Community Building is a Family Affair with Cohost Yvonne Jones

That Social Work Lady

Social Activist Yvonne Jones is back in the studio for Episode 25. This time she welcomes three guests: Mrs. Emma Steward, Educator Shirley Roberson-Presley, and Dr. Penny Logan.
Each of these women are not only members of Mrs. Jones’ family but as community builders have been working to better neighborhoods and families in the Black Community for generations.
In this candid conversation social activist Jones talks with Community Mother Emma Steward, Educator Shirley Roberson-Presley and Dr. Penny Logan to share what community means to them as well as the ways they have been work to preserve the African legacies of community and family inherited from our ancestors.
Mrs. Emma Steward is a nonagenarian living in Hot Springs, AR who continues to do her part to infuse care and integrity in her community and especially works at ensuring her church is well taken care of.
Educator Shirley Roberson-Presley has been teaching revolutionary math concepts since the 1980’s. She makes her home and community in northern Louisiana.
Dr. Penny Logan received her Ph.D. from the University of Texas - Austin. She is a fierce advocate for nontraditional students and a proponent of community college as a gateway to personal advancement.