United Way of Greater Charlottesville

Envision Radio

Society EN ↓ 215 episodes

Co-hosted by Markiana Smith and Price Thomas, Envision Radio is a partnership between WINA, United Way of Greater Charlottesville, and City of Promise to have authentic and candid conversations about our community, focused on racial equity as it relates to economic mobility rooted in education, health, housing and workforce development.

Author

United Way of Greater Charlottesville

Category

Society

Podcast website

www.unitedwaycville.org

Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 69 - Revered Rickey White 17.11.2022

Price chats with Revered Rickey White about his faith, his family, and continuing to pursue black excellence in our community.

Episode 60 - Mac McLellan 17.11.2022

Price and Ravi sit down with Mac McLellan to chat about education equity, and what it really means to do DEI work well.

Episode 61 - Derrick Waller 17.11.2022

Price and Ravi are joined in the studio by local photographer and girl dad, Derrick Waller. They chat about raising black children and the responsibility of capturing lived experiences through photography.

Episode 62 - Courtney Hawkins 17.11.2022

Ravi and Price sit down with Courtney Hawkins to chat about what it's like to be a black woman in law enforcement, and how police forces and communities can better work together to achieve stated public safety goals.

Episode 63 - Ahmad Hawkins 17.11.2022

Ravi and Price hang out with UVA football legend and local entrepreneur, Ahmad Hawkins, to chat about working with the youth, and how we can positively affect change in our community.

Episode 64 - Ronnie Megginson 17.11.2022

Price and Ravi chat with Ronnie Megginson about his journey as an entrepreneur and the importance of quality role models for the young members of our community.

Episode 65 - Charles Lewis 17.11.2022

Charles Lewis, radio host and founder of Out of Sight Events, joins Ravi and Price to talk about community building and mentoring.

Episode 59 - Sly Mata 27.07.2022

Price and Ravi are joined in the studio by Sly Mata to chat about the importance of his hair and how perception often affects reality for minorities.

Episode 55 - Ed Brooks 26.07.2022

Price spends some time with Charlottesville-native, Ed Brooks, to chat about this history of integration in town and his current work with the Yancey School Community Center.

Episode 56 - Herb Dickerson and Bryan Page 26.07.2022

Price sits down with Herb Dickerson and Bryan Page to talk about their history with incarceration, and their work in the community to help prevent gun violence.

Episode 57 - Lorenzo Dickerson 26.07.2022

Price and Ravi are joined by local filmmaker, Lorenzo Dickerson, to chat about his creative outlet, how he presents the history of Charlottesville, and who is responsible for teaching the truth in schools.

Episode 58 - Kaymin Hester 26.07.2022

Price chats with Kaymin Hester about the pressures of achievement on young students, planning for her future here at UVA, and the impact of the Emily Couric scholarship. 

Episode 53 - Rob Archer (LIVE!) 26.07.2022

Price and Ravi sat down with Arch's founder and current Codebase Coworking CEO, Rob Archer, live from Vault Virginia, to talk about founding companies and sending your minority children to private schools.

Episode 54 - Cle Logan 26.07.2022

Cle Logan stopped by the studio to chat with Price about Charlottesville's music scene, and how the town has changed over the last 30 years.

Episode 49 - Scott Hamler 14.06.2022

Price sits down with Charlottesville native and local entrepreneur, Scott Hamler, to talk business, black fatherhood, and when and how to say no.

Episode 50 - Khalilah Jones (Part 2) 14.06.2022

Khalilah Jones is back as our first repeat guest to chat parenthood and community service.

Episode 51 - Mark Cartwright 14.06.2022

Mark Cartwright stops by the show to talk economic development and how to grow minority business in Charlottesville.

Episode 52 - Pam Brown 14.06.2022

Price sits down with Pam Brown to talk about the state of education, importance of representation in schools, and how she finds time in the day to help her community.

Episode 42 - Joseph Williams 25.05.2022

Price and Ravi sit down with Joseph Williams to chat about the achievement gap and how we use data to impact the state of education, especially for our minority students.

Episode 43 - Alex Zan 25.05.2022

Price and Ravi chat with Charlottesville legend, Alex Zan, about his life and his work with youth that spans nearly 4 decades in Charlottesville.

Episode 44 - Jae Johnson 25.05.2022

Price chats with local artist Jae Johnson, known online as @SkeeVanGogh, about growing up in Charlottesville, raising black children, and his passion for public art.

Episode 45 - Dr. Royal Gurley 25.05.2022

Price and Ravi hang with Dr. Royal Gurley to talk about the state of equity in education and some of his big plans as the superintendent of Charlottesville City Schools.

Episode 46 - Munier Nazeer 25.05.2022

Price and Ravi kick it with Munier Nazeer about his work with Upward Bound and the cultural importance of HBCUs for our minority youth.

Episode 47 - Kat Ravichandran 25.05.2022

In a special episode, Price sits down with soon-to-be Harvard student, Kat Ravichandran, to chat about her philanthropic work in the community and how young people can have a tangible impact on the lives of many.

Episode 48 - Damien Banks 25.05.2022

Price sits down with Damien Banks, the other half of the Banks Collage empire, to talk about how to grow a basketball league, what it means to accidentally build a massive community asset, and what it's like working closely with your spouse.

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