Meet Tania Whitfield. Tania is a narrative organizer with the Black Appalachian Coalition (BLAC) and an active member of Voices of Community Activists and Leaders Kentucky (VOCAL-KY). Tania champions health through sharing her light with others.
Listen as Tania shares the strength and wisdom she learnedfrom her dynamic father growing up and how that leads her efforts today. You’ll hear her thoughts on the power of collective action, how faith drives resilience, and why listening to our elders is invaluable.
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This interview was recorded at the 2025 Central Kentucky Black Family Conference hosted by Project Ricochet. Conversations in this crossover series, titled “The Talking Drum,” were led by Gerald "GEO" Gibson from #IChampionHealth Chats and Terry Dumphord from the Ricochet Effect podcast.
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The #IChampionHealth initiative and #IChampionHealth Chats podcast are a collaboration between the PREVENT Community-Engaged Alliance in the UK College of Education and Operation Making A Change.
This season of the podcast was supported by UK HealthCare’s Healthy Kentucky Initiative. The information shared is that of the #IChampionHealth team or our guests. These views do not necessarily represent the official position of, or endorsement by, UK HealthCare.
You can explore wellness resources from UK HealthCare and a free suicide prevention training at kyqpr.ukhc.org
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Original music in this episode:
• Instrumental created by Fblmusic with Renegade Entertainment LLC.
• "Champion" was produced and recorded at Largerthan Life Studios. It was written, performed, and co-produced by Gerald "GEO" Gibson.
