作为一个在南方长大的年轻女孩，我了解到，与最简单的地方进行了非凡的对话 - 无论是阳台，甲板，露台还是弯腰。对我来说，这是前廊，我的家人，朋友和当地领导人经常见面，讨论影响我们社区的重要问题。

在整个新闻业和今天，作为Verizon的首席企业社会责任官员，我一直将这种有意义的对话的精神转向我的工作。When we were building Citizen Verizon, our responsible business plan, we had many weighty conversations that led us to create a social impact strategy integrated across our enterprise and focused on several of today’s most challenging social issues — such as digital inclusion, workforce development and climate justice.

I’m thrilled to share that the conversations on the porch from my youth also inspired a new podcast – “On the Porch with Rose Stuckey Kirk” – that my team at Verizon and I have created, launching today on a variety of platforms including Apple, Spotify, iHeart, Google and Audacy.

我的第一位客人是Ruby Bridges，是历史和民权偶像，作家和演讲者，以及我一生中我钦佩的人。她作为第一个走上全白威廉·弗朗茨小学（William Frantz小学（William Frantz）小学的台阶，开始在新奥尔良的种族隔离运动的勇气。

现在，61年后，我有机会邀请Ruby到我的门廊上。听听这一历史时刻是如何塑造和助长她热情的激进主义和倡导教育平等的。

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