McKenzie's Background and Early Life

McKenzie Ortiz is the founder of Pedestrian Pride, a digital storytelling project that uplifts the realities of life for working-class people who can't drive. She also serves on the Planning and Zoning Commission in Columbia, Missouri. Today, McKenzie joins Tiffany to discuss what it's really like to be a nondriver in America and how storytelling can transform advocacy.

• Local Recommendations:
  
  • ‍Uprise Bakery‍
  • Hitt Records‍
  • Ragtag Cinema
• Learn more about Pedestrian Pride
  
  • Website‍
  • Instagram

• McKenzie Ortiz (site)
• Tiffany Owens Reed (Instagram)
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