Meet Iris Carlton-LaNey
Monday, January 21 2008
by Frank Stasio and Lindsay Thomas
Iris Carlton-LaNey grew up in a small, African-American community of farmers. As a youngster, she decided that rural farm life wasn't for her so she left, went to college, and pursued a career as a professor of social work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. But, her profession has repeatedly led her back to her roots as she works to help rural farmers in their struggle for social and economic justice. Carlton-LaNey is also the author of "African-Americans Aging in the Rural South," a book that paints a beautiful portrait of the traditions of farm communities and describes the need for the people in these communities to be recognized by the mainstream. She joins host Frank Stasio to share her personal journey to becoming an advocate for social change.
