13. The Power of Showing Up: The People Behind the Progress

Podcast: The Lift Effect · Lift Orlando

Opublikowano: 2026-10-22

What does real community advocacy look like when no one is watching? In this episode of The Lift Effect Podcast, host Keyania Johnson sits down with Tangia Smikle, a longtime resident and community advocate in Orlando’s West Lakes neighborhoods, for an honest conversation about community development, resident engagement, disability advocacy, accessible public spaces, neighborhood revitalization, and the power of consistently showing up. A second-generation resident of the Lake Lorna Doone community, Tangia has spent years advocating for the neighborhood her family has called home since the 1960s. Her involvement with Lift Orlando began during the or...