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It’s An Unfinished World with Up With People Founder J. Blanton Belk
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In today’s episode, our Host Steve is joined by someone who has made a global impact and an impact on Steve’s life personally, J. Blanton Belk. Mr. Belk is the founder of the international educational organization Up with People. At almost 96 years old Mr. Belk shares a few of many life experiences included in his book It’s an Unfinished World and It’s Still in the Making. Living by the motto of thinking big you and the mission to create unity in a time of segregation led to meeting Martin Luther King, traveling around the world in his youth, and as he built Up with People. You won’t want to miss the stories of hope, tragedy, impact, and heart shared in this special episode!
03:45 How Mr. Belk’s organization changed my life!
04:20 Why did you decide to write your book?
06:40 What was your relationship with your father like growing up?
09:45 The epiphany that led to civil rights work and the creation of Up with People!
13:00 What was the start of Up with People in the 40’s?
15:40 What was your experience performing the show The Good Road to war-torn Germany?
19:50 At what point in your time in Germany did you see the power of what shows can do?
21:20 Who is Charles Preston Howard and what has he meant in your life?
25:00 Meeting Martin Luther King.
33:20 How did you reconcile the dichotomy of the relationships of Martin Luther King and President Dwight D. Eisenhower?
39:10 What were some important milestones as you expanded to Up with People to other countries?
41:00 What orientation was like when I traveled with Up with People!
43:00 How started by thinking big, has led to making a big impact!
46:00 Is there a particular performance or moment with Up with People that you realized you were making a global impact?
47:30 How does Up with People stay and be relevant in today’s political climate?
49:40 What comes next?
Check out J. Blanton Belk’s book It’s an Unfinished World and It’s Still in the Making:
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