Interview of Tayna Fogle: Council Member, & Community Organizer in Lexington, Kentucky

 
 

An Oral History Interview Conducted by John Robert Lewis Fellow Nakia Ridgeway

 

Project Description

Tayna Fogle can be described as a community organizer, advocate for women’s and voting rights, a woman of faith, a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother amongst many other titles. Ms. Fogle was elected as the First District Representative, the area in which she was born and raised, on the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council in November 2022 in Lexington, Kentucky. 

This interview, recorded in August of 2023, explores how her life experiences and strong faith have informed and fueled her commitment to advocating for those in her community.

 

Oral History Interview with Tanya Fogle - 08/04/2023

 

Presentation Slides