The Lacy Johnson Podcast with Latasha Fields
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Pastor Latasha H. Fields is a 17-year home educator and parental rights advocate. She founded several organizations, including Christian Home Educators Support System, a homeschool co-op and microschool, EPIC Cafe (Empowering Parents Igniting Communities), and Team Illinois, a civic engagement organization located on the Southside of Chicago.
She serves as the Illinois State Coordinator for ParentalRights.org, an organization dedicated to protecting parental rights. She is also recognized as a 1776 Unites Achiever, the 21st Ward Republican Committeewoman, a former candidate for Lieutenant Governor, and the recipient of the Illinois Family Institute 2021 "Voice of Truth" award for her faithfulness and efforts to rescue students from the Apostles of Wokeism in government schools.
Latasha presented her testimony of perseverance to the Congressional House Committee on the Budget during the hearing titled "Poverty in America: Economic Realities of Struggling Families." In her opinion piece titled "God, Parents, and the '1619 Project'" featured in the Wall Street Journal, she provides further insight into her message of personal responsibility and self-autonomy. She has also appeared on Fox and Friends, Newsmax, C-SPAN, and various podcasts and other outlets.
Latasha has been married to Ronald Fields, the pastor of Our Report Ministries & Publications, for 18 years. Together, they have four children, one of whom was homeschooled and graduated from college. They are currently homeschooling their other three children and children from their community. For more information about Latasha, please visit www.epic4change.org.71 episoder