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Tami Sawyer Talks presents informed, independent, and engaging digital commentary hosted by activist and former elected official Tami Sawyer. Tami Sawyer tackles global and US issues through the lens of her reality as a southern Black woman. Each episode includes a special segment on the southern United States and her hometown of Memphis, TN.
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Episode 5 of the Tami Sawyer Talks Memphis Mayoral Candidate Series features Van Turner, former County Commissioner and civil rights attorney. More info about Van Turner can be found at www.vanformemphis.com Seventeen candidates are on the ballot to be the next mayor of Memphis, and the people want to get to know them. Sourcing questions from socia…
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Episode 4 of the Tami Sawyer Talks Memphis Mayoral Candidate Series features JW Gibson, former County Commissioner and entrepreneur. More info about JW Gibson can be found at www.jwgibsonformayor.com Seventeen candidates are on the ballot to be the next mayor of Memphis, and the people want to get to know them. Sourcing questions from social media …
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Episode 3 of the Tami Sawyer Talks Memphis Mayoral Candidate Series features Reggie Hall, South Memphis community leader and entrepreneur. More info about Reggie Hall can be found at www.reggiehallformayor.com Nineteen candidates have filed to run to be the next mayor of Memphis, and the people want to get to know them. Sourcing questions from soci…
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Episode 2 of the Tami Sawyer Talks Memphis Mayoral Candidate Series features Michelle McKissack, currently a member of the Memphis-Shelby County School Board. More info about Michelle McKissack can be found at www.michelleformemphis.com Eighteen candidates are expected to run to be the next mayor of Memphis and the people want to get to know them. …
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This week Tami talks about SCOTUS' decisions and how the court upholds white supremacy and views Black Americans as second-class citizens. ---To Do List-- FOLLOW Tami on Twitter @tamisawyer / Instagram @tamisawyer901 READ Nikole Hannah-Jones - The Resegregation of Jefferson County READ Kwame Ture - Black Power WATCH James Baldwin: The Price of The …
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Episode 1 of the Tami Sawyer Talks Memphis Mayoral Candidate Series features Paul Young, Executive Director of the Downtown Memphis Commission. More info about Paul Young can be found at www.youngformayor.com Fourteen candidates are running to be the next mayor of Memphis and the people want to get to know them. Sourcing questions from social media…
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This week Tami talks Orcas, Tulsa, Oklahoma, the GOPs race to the bottom, the Pakistani migrant crisis, and the Memphis City Council district races.Tami
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