Ep. 6 Memphis Mayoral Candidate Tami Sawyer on Why Representation Matters

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As a county commissioner, Tami Sawyer saw that while Memphis might be doing a good job of attracting new businesses to town, the city hasn’t been working for the majority of residents, particularly low-income Black and brown residents. Her mayoral run has been challenging, between an incumbent who doesn’t want to debate and some embarrassing old tweets, but this Memphis native is determined to show her community what deep democracy looks like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices