The Neighborhood Watch Podcast
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The Neighborhood Watch PodcastDec 16, 2020
Georgia's Anti-Critical Race Theory Bills w/ Sylvia Johnson - Season 4: Episode 2
This episode is a joint episode of The Neighborhood Watch Podcast and The King Williams Podcast. In this interview, I talk to Atlanta data-journalist Sylvia Johnson on Georgia's recent anti-CRT bills. Sylvia wrote about the 5 current bills sitting in the Georgia legislature for my most recent newsletter edition entitled "Georgia's Anti-Critical Race Theory Bills". We also talk about the role of organizations like The Heritage Foundation have played in drafting Georgia and other states' similar bills.
I would also suggest reading my previous newsletter issues:
- The Update 9/5/2020 - Trump is ending critical race theory + Jessica Krug blackface controversy
- 5/26/2020 - The first Memorial Day, Confederate women, and the erasure of Black History
I would also suggest listening to my previous issues:
Timestamps
- (0:00-1:00) Intro
- (1:00-2:45) House Keeping
- Sylvia Johnson
- Conservative Organizations - Sylvia
- The 1619 Project - me & Sylvia
- HB888 - Sylvia
- HB1084 - Sylvia
- Black conservatism, Black antagonism, nationalism - me
- What is being talked about in race? - sylvia
- What will happen if HB 888 passes in Georgia? - Sylvia
- How does or will this affect curriculums? - Sylvia
- The interjection of Hedrich Nichols episode - me
- Are there other topics being discussed for removal?
- SB 226, SB 323, SB327 - Sylvia
- Are similar bills being considered in other states? - Sylvia
- Florida’s STOP WOKE ACT - Sylvia
- Texas and its race to the bottom - Sylvia
- Micro - Parental bill of rights - Sylvia
- Macro - what is the future of education? - Sylvia
- Macro - what is the future of black education? - Sylvia
- If you can change one thing, what would it be? - Sylvia
- What is one thing about you or your work that is misconstrued? - Sylvia
- What’s making you happy? - Sylvia
- Final word - me - Malcolm X
Season 4: Episode 1 - Mariah Parker
In this episode of The Neighborhood Watch Podcast, host King Williams talks with Athens, Georgia City Councilmember Mariah Parker. Parker gained virality in June of 2018 after winning a special election, by holding up a fist and swearing on The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Since then Parker has won re-election, in addition to becoming a more well-known politician outside of the borders.
Instead of focusing on that viral moment, the interview is comprised of questions on being a non-traditional candidate, prison abolition, calls to ban educational materials, and a framework for reparations for Linnetown, a small Black section of Athens that was destroyed to expand the campus of the University of Georgia. She is also a battle rapper and we talk about that in the interview as well. She also has released a new single under her rap moniker, Linqua Franqa. Her first video, 'Wurk' has just been released, which will accompany her latest album Bellringer on April 22nd.
The interview starts at 1:05 after housekeeping!
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Black Real Estate Talk W/ Davonne Reeves of The Vonne Group, Cedric Michael of T. Dallas Smith, and Patrick Henderson of PLH Homes
In this interview, host King Williams sits down with three movers and shakers in Atlanta real estate. The first is Davonne Reeves of The Vonne Group, Davonne is one of the youngest Black hotel owners in the country and is currently expanding. The second is Cedric Michael of T. Dallas Smith, T. Dallas Smith is one of the most successful Black commercial real estate firms in the country and was behind the corporate relocation of Microsoft for its east coast office here in Atlanta. Lastly, is Patrick Henderson of PLH Homes, Patrick is one of the few high-end Black residential home builders in Atlanta, creating million-dollar modern homes. The three of us talk about gentrification, Atlanta real estate, and what's next.
The interview starts at 4:30 pm, housekeeping before that.
Media Monday's: Ben Moore of 247 Sports Interview on Georgia State athletics
In this interview, host King Williams sits down with a fellow Georgia State University alum, Ben Moore (@BenMoore247 on Twitter). Ben is one of the writers at 247 Sports a CBS Sports affiliated sports blog dedicated to Georgia State University athletics. We talk about Ben's recent article on why Georgia State didn't move up during the most recent round of college football realignment.
College football is big money and Georgia State was rumored to be listed on the list of schools to be potentially moved up from the Sun Belt, the 10th out of 10 of the biggest college athletic conference to potentially the Big 12, the 5th out of 10 biggest college athletic conferences.
You can read Ben’s article here: Five Reasons why GSU is staying in the Sun Belt.
Season 3: The Matt Westmoreland Interview
In this episode, host King Williams sits down with the Post 2 At-Large Atlanta City Council member Matt Westmoreland. The two speak on the last four years of being an elected official, cop city, perceptions of crime, Buckhead secession, and misconceptions of Matt.
Season 3: Atlanta City Council District 4 candidate Rogelio Arcila
In this interview, host King Williams talks to Atlanta City Council, District 4 candidate Rogelio Arcilia. The two talk about Rogelio being a member of the growing Latino/x community in Atlanta, being a candidate for change against a 28-year incumbent, what his plans are to address inequality, and what it means to win in a rapidly gentrifying district.
You can visit his campaign website at voterogelio.com. He’s also on Instagram @voterogelio and Twitter @voterogelio.
Season 3: The Kasim Reed Interview
For better context on this Atlanta Mayoral season you can read more on this from previous newsletter entries: ‘Kasim Reed is Back’
iamkingwilliams.substack.com/p/kasim-reed-is-running-for-mayor-of
And ‘Atlanta Is Losing The Narrative’
iamkingwilliams.substack.com/p/atlanta-is-losing-the-narrative
The interview starts at 6:00, prior to that are included changes to the podcast, and what wasn't asked of Kasim Reed. We would like to issue an apology on rhe sound levels change at 33:50, ending at 49:59. This occurred after a brief pause in recording, lasting until the end.
-KJW
Season 3: Emergency Episode - Councilwoman Natalyn Archibong
You can read more about the controversy surrounding 'Cop City' in King Williams's piece from Butter.ATL:
butteratl.com/a-guide-to-understanding-the-proposed-atlanta-public-safety-training-center-a-k-a-cop-city/
You can also check out good continual reporting from The AJC's J.D. Caputo, The Saporta Report's John Rauch, as well as Mainline Zine's Aja Arnold and Sylvia Johnson.
Season 3: Jason Dozier, candidate for Atlanta City Council - District 4
Season 2: Liz Clappin, historian and host of Tomb With A View Podcast
* Apologies for the host audio (not the guest's audio), a new microphone is on the way.
In this interview I talk to architectural historian and Tomb with a View Podcast Host Liz Clappin. In this interview we talk in-depth about the Atlanta City Council's recent unanimous decision to remove the Oakland Cemetery Lion from the park. The lion is a 127-year old confederate statue that featured a lion laying on top of a confederate flag to symbolize the 3,000 confederate soldiers who lie in unmarked graves on the grass section of the park.
Oakland Cemetery is one of Atlanta's oldest cemeteries and parks, so we talk about the history of the park and its significance. We talk about the recent tagging and defacing of confederate monuments at Oakland Cemetery as well as Westview cemetery. We talk a lot about how false narratives like 'the lost cause', 'the war of northern aggression, and markers like ones in Oakland Cemetery are used for promoting white nationalism.
You can listen to a Tomb with a View on Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tomb-with-a-view-a-cemetery-podcast/id1479982844
And Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/2hLcZjkwE6wqoXbgtCVOGm
And you can follow on Instagram (@tombwithaview)
Season 2 - Allison Arieff
In this interview host, King Williams talks to west coast journalist Allison Arieff (@aarieff. Allison is the new Director of Communications for urban tech platform Replica. Allison is a former contributing writer at The New York Times, former editor at The City Journal, and former lecturer at the Berklee College of Environmental Design. In this interview, we talk about an article of her’s in The New Statesman entitled ‘What Ford’s new headquarters tells us about the future of transport’ on how legendary automobile manufacturer Ford was adapting its headquarters for a future where no one owns a car. We also talk about NIMBYism, the San Francisco school reopening controversy, and more!
Season 2: The Return of Kyle Stapleton of the Tune Dig Podcast and Warner Media superstar
In this interview, host King Williams again to WarnerMedia’s Kyle Stapleton, host of the excellent podcast, Tune Dig. Some of you remember my podcast episode last year with Kyle that occurred one week before all of the protests last summer. We come back to talk about the latest season of his podcast TuneDig as well as a lot of hot takes on music. We also talk HBO Max, in addition, speak on the elephant in the room being the impending merger of WarnerMedia with Discovery Communications after being spun-off from parent company AT&T who acquired in 2018.
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You can listen to our original 2020 interview as well. It’s available on YouTube, on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, and on SoundCloud.
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The interview starts at 3:00
4:55 - Rihanna’s Anti (vs Beyonce’s Lemonade and Solange’s A Seat at the Table)
7:44 - Beyonce and Radiohead releasing at ‘right place, right time’
10:10 - “My daughter will be as far away from Nirvana as Chuck Berry was to me”
12:10 - Kyle’s Tune Dig podcast modus operandi
22:50 - Streaming music as ‘content’
28:12 - Hip Hop is Atlanta’s biggest cultural export
39:00 - Rapid fire questions (Is Drake done?…Is Taylor Swift the last traditional music star?…Thoughts on The Weeknd’s After Hours success…Bruno Mars)
47:30 - Ron Isley (of The Isley Bros.) on Verzuz and the impact of the group’s 50-year legacy
51:30 - Kyle's thoughts on HBO Max
59:00 - 'The Synder Cut', the Harley Quinn series, & thoughts on why Batman influences everything
1:01:45 - King's mom’s taste in film
1:04:26 - Kyle’s excellent thoughts on human nature
1:05:26 -The rise of fringe and extremism in the (digital) media business
1:12:00 - What does it mean to be ‘political’ in corporate media?
1:18:00 - Mental health
1:20:00 - What aspect of your life has improved because of the pandemic?
1:23:05 - What is something about Kyle that people misconstrue?
1:25:20 - Being a new parent
1:27:40 - What's making Kyle happy?
Season 2 - Rebecca Burns on the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot
In this episode, I talk to former Atlanta Magazine editor and current University of Georgia professor Rebecca Burns. In this interview, we talk about Atlanta’s own racial massacre, the 1906 Atlanta Racial Massacre. Rebecca is the author of Rage in the Gate City, a book on the 1906 Atlanta Racial Massacre, that covers not only this incident of racial violence in Atlanta’s history. Her book covers why the combination of economic uncertainty, white resentment, and false news manipulation during a very contentious 1906 Georgia governor’s election led to the worst incident of racial violence in the city’s history.
We also talk about why Atlanta’s 1906 racial incident — like so many others, was swept under the rug and removed from history. We also talk about the rise in prominence of white mob violence and false news reports in relation to the January 6th US Capitol insurrection as well as its historic parallel to Atlanta in 1906.
Season 2 - Stephen Owens, GBPI
In this episode of The Neighborhood Watch Podcast, host King Williams talks to Stephen Owens of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. Stephen is a senior policy analyst at GBPI, his focus is primarily on state policies and research that affects public K-12 education in Georgia. In this interview, we talk about how Georgia has defunded public education over $10 billion over as a result of a decade-plus effort. We also talk about this current FY2022 state budget and what this most recent legislative session means for Georgians.
If you want to know more, you can visit https://gbpi.org/
Season 2: Supreme Court scholar and law professor, Jim Oleske
In today’s interview, host King Williams talks to law professor and Supreme Court expert Jim Oleske of the Lewis and Clark School of Law. In this interview, we talk about a recent religious liberty case regarding covid-19, which has an impact on the entire US. Additionally, the two talk about the recent attacks on voting rights, court-packing /court stacking, the types of law, and the rule of first nations. It suggested that you also read King's October 2020 article entitled: New Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and the end of American democracy as we know it as a companion piece to this interview.
You can also follow Jim on Twitter at @JimOleske.
Season 2 - Josh Green, Urbanize Atlanta
Today’s interview features host King Willams talking with Josh Green of Urbanize Atlanta. Urbanize Atlanta is the spiritual successor to beloved Curbed Atlanta. In this interview, the two talk about what happened to Curbed, what is Urbanize doing to fill in that void as well as his thoughts on several real estate projects in Atlanta.
You can visit Urbanize Atlanta at https://urbanize.city/atlanta/. You can also follow Josh on Twitter at @JoshGreen1234.
Keshia Lance Bottoms will not seek re-election podcast
In this emergency episode of The Neighborhood Watch Podcast, host King Williams sits down with political strategist Fred Hicks of HEG Consulting.
The two have a midnight conversation talk about the surprising announcement that Atlanta's 60th Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will not be seeking re-election as mayor of Atlanta. In this interview, we talk about many of the prevailing narratives of the mayor including crime, leadership, "white Atlanta", Mary Norwood, and the lack of accountability for police. In this interview, the two also talk about what happens if former Mayor Kasim Reed does or not enter the race. The two also talk about a potential shakeup in the Atlanta City Council races as well as address some online narratives that have been forming.
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You can reach out to Fred Hicks on Twitter https://twitter.com/hicksreport, his website fredhicks.com, and read more about him being declared the #1 political strategist by Rolling Out Magazine here.
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Season 2 - Beth McKibben, Eater Atlanta
In this interview of The Neighborhood Watch Podcast, host King Williams talks to Editor Beth McKibben of Eater Atlanta. Eater is the popular food and lifestyle website from Vox Media, the home of the very popular websites Curbed (rip Curbed Atlanta), SB Nation, as well as new owners of the iconic New York Magazine.
The interview starts at 3:00
Season 2: "Did Ladybird copy my idea?" With Quianah Upton, founder of Nourish Botanica
In this interview of The Neighborhood Watch Podcast, host King Williams sits down with Quianah Upton, the founder of Nourish Botanica. Nourish Botanica is a Black-owned greenhouse eatery in Atlanta.
Nourish Botanica was looking to be the first concept to open in Atlanta until a more popular restaurant, LadyBird, opened a very similar concept in December. Ladybird is a White-owned business located on the most prominent portion of the Atlanta Beltline, in one of the busiest intersections of Atlanta. According to Quianah, LadyBird was well aware of her concept prior to opening on their own. In this interview, we get Quianah's side of the story and see what is the status of Nourish Botanica.
If you would like to know more about Nourish Botanica, you can visit their website below:
https://www.nourishbotanica.cafe/our-story
If you would like to donate to Nourish Botanica, you can be visiting their GoFundme link below:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/black-woman-owned-greenhouse-amp-cafe
Voting Rights Advocate Sara Ghazal Interview
In this interview, host King Williams talks to lawyer and voting rights advocate Sara Ghazal (Gazelle), concerning the spin job by lawmakers on ‘voter integrity’. This interview, like Stephen and Josh, was recorded before the passage of the bill. It is still worth a listen.
You can also follow Sara on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tindallsara
Talking Georgia's SB202 with Stephen Fowler of Georgia Public Broadcasting
I’m kicking off the start of the podcast with another sit-down with Georgia Public Broadcasting's Stephen Fowler. Stephen came to talk about SB202 aka the voter suppression bill. We recorded this episode the day before the controversial bill was passed by Georgia Republicans.
Stephen came to explain what the bill is and is not. As well as to address some of the misnomers from the right and left on the bill itself. I also address the number of people who’ve been asking me about ‘line warming’ aka the talk of Georgia penalizing people with giving out food and water to those in long lines.
State House Rep Josh McLaurin Interview
In this interview, I sit down with State Representative Josh McLaurin, (D-51), Sandy Springs. Josh and I talk about what it was like being a lawmaker during the legislative session, in what would eventually be the passage of SB202.
Interview 028 - Conor Sen
In this episode of The Neighborhood Watch Podcast, host King Williams sits down with Bloomberg Media reporter Conor Sen on metro Atlanta and the 2020 election.
Conor talks about the economic recovery in Georgia and why it had more of a factor in Biden winning in a slimmer margin. The two also talk about the growth of metro Atlanta and how that affects politics going forward.
You can read Conor’s work for Bloomberg at https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/authors/ATA2uaN4m4A/conor-sen.
Interview 027 - Stephen Fowler
In this episode of The Neighborhood Watch Podcast, host King Williams sits down with Georgia Public Broadcasting's Stephen Fowler. Stephen is here to explain all of your voter questions regarding the November 3rd election, the controversy on ballot recounts, the runoffs, and more!
He also has a podcast on elections on Georgia called Ballot Box that's worth checking out as well.
https://www.gpb.org/podcasts/battleground-ballot-box
Interview 026 - Cory Ruth
In this episode of The Neighborhood Watch Podcast, host King Williams sits down with political consultant Cory Ruth of Mergence Global to talk politics. The two talk about what it means to be a Black Republican in the age of Trump, the Georgia Senate races, and forecasting the Atlanta 2021 mayors race.
If you would like to get in contact with Cory, please do so at https://www.mergenceglobal.com/
Interview 001 - Jamal Bryant
Jamal Bryant
* We apologize for the brief audio issues at the 8-9min mark, 13min and 16 min mark*
In this episode of 'The Neighborhood Watch Podcast', host King Williams, sits down with the senior pastor of famed Atlanta church New Birth Missionary Baptist Church to talk on his first year at the job
King and Dr. Bryant also talk about his views on Kanye West's 'Sunday Service' taking place at the church as well as the role of the Black church today.
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Interview 025 - journalist and podcast host Christina Lee, on strip clubs, Atlanta music, and culture
In this episode of 'The Neighborhood Watch Podcast', host King Williams, sits down with journalist and podcast host Christina Lee. Christina is one half of the podcast duo 'Bottom of the Map' from WABE Atlanta, she also hosted a limited series for iHeartmedia entitled 'Racket: Inside the Gold Club', about the infamous Gold Club in Atlanta.
Christina has written for several publications and her work on Atlanta's music culture has made her one of the most pre-eminent journalists working in the field today. This conversation ranges from everything from strip clubs and chicken wings to Atlanta's politicos' tenuous relationship to trap music, and more!
You can read or listen to more of Christina's work at her website https://www.christinalee.me/
You can also follow her on Twitter @MinaAnnLee
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You can listen to both of her podcasts below:
Bottom of the Map - https://www.bottomofthemap.media/
Racket: Inside the Gold Club - https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1296-racket-70360136/
Also if you want to get Christina's thoughts on the Gucci Mane vs Jeezy Verzuz battle, you can listen here:
Sum' to Say Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/icefinity-war-the-gucci-mane-jeezy-verzuz-recap/id1454471969?i=1000499983515
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In this interview we also mention two pieces of her work worth checking out:
Outkast - https://www.okayplayer.com/music/outkast-b-o-b-stankonia-9-11-war-song.html
Could the next big K-pop star be a student from Atlanta? - https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/could-the-next-big-k-pop-star-be-a-student-from-atlanta/
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Also, King Williams piece on Atlanta's tenuous relationship with hip hop:
Hip Hop is one of Atlanta’s greatest exports; so why isn’t it embraced like it? - https://saportareport.com/hip-hop-is-one-of-atlantas-greatest-export-so-why-isnt-it-embraced/columnists/king-williams/
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Interview 024 - Statistician Ryan Harris on Georgia's record 2020 election turnout.
In this episode of The Neighborhood Watch Podcast, host King Williams hopped on Zoom to talk to statistician Ryan Harris on Georgia's record turnout.
Ryan talks about the differences in Georgia's election turnouts of 2016 versus 2020. He also talks about the role of the 2018 Georgia Gubernatorial elections and why that vote was historic.
We also talk about whether the state was correct in dropping people from the voter rolls as well as analyzing how the voting process has worked so far with the June 2020 primary election.
We also do an early assessment of races in the state you may not have heard of and what to expect in turnout this year.
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He also has a website at http://georgiavotes.com/, and can be found on Twitter @gtryan.
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Interview 023 - John Asante and The state of podcasts and the Atlanta podcast marketplace
*First my apologies on the audio of this episode. It was done over Zoom and a bad microphone connection on my end. Please take a listen as this is a wealth of great conversation on podcasts with John Asante.*
In this episode of The Neighborhood Watch Podcast, host King Williams talks to Atlanta native, fellow Georgia State alum, and professional podcast professional John Asante.
John has worked for several professional podcast companies including Stitcher, and now is working for the podcast company Pineapple Street Media.
In this interview, we talk about the state of podcasts, the professionalization of podcasts, and the future of the industry.
We also talk about the Charlamagne Tha God and Joe Budden beef from a business perspective on which model works better.
We also talk about Spotify's $250 acquisition of Bill Simmons The Ringer and its exclusive multiyear $100m licensing deal with Joe Rogan.
Interview 022 - Free markets and consumerism with Cornell University professor Lawrence Glickman
In this episode of The Neighborhood Watch Podcast, I hopped on Zoom to talk to Cornell University professor Lawrence Glickman.
Professor Glickman has written several books on consumerism, free markets, and society.
In this interview, we talk about whether or not boycotts are liberal, conservative, or both. Remembering the backlash to The New Deal, why consumers supporting brands politically is nothing new, and misunderstandings on what 'free markets' mean.
If you liked this interview please follow professor Glickman on Twitter @LarryGlickman, and you can also purchase any of his books below, as well as read his two columns in The Atlantic.
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Professor Glickman's columns in The Atlantic:
How White Backlash Controls American Progress
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/05/white-backlash-nothing-new/611914/
The Conservative Campaign Against Safety
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/conservative-campaign-security/608986/
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Professor Glickman's books:
Free Enterprise: An American History (2019)
https://www.amazon.com/Free-Enterprise-American-Lawrence-Glickman/dp/0300238258
The 'Cultural Turn' (2012)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0872291901/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i4
Buying Power: A History of Consumer Activism in America (2009)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013UKS8QE/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i2
A Living Wage: American Workers and the Making of Consumer Society (1997)
https://www.amazon.com/Living-Wage-American-Workers-Consumer/dp/0801486149
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Interview 021 - Taking down Confederate monuments with Kevin Levin
In this interview of The Neighborhood Watch Podcast, I sit down and talk to historian Kevin Levin.
Kevin is the author of several books specifically on The Civil War entitled, Searching for Black Confederates: The Civil War’s Most Persistent Myth, Remembering the Battle of the Crater: War as Murder, and Interpreting the Civil War at Museums and Historic Sites.
In this interview, we talk about the history of Confederate monuments, the recent rapid removal of monuments around the country, the myth of 'the lost cause', why the truth about the Civil War was actually about slavery, and Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton's bad response to the New York Times's 1619 project.
For more, you can check out Kevin's work at http://cwmemory.com/books/.
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Interview 20 - Talking to a former cop with Ernest Hawkins of Run With E
In this episode of The Neighborhood Watch Podcast, I hopped on Zoom to talk to a buddy of mine and former police officer, Ernest Hawkins of the mental health running organization Run With E.
In this interview, we talk about what he sees at the protests from the perspective of a Black man and a former officer. His thoughts on defunding vs abolishing the police.
His thoughts on the anti-Black Lives Matter movements known as 'Blue Lives Matter' and 'Defend the Blue'.
In this interview, we talk about concepts that are a bit too complicated to get into fully for this interview but you can read/watch/ listen below:
Read:
https://time.com/5876318/police-reform-america/
Watch: Defund the Police
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9w841nrIBg
Watch: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah - Abolish the Police
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVW2eaCyC5c
Listen: The Indicator from Planet Money by NPR --Abolishing the Police in Camden New Jersey
https://feeds.npr.org/510325/podcast.xml
You can find Run With E on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/runwithe/
You can find Run With E on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/RunWithE-544925329022328/
You can also visit them on their website
http://runwithe.com
Interview 019 - Ruben Harris
In this episode of The Neighborhood Watch Podcast, I got on Zoom to talk to a fellow Atlanta eastsider in Ruben Harris, the founder of Career Karma, a company that helps to reskill people for higher-paying jobs.
Ruben talks about how he ended up in Silicon Valley, why he started Career Karma, why now is the time to reskill, and why software is eating the world. We also talk about the role of digital advocacy include the Black Panther Party's 10-point program, we mentioned the passing of legends Civil Rights legends John Lewis and C.T. Vivian, and the need for more Black people to get involved in technology.
If you are looking to reskill or find a new career, please visit Career Karma at https://careerkarma.com/.
If you want to know more about Ruben please follow him on social media:
Twitter - @rubenharris, https://twitter.com/rubenharris
Instagram - @rubenharris, https://www.instagram.com/rubenharris
Ruben is also the host of his own podcast, Breaking into Startups, which is an interview show talking to various entrepreneurs primarily from the tech industry.
You can subscribe on...
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-into-startups/id1180897172?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&ls=1&mt=2
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/68Lu8PFks3CVsETiFloPDD Or visit the website: https://breakingintostartups.com/
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Interview 018 - Dr. Ayanna Abrams - Mental health in a time of crisis
In this episode of The Neighborhood Watch Podcast, I got on Zoom to talk to a buddy of mine, Dr. Ayanna Abrams, who is a licensed therapist here in Atlanta, and we talk about mental health in a time of crisis.
Dr. Abrams took out time to talk to me on how to deal with mental health for yourself, seeing signs of distress in others, and also why she got into the practice. We also talk about her growing social media presence as a therapist as well as why you should still seek therapy.
If you are looking to book an appointment or ask for Dr. Abrams as a speaker, visit her website at: https://www.ascensionbehavioralhealth.com/
If you want to stay on top of all of the things she's doing in the media, follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_ayanna_a/
You can also visit her Facebook page as well: https://www.facebook.com/ascensionbehavioralhealth
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