Real Talk Memphis with Chip Washington
A public community affairs show that speaks to and addresses current issues that affect our lives hosted by Chip Washington.
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Rev. Dr. Earle Fisher, Taylor Vance, and Alice Faye Duncan (opens the original)
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My guests include Rev. Dr. Earle Fisher. From the Importance of voting, to the Memphis Safe Task Force, to the National Guard shooting death of 20-year old Tyrin Johnson in the back near downtown Memphis, there is plenty to discuss. He will share his unfiltered thoughts. Redistricting is top of mind for several southern states. Mississippi has now taken up the issue of changing congressional districts and redrawing maps to favor the Republican Party. Taylor Vance, writer for the Mississippi Toda
Michalyn Easter-Thomas, Will Richardson, and KeShaun Pearson (opens the original)
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My guests include Memphis City Councilwoman Michalyn Easter-Thomas. It has been quite a while since she has joined me so I thought it was time to catch up. She speaks on a variety of subjects like MATA, the Safe Task Force and an update on xAI data centers. Next, newly elected District 8 County Commissioner Will Richardson. His campaign was centered on three core priorities; public safety, education and workforce development and economic empowerment. I ask him about the obvious challenges that l
Jerri Green, Frankie Dakin, and Jason Smith (opens the original)
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My guests include Memphis City Councilwoman Jerri Green. She’s a busy woman no doubt with a singular goal of making things better for every citizen. This week, she and her colleagues will address the XAI data center situation and how they plan to slow things down. She is also eying a much bigger challenge as she will explain. Next, the City of Millington is doing big things and growing population is just one of them. City Manager Frankie Dakin talks about what a special place it is and how they
Alderman David Reaves, Amber Huett-Garcia, an Maurice Spivey (opens the original)
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My guests include Bartlett Alderman David Reaves. Recently, he has renewed a call for the Shelby County suburbs to break away and potentially form one of their own. But Reaves is also floating another option: the six outlying cities leaving Shelby and merging into adjacent counties. He joins me to talk about why he think it should be considered. Next, we just completed the municipal elections, and there are two new members of the County Commission. One of them, Amber Huett-Garcia, District 13 Co
Dr. Roderick Richmond, Johnny Shaw, and Gee Gee Clark (opens the original)
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My guests include MSCS Superintendent Dr. Roderick Richmond. The new school year is just beginning and not without more than a few questions. We are still wondering about who will be in charge of the day to day operations, the appointed board or the elected one. Dr. Richmond will tell me what his focus will be and the most urgent priorities he’s looking at as all of this continues to unfold legally. Next, the TN Statehouse is going to lose one of its long time and influential leaders soon. State
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