The Neighborhood Watch Podcast

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: 2/18/2022 - Banned books from a Texas teacher's POV with author Hedreich Nichols 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

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! Once again this episode is brought to you by LoCo+ the home of The King Williams Show, an explainer series on Atlanta. The King Williams show debuts, Friday, February 25th, and you can find out more by visiting https://www.golocoplus.com/.

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. 

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.

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. 

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.

In this emergency episode of The Neighborhood Watch Podcast, host King Williams talks to Atlanta City Councilwoman Natalyn Archibong of District 5. In the interview, tapped immediately after the controversial 10-4 vote on the new Atlanta Police and Fire Training facility dubbed 'Cop City'. We talk directly about why she voted 'NO' as well as what the most controversial vote of the year going forward means for Atlanta. You can read more about the controversy surrounding 'Cop City' in King Williams's piece from Butter.ATL: https://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. 

In this interview, host King Williams talks to Atlanta City Council, District 4 candidate Jason Dozier. Jason is one three candidates seeking to get elected to Atlanta City Council in District 5, and is looking to unseat incumbent Cleta Winslow. Jason is a DeKalb County native who after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan decided to move back into the city of Atlanta to work on improving the city. We talk also talk about his very close race with Winslow in 2017, which saw him lose by less than a thousand votes, and what makes it different in this race. Special shoutout to Stephanie Singleton and the folks at Monday Night Brewery in The West End for giving space for this interview!

* 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)

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!