Season 4: Mariah Parker

The Neighborhood Watch Podcast

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/.