Episode 180. Marquita Bradshaw for US Senate talks AI Data Centers, Healthcare Reform, Protecting Voters Rights and Getting Out The Vote
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Episode Episode 180. Marquita Bradshaw for US Senate talks AI Data Centers, Healthcare Reform, Protecting Voters Rights and Getting Out The Vote
A tenth-generation South Memphis resident, Marquita Bradshaw is the first African-American woman to win a statewide nomination in a major party nomination. She has built on her family’s tradition of labor and community advocacy by working on issues affecting working families and historically underserved neighborhoods. Her career has focused on environmental health, workers’ rights, economic opportunity, and public accountability. As executive director of Sowing Justice, an environmental justice nonprofit, she has addressed concerns involving industrial pollution, fossil-fuel infrastructure, data-center development, and their effects on local communities.
Her Call to Action:
The importance of voter engagement and participation in the upcoming November 2026 General Election. -- We’re going to need an incredible grassroots team to create the change we want to see in Washington.
Timeline:
00:41 Marquita Bradshaw's background.
01:55 Her career as a community organizer and her role as Executive Director of Sowing Justice.
02:49 Affordable and accessible broadband, and data privacy protection.
07:11 Gerrymandering and protecting voter rights
09:03 Budgets reflect morality, and universal healthcare is a policy choice and priority
11:02 Ms Bradshaw's 3-step grassroots voter engagement:
1) Are you registered?
2) Do you have a voting plan?
3) Invite others to join you to vote.
13:22 You are invited to a Community Forum taking place Friday, October 16, 2026, at 5:30 at the Lannom Center in Dyersburg, TN
14: 19 Conclusion
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