Civil Rights and Wrongs for February 15, 2022

Our guest this Tuesday is no stranger: Charlotte Moore joins us once again.  Charlotte is a storyteller with over 20 years of experience as a print and television news journalist, multimedia producer, filmmaker, and writer. Her film, “Black Bodies,” is a documentary in which 16 Black Austin-area residents talk candidly and vulnerably about what it means to exist in the world today in a black body.  Charlotte’s most recent film, “The Spirit of Sparta,” tells the story of Sparta, Georgia.  Once deemed the “Hidden Jewel of Georgia,” Sparta today faces daunting challenges.  Michelle Manning-Scott, Associate Producer, is also with us.

We then hear from Austin Sanders, Staff Writer for the Austin Chronicle.  Austin reports on the aftermath of the third boil-water incident in four years.  A special meeting of City Council has been called for Tuesday morning, February 15th to discuss the matter, with an independent audit likely to result.