Episode 92 : Processing with Austin Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison

(RUN TIME - 18:43) Today's BG Podcast features a conversation with returning guest, Austin City Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison. She and Bingham Group CEO A.J. discuss the protests and national conversation around the murder of George Floyd, police reform, and the continued threat and impact of COVID-19 in Austin's Black community. About the Council Member Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison represents Austin’s District 1, the part of town where she was born and raised. Her upbringing endowed her with an intimate knowledge of her community’s strengths and its unique struggles. The lessons she learned as a successful small business owner on the Eastside led her down a path towards advocacy. She served as president of the East 12th Street Merchants Association and also founded East Austin Advocates, a nonprofit dedicated to connecting under-represented residents with the resources they need to succeed. Her community-level activism sparked Council Member Harper-Madison’s interest in seeking public office, a goal she achieved with her first campaign for City Council in 2018. She is the chair of the Health and Human Services Committee and sits on the Housing and Planning Committee, Judicial Committee, and Regional Affordability Committee. In between championing the interests of her constituents, Council Member Harper-Madison is the proud wife of an Austin firefighter, the mother of four children, and a thriving breast cancer survivor. This episode was recorded remotely on June 12, 2020. Reference links: Official City of Austin page for Council Member Harper-Madison -> http://www.austintexas.gov/department/district-1 BG Podcast Episode 29: Natasha Harper-Madison, Austin City Council District 1, on her 2019 policy priorities -> https://www.bgmediagp.com/bgpodcast/2019/4/3/episode-29-natasha-harper-madison-austin-city-council-district-1 Episode 1: Natasha Harper-Madison, East 12th Street Merchants Association President, on Austin's East Side Corridors Development -> https://www.bgmediagp.com/bgpodcast/episode1 Subscribe to BG Reads to get episodes emailed to you every Wednesday. You can listen to this episode and previous ones on iTunes and Google Play at the links below. Please subscribe!