Podcast: The youngest person ever to be elected to the Louisville City Council calls for reparations for the descendants of slaves. Extended interview.
Jecorey Arthur is the soon to be youngest member ever elected to the City Council of Louisville in the state of Kentucky. He’s also a professor and a musician.
openDemocracy’s editor in chief Mary Fitzgerald spoke with Jecorey for the recent ourVoices documentary episode on the US election.
Listen to their extended conversation below – as well as on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Soundcloud.
Mary Fitzgerald is a former editor-in-chief of openDemocracy. She is now director of expression at the Open Society Foundation, leading on global work to support journalism and tackle disinformation. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, New York Times, New York Review of Books, Prospect and elsewhere. She has previously worked at Avaaz, the global campaigning organisation, and as a senior editor of Prospect magazine. She has served as a trustee for the human rights charity Reprieve, and on the editorial code committee of Impress, the UK press regulator.
Aaron White is the acting editor of ourEconomy. You can follow him at @aaronwolfwhite
Jecorey Arthur is the soon to be youngest member ever elected to the Louisville City Council. He’s also a professor and a musician.
