In this special episode of From Chains to Change, our host Bruce Reilly sits down with Birmingham City Council member LaTonya Tate, discussing her experience running for office as a black woman in the Deep South, having recently been elected and since taking office, the work she’s engaged I within her community and chairing the councils Public Safety Committee. Our discussion also delves into LaTonya’s lived experience and work as an activist and transitioning from the advocacy realm to a position of governance.