Sawyer says Strickland is not ‘an anti-racist’
Mayoral Candidate Tami Sawyer speaks during the 'Behind the Headlines' television broadcast at WKNO broadcast station on Aug. 15, 2019. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The mayoral contender and county commissioner commented on a "Behind The Headlines" recording Thursday when asked about comments made by CNN commentator Angela Rye in Memphis last week labeling Mayor Jim Strickland a "racist' and "Dixiecrat."
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