Hosts Stacy Mitchell and Marie Donahue are joined by Tulsa City Councilor Vanessa Hall-Harper. Vanessa recently led a successful effort to pass an ordinance restricting dollar stores from building new locations in North Tulsa, a predominantly African-American area of the city. Topics discussed include: what issues motivated Vanessa to run for City Council [3:25]; the proliferation of dollar stores targeting black and brown communities [6:47]; the first of its kind ordinance Tulsa passed to limit dollar stores [17:06]; challenges Vanessa faced in building community power [23:38]; how Vanessa navigated obstacles from within city government [28:48]; and Vanessa’s efforts to bring a full service grocery store to North Tulsa [33:12].