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Features
Tennessee at the center of far-right assault on Black voting rights
The state GOP’s latest aggression against Black lawmakers and Black Tennesseans is a bold escalation — but this didn’t come…
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Analysis
Nashville’s ice storm wasn’t unprecedented, it was predictable
As the ice storm approached Nashville, familiar patterns set in: empty grocery shelves, last-minute supply runs, and widespread uncertainty about…
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Analysis
Supreme Court sides with Tennessee attack on trans youth health care
What does this ruling mean for transgender health care services, and what does it mean for the movement against Trump’s…
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Analysis
Outrage in Memphis over Tyre Nichols verdict
On May 8, a mostly white jury acquitted three of the five police officers involved in Tyre Nichols's killing of second-degree…
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Militant Journalism
Tennessee restricts abortion rights, Nashville activists fight back
Like several Southern states, Tennessee has enacted restrictive abortion laws since Roe vs Wade was overturned on June 24, 2022. …
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Analysis
Tennessee GOP weakens Black and Brown vote in Davidson County
The new district maps mean that several majority Black neighborhoods and areas heavily populated with Latino residents will now be…
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Militant Journalism
Anti-abortion terrorism: fire set at Knoxville Planned Parenthood
"This is an appalling and heartbreaking act of violence towards Planned Parenthood, our patients and our community,” said Max Carwile,…
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Analysis
Tennessee passes vicious anti-trans bills, considers more
The Tennessee state legislature has passed vicious and discriminatory anti-transgender legislation into law including a “sports bill” and a “bathroom…
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Analysis
Tennessee owes HBCU over $500 million after decades of under-funding
The state owes Tennessee State University (TSU) $544 million after underfunding the land-grant institution for over 50 years.
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Militant Journalism
PSL in Tennessee launches campaign to fight utility shutoffs
The rise in unemployment and poverty coupled with dismal state benefits during a deadly pandemic have left many families unable…
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