WOMEN’S MARCH TN Organizers Francie Hunt, Darlene Leong, and Brandon Thomas join Holler co-founder Justin Kanew to talk about the Women’s March THIS SATURDAY IN MURFREESBORO. “We can’t win without Rutherford County… we need to shake things up.” March details are HERE. Listen to our PODCAST ON ITUNES. FULL INTERVIEW (CLIP BELOW): CLIP: “There’s incredible […]
Despite a SHOCKING AUDIT & WITNESS TESTIMONY revealing TN’S PRISONS/CORE CIVIC misreport deaths/abuse, mistreat inmates – Core Civic donation recipient Sen. Kerry Roberts & the TN GOP vote to do nothing, extend the Dept 4 years. Watch the HIGHLIGHTS:
WATCH Senator Paul Rose’s bill to permit taxpayer-funded discrimination pass the Senate, making TN a less welcoming place that doesn’t put the best interests of kids first. Governor Lee will sign it despite having an LGBT sibling. 🏳️🌈
You’ve probably heard that yesterday the TN Senate started off the legislative session by passing a bill which targets LGBT people and allows state-supported adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBT people. The bill will now head to Governor Lee’s desk, and Lee has said he will sign it. What you may not know is Governor […]
Holler co-founder Justin Kanew interviews KEEL HUNT, Tennessean columnist and former Special Assistant to Lamar Alexander who recently spoke out about the need to speak up in the time of Trump in this poignant column: “I’m Done Being Quiet”. PODCAST on iTunes. (13 mins) CLIP: “I think it’s fear that leads to silence.” Full FACEBOOK […]
Holler co-founder Justin Kanew talks to White House Middle East advisor during the Iran Deal Daniel Benaim about how Trump made the Iran situation more dangerous, and put Americans in harm’s way unnecessarily. PODCAST ON ITUNES FULL FACEBOOK LIVE INTERVIEW CLIP: “I get what’s in it for him… what’s in it for us?”
Democratic legislators Rep. Gloria Johnson & State Senator Sara Kyle had a bill last session to bring paid family leave to all Tennesseans, but were LAUGHED OUT OF COMMITTEE by Republican reps Rep. John Holsclaw Jr. & Rep. Clark Boyd. Now Governor Lee has announced he’ll be extending it to all state employees, although he […]
Kristin Mejia-Green’s application for a $10,000 grant to help address Tennessee’s maternal mortality crisis was recently rejected by the Office of Minority Health Disparities Elimination, allegedly on the basis of an Instagram post found to be “offensive” and “lacking inclusivity” by an all- or mostly-white committee, according to an Instagram video Mejia-Green made recently. A health crisis […]
You may remember Rep. Bill Sanderson as the guy who stepped down under, ahem… controversial circumstances last year (as an anti-LGBT legislator with a gay son exposed for himself allegedly being a Grindr regular). Sanderson said it was to go spend more time on his wine business, and had previously pushed through a bill that […]
On Fox Nashville’s Politics in Focus Sunday, Republican strategist and Trump 2020 Davidson County Co-Chair Rick Williams came out against private prisons, which flies in the face of Republican policy. WATCH: “Keeping Prisoners Should be Done BY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES” Davidson “Trump 2020” Co-Chair @ricknashlimo comes out AGAINST private prisons (!) on @FOXNashville’s Politics in Focus. […]