Civil Rights

Tennessee’s Criminalization of Protest with Senator Jeff Yarbro

August 15, 2020/in Civil Rights, Democrats, Podcasts, racial justice, TENNESSEE HOLLER PODCAST, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

Justin Kanew talks with State Senator Jeff Yarbro about the Tennessee State Legislature’s new draconian anti-protest laws that specifically target the protesters who have been occupying the plaza outside of the State Capital, and the far-reaching implications these laws will have on the citizens of Tennessee.

FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.

CLIP: "When a government is scared to listen, you've got problems."@yarbro talking with @Kanew about the draconian anti-protest laws that #TNLeg just passed and how the protesters @plaza_tn have exposed @GovBillLee's heartlessness.

FULL PODCAST ? https://t.co/MwQgBQiv4s pic.twitter.com/fYC5Px7c16

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) August 14, 2020

INTRODUCING “A Case of the Mundays” with Wade Munday

August 13, 2020/in A Case of the Mundays, Civil Rights, Democrats, Podcasts, racial justice, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

Host Wade Munday talks with public defender Keeda Haynes on the first official episode of A Case of the Mundays. Fresh off her campaign for Congress in District 5, Keeda talks about what went right and what went wrong in her race, and what she’s thinking of doing next. Keeda managed to receive over 40% of the vote in a difficult race against longtime incumbent Jim Cooper, so if she decides to run again she’ll be a force to be reckoned with.

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FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.

? Y'ALL – #MondaysWithMunday is now available as a PODCAST, with the first episode of #ACaseOfTheMundays with @WadeLMunday available now ?

Wade chats with @KeedaHaynes fresh off the campaign trail in her race for Congress in #TN5.

FULL PODCAST: https://t.co/pMpTkjiw0Y pic.twitter.com/SxNw9Rmicp

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) August 12, 2020

INTRODUCING Porch Politics with The Equity Alliance

August 12, 2020/in Civil Rights, Democrats, Podcasts, PORCH POLITICS with The Equity Alliance, racial justice, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

Porch Politics hosts Tequila Johnson and Charlane Oliver, Co-Founders and Co-Executive Directors of The Equity Alliance, are here to bring you the sweet tea in their first episode of Porch Politics. They get real and go deep in their discussion about the hard but rewarding activism that they’re doing through The Equity Alliance, and they give their honest perspectives on the state of Tennessee Democratic politics.

Be sure to fill out The Equity Alliance’s Our Fair Share survey if you or your small business has been affected by COVID19.

FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.

CLIP: "At what point are Black people just gonna be able to show up as ourselves…to fit into what we've worked for and what we've earned?" @Ms_Solutionary and @CharlaneO of @EquityAlliance1 on the *FIRST* episode of "PORCH POLITICS" ??

FULL EPISODE: https://t.co/HpZx4tmj2W pic.twitter.com/C4SXvU5prl

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) August 11, 2020

GRITS – “High School Grits”

July 27, 2020/in Civil Rights, GRITS, Podcasts, racial justice, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

A new episode of GRITS with Aftyn Behn and Anna Walton on The Tennessee Holler Podcast Network is LIVE!

Aftyn and Anna are joined by Aftyn’s middle and high school classmate Tre Waters as he shares his experiences as a mixed-race kid at the private, predominantly white, prep school Webb School of Knoxville located in East Tennessee.

This episode is dedicated to all the people of color that attended Webb School in Knoxville. If you would like to sign the petition “Webb Alumni Call for Commitment to Anti-Racism Action,” please click this link.

FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.

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LISTEN: A new episode of @gritspodcast is LIVE! ?@AftynBehn and @louisiannamal are joined by Aftyn’s former classmate Tre Waters as he shares his experiences as a mixed-race kid at a private, predominantly white, prep school in East TN.

FULL PODCAST: https://t.co/0BHZoGnvB8 pic.twitter.com/XIyfxxMGuy

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) July 25, 2020

FLOODS OF JUSTICE PODCAST

July 22, 2020/in Civil Rights, FLOODS OF JUSTICE with Pastor Riggs, Podcasts, racial justice, TOPICS /by Justin Kanew

New Episode! Pastor Kevin Riggs and Kevin Sage discuss protesting through the lens of Romans 13 and talk about a statement released by The (&) Campaign regarding the 2020 Presidential Campaign.

FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.

LISTEN: You don't want to miss the latest episode of "FLOODS OF JUSTICE" from @riggs_kevin and @KevinSage, available now!

Our hosts talk about the spiritual morality of what it means to stand up against injustice in the form of protest.

FULL EPISODE: https://t.co/YYtVAteA2R pic.twitter.com/6WetfJMJ6R

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) July 22, 2020

HOLLER PODCAST – History of the UDC with Dr. Karen Cox

July 22, 2020/in Civil Rights, Podcasts, TENNESSEE HOLLER PODCAST, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

Kanew interviews Dr. Karen Cox, author of Dixie’s Daughters: The United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Preservation of Confederate Culture, about the political and social influence The UDC had on the South and how we’re still fighting against their racist ideology today.

FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.

CLIP: "The monument is part of this whole arsenal that the UDC has in order to inculcate children with a particular point of view."@SassyProf on the racist political & social influence of the Daughters of the Confederacy across the South.

FULL PODCAST: https://t.co/MwQgBQiv4s pic.twitter.com/1GIeHqGGJq

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) July 21, 2020

MONDAYS WITH MUNDAY – Gloria Johnson and London Lamar

July 21, 2020/in Candidates, Civil Rights, Podcasts, State, TENNESSEE HOLLER PODCAST, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

State Representatives London Lamar and Gloria Johnson join hosts Wade Munday and Justin Kanew for a discussion on the decision to reopen schools amidst a worsening pandemic, the passing of the great John Lewis, and more.

FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.

CLIP: "If you truly honor those who came before you like John Lewis, I'm asking you to change the way that you legislate."@RepLamar speaking with @Kanew, @WadeLMunday and @VoteGloriaJ on "Mondays With Munday" about racial justice in #TNLeg.

FULL PODCAST https://t.co/MwQgBQiv4s pic.twitter.com/fLNukNS6RH

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) July 20, 2020

FLOODS OF JUSTICE PODCAST

July 16, 2020/in Civil Rights, FLOODS OF JUSTICE with Pastor Riggs, Podcasts, State, TOPICS /by Justin Kanew

A new episode of FLOODS OF JUSTICE with Reverend Kevin Riggs and Co-Host Kevin Sage on The Tennessee Holler Podcast Network is LIVE!

Riggs and Sage discuss the symbols of the Confederacy that still haunt our community, police brutality, and our local government’s choice to reopen schools during COVID19.

FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.

LISTEN: A new episode of @riggs_kevin and @KevinSage's FLOODS OF JUSTICE is LIVE!

Hosts Reverend Riggs and Kevin Sage discuss the immorality of Confederate monuments, the schools reopening, and more!

On Apple Podcasts ? or wherever else you listen! https://t.co/i84wQAKaCH pic.twitter.com/w1GkJKR9Zh

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) July 16, 2020

HOLLER PODCAST – Brandon Thomas

July 16, 2020/in Candidates, Civil Rights, Health Care, Podcasts, TENNESSEE HOLLER PODCAST, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

Tennessee State House candidate Brandon Thomas joins us to discuss his race in one of the most flippable districts in the state. He is running a progressive campaign against Republican incumbent Mike Sparks who was recently asked by The Holler whether or not the Civil War was fought over slavery, to which he responded “I haven’t really studied it.” Brandon is running in State House District 49 (Smyrna, Murfreesboro, and La Vergne).

FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.

CLIP: "He didn't go to the doctor because he was afraid of the bill he would get."@Brandon4Tenn talking with @Kanew about how crucial it is for Tennessee to #ExpandMedicaid during #COVID19 on the latest podcast episode ?

Full Podcast: https://t.co/5u4XEW5bPA pic.twitter.com/cv6uOaPU3j

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) July 16, 2020

MONDAYS WITH MUNDAY: KKK Bust Removal, Back To School Fears

July 14, 2020/in Civil Rights, Mondays with Munday, TOPICS /by Justin Kanew

Wade Munday & the Holler’s Kanew talk about the KKK Grand Wizard bust removal, why the 30-day Nashville Protest should be a national story, and why people are worried about sending our kids back to school with the pandemic spiking in Tennessee.

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CLIP: “Again Tennessee is moving backwards when the rest of ?? seems to be moving forward. We’re stuck in 1955.” @WadeLMunday & @Kanew on why the 30-day @plaza_tn protest @GovBillLee is abusing should be a national story. #MondaysWithMunday PODCAST: https://t.co/2uksuh5PXM pic.twitter.com/HjzJJBi97M

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) July 14, 2020