VIDEOS

STANDING TALL PODCAST – Community Schools

July 29, 2020/in Democrats, Education, Podcasts, STANDING TALL with Rep. Gloria Johnson, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

Gloria Johnson’s STANDING TALL podcast dropped a new episode today!

In this episode, Representative Johnson talks with Dr. Bob Kronick from the University of Tennessee and University Assisted Community Schools about how the community school model got started in Knoxville and how these schools could make a huge difference in underserved communities around our state.

Learn more about University Assisted Community Schools and donate.

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

LISTEN: A new episode of @VoteGloriaJ's "STANDING TALL" is LIVE!

Rep Johnson and Dr. Bob Kronick talk about the difference the community school model could make for students in our underserved communities.

On Apple Podcasts ? or wherever you listen!https://t.co/Lo6R9yF4yK pic.twitter.com/vS0J0xrXcK

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) July 28, 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

ROCKY TOP SUNRISE – “Why Abolition is an Environmental Justice Issue”

July 27, 2020/in climate justice, Environment, Podcasts, racial justice, Rocky Top Sunrise with Sunrise Movement Tennessee, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

A new episode of ROCKY TOP SUNRISE with Sunrise Tennessee on The Tennessee Holler Podcast Network is LIVE!

Hosts Isabella Killius and Hale Masaki explore the intersections of racial justice and environmentalism within the context of slavery and how slavery was never eradicated, it simply evolved. In the second half of the episode, lifelong organizer Taz Gaines joins as our special guest to dive deep into these issues and to establish why abolition and the fight for justice are crucial to winning a Green New Deal. ?

Check out Taz’s Podcast!

A Dose of Healing

Sources and further reading:

Southerners on New Ground (SONG)

A Green New Deal for Decarceration

What’s happening with polling places in Kentucky?

Transform Harm

Sunrise Tennessee Interest Form

Follow Sunrise Tennessee on Twitter and Facebook.

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

LISTEN: A new episode of @sunrisemvmttn's "ROCKY TOP SUNRISE" is LIVE!

Hosts @isakilla99 and @MasakiHale chat with lifelong organizer and abolitionist @mtgaines_ about the many intersections between racial justice and environmentalism.

FULL EPISODE ?https://t.co/hOAb3w5Spf pic.twitter.com/eiHc7yYMzZ

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) July 24, 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

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

REP MIKE SPARKS can’t say whether the CIVIL WAR was fought over SLAVERY or not!

July 13, 2020/in Candidates, Civil Rights, Republican hypocrisy, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

Representative Mike Sparks of Smyrna can’t answer whether the Civil War was fought over slavery. This coming right on the heels of Sparks pleading with the Capitol Commission to keep the bust of the first Grand Wizard of the KKK in the Tennessee State Capitol.

Peak white supremacy.

Brandon Thomas is running against Sparks.

WATCH: “Was the civil war fought over slavery?”

REP. MIKE SPARKS: “I haven’t really studied it- we all need to study our history ?- there’s different context.”

He spoke FOR KEEPING THE KKK GRAND WIZARD BUST today.@Brandon4Tenn (a black man) is running against him in SMYRNA. pic.twitter.com/f3oIHHZxLX

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) July 9, 2020

SENATOR BRENDA GILMORE on the Removal of the FIRST GRAND WIZARD OF THE KKK from the State Capitol

July 13, 2020/in Civil Rights, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

Senator Gilmore speaks to the State Capitol Commission about why they should do the right thing and remove the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest from the State Capitol. Forrest was a Confederate General and the first Grand Wizard of the KKK. His bust has been in the Tennessee State Capitol since 1978, with protesters advocating for its removal for years.

The Commission voted 9-2 in favor of removal, with State Representative Matthew Hill and Senator Jack Johnson being the only dissenters.

The Historical Commission will have the final say on its removal.

WATCH: "Tears come to my eyes every time I get off that elevator."@SenatorGilmore gave an impassioned plea to the State Capitol Commission this morning on why the Nathan Bedford Forrest bust should be removed.

Thank you for your words, Senator.#KKKGrandWizardBustRemoval pic.twitter.com/JIWVB8WgXw

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) July 9, 2020

HOLLER PODCAST: WILLIAMSON CO. GET THE CONFEDERATE FLAG OFF YOUR SEAL with Dustin Koctar

July 13, 2020/in Civil Rights, Podcasts, TENNESSEE HOLLER PODCAST, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

Justin Kanew talks with Franklin’s Dustin Koctar about why Williamson County must remove the Confederate flag from its seal.

“Changing our county seal is not going to erase history.”

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

We're LIVE NOW with @DustinKoctar of Franklin, helping to push to get Williamson County to remove the CONFEDERATE FLAG from their county seal. https://t.co/JraOQ7BcX9

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) July 7, 2020

HOLLER PODCAST: TEENS FOR EQUALITY

June 18, 2020/in Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Podcasts, TENNESSEE HOLLER PODCAST, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

Justin Kanew talks with Jade and Emma Rose from Teens For Equality, the organizers of the largest Black Lives Matter march in Nashville yet. We hear about their experience and they share their perspective on the moment our country is in. Our future is in good hands with these kids!

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

CLIP: “It was just something I had to do.”

Jade & Emma Rose from TEENS FOR EQUALITY @teens_4equality, the group that organizes Nashville’s biggest March, on what motivates them. (and serving a Facebook hater)

FULL: https://t.co/Ng8vyaUn9f
PODCAST: https://t.co/5RqwiXZ6qQ pic.twitter.com/Eh45IoCWC4

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) June 18, 2020