“Do You Have Any Idea How Racist You Seem?”
Rep Hensley voted against the slavery abolition resolution and expanding black history, and is fighting to keep the KKK GRAND WIZARD BUST. Begs the question: Is he in the Klan?
The Struggle Against the Nathan Bedford Forrest Bust with Justin Jones
Organizer Justin Jones joins to talk with Representative Johnson about his years-long struggle in leading the charge to remove the bust of former KKK Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest from the State Capitol. Jones puts it best in his reason for focusing so heavily on the bust: if we can’t remove such a blatant symbol of racism from our Capitol, how will we ever be able to find the strength to build a true, multi-racial democracy?
FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.
"TN is being manipulated and held hostage by WHITE SUPREMACY — that has a class argument to it."@brotherjones_ joins @VoteGloriaJ on #StandingTall to talk about the KKK bust and how @TNGOP maintains the status quo through divide and conquer.
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— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) March 16, 2021
Make our internet LOCAL
Aftyn and Anna are joined by April Jarocki, the coordinator with the Southern Connected Communities Project, who along with members of the Clearfork Valley, built their own internet by establishing a wireless internet system at the Highlander Research and Education Center in Jefferson County, Tennessee. April highlights the role of the pandemic in exacerbating the digital divide and discusses what broadband justice looks like to her community.
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FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.
"What would internet justice look like to you?"
April Jarocki of the Southern Connected Communities Project joins @gritspodcast to talk about internet justice in rural TN and how SCCP built their own rural internet in the middle of Clearfork Valley.
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— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) March 13, 2021
Dental Care for the Uninsured
Bruce Baird DDS joins to talk about the patients he volunteers to care for twice a month in Beersheba Springs, Tennessee. Dental care is a basic need that all people have a right to – this is yet another area where Tennessee could do a better job for its citizens.
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"Dental Medicaid stops at age 21 in Tennessee. That's not true in most other states."
Bruce Baird, DDS joins @Whataboutuspod1 to talk about inequities in dental care and the urgent need for comprehensive dental coverage for Tennesseans.
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— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) March 12, 2021
Sen Kelsey Shamed for Voting Against Black History Month Education
YESTERDAY: Senator Brian Kelsey voted against Senator Katrina Robinson’s bill to add more substance & positivity to the black history curriculum in Tennessee schools.
TODAY: We asked him about it — while he was on an elevator full of black women.
Rep. Rudd’s Ridiculous Restroom Sign Bill
Rep Tim Rudd swears his bathroom sign bill isn’t anti-trans, but it obviously is. Even GOP Rep Pat Marsh finds Rudd’s obsession with this issue unnecessary and absurd.
(This is our masterpiece, y’all. Pls enjoy.)
Elect Black Women
“Good leadership tends to be people who have lived the hurt and the pain of terrible legislation.” Ruby Powell-Dennis of Elect Black Women PAC on #ACaseOfTheMundays talking about why it’s crucial to elect Black women for competent leadership.
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FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.
Want Expertise? Come Holler At Us
“When you see us you shouldn’t just think of Black issues. If you want to think about climate issues, economic issues…come holler at us.”
Odessa Kelly, Executive Director of Stand Up Nashville, with Charlane and Tequila on #PorchPolitics talking about the broad expertise of the Black community.
Charlane and Tequila are Co-Founders and Co-Executive Directors of The Equity Alliance.
Porch Politics is recorded LIVE from our porch every other Thursday at 6 pm CT. You can stream it on The Tennessee Holler or wait for it to drop as a podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever else you like to listen.
Making Voter Protection Sexy
“Voter protection is not sexy, but if anyone made it sexier that’s Stacey Abrams.” Kayla Parker joined #HollerHour to talk about Organize Tennessee’s goal of empowering, educating and registering voters across Tennessee to push us toward progress.
“I Thought We Were Opposed to Government Overreach”
“We’re creating a culture war where none existed and we do so at the expense of society’s most vulnerable. I THOUGHT WE WERE OPPOSED TO GOVERNMENT OVERREACH. Creating legislation for a problem that doesn’t even exist sounds like big gov telling us how to live.”
Heidi Campbell speaks out against Senator Hensley’s anti-trans athlete bill.