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

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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

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FLOODS OF JUSTICE PODCAST

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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.

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

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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.

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MONDAYS WITH MUNDAY – Gloria Johnson and London Lamar

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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.

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FLOODS OF JUSTICE PODCAST

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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.

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HOLLER PODCAST – Brandon Thomas

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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).

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STANDING TALL PODCAST – Behind the Ballot Box

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A new episode of  STANDING TALL with Tennessee State Representative Gloria Johnson on The Tennessee Holler Podcast Network is LIVE!

In this episode, Representative Johnson chats with Knoxville County Election Commissioner Tammy Kaousias about the ins and outs of the voting process and how to vote with confidence in the upcoming elections.

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

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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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COMING SOON: PORCH POLITICS with The Equity Alliance

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Porch Politics, a new podcast on The Tennessee Holler Podcast Network, will be coming your way on August 6th!

Voiced by Charlane Oliver and Tequila Johnson, Porch Politics is a raw, real and unapologetic conversation between friends turned democracy entrepreneurs. They are co-founders and co-executive directors of The Equity Alliance, a Tennessee statewide force in building Black voter engagement and economic power, purposed to uproot systems of inequity.

Stay tuned!

INTRODUCING “Grits” with Aftyn Behn and Anna Walton

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

With their TN Holler launch, Aftyn and Anna release their conversation following the national uprising in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and our responsibility as white Southern women to engage in anti-racism work.

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