After a wildly bigoted local lady went viral for harassing two gay teens in ALCOA, the community rallied around them to repaint the bridge. Watch our INTERVIEW.
LIVE: REPAINTING THE ALCOA BRIDGE ? https://t.co/qKeR915lh0
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) June 11, 2021
Executive Director of the Cumberland Center for Justice and Peace Lisa Rung talks about her organization’s activism and outreach. They sponsor a variety of activities in rural communities that think globally and act locally… Maybe your group could use some fresh ideas: cumberlandjusticeandpeace@
Highlights from our first ever TENNESSEE HOLLER FEST, featuring inspiring voices from across the state lifting up the issues we face – including STELLA PARTON, JUSTIN JONES, REP. JIM COOPER, REP. STEVE COHEN, THE EQUITY ALLIANCE and much more.
Here’s a quick highlight reel.
Watch the FULL VIDEO HERE and LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
Sandy summarizes her trip to the Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Museum and “lynching memorial” and searches for signs of its mission in our state.
FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts here, and wherever else you like to listen here.
"Our history of racial injustice casts a shadow across the American landscape that cannot be lifted until we shine the light of truth on the violence that shaped us."@Whataboutuspod1 reflects on a trip to @eji_org's Legacy Museum in Montgomery.
Pod: https://t.co/oekPW2M2po pic.twitter.com/rNg2Qialw4
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) May 14, 2021
Rep. John Ray Clemmons lashes out at Lee & The GOP over their attacks on the unemployed, who they clearly think are lazy: “GOVERNOR LEE IS OUT OF TOUCH”
Hale and Cassie are joined by Justin Pearson, one of the co-founders of the grassroots movement Memphis Community Against The Pipeline (MCAP). They dig into the movement’s fight against the Byhalia Connection Pipeline and the ongoing environmental injustices happening right now in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Sign the petition to tell city council members to vote to protect Memphis’ drinking water on Tuesday
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FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts and wherever else you like to listen.
"THERE'S NOTHING MORE POWERFUL THAN PEOPLE."@JustinPearsonIJ talked about @MemphisCAP_org's fight against the @ByhaliaPipeline and the disproportionate impact it would have on historic Black communities on @sunrisemvmttn's #RockyTopSunrise.
Full Pod ? https://t.co/oekPW2M2po pic.twitter.com/IBKnnsRnun
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) May 1, 2021
“If something does happen to me, bring my casket outside the Capitol.” Activist Justin Jones on the RUN-OVER-A-PROTESTOR bill now revived by Lt. Gov. McNally, Gov. Bill Lee, and the Tennessee Republican Party.
Adrienne Pakis-Gillon knows about women in politics, from the passage of the 19th amendment to her disappointment with the representation of women in our GOP majority legislature. Ladies, can’t we do better for women and children in Tennessee?
FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts here, and wherever else you like to listen here.
"This pandemic has shown, with women having to drop out of the workforce, how much our economy
is hurting."@voteadrienne joined @Whataboutuspod1 to talk about how Tennessee can do so much better for the women that live here.Full Podcast ? https://t.co/oekPW2M2po pic.twitter.com/BMkrSIwsgg
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) April 23, 2021
Elizabeth Madeira, an organizer for the Southern Christian Coalition, discusses recent Tennessee legislation and her views on the intersections between Christian morality and public policy.
FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts here, and wherever else you like to listen here.
"It’s not only heresy, but it’s also hypocritical to make the Bible the state book while passing policy that doesn’t care for the least of these."@ElizabethforTN of @FaithAdvocates joined @Whataboutuspod1 to talk about Christianity and TN politics.
Pod: https://t.co/oekPW2M2po pic.twitter.com/Ujflu6ldpZ
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) April 9, 2021