“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.
For Black History Month and in honor of Rosa Parks’ birthday (February 4th!), we take a look at her life, including the importance the Highlander Folk School in Monteagle, Tennessee had on her life and activism. Another connection Parks had to Tennessee were the words spoken by then-Senator Frist as she was lying in state in the US Capitol Rotunda.
FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts here, and wherever else you like to listen here.
"Rosa Parks thought about her grandfather at the door with a shotgun protecting her family from the KKK."
Host Sandra Rice on the history of Rosa Parks whose activism spurred a year-long bus boycott on @Whataboutuspod1 for #BlackHistoryMonth.
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— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) February 26, 2021
“Put the word out… ATHLETES — if you’re gonna go play in Tennessee, don’t bring your first amendment rights.” Kanew on #HollerHour talking about how the sports world should react to the TNGOP telling TN schools to “PROHIBIT” peacefully kneeling during the anthem.
“The GOP is not a Party I can align with.”
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“These are the same legislators who are proposing bills that allow people to have FULL CONTROL over the FIREARMS they own.” Tory Mills of Tennessee Advocates for Planned Parenthood on the hypocrisy of Sen Mark Pody and Jerry Sexton’s bill that allows men to sue women for having an abortion.
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Some of you have been asking where is the infamous GRITS’ travel correspondent, Mama B… well, she has launched her own podcast called “Red State, Blue Mom”! For this week’s episode, we invite you to listen to the 2021 inaugural episode and subscribe!
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"He went from being a college student for Clinton in 1992 to being a rabid Trump supporter. What caused the shift?"
Crossover @gritspodcast! Listen to Momma B's (@AftynBehn's Mom) inaugural 2021 episode of "Red State, Blue Mom" on this week's GRITS.
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— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) February 13, 2021
“I personally think Marsha Blackburn shows up in town in a clown car. She’s become an absolute joke.” New TNDP Chair Hendrell Remus talks about Tennessee’s extreme GOP Senators on #ACaseOfTheMundays with Wade Munday.
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“Why can’t we feed everyone? This is the United States!” You’ve donated or received food assistance during the pandemic, will the need ever end? In this two-part episode, you’ll hear from a local community group that uses unused food portions to feed people in their area, and from the Tennessee Justice Center, which defines and discusses the reasons for food insecurity. What can we do to alleviate it now and eliminate it post-pandemic?
Guests:
Rick Wright, Director of Dining Services University of the South
Rev. David Goodpaster, Director of Otey Memorial Parish’s Community Action Committee
Signe Anderson Director of Nutritional Advocacy at Tennessee Justice Center
FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts here, and wherever else you like to listen here.
"As a result of COVID19, we are reaching close to 54 million people experiencing food insecurity."
Rev. David Goodpaster of Otey Memorial Parish Church, Rick Wright of @univofthesouth, & Signe Anderson of @TNJusticeCenter discuss food insecurity.
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— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) February 12, 2021
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“If I go to Walmart and buy an apple I know if I’m getting a good deal because the price is posted, so let’s do the same with healthcare.”
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