TOPICS

Ice Cube and Supporting Local Organizers

October 28, 2020/in Civil Rights, Democrats, Podcasts, PORCH POLITICS with The Equity Alliance, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

Hosts Tequila Johnson and Charlane Oliver sit down with guests Leshuan Oliver and BlackPAC Executive Director Adrianne Shropshire to talk about the controversy surrounding Ice Cube, including what he got right and what he got wrong.

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.

Pushing Belmont to Divest from CoreCivic

October 28, 2020/in Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Podcasts, TENNESSEE HOLLER PODCAST, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

Safara Parrott of Be Better Belmont on how the ties between Belmont and CoreCivic were born out of a long history of profit and racist complicity.

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

Education in Crisis

October 21, 2020/in Candidates, East TN, Education, Podcasts, Scrappy Time, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

“I don’t feel I’m getting the guidance from the State that I should be getting as a teacher.”

Jay Clark for TN House D8 and Blount County teachers talk about the need for clear guidance and consistency from the State during COVID19 on Scrappy Time.

FULL SHOW

TORREY HARRIS, MEMPHIS TN House Candidate

October 21, 2020/in Middle TN, Podcasts, TENNESSEE HOLLER PODCAST, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

MEMPHIS TN House candidate Torrey Harris talks about running against ex-Democrat John Deberry and being an openly gay candidate in Tennessee.

www.TorreyHarris.com

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

Governor Lee, Mask Hypocrite

October 20, 2020/in Republican hypocrisy, State, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

Hospitalizations are spiking, yet Governor Bill Lee won’t approve a mask mandate – despite the White House’s request.

Instead, he spends millions on mask ads, yet HE has been Maskless. He told reporters he only takes it off to pose for pics. NOPE.

KANEW TO WILLIAMSON COUNTY: CANCEL CASADA

October 20, 2020/in Candidates, Middle TN, Podcasts, Republican hypocrisy, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

“If values matter, if we’re trying to teach our kids to do the right thing, we need to #CancelCasada like his own Republican caucus did.”

Watch The Holler’s Justin Kanew help WILLIAMSON COUNTY remember why ex-speaker Glen Casada had to resign in shame.

Here’s his op-ed in the Tennessean.

? WATCH: “If values matter, if we’re trying to teach our kids to do the right thing, we need to #CancelCasada like his own Republican caucus did.”

The Holler’s @Kanew helps WILLIAMSON COUNTY remember why ex-speaker @GlenCasada had to resign in shame.pic.twitter.com/MfH4zpCjUW

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) October 20, 2020

TN Senate Candidate GLENN SCRUGGS

October 19, 2020/in Civil Rights, Middle TN, Podcasts, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

Assistant Police Chief Glenn Scruggs on his opponent Senator Gardenhire’s “FRIED CHICKEN” comments and more.

PODCAST

What About Us and Government Transparency?

October 16, 2020/in Education, Podcasts, TOPICS, VIDEOS, What About Us? /by Justin Kanew

Elizabeth Madiera, House Candidate for District 63, discusses the murkiness surrounding the passage of the voucher bill under her opponent Glen Casada’s “leadership”. It’s unpopular, unconstitutional, under investigation by the FBI, and unseated him as leader of the house. We need the General Assembly to be out of the Republican supermajority, better balanced, and more transparent to achieve better legislation.

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

Getting @GlenCasada out of #TNLeg wouldn't just be good for District 63, it would dramatically improve the whole state.

Listen to the latest from @sandrafrice55 on #WhatAboutUs to find out how @ElizabethforTN plans to beat him.

FULL PODCAST ? https://t.co/oekPW2M2po pic.twitter.com/TfCKa4zuOQ

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) October 16, 2020

Kelley Henry and The Pervis Payne Case

October 15, 2020/in Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, FLOODS OF JUSTICE with Pastor Riggs, Podcasts, TOPICS /by Justin Kanew

Attorney Kelley Henry joins Pastor Kevin Riggs and Kevin Sage to discuss her work as a Death Row Attorney, specifically with the urgent Pervis Payne case.

For more information on how to help Pervis Payne’s case, click here.

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

LISTEN ? An important new episode of #FloodsOfJustice is LIVE.@riggs_kevin and @KevinSage talk with death-row attorney Kelley Henry about her work fighting injustice in the carceral state, namely about the urgent case of Pervis Payne.

FULL PODCAST ? https://t.co/oekPW2M2po pic.twitter.com/JqwNH8Z3Fr

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) October 15, 2020