Ice Cube and Supporting Local Organizers

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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

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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

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“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.
 

TORREY HARRIS, MEMPHIS TN House Candidate

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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

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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

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“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.

TN Senate Candidate GLENN SCRUGGS

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

PODCAST

What About Us and Government Transparency?

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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.

We Need To Elect People Who Give A Damn

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Heidi Campbell for TN Senate 20 and Gideon’s Army respond to a dog whistle attack ad against them by a PAC supporting Steve Dickerson.
Sen. Dickerson refuses to condemn the ad.

Mark Green: Too Cowardly to Debate

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Cowardly Rep. Green wouldn’t debate Justin Kanew and now he won’t debate Kiran For Congress. Not very democratic for a guy who says he hates dictators!