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The Struggle Against the Nathan Bedford Forrest Bust with Justin Jones

March 16, 2021/in Civil Rights, Democrats, Jobs & The Economy, Podcasts, racial justice, Republican hypocrisy, STANDING TALL with Rep. Gloria Johnson, State, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

Organizer Justin Jones joins to talk with Representative Johnson about his years-long struggle in leading the charge to remove the bust of former KKK Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest from the State Capitol. Jones puts it best in his reason for focusing so heavily on the bust: if we can’t remove such a blatant symbol of racism from our Capitol, how will we ever be able to find the strength to build a true, multi-racial democracy?

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

"TN is being manipulated and held hostage by WHITE SUPREMACY — that has a class argument to it."@brotherjones_ joins @VoteGloriaJ on #StandingTall to talk about the KKK bust and how @TNGOP maintains the status quo through divide and conquer.

Full Pod ? https://t.co/oekPW2M2po pic.twitter.com/FaqqcAQN3c

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) March 16, 2021

Insurrection GRITS

January 18, 2021/in Federal, GRITS, Podcasts, State, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

New year, new… WTF. Aftyn and Anna are back for season 4 in the wake of the pro-Trump QAnon furry hat wearing insurrection identifying the Tennessee culprits and grappling with how to humanize those involved. BONUS: tips on how to talk to your people who believe in conspiracy theories

LINKS

Sign this petition to take down Steve Berger,

Gov. Lee’s extremist pastor at Grace Chapel

How to speak to people who believe in conspiracy theories

Republican Attorney Generals launch robocalls

Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver’s Tennessean patriot profile

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

LISTEN ? "We have to figure out how to deal with the banality of evil."

On @gritspodcast, @louisiannamal & @AftynBehn talk about how seemingly normal people participated in the insurrection and how a bad ideology can creep up if we don't push back.

Pod: https://t.co/oekPW2M2po pic.twitter.com/4DspX7HWgS

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) January 16, 2021

Tennessean Insurrectionists and the Importance of Antifascism

January 18, 2021/in climate justice, Environment, Federal, Podcasts, Rocky Top Sunrise with Sunrise Movement Tennessee, State, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

Journalists Abby Lee Hood and Matt Bastin join to talk about Tennesseans’ involvement in the undemocratic coup attempt by MAGA insurrectionists that took place at our Capitol last week. We explore the moment we are in and where to go from here, including how it is more important now than ever to include antifascism into everything we do. Not only is supporting antifascism the right thing to do, but we will never pass a Green New Deal or any other progressive legislation if we don’t both practice antifascism and push for democratic reforms.

Read Matt and Abby Lee’s piece in Tennessee Lookout that inspired this episode

Support Abby Lee

Support Matt

Read Angela Davis’ Abolition Democracy Beyond Empire Prisons & Torture

Sunrise Tennessee Interest Form

Join DSA

Volunteer for The Equity Alliance

Find out what Native Land you are living on

Follow Sunrise Tennessee on Twitter and Facebook.

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

"You have a group with an intent to do harm that let the disorganization of the moment cover for them."

Journalists @AbbyLeeHood & @mort713 join @cassjacks on #RockyTopSunrise to talk about the MAGA coup attempt and the importance of antifascism.

Pod ? https://t.co/oekPW2M2po pic.twitter.com/3HBTiMh07e

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) January 15, 2021

“You Should Be Ashamed of Yourself for Belittling What Happened at the Capitol”

January 11, 2021/in Federal, Republican hypocrisy, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

On WZTV FOX 17 News, the Holler’s Justin Kanew skewers Tennessee Republican Party EC member Michelle Foreman for deflecting blame from Trump (onto city mayors…) and denying systemic racism.

Rep Jim Cooper on Experiencing the MAGA Insurrection

January 7, 2021/in Civil Rights, Federal, Podcasts, TENNESSEE HOLLER PODCAST, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

“I have to admit It was pretty scary…the police seemed overwhelmed, outnumbered, and sometimes complicit.” Representative Jim Cooper on the attack on the Capitol, how easily it was breached, and how “out of control” it got.

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

Justin Jones joins #HollerHour

September 21, 2020/in Civil Rights, racial justice, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

Fresh off the heels off of leading the charge to occupy the plaza outside Tennessee’s State Capitol for over 60 days, activist Justin Jones joins the show to talk about his experience and where to go from here.

“The people are so powerful that it makes Gov. Bill Lee who’s the highest authority in our state so afraid that he won’t even come out of the office.”

“We know who Gov. Bill Lee is, he dressed up in a Confederate uniform as a student. Today he doesn’t have that uniform on, but he still has that mentality.”

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

Tune in to #HollerHour Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 pm CT every week on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

VIDEO: “A Historical Day” #MoveTheKKKBust

December 23, 2019/in Civil Rights, State, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Staff

“December 18th, 2019 was a historical day.”

Pastor Williamson of Strong Tower Bible Church tells his congregation about delivering 50,000 signatures to get the KKK GRAND WIZARD BUST removed from our Capitol with Pastor Kevin Riggs, and chairman Stuart Mcwhorter committing to discuss it by February. ??????

PASTORS TO DELIVER THOUSANDS OF SIGNATURES TO CAPITOL COMMISSION RE: KKK BUST

December 16, 2019/in Civil Rights, State, TOPICS /by Staff

Pastors Chris Williamson (Strong Tower Bible Church), Kevin Riggs (Franklin Community Church) and supporters will deliver a petition that has garnered over 40,000 signatures in less than 1 week to the State Capitol Commission meeting Wednesday, calling for the Commission to take up a motion to move the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest, the KKK’s First Grand Wizard, out of the Capitol.

Pastors Williamson &
Riggs

Here are the event details, for those who would like to join.

The Petition was started by the Tennessee Holler, and can be viewed HERE.

40,000 and climbing

Although Forrest was a Democrat, Tennessee Democrats have unanimously called for the bust’s removal, and in recent weeks even Republican leaders have begun to as well – including House Republican caucus leader Jeremy Faison, grandson of a confederate colonel, who says conversation with Rep. GA Hardaway and reading Forrest’s own writings helped convince him.

Governor Lee has said he would ask the Capitol Commission to take up the issue, but has not done so.

WHY PEOPLE SIGNED

He also said he will work to change the law declaring July 13th Nathan Bedford Forrest Day, but has not taken measures to do that yet either.

Pastors Williamson and Riggs have asked to be able to speak briefly at the commission meeting.

MEMBERS OF THE Capitol Commission

VIDEO: Rep. Tillis “Doesn’t Necessarily Agree” with Moving the KKK Bust

December 11, 2019/in Civil Rights, State, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Staff

NEW: Rep. Rick Tillis (R-Lewisburg) “doesn’t necessarily agree” with GOP house caucus leader Jeremy Faison’s call to remove the KKK Grand Wizard bust from the Capitol.

Tillis worries about “whitewashing” history, wonders where the line would be.

All reps should be asked about this. Contact THE STATE CAPITOL COMMISSION to ask them to move the bust.

OR SIGN OUR PETITION.

VIDEO: “STOP THE BANS”

May 21, 2019/in State, TOPICS, VIDEOS, Women /by Staff

Footage from the “Stop the Bans” rally at the capitol in Nashville day, where hundreds gathered to oppose the draconian abortion bans we’re seeing throughout the country.

(Drone footage from Alex Kent)

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