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Biden Won, But So Did White Supremacy

November 20, 2020/in GRITS, Podcasts, racial justice, TOPICS /by Justin Kanew

Yes, President Trump is finally out of office, but with 72 million Americans showing up to vote for him after four years, who is really the winner of the 2020 election? Anna and Aftyn look past the presidential victory, highlighting the role of white women in maintaining white supremacy at the ballot box this cycle.

“White Women’s Support for Trump Remains High in 2020 Election”

The 53 percent issue

AOC Interview in NY Times

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

LISTEN ? "It broke me that people would choose this individualist white supremacy culture over a society where we all do better."@AftynBehn & @louisiannamal on how Biden won the election, but white supremacy won too w/ Trump expanding his base.

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— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) November 14, 2020

Rep Vincent Dixie on the GOP Disrespecting the Right to Vote

November 19, 2020/in Civil Rights, Democrats, Podcasts, State, TENNESSEE HOLLER PODCAST, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

“People that look like me have died for this right, now you’re saying it’s not really worth the paper it’s written on. It’s hurtful.” – Rep. Vincent Dixie talks about the danger of the GOP undermining our election process on #HollerHour.

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

Democrats Need to Deliver for Young People

November 18, 2020/in climate justice, Democrats, Health Care, racial justice, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

“If the Democratic Party wants to win over the loyalty of young people it had better act right now and in a pretty big way.”- Jonathan Smucker drops fire talking about the Democratic Party’s future on The Intercept’s #Deconstructed podcast.

Full Podcast.

As Georgia Goes, So Goes the South

November 13, 2020/in climate justice, Democrats, Environment, Podcasts, Rocky Top Sunrise with Sunrise Movement Tennessee, TOPICS /by Justin Kanew

Erica Darragh, Communications Lead for Sunrise Atlanta, joins Hale and Cassie to talk about the upcoming Senate runoff elections in Georgia and how crucial they are to us winning a Green New Deal. There’s so much we can learn from the incredible organizing that led to Georgia’s turnaround, and it gives us a lot of hope for Tennessee and the rest of the South. Be sure to do whatever you can to support Warnock and Ossoff in Georgia with your time, money, or both. Let’s bring this home.

Volunteer for and donate to Reverend Raphael Warnock.

Volunteer for and donate to Jon Ossoff.

Support Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight.

Find out what Native Land you are living on.

Sunrise Tennessee Interest Form

Follow Sunrise Tennessee on Twitter and Facebook.

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

LISTEN ? "Watching what we pulled off in Georgia will inspire other people to begin to do what happened here across the country."@erica_darragh of @sunrisemvmtatl on #RockyTopSunrise w/ @cassjacks & @MasakiHale on what we can learn from Georgia.

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— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) November 13, 2020

A More Democratic System with Dr. Andrea Hatcher

November 13, 2020/in Federal, Podcasts, TOPICS, What About Us? /by Justin Kanew

In light of the election, we are rebroadcasting Sandra Rice‘s evergreen episode with Professor Andrea Hatcher on the undemocratic nature of the Electoral College. This election we DO have a clear winner in both the electoral college and popular vote but it hasn’t always been the case. Donald Trump would never have been President if not for the antiquated and un-Democratic Electoral College. Dr. Hatcher also proposes that spreading misinformation about a candidate or election is a form of fraud.

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

LISTEN ? "The electoral college violates the fundamental principle of democracy that there's to be political equality."

In light of the election, we are rebroadcasting @sandrafrice55's evergreen pod w/ @Prof_Hatcher on the Electoral College.

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— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) November 13, 2020

Nothing Gov. Lee Does is “Nice”

November 12, 2020/in Democrats, Podcasts, State, TENNESSEE HOLLER PODCAST, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

Rep. John Ray Clemmons doesn’t hold back in his searing criticisms of Lee’s failure of leadership not only throughout COVID, but since his tenure began.

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

Rev. Dr. Barber: Making COVID More About People

November 11, 2020/in Health Care, racial justice, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

Rev. Dr. William Barber on Pete Buttigieg’s The Deciding Decade talking about how we need to make #COVID19 less about numbers and more about people.

Listen to the full podcast here.

A Confederate General’s Descendant on Reckoning with Monuments

November 6, 2020/in Civil Rights, Podcasts, racial justice, State, TOPICS, VIDEOS, What About Us? /by Justin Kanew

We hear “Erasing history” and “destroying our heritage” but what does one family member raised in the South and great-grandson of a revered Confederate General think about the removal of a monument from the public square? Louis Rice joins to discuss.

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

LISTEN ? "If we’re going to have a nat'l dialogue on systemic racism you have to come to grips that we were founded as a slave nation."

Louis Rice, descendant of a Confederate General, reckons w/ the Confederacy on #WhatAboutUs w/ @sandrafrice55.

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— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) November 6, 2020

Choosing Country Over Party

November 5, 2020/in Democrats, Federal, Podcasts, TENNESSEE HOLLER PODCAST, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

Brittany Kylene, a 4th Generation Republican out of COOKEVILLE and the daughter of an Evangelical preacher, explains why she decided to put country over party and support Biden.

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

Passing the Torch to Torrey Harris

November 5, 2020/in Candidates, Democrats, Podcasts, TENNESSEE HOLLER PODCAST, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

State Representative London Lamar joins #HollerHour to discuss the historic election of Memphis’ Torrey Harris to the State House as the first out LGBTQ Democratic Representative in Tennessee history and now the youngest person in the Legislature.

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

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