Starting today, as communities continue to mourn the lives of the three children and three staff members killed during the mass shooting at The Covenant School, Tennessee lawmakers are advancing several dangerous gun bills that could put Tennesseans at risk for even more gun violence. This afternoon, as thousands of young people, advocates, survivors, faith leaders, and teachers rally for change in Nashville, the Tennessee House will vote on HB1202, a bill that would make it easier to arm teachers. Research shows that arming teachers increases the risk of gun violence in schools and puts the lives of students, teachers,…
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BREAKING: Major Gun Safety Organizations to Join Together with Bishop Barber, Tennessee, National Clergy, Impacted Leaders for Moral Monday Rally, March to Demand Lifesaving Gun Safety Legislation, Call on Extremists to Stop Using State Capitols to Trample On Democracy – Everytown for Gun Safety, Tennessee Students Demand Action, Moms Demand Action to Unite with Local, National Clergy, Impacted Leaders in Major Show of Force as State Legislature Debates Arming Teachers – Comes One Week Before Ten-Year Anniversary and Recommitment of Moral Monday Movement NASHVILLE – Tennessee Students Demand Action and Moms Demand Action volunteers, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots…
By Brad Reed This story was first published in Raw Story April 16, 2023 A new robocall is falsely accusing the three Tennessee Democratstargeted by Republicans for expulsion from the state legislature of being violent “Antifa” radicals. Audio of the call, which was obtained by the Tennessee Holler, describes Tennessee Democrats Justin Pearson, Justin Jones, and Gloria Johnson as “radical activists posing as elected officials” who purportedly “led an angry mob of Antifa intending violence” to the Tennessee State Capitol building earlier this month. The robocall also falsely claimed that law enforcement officials confiscated “pipe bombs” from demonstrators protesting against the three…
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Students Demand Action and Moms Demand Action volunteers, part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, will join Repairers of the Breach, Bishop William J. Barber II, local and national clergy and impacted leaders for a Moral Monday rally in Nashville April 17 demanding lifesaving gun safety legislation and an end to extremists in state legislatures trampling over democracy. Angela Ferrell-Zabala, senior vice president for movement building at Everytown and Moms Demand Action, and Bishop Barber will join a growing moral fusion coalition of students, survivors, and faith leaders to urge lawmakers to reject dangerous gun lobby priorities and stop using…
By Charles Jay This article was first published by Daily KOS A week ago, Tennessee House Republicans voted to expel two young Black representatives, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson; by one vote, they failed to expel Rep. Gloria Johnson, who is white. Jones and Pearson have since been reinstated. All three Democratic representatives had joined student protesters, who entered the Tennessee Capitol to demand gun safety legislation in the wake of a mass shooting that killed three adults and three children at a Nashville school. Immediately after the vote to expel him, Pearson didn’t hesitate to tell it like it is: “You cannot ignore the…
Join NMAAM in partnership with The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as we honor R&B LegendsNew Edition in recognition of their 40 year Anniversaryahead of their concert at Bridgestone Arena! Sunday, April 16 at 2:00 PM ____________________________ Early arrival is encouraged.This event is free and open to the public. RSVP/Tickets are not required. Entry is first come first served. Entry does not include admission into the museum.
It is the perfect time to start building a foundation for a healthy financial future. Good financial health is the foundation on which strong and resilient households, communities and economies are built, but the reality is, many struggle to manage their financial daily lives.In recognition of Financial Literacy Month, Denise Horvath, a Market Director with JPMorgan Chase in Tennessee, offered top financial tips to help achieve financial freedom and build generational wealth. 1. Small steps lead to bigger opportunities: No matter what amount get kids started on their financial journey. Ask your bank about of money you have, taking small…
The Tennessee Tribune Stores @ BNA are seeking new vendors for their Spring Category Review. If your product is market ready with a barcode, retail packaging and you have your wholesale pricing ready, please bring or mail 3 samples to The Tennessee Tribune office located at 1501, Jefferson Street, Nashville, TN 37208, 11 am 3 pm on Wednesdays. Authors, novelty items, jewelry, apparel, candles, sauces, snacks, beverages and more are welcome. All vendors must be located in the State of Tennessee and provide contact information. For more information contact the Tennessee Tribune at (615) 321-3268 or send email to ChauxConsulting@gmail.com.
Randall Robinson, “human rights advocate, author, and law professor,” in the words of The HistoryMakers, died Friday morning at age 81, James Hudson, a colleague at TransAfrica, the Washington-based organization Robinson founded, told Journal-isms on Saturday. He had been hospitalized and died in a hospital on St. Kitts, the Caribbean island to which he fled, disillusioned with the United States, in 2001. His wife, Hazel Ross-Robinson, messaged March 26 that the cause of death was aspiration pneumonia. Robinson was known to journalists not only as founder of TransAfrica, established in 1977 and soon a force in the struggle against apartheid, but as the younger brother of…