Meek Mill, Michael Rubin, And CEO Van Jones Launch The Reform Alliance With Founding Partners

Jay-Z And Meek Mill Donate Masks To Prisons

Jay-Z and Meek Mill donated 130,000 surgical masks to prisons to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 among inmates and correctional…
10.09.21
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Museum Celebrating Black Musicians To Open In Nashville

A museum celebrating the legacies of Black musicians will open in Nashville this summer.
10.07.21
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NYPD Allows Racist Cop Michael Reynolds To Quit

Racist NYPD officer Michael Reynolds resigns prior to disciplinary case being launched.
10.07.21
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Tennessee Barber Empowers Children To Read

A Tennessee-based barber gives discounts to children who read books while getting their hair cut.
03.29.20
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Cyntoia Brown Released From Prison After 15 Years

She was serving a life sentence.
03.29.20
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Cyntoia Brown's Clemency Rejected By Tennessee's Governor

She was only 16 when she was charged with murder.
12.21.18
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Tennessee Supreme Court Issues Ruling Against Cyntoia Brown

She was a survivor of sexual assault and is being criminalized.
12.08.18
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Mall Only Enforces 'No Hoodies' Rule With African-Americans

The mall reportedly bans hoodies.
11.15.18
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Scholarship Honors Civil Rights Leader James Lawson

Civil Rights leader Rev. James Lawson will be honored with the creation of a scholarship in his name at Vanderbilt…
07.09.18
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Will Cyntoia Brown Get A Second Chance?

Brown was 16 when she was convicted of first-degree murder.
04.29.21
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College Head Sorry For 'Black Food,' Cotton Centerpieces

Lipscomb University president Randy Lowry is under fire for displaying cotton-stalk centerpieces and serving stereotypical foods, including collard greens, at…
09.18.17
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Doctor Calls Black Patient ‘Aunt Jemima’ During Appointment

Lexi Carter, a Black woman from Tennessee, claims that her White doctor James Turner called her “Aunt Jemima” during an…
07.16.17
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Tennessee Governor Signs Controversial Late-Term Abortion Ban

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed the Tennessee Infants Protection Act into law on Friday.
05.13.17
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East Coast Budget-Friendly Family Vacations

From New York to Tennessee to Florida, families can vacation this summer without breaking the bank.
04.26.17
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Tennessee Deputy Fatally Shoots New Orleans Man

Rodney James Hess, 36, was fatally shot by a Tennessee police official on Thursday.
03.18.17
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Teen Raises $35,000 For College After Family Cuts…

Allie Dowdle, 18, raised $35,000 to pay college expenses after her parents allegedly cut her off for dating a Black…
01.21.17
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NEWS ROUNDUP: Chattanooga School Bus Driver Charged In…

Johnthany Walker was apprehended and charged with vehicular manslaughter, reckless endangerment, and reckless driving.
11.23.16
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NEWS ROUNDUP: Five Kids Killed In Fiery Chattanooga…

A tragic school bus accident in Chattanooga, Tennessee took the lives of at least five elementary school students on Monday.
11.22.16
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White Student Arrested For Wearing Gorilla Mask, Taunting…

East Tennessee State University police arrested a White student wearing a gorilla mask at a BLM protest. He told the…
09.29.16