Dozens of gun reform advocates returned to the capitol for the first day of Tennessee’s legislative session. Among them were several parents of students who attend the Covenant School, where a shooting in March left three 9-year-old children and three adults dead.
‘Beyond the tragedy’: Nashville youth put on pop-up exhibit showcasing Palestinian culture and history
This weekend, over 700 people attended “A Walk Through Palestine,” an interactive pop-up exhibit on the history and culture of Palestine, from Roman occupation until the present day hosted at the Islamic Center of Nashville.
Federal and state disaster relief efforts continue in wake of deadly tornadoes
Wearing a FEMA windbreaker and holding a stack of pamphlets, Mekelle Aviles knocks on the door of a home in Madison, just a few blocks away from Nesbitt Lane, where tornados tore through several homes earlier this month and left three dead.
Local Jewish organization says ‘we are not going to be intimidated’ after bomb threats
The Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville announced that it and several other local Jewish organizations received emailed bomb threats on Sunday.
Human rights organizers gather in Nashville to discuss policing, labor rights and Palestine
More than a hundred human rights organizers from around the country, many wearing keffiyeh or other pro-Palestinian symbols, gathered at TSU’s downtown Avon Williams Campus for the thirteenth bi-annual Southern Human Rights Organizers’ Conference (SHROC).
State lawmakers ‘disturbed’ by findings that the Department of Corrections failed to appropriately prevent and investigate sexual assault
State lawmakers on both sides of the aisle want answers from the Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) about how it handles sexual assault following an audit from the state comptroller’s office. That audit discovered the department had violated state policy and the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA).
The most powerful Tennessee tornado reached 150 mph. Days later, thousands remain without power.
About 13,000 people are still without power across Tennessee. Storm surveyors have confirmed tornadoes of EF-2 and EF-3 intensity.
Deadly tornadoes cause damage across Middle Tennessee
Deadly tornadoes tore through Middle Tennessee on Saturday, causing damage and power outages for thousands. As of Sunday afternoon, six people were confirmed dead. There were three deaths in Clarksville and three in the Madison area of Nashville. There were also dozens of injuries across the region.
Seven Nashville police officers have been taken out of the field, following a leak of Covenant shooting documents
Nashville’s police department has taken multiple officers out of the field, after an apparent leak of journal pages left by the assailant of the Covenant School shooting.
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