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Black Lives Matter

A shattered Civil Rights Era plaque picks up ‘a new life’ in Fisk collection

Blake Farmer

April 20, 2022

sign at Fisk
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Bits of a granite sign commemorating a Civil Rights Era march in Nashville were used to vandalize the Nashville Courthouse 60 years later. Now the remains are on display at Fisk University.

Filed Under: History, Metro, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, Diane Nash, Fisk University, George Floyd, protests, Vann Newkirk, Z. Alexander Looby

As white nationalists gather again near Nashville, they say racial justice efforts are helping, not hurting their cause

Paige Pfleger

November 12, 2021

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A white nationalist group has hosted a conference at Tennessee’s Montgomery Bell State Park for nearly a decade. As they gather again this weekend, they say they’re gaining momentum.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, Montgomery Bell State Park, protest, white nationalism

We Checked In On A Dozen Demands Made By Black Lives Matter Protesters In Nashville. Here’s Where They Stand.

Alexis Marshall

May 27, 2021

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It’s been a year since the murder of George Floyd prompted widespread demands for change, especially to policing and monuments associated with white supremacy. WPLN News is taking stock of how officials have responded.

Filed Under: Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, community oversight board, Confederate, Mayor John Cooper, Metro budget, Metro Nashville Police Department, Metro Police, Nashville Peoples Budget, Nathan Bedford Forrest

Anti-Protest Measure Withdrawn After Pushback Over Immunity For Drivers Who Strike Demonstrators

Chas Sisk

May 4, 2021

Marchers walk along Charlotte Avenue

Tennessee lawmakers have set aside a measure that Republicans and Democrats said would’ve had a chilling effect on public protests.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 112th Tennessee General Assembly, Black Lives Matter, civil rights, civil rights movement, Social Justice

Judge Denies Request To Move Police Officer’s Murder Trial Out Of Nashville

Samantha Max

January 28, 2021

Officer Andrew Delke’s defense attorney had urged the court to allow out-of-town jurors to hear his case, arguing media coverage and Black Lives Matter protests had biased potential jurors.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Race & Equity Tagged With: Andrew Delke, Black Lives Matter, Daniel Hambrick, David Raybin, Monte Watkins

Tennessee Black Caucus Wants Anti-Black Lives Matter Post Shared By Senate Speaker Investigated

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

August 26, 2020

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Tennessee’s Black legislators are calling out the top Republican in the state Senate for sharing a post that threatened violence against Black Lives Matter activists, and they want an investigation into where it came from. The post re-shared by Senate Speaker Randy McNally earlier this week targeted supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement and antifa.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Adam Kleinheider, antifa, Bill Lee, Black Lives Matter, Brenda Gilmore, Gillum Ferguson, Randy McNally, Vincent Dixie

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