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Black Nashville Assembly

Gun violence prevention, transit and housing: what Nashvillians want their city to fund

Cynthia Abrams

February 6, 2025

Nashvillians gathered this week before the Metro Council to request salary increases for Metro employees and more funding for the arts and affordable housing, among other causes.

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: Black Nashville Assembly, budget, city budgeting, Delishia Porterfield, gun violence, Metro budget, Nashville Metro Council, public transit, Shift Nashville, Southern Movement Committee, Stand Up Nashville, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, The Equity Alliance

What’s going on with TVA?

Mary Mancini

May 14, 2024

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Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the electric utility that services Tennessee and parts of surrounding states, has planned eight gas plants in the past few years, which would mean 160 miles of pipeline for Tennessee.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Black Nashville Assembly, Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA

The family of a man shot by Mt. Juliet police wants the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate

Cynthia Abrams

February 21, 2023

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Late last year, a Mt. Juliet police officer fatally shot 39-year-old Eric Jermaine Allen. Last week, a Wilson County grand jury decided not to pursue charges against Police Sgt. Josh Lo. Now, Allen’s family and local organizers are calling for Lo to face a federal investigation.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Black Nashville Assembly, Mt. Juliet, police, police brutality, police chief, police shooting

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