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Josh Black

The horror, the horror!

Elizabeth Burton

October 31, 2023

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What, to the Black Nashvillian, is the scariest place in Nashville?

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Cashville, halloween, jerome moore, Josh Black, Megan Barry, Sheila Calloway, WNXP

Legal battle escalates between a Nashville firefighter and the department that suspended him three times

Marianna Bacallao

May 11, 2022

Nashville Fire Department equipment

A month after a Nashville firefighter and comedian sued the department for violating his freedom of speech, he has again been suspended from his day job without pay.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Josh Black, nashville fire department

Nashville firefighter who moonlights as comedian Josh Black sues the city and fire department for disciplining him over a tweet about racism

Samantha MaxandMarianna Bacallao

April 11, 2022

A Nashville comedian is suing the city’s fire department for violating his right to free speech. Joshua Lipscomb, better known online as comedian Josh Black, was suspended over tweets he made under his stage name.

Filed Under: Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Josh Black, Joshua Lipscomb, nashville fire department

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