A group of voters, civil rights leaders and a former state lawmaker are suing to block the redistricting maps that Tennessee created last year. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court, alleges that Tennessee’s Republican supermajority intentionally limited the power of Black voters when it split Nashville into three separate congressional districts.
The nation reacts to the Tennessee legislature’s expulsion of 2 Black lawmakers
History has its eyes on Tennessee. And so do powerful people — near and far.
To diversify Nashville’s boards and commissions, Metro is changing how people get appointed
Nashville is rewriting rules to make sure the government’s gatekeepers, watchdogs and spenders reflect the city’s population. The moves comes as Metro elected officials have battled for two years about representation on the city’s boards and commissions.
Republican-drawn legislative maps are coasting to passage in Tennessee Senate
The newly drawn Tennessee district maps have flown through legislative committees on party-line votes. The Republican-led state Senate could pass the maps Thursday.
What do you see in Tennessee’s new legislative map? For Democrats, it’s bad signs and gerrymandering
Is it a dinosaur? An esophagus? The shapes might spark the imagination, but Democrats are saying they represent a power grab.
The NAACP wants a federal investigation into a local prison they say is unsafe and poorly managed
Nashville’s chapter of the NAACP is urging the state to shut down a private prison that has been sanctioned in the past for staffing shortages and unsafe conditions.
Nashville NAACP President Resigns, Citing Philosophical Differences With State Leadership
The president of the NAACP Nashville is stepping down immediately. In a statement posted to Facebook overnight, Keith Caldwell says he is “both thankful and challenged” by his nearly two years in charge.
Nashville Rallies Peacefully Before Vandalism Damages City Hall And Prompts Emergency Curfew
Several thousand people gathered in downtown Nashville on Saturday afternoon for what started as a peaceful demonstration, but that later shifted into violence and vandalism.
Nashville Rally Protests Police Brutality; Then Arrests, Vandalism And Confrontations With City Officers (Updated)
A peaceful “I Will Breathe” rally, which drew thousands of people at War Memorial Plaza, eventually turned destructive as the hours wore on Saturday. Pockets of protesters smashed cars and police used tear gas to disperse some who vandalized Nashville’s City Hall. Police say the area was mostly cleared by about 10:45 p.m.
Nashville Police Investigate Practice Target Placed In The Yard Of Civil Rights Leader
Metro Police are investigating how a toy practice target came to be set up in the front yard of a civil rights leader in Nashville on Saturday night. The department has elevated the case to a potential act of intimidation.
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