To celebrate national United Against Hate Day of Action, kids got a special visit from Nashville’s major sports leagues.
Hate group encounters spur policy ideas from Nashville’s Metro Council
“We know that political tensions are high,” said Mayor O’Connell, “and this legislation, we hope, will discourage behavior that can spark violence.”
Tennessee Democrats condemn neo-Nazis who yelled slurs at Black children in downtown Nashville
White supremacists have made several appearances in Nashville over the past few weeks: marching with swastika flags, interrupting a Metro Council meeting and, last Saturday, screaming racial slurs at a group of young, Black boys who were playing drums downtown.
NashVillager Podcast: Covering hate in our city
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Hate groups — in person, and in legislation — draw condemnation of Metro Council
A proposal to ban Metro Nashville police officers from joining hate groups has been introduced in the Metro Council and quickly raised questions about its intent. Members have agreed to postpone voting to allow time for input from city departments.
For a second weekend, white supremacists gather in downtown Nashville
For the second weekend in a row, a white supremacist group carrying Nazi flags took to the streets of downtown Nashville.
Tennessee’s governor condemns white nationalist march through Nashville
Nashville’s leaders, including Mayor Freddie O’Connell and Vice Mayor Angie Henderson are condemning the demonstration. “These are hateful, Trump-emboldened cowards,” the vice mayor wrote.
One year after TN’s drag ban, rural actors tell the story of a trans woman who survived Nazi Germany
The play “I Am My Own Wife” comes to Nashville’s Darkhorse Theatre on March 15 and 16.
‘We should kill them all’: TN Congressman Andy Ogles responds to questions on US involvement in Gaza
U.S. Congressman Andy Ogles of Tennessee is under fire for his comments on the war in Gaza. In a recently released video, Ogles can be seen walking through the U.S. Capitol, as a pro-Palestinian activist questions him on America’s support for Israel’s military.
‘I’m an actual literal Nazi’: Lewis Country Store owner responds to Southern Poverty Law Center report finding the business hosted hate groups
A gas station just northwest of downtown Nashville is infamous for a provocative digital sign out front. And a recent report from the Southern Poverty Law Center found that the store’s owners have been allowing white supremacist groups to meet upstairs.
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