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Fisk students protest over new university policy that would kick some off campus

By Alexis Marshall

August 30, 2023

Students protesting Thursday are demanding a longer extension to the purge deadline and more transparent communication from the university.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Fisk University, HBCU, Higher Education, protest

Nashville students prepare for a long fight to end gun violence, drawing inspiration from the Civil Rights Movement

By Alexis Marshall

April 14, 2023

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Students protesting gun violence after the Covenant School shooting are shifting gears. The demonstrations over the last couple of weeks have largely been in reaction to the attack. But some students are now preparing for the longterm fight for gun reform — and thinking bigger.

Filed Under: Education, Politics Tagged With: civil rights movement, Covenant School, gun violence, protest, school shooting, Social Justice

Report: Conservative group wrote anti-protest bill in Tennessee to shield fossil fuel projects. Farms, too.

By Caroline Eggers

September 16, 2022

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A conservative group that authors state legislation around the country helped introduce a law in Tennessee that stiffened penalties against protestors of fossil fuel infrastructure.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, dakota access pipeline, fossil fuels, pipeline, protest

Hundreds gather in downtown Nashville to protest SCOTUS decision striking Roe v. Wade

By Jackie LlanosandAmbriehl Crutchfield

June 24, 2022

Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Historic Metro Courthouse in downtown Nashville on Friday evening to protest the end of legal abortions in Tennessee.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, abortion rights, Nashville, Nashville courthouse, protest, Tennessee

Abortion rights activists march in Nashville’s ‘Bans Off Our Bodies’ rally

By Caroline Eggers

May 14, 2022

Abortion rights activists gathered Saturday in downtown Nashville to demonstrate as part of the “Bans Off Our Bodies” rallies in about 380 locations nationwide.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, protest, Supreme Court

Tennessee lawmakers pass a bill that could target people experiencing homelessness

By Samantha Max

April 22, 2022

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It’s already illegal to camp on both state and private property at night. Now, a bill that’s close to becoming law would add serious criminal charges for camping on city and county property, too.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 112th Tennessee General Assembly, Bill Lee, homelessness, protest

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

By 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

From Statues To Lawmakers, Protesters Still Want A More Representative Tennessee Capitol

By Paige Pfleger

May 28, 2021

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The statue of politician and newspaper editor Edward Carmack was first removed in the 1950s for the construction of the tunnel under the Tennessee State Capitol. And even then, people argued against his reinstatement.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: protest, Tennessee Historical Commission, Tennessee State Capitol

‘We Keep Us Safe’: Nashville Protesters Rally For Peace After Police Shooting

By Paige Pfleger

April 24, 2021

In response to rising gun violence, community organizers in Nashville wanted April 24 to be 24 hours of peace. A police shooting just before midnight shattered that plan.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: gun violence, Jefferson Street, Metro Nashville Police Department, Metro Police, Nashville police, police, protest, shooting, shootings

Nashville Teenagers Process A Challenging Year Of Protests And Pandemic Through Song

By Paige Pfleger

April 1, 2021

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It’s been a hard last year for teenagers to navigate, between the pandemic, virtual school and the racial justice protests that gripped the country. In the new record, ‘Sing Through The Quarantine’, Nashville teens tackle those topics and more with the help of the mentorship song-writing program called Girls Write Nashville.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Race & Equity, WNXP, WPLN News Tagged With: COVID-19, protest

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