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60 Years After The End Of Segregation, Nashville Is Still A Long Way From Reconciliation

By Damon Mitchell

June 4, 2020

Nashville demonstration City Hall
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Saturday’s massive rally in downtown Nashville ended with the destruction of a plaque honoring marchers in the Civil Rights Movement on the steps of city hall.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, I Will Breathe, John Cooper, protest, Social Justice

Historic Metro Courthouse Reopens After Moment Of Civil Unrest

By Damon Mitchell

June 1, 2020

Nashville damage cleanup

a small group of protesters damaged the offices of the mayor and other city leaders late Saturday evening.

Filed Under: Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, I Will Breathe, Metro Nashville, protest

Tear Gas Deployed in Murfreesboro After Peaceful Vigil To Protest Racism

By Alexis Marshall

May 31, 2020

Murfreesboro protest vigil

The Murfreesboro Police Department says it was trying to disperse a crowd that had blocked an intersection. A building and an armored vehicle were vandalized, and two people were arrested for violating an emergency curfew order.

Filed Under: Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: George Floyd, Murfreesboro, police, protest

In Photos: Nashville’s ‘I Will Breathe’ Rally, From Daytime Unity To Nighttime Chaos

By Rachel Iacovone

May 31, 2020

Nashville march downtown

Thousands rallied peacefully in Nashville before a few dozen people vandalized police cars and downtown buildings, resulting in multiple arrests Saturday. The WPLN News team brought you live coverage of the “I Will Breathe” rally throughout the day. The latest details available here. Below is a chronological walkthrough of the events told through photos, from […]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, Brenda Gilmore, downtown Nashville, Harold Love Jr., I Will Breathe, John Cooper, Metro Nashville Police Department, police, protest

Nashville Rallies Peacefully Before Vandalism Damages City Hall And Prompts Emergency Curfew

By Samantha Max, Rachel IacovoneandSergio Martínez-Beltrán

May 31, 2020

Brenda Gilmore Nashville I Will Breathe

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.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, Brenda Gilmore, Dave Rosenberg, I Will Breathe, John Cooper, Keith Caldwell, Metro Government, Metro Nashville Police Department, NAACP, police, protest, The Equity Alliance

Nashville Rally Protests Police Brutality; Then Arrests, Vandalism And Confrontations With City Officers (Updated)

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, Samantha Max, Tony GonzalezandRachel Iacovone

May 30, 2020

Nashville police standoff

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.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, George Floyd, John Cooper, NAACP, police, protest

Tennessee Among States With Protesters Rallying Against Stay-At-Home Order

By Alexis Marshall

April 20, 2020

Hundreds gathered at Tennessee’s state capitol on Sunday to protest the governor’s stay-at-home order. Horns blared from cars on Charlotte Avenue while protesters held signs with slogans like “freedom is essential.” Participants in the “FreeTN” demonstration join thousands across the country who oppose executive orders to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and who want […]

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates Tagged With: #FreeTN, Coronavirus In Tennessee, COVID-19, protest, Safer at home, stay-at-home, Tennessee Politics

These 5 Gun Control Demands Prompted Nashville Students to March

By Tony Gonzalez

April 20, 2018

Nashville high school students marched and chanted Friday against school shootings and in favor of five specific gun control measures as part of a nationwide day of walkouts.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: guns, protest

This Isn’t The First Time White Nationalists Pit Free Speech Against Civil Rights In Tennessee

By Julieta Martinelli

October 23, 2017

Listen When members of white nationalist groups declared that they planned to rally in Shelbyville and Murfreesboro at the end of the month, some asked how the cities could allow such a thing.

Filed Under: Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: hate speech, protest

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