The Trump administration said Friday it will not defend a decades-old grant program for heavily Hispanic universities that is being challenged in court. The state of Tennessee and an anti-affirmative action organization sued the U.S. Education Department in June, asking a judge to halt the Hispanic-Serving Institution program.
Nashville Pride raises alarm as long-time sponsors pull funding
The future of Nashville Pride is uncertain as organizers face a more than $300,000 shortfall year-over-year in corporate giving and volunteers.
Women in legislatures across the US fight for ‘potty parity’
Statehouses across the U.S. are addressing long-standing bathroom disparities for female lawmakers.
Abrego Garcia to return to ICE custody, could be deported before trial
Kilmar Abrego Garcia will soon be back in ICE custody, more than three months since his wrongful deportation to El Salvador.
Should elected officials be jailed over their votes on sanctuary policies? Lawsuit challenges Tennessee law.
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging a Tennessee law that criminalizes local officials who vote in favor of sanctuary city policies.
Juneteenth listening recs from This Is Nashville
As This Is Nashville observes the national holiday to mark the Emancipation Proclamation reaching all enslaved people, consider these episodes for deep and informative listening.
Trans kids in half of U.S. states cannot get gender-affirming care as SCOTUS upholds Tennessee’s ban
Transgender kids in nearly half of all U.S. states will not be able to access gender-affirming care after Wednesday’s landmark Supreme Court decision.
Checking in on ‘community benefits agreements’ in Tennessee — and the new law curbing them
A new Tennessee law that takes effect in July will ban “community benefits agreements” for companies that have received state economic incentives. It arrives seven years after the state’s first such agreement.
Cherokee cyclists retrace the Trail of Tears to remember — and reclaim — their history
For the last four decades, a group of bicyclists has embarked on a 950-mile bike ride following the Trail of Tears in honor of Cherokee ancestors who were forcibly removed from their homelands.
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