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5/20/20

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Philanthropy5/20/20

Philanthropy5/20/20

Oprah Discusses Partnership With NashvilleNurtures to Provide Food Relief for 10,000 Families

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5/11/20

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Nashville Police 'Dismissive' After NAACP President Reports Finding Bullseye in His Front Yard

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3/20/20

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We're Just Not Built for This (and It's Fine to Admit That)

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1/1/20

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Racist Cop Who Kicked in Black Woman's Door Is Still a Cop: But Why Though?

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8/1/19

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Law Enforcement8/1/19

Law Enforcement8/1/19

Nashville Police Officer Resigns After Video Surfaces of Him Brutally Slamming Black Woman Against a Car

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5/31/19

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Gentrification & Housing5/31/19

Gentrification & Housing5/31/19

Greedy Developers Try to Bully 94-Year-Old Black Woman Out of Her Property in Nashville

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5/29/19

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Tennessee Church Shooter Sentenced to Life Without Parole

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11/26/18

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Social Justice11/26/18

Social Justice11/26/18

Why They Kneel: Stopped, Shot and Killed in Nashville and Houston

Michael Harriot

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8/9/18

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Police Brutality8/9/18

Police Brutality8/9/18

'Tired of Talking': Nashville Community Demands Police Chief's Resignation After Cop Shoots Black Man in Back

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4/24/18

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Accused Waffle House Killer’s $2 Million Bail Revoked; Police Investigate Father Who May Have Given Back Confiscated AR-15

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4/22/18

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Nude Gunman Kills 4 at Waffle House in Tennessee; Still on the Run: Police

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1/25/18

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The Root Video1/25/18

The Root Video1/25/18

Watch: Freed After 20 Years in Prison, but Now the Government Wants to Send Him Back

Peter J. Rickards

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12/29/17

10:38 AM

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‘They’ve Chose a Real Good Color’: Owner of Defaced Confederate Eyesore Will Keep the Pink

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11/13/17

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Tenn. Teacher Suspended After Video Posted to Social Media Shows Hijab Being Removed From Student’s Head

Breanna Edwards

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10/19/17

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To a School for Greater Service, 1 That We Adore: Tennessee State University

Eryka M. Cheatham

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9/25/17

8:03 AM

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Suspect in Tenn. Church Shooting Charged With Murder, Held Without Bond

Breanna Edwards

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7/26/17

5:19 PM

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Apparently There’s a White Supremacist Gym in Nashville, Tenn., and I Want to Go

Michael Harriot

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7/26/17

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Tenn. Man Showed Off a Stack of Cash in Facebook Video Hours Before He and His Mother Were Shot to Death

Breanna Edwards

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5/31/17

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The Bachelorette Contestant Lee Garrett Just Might Be a Racist

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12/31/14

10:35 AM

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Meet The Police Chief Who Gets It. Let's Hope There Are More.

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