tennessee
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Ex-NBA Star Lorenzen Wright’s Killer Convicted In Memphis
12 years after Wright's death, Billy Ray Turner was sentenced to live in prison.
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Mostly-Black Town In Tennessee Loses Financial Control Just As Millions of Dollars Roll In
The town of Mason had power over its budget seized by Tennessee's GOP Comptroller
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Trial of Murdered NBA Star Lorenzen Wright’s Accused Killer Starts Today
The Memphis Grizzlies' hometown hero was shot 12 years ago.
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Tennessee Gov. Signs Voting Map Splitting Nashville in Three
The city, which is a quarter Black, is almost certain to be represented by three conservatives
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Netflix Invests $100 Million in Black-Led Financial Institutions
Netflix announces $100 million investment in Black-led banks to “help close the wealth gap.”
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Tennessee Republicans Want to Withhold Money From Schools That Teach Critical Race Theory—Even Though They Aren’t
Schools could lose up to $5 million in funding for teaching CRT, even though there is no evidence that schools in Tennessee are even teaching CRT.
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Tennessee Commission Votes to Remove Bust of KKK Leader Nathan Bedford Forrest From the State Capitol
Today in news that makes you go “Why did it take Black death for this to happen?” the Tennessee Historical Commission voted 25-1 to remove a bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest—the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan—from the state capitol. The Tennessean reports that the effort to remove the bust began last summer…