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Tenn. Inmates Receive Reduced Jail Time if They Get a Vasectomy, Birth Control Implant
There are few things that are more blatant than what is going on in White County, Tenn., where inmates are apparently given a reduced jail sentence if they agree to get either a vasectomy or a birth control implant. According to News Channel 5, back in May, General Sessions Judge Sam Benningfield signed a standing…
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Tenn. Doctor Calls Black Patient ‘Aunt Jemima,’ Says It Was a ‘Misspoken Blunder’
A Memphis, Tenn., woman is still in shock after she says her doctor greeted her by calling her an insulting, racially charged name during a visit on July 11. Lexi Carter said that Dr. James Turner came up to her in the waiting room and said, “Hi Aunt Jemima,” WMC Action News 5 reports. “I…
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Tenn. Father Charged With Homicide After 11-Month-Old Daughter’s Hot-Car Death
The father of an 11-month-old girl is facing multiple charges after the child died this weekend after being left in a scorching-hot car “unattended … for an extended period,” according to Chattanooga, Tenn., police. ABC News reports that the temperature reached 90 degrees Saturday, when the child was left alone. An affidavit of complaint indicates…
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#BuyingACarWhileBlack: Tenn. Officer Allegedly Pulled Gun on Black Woman Who Was Changing License Plates on Vehicle She Bought
A Knoxville, Tenn., police officer is under investigation after allegedly pulling his gun while off duty on a black woman who was changing the license plates on an SUV she had recently purchased, and refusing to let her provide proof. According to the Knoxville News Sentinel, the Knoxville Police Department is investigating Officer Matthew Janis…
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7 Bounty Hunters Indicted in Death of 24-Year-Old Father of 3
Seven bounty hunters have been indicted on first-degree felony murder charges for allegedly killing an unarmed man and wounding another individual after targeting the wrong car outside a Clarksville, Tenn., Wal-Mart. The charges stem from an April 23 incident, in which police say the bounty hunters shot at four people in a sedan and then…
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Black Tenn. Lawmakers Tricked Into Honoring KKK Leader
Black lawmakers in Tennessee’s House of Representatives were incensed late last week when they learned they had been duped into voting for a resolution honoring the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. According to Nashville Patch and The Tennessean, Rep. Mike Sparks, a Republican in the Tennessee Legislature’s lower chamber, sponsored a bill…
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Memphis, Tenn., High School Students Receive $80,000,000 in Scholarship Offers
Students at Whitehaven High School in Memphis, Tenn., have 80 million reasons to be proud of their academic endeavors because its graduating class has secured more than $80 million in scholarships. Last week the students were honored at their Academic Signing Day, but one student took home the largest piece of the scholarship pie, according…
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Tenn. School Bus Driver Indicted in Fatal Crash That Left 6 Children Dead
A Chattanooga, Tenn., school bus driver has been indicted on six counts of vehicular homicide for a deadly November bus crash that left six children dead. According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press, a grand jury also charged 24-year-old Johnthony Walker with four counts of reckless aggravated assault, one count of reckless endangerment and one…