After serving 15 years — half of her life — in prison of what would have been a life sentence, Cyntoia Brown is now free. She left the Tennessee Prison for Women on the morning of Aug. 7. The now 31-year-old was tried as an adult at 16 years old…
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Hamilton County Tennessee District Attorney Sets Up Hotline to Report Police Brutality
Recent allegations of police brutality in Hamilton County, Tennessee have prompted the county’s District Attorney’s Office to set up a hotline for residents to make reports. The DA’s office said they’ve received a number of videos that have prompted them to investigate. One of these videos includes dashcam footage of…
U.S. Marshals Service Officer Kills Young Black Man, Brandon Webber, Memphis Erupts into Protests
Brandon Webber, age 20, was shot as many as 20 times before dying in his own family’s front yard. Earlier on Wednesday night, a man posted a video to Twitter of him confronting police officers about his relative. The police had formed a barricade in the street. “My cousin down there, laying…
Tennessee Prosecutor Craig Northcott Caught on Tape Saying He Doesn’t Defend Gay Domestic Violence Victims
Coffee County, Tenn., prosecutor Craig Northcott is in a recently discovered video that shows him bragging that, if gay people in his district end up being victims of domestic violence, they should not expect him to use the state’s domestic violence laws to protect them, according to WTVF. Northcott has…
Tennessee Senate House Speaker Forced to Resign After Racist, Sexually Explicit Text Messages
Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada is resigning after it was revealed earlier this month that Casada and his former chief of staff, Cade Cothren, exchanged racist and sexually explicit text messages about women. Casada has only been House speaker for a few months. In one of the text message exchanges,…
Tennessee’s ‘Slate of Hate’ Opposed by More Major Corporations
Republican Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada said Monday that companies should stay out of politics (ironically) even though lawmakers receive major campaign donations from companies each year. Casada’s comments were triggered after dozens of small and large companies, including the NFL team the Tennessee Titans, signed letters opposing the “Slate…
NFL’s Tennessee Titans Take a Stand Against Anti-LGBTQ State Legislation
NFL team the Tennessee Titans took a strong stand against anti-LGBTQ state legislation that aims to allow child adoptions agencies to deny same-sex couples because of religious beliefs and another bill that requires the state’s attorney general to defend school districts determining bathroom use for transgender students. The General Assembly is also…
Racist Tries to Run Over Black Children, Points Gun at Them
A white man who harassed then followed Black children after leaving a Family Dollar store in Memphis, Tenn., has been arrested. Bradley Watkins, age 36, allegedly used the N-word during an argument with the minors on Saturday at the store. Watkins then trailed them in his car, holding a gun…
Tennessee Governor Grants Full Clemency to Cyntoia Brown
Cyntoia Brown, a sex trafficking victim who was sentenced to life in prison for killing a man who picked her up for sex when she was 16 years old, was granted executive clemency by Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam. Brown, now 30, was granted a full commutation to parole. She will…
Black Nurse Allegedly Racially Profiled While Caring for Patient
Home healthcare nurse, Stephanie Dash, claims she was racially profiled while caring for her white patient in Franklin, Tenn. Dash, who is Black, stated that she noticed an officer peeping through the window and then that same officer proceeded to knock on her patient’s door. Dash answered the door and…
