Tennessee

Memphis in May 2023

BBQ team members asked to leave park, wonder if race played a part

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Houston's Memphis

Lawsuit: Memphis restaurant accused Black couple of smelling like weed, kicked them out

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Memphis driving equality act/ordinance

Memphis passes ‘driving equality’ act in wake of Tyre Nichols’ death

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State decertifying ex-officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death

The Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission officially approved the decertification recommendations on Friday, barring the officers from serving in
/ March 24, 2023
Tennessee Department of Children's Services

State continues to hold 5 Black children snatched after traffic stop and placed in foster care

A Black couple has been without their five children for 30 days after Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services put them
/ March 22, 2023
Tyre Nichols

More than a dozen Memphis fire, police personnel charged in Tyre Nichols’ beating

The City of Memphis has wrapped its investigation into Tyre Nichols’ death, charging more than a dozen staffers from the
/ March 8, 2023
Tennessee State Rep. Paul Sherrell on death row inmates

A state lawmaker has apologized for suggesting Tennessee bring back lynching

A Tennessee lawmaker has apologized for what he claims was an “exaggeration” while trying to convey support for a colleague
/ March 2, 2023
Paul Noel of the Knoxville Police Department

Black officers in Knoxville say discrimination is rampant

Discrimination is rampant within the Knoxville Police Department, as evidenced by recent survey responses from nearly all of its Black
/ October 26, 2022
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Woman sentenced to 6 years after registering to vote despite felony sues Tennessee for emotional distress

An activist who was given a six-year prison sentence for registering to vote despite being permanently ineligible because of her
/ October 26, 2022

Tennessee man violently arrested claims racial profiling

SOMERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man whose violent arrest for alleged traffic violations is under investigation by state police
/ October 25, 2022