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Gloria Johnson, One of the “Tennessee Three,” Announces US Senate Run
A Democrat hasn't won a U.S. Senate race in Tennessee since 1990.
Ethics Complaint Filed Against Lawmaker Over Bills Benefiting His Own Gun Stores
GOP Congressman Andrew Clyde was also responsible for distributing AR-15 pins to other lawmakers earlier this year.
I’m Tired of “Thoughts and Prayers” From Those Who Foment Racist Violence
The Jacksonville shooting victims deserved more than a governor who trivializes their lives with his politics.
Jacksonville Has History of Racial Terror, Says Civil Rights Leader Rodney Hurst
A white mob led by the Ku Klux Klan attacked Black civil rights protesters in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1960.
Tennessee GOP Silenced Justin Jones for Speaking Against More Cops in Schools
Democrats say the Republican state house speaker is selectively using decorum rules against gun control proponents.
Guns Killed a Record Number of Children in the US in 2021
Gun deaths of children increased by over 40 percent between 2018 and 2021.
Pence Criticized Over Call for “Expedited” Death Penalty for Mass Shooters
Experts on violence widely agree that the death penalty is not an effective deterrent.
DeSantis Booed at Vigil for Victims of Racist Shooting in Jacksonville
Many Floridians have condemned Gov. Ron DeSantis's "war on woke" for fomenting racism toward Black people in the state.
4 Years After El Paso Massacre, Republicans Use Same Rhetoric as Mass Shooters
Over 160 groups are demanding congressional leadership condemn dangerous rhetoric about an “invasion” at the border.
We Can’t Tackle Gun Violence Until We Address Racial Inequity
Years of abandonment of working-class Black communities and incredible wealth inequality lies at the root of this issue.