Belmont University has issued a statement in response to a racist social media post made by a freshman student. The school first issued a statement on university Facebook page, stating “we reject comments rooted in racism or bigotry. This is…
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What Does ‘Black Lives Matter’ Really Want?
The Black Lives Matter movement has marshaled a following in Nashville, and now there’s growing anticipation to see a platform or a list of specific demands. There’s no shortage of declarations from members, who had hundreds chanting along over the…
Read MoreTSU to Host Radical Black Muslim Activist
Minister Louis Farrakhan, noted organizer and leader of the Nation of Islam, is scheduled to speak in Nashville next week during a conference designed to foster leadership among students at historically black colleges and universities. Farrakhan will speak at the…
Read MoreRacist UT Students, Staff to March on Capitol Today
Members of United Campus Workers and University of Tennessee Diversity Matters, along with their supporters, will lobby state lawmakers and rally in Nashville today. The two groups have worked together to organize events on campus to show opposition to a…
Read MoreNashville Library Bans Radical Black Racist Group
Nashville Public Library officials have told Nashville’s chapter of Black Lives Matter that meetings that welcome only people of color can’t take place inside the city’s libraries. That decision has outraged members of Black Lives Matter, who say the library…
Read MoreLocal Politicians Jump on the Flag Bandwagon
The Governor of Tennessee said if it were up to him, he would remove the bust of one-time KKK leader and Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest from the state Capitol. The Tennessee Historical Commission, of which Governor Bill Haslam is…
Read MoreRace, Politics and Lies
Among the many painful ironies in the current racial turmoil is that communities scattered across the country were disrupted by riots and looting because of the demonstrable lie that Michael Brown was shot in the back by a white policeman…
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