It seemed like things couldn’t get any more shocking after Tennessee Republicans kicked two Black State Representatives out of the State Legislature last year. But the latest move affecting Tennessee’s only publicly-funded, Historically Black University still managed to send shock waves across the state. Republican-Led Political Expulsions Like In Tennessee Will Be The New Norm […]
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When Vice President Kamala Harris greeted Dick Barnett on Friday, he was concise in his response. “Finally.” At long last, six surviving members of the all-Black Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State University in Nashville visited the White House, the culmination of a decades-long effort, led by Mr. Barnett, for recognition. The Tennessee A&I Tigers were […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty In an exclusive discussion with NewsOne, Black Voters Matter Fund co-founder, LaTosha Brown explains why the right-wingers have gone after TSU–and how that has larger consequences for us all. Responding to the right-wing attack that has disrupted leadership and funding at an HBCU, Tennessee State University […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: Art Wager / Getty School leaders at Tennessee State University are hosting a national press conference to address the recent extremist Republican legislatures across the country that are attacking and defunding historically black colleges and universities. The press conference, which will take place this Monday, April 1, at 11 a.m. CST, […]
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It seemed like things couldn’t get any more shocking after Tennessee Republicans kicked two Black State Representatives out of the State Legislature last year. But the latest move affecting Tennessee’s only publicly-funded, Historically Black University still managed to send shock waves across the state. Republican-Led Political Expulsions Like In Tennessee Will Be The New Norm […]
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