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Young people gather during a rally held by Fairness Campaign to advance LGBTQ rights, Wednesday, February 19, 2020, in the Rotunda at the State Capitol, Frankfort, Kentucky. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston) Finding hope and solidarity for LGBTQ Kentucky youth. A trans student on how they and other LGBTQ Kentucky youth are dealing with the mental health fallout of Senate Bill 150 in schools.
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For LGBTQ+ young Kentuckians, community matters for mental health

by Ray Loux September 14, 2023November 13, 2023

Students have long called on lawmakers and school officials to address their mental health needs in schools. A young trans person in Kentucky shares how they and their friends are dealing with Senate Bill 150, which bans gender-affirming health care.

Dakerri Rhone of the Human Rights Campaign speaks during a news conference held by the Human Rights Campaign to draw attention to anti-drag bills in the Tennessee legislature, on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee. (John Amis/AP Images for Human Rights Campaign) The mental health toll of anti-LGBTQ+ bills on Tennessee students. Tennessee has passed a record number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills attacking students' rights, mental health, and well-being.
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LGBTQ+ students in Tennessee have never been more terrified

by Lauren Barton September 14, 2023November 13, 2023
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Another kind of Memphis Blues

by Justin A. Davis June 15, 2023June 15, 2023
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Haunting the archive

by Victoria Newton Ford December 2, 2022December 1, 2023
Memphis rapper Princess Loko's posthumous feature on "Renaissance" asks us to reckon with living on the margins in a surveillance state.
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Longtime Memphis rapper Princess Loko died in obscurity. Will a Beyoncé feature grant her the 'Renaissance' she's overdue?

by Justin A. Davis August 11, 2022December 5, 2023
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Out of the Shadows: The Queer Life of Artist Beauford Delaney

by Tyra A. Seals June 29, 2022December 5, 2023
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'Impact of an Icon': Grieving Young Dolph in South Memphis

by Dorian Record June 22, 2022December 5, 2023
“Thoughts and prayers without action to prevent tragedy is faith without works.” Southern students speak out on legislation and safety fears.
Posted inRACE & PLACE

'Young people need power.' Southern students on safety, accountability, and what they need from adults

by Rainesford Stauffer June 7, 2022December 5, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Poetry & Playlists, Mix 04: Alive & Full

by Aurielle Lucier April 22, 2022November 30, 2022
Posted inARTS & SOUL

A granddaughter's gratitude

by Andrea Morales, MLK50 January 4, 2022January 3, 2022
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Scenes from the picket line: Kellogg workers on why they went on strike for two months straight

by Jason Kerzinski November 5, 2021December 3, 2021
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This is damn sure not our grandparents' rhythm and blues

by Marcus K. Dowling February 16, 2021February 16, 2021
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Court fees and fines make voting near-impossible for ex-felons in Tennessee

by Iliana Hagenah December 22, 2020January 5, 2021
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Field Notes from the ground in Tennessee—Before, during, and after the election

by Iliana Hagenah November 10, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

How photo ID laws and provisional ballots target the most marginalized Southerners

by Iliana Hagenah October 8, 2020October 10, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

New Tennessee law surfaces the South's racist beginnings of felon voter disenfranchisement

by Iliana Hagenah September 28, 2020January 21, 2021
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

What do we mean when we talk about voter suppression?

by Lovey Cooper September 24, 2020November 6, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

The 'Slave Trail of Tears': recreation or reckoning?

by Sammy Feldblum May 11, 2020October 1, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Community takes down neo-Nazis and slumlords in rural Tennessee

by Katie Myers March 9, 2020September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

In the wake of Tennessee's tornadoes, some ways to send and receive aid—and things to avoid

by Lovey Cooper March 6, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Blount County remembers Cormac McCarthy and looks towards its literary future

by Lou Murrey December 2, 2019September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Reproductive justice wins in Tennessee aren't just about abortion

by Megan Jamerson October 28, 2019May 6, 2022
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Tennessee's latest attack on gay marriage takes aim at online ordinations

by Amber Stewart September 16, 2019September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Tennessee GOP used shady tactics to railroad a voter suppression bill into law

by Erin McAnally May 20, 2019September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Whether Fences or Not

by Jacob Davis December 31, 2018November 14, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

A movement for police accountability is on Nashville's November ballot

by Margaret Littman October 22, 2018September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Fighting to save a gentrifying East Nashville

by Grace Tatter May 4, 2018September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Nashville's Struggle to Rein in Airbnb

by Margaret Littman April 30, 2018September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Power Lines: Broadband and Democracy in East Tennessee

by Katie Myers January 4, 2018September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

The massacre men

by David Forbes July 27, 2017September 27, 2023

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