SisterReach Archives – Tennessee Lookout

A woman stands beside the empty pedestal where a statue of J. Marion Sims, a surgeon celebrated by many as the father of modern gynecology, was taken down from its pedestal at Central Park and East 103rd Street on April 17, 2018 in New York City. A New York City panel decided to move the controversial statue after groups demanded its removal as many of Sims medical breakthroughs came from experimenting on black slaves without anesthesia. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Commentary

Commentary: Tennessee’s sweeping abortion ban will kill Black women and girls

Cherisse Scott - June 30, 2020

Latest News

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is proposing a permit-less gun carry bill. The bill would allow people to carry a handgun without a permit as long as they are legally allowed by state law. At the same time the governor's bill has created a new set of penalties for those who use weapons to commit crimes. (Photo taken Feb. 3, 2021 in Memphis, Tennessee by Karen Pulfer Focht)

Permit-less gun carry bills steamroll through Legislature

Criminal Justice & Policing March 3, 2021

A view of atmosphere during the Billy Joel performance at the 2015 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival - Day 4 on June 14, 2015 in Manchester, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Bonnaroo asks for festival property to be annexed by city of...

Working & the Economy March 3, 2021

Latest Commentary

Two members of the Tennessee National Guard carry one of the three original Tennessee Constitutions to a waiting vehicle for transport to the new Tennessee State Library and Archives. (Photo: Ray Di Pietro)

Editor’s Column: Tennessee’s Constitution should be handled with care

Commentary March 3, 2021

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JANUARY 15: Demonstrators participate in a protest outside of McDonald's corporate headquarters on January 15, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. The protest was part of a nationwide effort calling for minimum wage to be raised to $15-per-hour. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Bare Minimum

Commentary March 1, 2021

Briefs

Nashville leaders and organizers call for changes to construction safety

Politics Dulce Torres Guzman - March 3, 2021

Interstate section renamed for slain corrections officer

Criminal Justice & Policing Dulce Torres Guzman - February 22, 2021

Nashville police say car thefts tied to warming vehicles

Criminal Justice & Policing Dulce Torres Guzman - February 19, 2021

Bad weather shuts down Legislature for the week

Politics Sam Stockard - February 16, 2021

Belmont University activists wary of new president

Civil Rights Dulce Torres Guzman - February 15, 2021

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