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Racial Authoritarian Preemption and the Politics of Tennessee

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By Sekou Franklin
| MDPI
1. Introduction The brutal killing of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols by Memphis police officers on 10 January 2023 drew national condemnation from civil rights activists and the Department of Justice. His death stemmed from the savage beating by the police department’s Scorpion Unit, a specialized unit that regularly targeted mostly Black motorists for minor driving violations (Duret et al. 2023).
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Voting Rights Are on the Ballot in the 2024 Election

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By Sekou Franklin
| The EDU Ledger Verified
Former President Barack Obama’s 2020 eulogy of Congressmember John Lewis was a clarion call to the electorate. Although the Voting Rights Act was passed 55 years earlier, Obama reminded attendees that “there are those in power who are doing their darnedest to discourage people from voting.” As we approach the last leg of the 2024 presidential race, safeguarding voting rights requires the same dogged tenacity that was central to Lewis’s legacy.
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Making the crooked road straight in Nashville with race and police accountability

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By Sekou Franklin
| The Eastern Progress Verified
Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake addresses members of the media on Monday, March 27, after a school shooting at a private elementary school in Nashville. (Photo: John Partipilo) Retired Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Lt. Garet Davidson’s whistleblower complaint released in late May alleged widespread abuses and misconduct by high-ranking police officers in Nashville. If the allegations are true then the department needs an overhaul starting with the senior command.
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