Keeda Haynes, a public defender from Tennessee, is one of the Democrats challenging incumbent Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), who has been in office since 2003. And, as Haynes puts it, just as we are currently experiencing a shift in this country, and a shift in the conversations we’re having (particularly in light of the current racial tensions), we are also experiencing a shift in who we believe should be leading this country. “I think that we deserve somebody who is going to be

Gov. Bill Haslam ordered an early release for Cyntoia Brown, a Tennessee woman and alleged sex trafficking victim serving a life sentence in prison for killing a man when she was 16. Haslam granted Brown a full commutation to parole on Monday. Brown will be eligible for release Aug. 7 on time served and will stay on parole for 10 years. “Cyntoia Brown committed, by her own admission, a horrific crime at the age of 16," Haslam said in a statement. "Yet, imposing a life sentenc

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam is investigating the possibility of clemency for Cyntoia Brown, a sex trafficking victim who was told by the state’s Supreme Court that she must serve at least 51 years in prison for killing a man when she was 16, ABC News reports. “I will say this, we’re reviewing a lot of cases, and while Cyntoia’s case has gotten a lot of publicity, I don’t think you want us to treat her’s any different than a whole lot of cases that I think people want us to rev

Four white women seem to be wearing hoodies without an issue in a Memphis mall that booted young black men for wearing similar attire. in Memphis, Wolfchase Galleria mall. (Fox 13 screenshot) Four white women from the Memphis suburb of Cordova, Tennessee, conducted a social experiment after a group of Black teenagers were targeted by Wolfchase Galleria’s alleged “No Hoodie” policy last week. Sherry Ennis and her three friends saw the viral video captured by former Journalist

8Ball and MJG can add another monumental milestone to their list of accomplishments. Last Thursday (Nov. 1), the On Top of the World duo were inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. In addition to getting inducted into the Hall of Fame, 8Ball and MJG lit up the stage to perform tracks from their legendary catalog. The duo spoke on the moment an Instagram post from the event. "Classic Pimpin at the Memphis Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony with @8ballandmjg @duprano