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A Family visited a Nashville AirBNB and packed their racism and domestic violence for the trip

January 20, 20222 min read jsteen

53-year-old Willard Norton, and his 49-year-old girlfriend, Kentucky Marie Slack, are in Nashville this week, along with her daughter, and they certainly didn’t ready the hospitality handbook before their arrival. By 1 a.m. Thursday. Williard ended up in custody after he danced around Metro Nashville Police Officers screaming yelling “Su-Weeeee”, calling them “pigs”, and asking them to “beat me like a N—-r”.

The entire reason police were even called to the Airbnb was to arrest his girlfriend after she came back from a downtown bar drunk and admittedly punched her daughter in the face.

Crime & Arrests

THP posts, then removes, photo of young black child against cruiser with hands behind back

June 7, 20211 min read jsteen

Early Monday, the Tennessee Highway Patrol posted a photo to their social media of children at the Junior Ranger Camp in Nashville. The photo depicts a line of children with a trooper demonstrating the importance of booster seats and seat belts, while a lone black child faces against a patrol unit in the foreground with his hands behind his back. After backlash on social media, the department quietly removed the photo.

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Target left at home of Nashville NAACP President; police say it was ‘pretty cool’ [UPDATED]

May 10, 20203 min read jsteen

Nashville NAACP President, Rev. Keith Caldwell, found a bullseye target placed on his front yard Saturday night. After police arrived, MNPD Officer Eric Michael McCoy reportedly said it was “pretty cool”, and didn’t appreciate the apparent threat being conveyed.

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Nashville school labels ‘white only’ & ‘black only’ water fountains & doors for Black History Month

February 27, 20191 min read jsteen

Parents and students are concerned that a Black History display in the hallways of Pearl-Cohn High School may have went too far for their comfort. As part of a project, students labeled doors as ‘colored entrance’ and ‘white entrance’, and nearby water fountains as ‘black only’ and ‘white only’.

Crime & Arrests

Councilman Russ Pulley asked inappropriate question during Oversight interview, nominee says [VIDEO]

January 21, 20192 min read jsteen

Arnold Hayes says Metro Council member Russ Pulley ask inappropriate question(s) during his Oversight Interview. Metro Council members were caught in a hot-mic moment with the Vice Mayor discussing damage control of the incident. Here’s the letter that Hayes wrote to Metro Council, in response to the incident, where Pulley discounted that racism exists in the criminal justice system, and suggested Hayes never experienced any racial profiling in his past.

Crime & Arrests

Belle Meade’s Police Force: “Escorted” Black & Homeless Individuals “Out of City Limits”

September 19, 20186 min read jsteen

The Belle Meade Police Department has regularly documented that it “escorted” black & homeless people “outside the city limits”, even when they’ve committed no crime.

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After 6 Years On The Force, MNPD Found a Racist, Drug Using Officer in their Ranks.. By Accident

September 10, 20187 min read jsteen

Due to a tip about an MNPD officer using ‘magic mushrooms’ to avoid failing drug tests, MNPD found a string of offenses, including videos of him growing & using the mushrooms, and his history of extreme racists texts send during his patrol shifts. The officer was allowed to resign without any criminal charges being pressed.

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Nashville Chili’s server posts receipt with racial slur “I Don’t Tip Ni…..” from customer.

April 28, 20181 min read jsteen

Jamese Adams is a server at Chili’s inside Opry Mills Mall in Nashville. On Friday evening, Adams posted an image of a credit card receipt

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Nashville Company Hangs Black Baby Doll from Work Van Ladder

February 2, 20181 min read jsteen

We received a tip of this on Thursday morning, a white work-van with commercial tags, had a black baby doll, hanging from a ladder atop

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Ciera Washington: Pens Letter to City over East Nashville Confederate Flag; Doesn’t Feel Safe in HER neighborhood.

May 31, 20173 min read jsteen

Ciera Washington, an East Nashville resident and avid twitterer, has a lot to learn about living on this side of the river. Maybe she should

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Nashville Uber/Lyft Driver Marc Bills Says Protesters from Black College Should be Pepper Sprayed & Chained To a Tailgate

November 10, 20162 min read jsteen

On Wednesday, around a hundred students from historically black Fisk University protested the election of Donald Trump as President Elect, and shut down traffic on

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East Nashville Mini Market: “Black people are what’s wrong with America”

December 25, 20152 min read jsteen

Hello, East Nashville! Did we just go back a few decades? We heard from UPS Driver Ingland Tran, who stopped by the ‘Mini Market‘ convenience

Tag: Racism

A Family visited a Nashville AirBNB and packed their racism and domestic violence for the trip

THP posts, then removes, photo of young black child against cruiser with hands behind back

Target left at home of Nashville NAACP President; police say it was ‘pretty cool’ [UPDATED]

Nashville school labels ‘white only’ & ‘black only’ water fountains & doors for Black History Month

Councilman Russ Pulley asked inappropriate question during Oversight interview, nominee says [VIDEO]

Belle Meade’s Police Force: “Escorted” Black & Homeless Individuals “Out of City Limits”

After 6 Years On The Force, MNPD Found a Racist, Drug Using Officer in their Ranks.. By Accident

Nashville Chili’s server posts receipt with racial slur “I Don’t Tip Ni…..” from customer.

Nashville Company Hangs Black Baby Doll from Work Van Ladder

Ciera Washington: Pens Letter to City over East Nashville Confederate Flag; Doesn’t Feel Safe in HER neighborhood.

Nashville Uber/Lyft Driver Marc Bills Says Protesters from Black College Should be Pepper Sprayed & Chained To a Tailgate

East Nashville Mini Market: “Black people are what’s wrong with America”

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