Z. Alexander Looby, whose legal work was “the glue that held everything together” in Nashville’s civil rights movement, was celebrated with a proclamation from the mayor naming April 19 in his honor, 66 years after segregationists bombed his North Nashville home.
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Sorry, no jumpsuits! @iamstevenhale.bsky.social might have a bumper sticker for you, though
Hopping up on this 1980s redwood picnic table to let you know it's the final day of the @nashvillebanner.bsky.social spring fund drive and every bit helps 👇
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We've got a 2x match for the @nashvillebanner.bsky.social spring fundraiser, so anything you give today will be doubled!
We're close to our goal and every little bit helps us continue to cover immigration, courts, metro, state, education, criminal justice and more. Appreciate anything you can give
I write resolutions all the time, but they are usually for folks who have recently transitioned or for some historic figure I am trying to highlight.
It feels kinda weird to read one with my name on it. 🤔
At any rate, thanks for the shoutout Rep. Harris!🙏🏾
Been a fan of the Moving Picture Boys for a long time and absolutely loving this first installment of Music City High. These kids are amazing
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The Trump administration’s indiscriminate mass deportation regime is ripping Tennessee parents away from their children. In Nashville, one advocate has traveled to five different countries transporting children back to a deported parent.
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Really wish the Atlantic had thought to ask the southern publisher (that's also bringing nancy's books back into print) if they had thoughts about Americans exoticizing the south.
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At John Overton High School, Muslim students balanced schoolwork and responsibilities with fasting, prayer and reflection throughout the month of Ramadan, with support from a diverse staff.
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Writes @betsyphillips.bsky.social: The Scene's late editor Jim Ridley died 10 years ago this week. I think he would have loved these two recent news items.
The @nashvillebanner.bsky.social spring fundraising campaign starts today!
Until April 17, we're raising money to support our in-depth reporting on metro and state government, courts, education, criminal justice and more + our community-focused ZIP Code Project.
Hope you'll donate if you're able!
Nashville journalist Estefany Rodríguez said she plans to return to work following her release from federal immigration custody: “Just give me a little chance this week so I can sleep a bit.”
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A new historic marker in North Nashville was unveiled Friday, honoring the legacy of the late Robert Churchwell, Sr. — the first Black journalist to report for the Nashville Banner in the 1950s.
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On our latest episode of Banner & Company, @iamstevenhale.bsky.social and @mikeiereiland.bsky.social talk about the case of Estefany Rodríguez, the Nashville Noticias reporter who was detained by ICE on March 5 and released on bond yesterday.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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Nashville Noticias journalist Estefany Rodríguez was granted a $10,000 bond Monday. However, she remains detained in Louisiana pending an ICE appeal. A recent filing revealed the brutal conditions of her detention.
nashvillebanner.com/2026/03/16/i...
I spent some time with Sonny Burton at the prison where they were supposed to kill him. My latest for @theintercept.com
taking a moment to appreciate how it was an HBCU that took in those 7 Korean men when the white universities wouldn’t
Really enjoyed this!
Today is my buddy Jay's birthday. He's the guitarist in the essay and the dude in the photo. Sometimes the universe just makes the little jokes for us. Hug your loved ones tight, friends.
We’re in big trouble.
"The agents knew Alejandro and Estefany’s routine, that they went to the same gym around the same time every day."
Devastating and beautifully told, by @mikeiereiland.bsky.social at @nashvillebanner.bsky.social:
The husband of detained Nashville reporter Estefany Rodriguez talks about their lives and how ICE stalked them to arrest her.
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And with that, she got to work on the last piece of music she would ever write. By the time she was conceiving the sound world and structure of the piece, she was in the middle of her pregnancy. A significant portion of the work, though, came after our son was born and after her diagnosis. As the chemo cycles began, a friend and mentor sent her a supportive email, and in it was a line musing that the dual challenges of cancer treatment and newborn care must be "beyond the beyond." "That's my title," Sarah said to me. "Don't you think?"
My friend wrote a piece for Esquire about the passing of his wife (an extremely talented composer) and the music she left behind. It’s a beautiful meditation on grief and art and the way the two things inform each other; please read if you’re so inclined.
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King Hollands Ave officially unveiled today at 12th Avenue South.
NEW: Challenged to provide a warrant for journalist Estefany Rodriguez’s arrest on Friday, ICE provided a crumpled form missing key information. Judge Eli Richardson ordered show cause briefings.
nashvillebanner.com/2026/03/06/i...
Another reporter arrested by ICE. Estefany Rodríguez, a reporter for Nashville Noticias and Univision 42 Nashville, faced death threats in Colombia, came to the U.S. legally and had applied for asylum. Now she is being sent back. Nashville Banner got the story
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