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Feb 28, 2025 |
ktvz.com | Kim Rafferty
By Kim RaffertyClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Tennessee Capitol is a monument representing democracy and freedom but state archives found enslaved people were the ones who built it. Students read a resolution by Democratic Rep. Justin Jones to honor the skilled but forced labor of 15 people. “When I filed this resolution it made me emotional because I could hear them saying ‘someone can finally see us finally saying our names’,” said Jones.
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Feb 28, 2025 |
krdo.com | Kim Rafferty
By Kim RaffertyClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Tennessee Capitol is a monument representing democracy and freedom but state archives found enslaved people were the ones who built it. Students read a resolution by Democratic Rep. Justin Jones to honor the skilled but forced labor of 15 people. “When I filed this resolution it made me emotional because I could hear them saying ‘someone can finally see us finally saying our names’,” said Jones.
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Jan 26, 2025 |
newschannel5.com | Kim Rafferty
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A crowded room gives way for family, friends and the Antioch community to say goodbye to 16-year-old Dayana Corea Escalante. Hugs grip in the name of grief for her parents and family while a sermon in Spanish shares the responsibility of parents to set an example, pleads for changes to make children safer in their communities, hopes for better education, warns of social media and realizes the difficulties raising children today.
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Jan 25, 2025 |
newschannel5.com | Kim Rafferty
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Tenn. (WTVF) — For years rural counties like Franklin County, funded safety measures for schools including School Resource Officers. Though the farming valley of Franklin County looks much different, Director of Schools Cary Holman finds what's the same in us all. "It reminds us to always be very reflective in our practices," said Holman.
Mt. Juliet High School introduces weapon detectors one week prior to shooting at Antioch High School
Jan 23, 2025 |
newschannel5.com | Kim Rafferty
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (WTVF) — Metro Nashville Public School doesn't utilize metal detectors at school entrances, and in fact, we found most schools don't. But just a week ago Wilson County Schools implemented metal detectors at Mt. Juliet High School. Wilson County Schools said these metal detectors are in a pilot phase at the school.
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