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Tennessee activists call out lawmakers for criminalizing protest

Here & Now host Deepa Fernandes speaks with Tameka Greer, executive director of Memphis Artists for Change and a member of the Black Southern Women’s Collaborative.

She writes about efforts by Tennessee lawmakers to deflect from taking action on issues such as gun control or police reform by criminalizing protests.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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