There are 3 article(s) tagged 2020 protests:

• May 2021

  • Controversial protest measure stalls in legislature

    A bill that would give drivers immunity for hitting protesters in some instances is not moving forward this year.

    By Ian Round May 04, 2021

• April 2021

  • Local activist arrested

    Memphis activist DeVante Hill, who was prominent in local protests last summer after the death of George Floyd, has been arrested on charges he violated terms of his probation related to a 2016 arrest for filing a false report.

    By Yolanda Jones April 01, 2021

• February 2021

  • Neo-soul artist Jordan Occasionally celebrates Black joy

    Jordan Dodson, who performs as Jordan Occasionally, wrote the song “Don’t Shoot,” which became an unofficial anthem of the widespread Black Lives Matter protests in Memphis in 2020.

    By Ezra Wheeler February 27, 2021