There are 7 article(s) tagged Johnnie Turner:

• July 2022

  • Victims’ families languish as state effort to document civil rights-era crimes stalls

    A 2018 law created the Tennessee Civil Rights Crimes, Information, Reconciliation, and Research Center, but provided no additional funding or staff.

    By Laura Faith Kebede July 08, 2022

• January 2019

  • Memphis legislators defended Shelby, human rights in tumultuous 2018 session

    Criminal justice reform promises to be a recurring theme in the 111th General Assembly in 2019, along with medical marijuana and possibly an immigration issue affecting in-state tuition. 

    By Sam Stockard January 01, 2019

• November 2018

  • ACLU honors Turner for life of civil rights work

    Former state Rep. Johnnie Turner didn’t participate in Memphis sit-ins during the 1960s in search of glory. Nor did she hear the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. or ride the Memphis city buses fearing death during the 1960s thinking she would be recognized someday at a Nashville gala.

    By Sam Stockard November 30, 2018

  • Chism supports expanded Medicaid, increased education funding

    Freshman state Rep. Jesse Chism is ready to ride a bit of a learning curve in his first year in the state House, yet he’s going in with strong convictions for more health care coverage and better backing of public schools.

    By Sam Stockard November 25, 2018

• October 2018

  • Norris anticipates shift from lawmaker to enforcer

    Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, after 15 months of waiting for confirmation to a U.S. District Court judgeship, is finding the move to a new position simultaneously “inspirational and motivational.”

    By Sam Stockard October 21, 2018

  • ACLU to honor Rep. Johnnie Turner with Lifetime Achievement Award

    The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee is set to honor state Rep. Johnnie Turner of Memphis with its Lifetime Achievement Award at the organization’s 50th anniversary fundraiser, The Constitution Uncorked.

    By Sam Stockard October 18, 2018

• September 2018

  • Civil rights cold-case legislation warms Memphis lawmakers

    State Rep. Johnnie Turner can hardly believe civil rights cold-case legislation worked so fast, leading to the reopening of an investigation into the 1940 death of NAACP leader Elbert Williams.

    By Sam Stockard September 16, 2018