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 👇 nashville-public-media.fundjournalism.org/donate/?camp...

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 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhK9...

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. ✒️: @iamstevenhale.bsky.social

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. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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. ✍️: Lillian Avedian

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.” 📝 @aracelireports.bsky.social & @mikeiereiland.bsky.social

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. ✍️ @ejturner02.bsky.social

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.

Nashville reporter Estefany Rodríguez is free

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

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. ✍️ @mikeiereiland.bsky.social

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. mcusercontent.com/b2fc960a6273...

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 nashvillebanner.com/2026/03/05/j...

A Nashville reporter who has reported on ICE was detained at a stop in South Nashville yesterday. Estefany Rodríguez fled Colombia after getting death threats and is awaitng an asylum hearing. nashvillebanner.com/2026/03/05/j...

Nashville travelers were in Mexico when the army killed one of the world's most wanted cartel leaders. How they navigated the chaos, and why experts say the violence may not be over. ✍️ Araceli Crescencio

Too late for a drink before the war but I'm going Sinéad

Nashville Public Library main downtown branch finally has a tentative reopening date (March 30) after nine months closed. From the @nashvillebanner.bsky.social:

Founded in 2020, 95 Counties has been uplifting the descendants of enslaved people by uncovering their ancestry and allowing them to name themselves in the context of American history. ✒️: @ejturner02.bsky.social

Today we're sharing an investigation into the Nashville ICE/THP traffic operation. (Thread) I viewed over 50 hours of footage from the raid, which showed law enforcement calling targets "wet," "bodies," "illegals," physically writing on arrestees and competing to make the most arrests:

THP citations plunged during the weeklong operation. During that week in May, troopers wrote just 48 citations in Davidson County, down nearly 80 percent from the 229 issued in the same period in 2024. Speeding tickets dropped 49 percent. (6/11)

Records also show that ICE inflated both the number of total arrests and criminal arrests related to the operation. Some of the most serious criminals touted by ICE were picked up from probation or parole appointments that week, not during the traffic operation. (5/11)

Agents wrote on detainees, in one case referring to the "mark of the beast," to track arrests by team. After a restaurant employee was detained, an agent joked, "The guacamole’s never going to taste the same now," and continued even after the trooper said his body cam was “hot.” (4/11)

Our analysis of arrest records and Tennessee Highway Patrol body and dash cam footage from the May operation contradicts claims that the stops were focused on traffic safety and free from bias. Agents used pejoratives and openly discussed targeting certain neighborhoods. (2/11)

INVESTIGATION: Over the last 5 months, the Banner and a coalition of partners analyzed 52 hours of footage and thousands of pages of documents from a joint THP/ICE operation targeting Nashville’s predominantly immigrant neighborhoods. Here’s what we found: (1/11) ✍️ @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social

The @nashvillebanner.bsky.social is hiring! We have two openings: director of audience and membership manager — check it out ⬇️

EXCLUSIVE: Terez Metry was 13 when her family fled to Tennessee from Egypt in 2011. Then, they left her behind. She only recently discovered she had an order of removal from 2011. But she was following the legal path to citizenship. On Monday, at a routine DHS meeting, Metry was detained.

And We Are North Nashville, in turn, is featuring two powerful stories from Truth Be Told: Virginia — one nostalgic and bittersweet, one hopeful and unlikely

A podcast I really admire — Truth Be Told: Virginia — is featuring We Are North Nashville on their feed this week! Produced and co-hosted by @andreatudhope.bsky.social with M. Simone Boyd

“¡Comida gratis!” One of the numerous community aid efforts underway in frozen Nashville this week was dedicated to delivering hot meals to cold and fearful immigrant families. 📝 @iamstevenhale.bsky.social and @stelliott.bsky.social

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

What an honor to go on the Nashville Banner podcast with @genuinehumandk.bsky.social (as a non-Nashvillian!) and talk about JTE and much more. Big thanks to @steveharuch.bsky.social

Yesterday marked one year since Josselin Dayana Corea Escalante was killed in the Antioch High School shooting. Last night, family and community gathered to remember the 16 year old. Our reporter Araceli Crescencio sat down with Josselin's mother to check in on the family as they continue to grieve.

Meet our new multimedia reporter, Araceli Crescencio! Araceli will report on immigration and business, produce social media and occasionally translate stories into Spanish, splitting her time between us and Nashville Noticias. Read this essay on her journey to report on the city that raised her.

Following recent lawsuits from individuals on death row and a group of media organizations including the Banner, a chancellor ordered that the state must amend its lethal injection protocol and provide greater transparency to witnesses. ✏️ @mikeiereiland.bsky.social

Listening to @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social and @iamstevenhale.bsky.social for @nashvillebanner.bsky.social is probably the most fun I've ever had listening to anyone talk about state politics. nashvillebanner.com/2026/01/16/d...

I’m one of the ProPublica reporters who has been documenting the aggressive tactics federal agents are using against immigrants & U.S. citizens All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October

How are Venezuelans in Nashville feeling in the aftermath of the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro? We spoke with three locals about a refugee crisis, conflicted emotions and concern that nobody is listening to the Venezuelan people. ✏️: @mikeiereiland.bsky.social nashvillebanner.com/2026/01/09/v...

Councilmember Brandon Taylor said North Nashville residents adjacent to Buchanan St “came to me begging, pleading for me to do something” about disruptive businesses on the strip. Read @stelliott.bsky.social's report on the lengthy debate over his proposal Thurs. nashvillebanner.com/2026/01/09/n...