DRIVING WHILE BLACK

 A Report on Racial Profiling in Metro Nashville Police Department Traffic Stops

A Project by Gideon’s ArmyIn Collaboration with Nashville Community Organizations & LeadersNashville, TennesseeOctober 25, 2016www.drivingwhileblacknashville.orgEndorsed by: Black Lives Matter NashvilleChildren’s Defense Fund’s Nashville TeamDemocracy NashvilleHomes for All NashvilleJewish Voice for Peace NashvilleMusic City Riders UnitedThe Nashville Campaign to End the New Jim CrowThe Nashville Chapter of the National Lawyers GuildNashville PeacemakersNo Exceptions Prison CollectiveOpen Table NashvilleThe Restorative Justice InitiativeShowing Up for Racial Justice NashvilleTN Alliance for ProgressWorkers’ Dignity

Copyright: Gideon’s Army, 2016

 

EDITORIAL

Andrew Krinks (Editor, Project Coordinator)Ph.D. Candidate, Graduate Department of Religion, Vanderbilt UniversityDemocracy NashvilleRasheedat Fetuga (Consultant)Founder, Gideon’s ArmyDr. Sekou Franklin (Consultant)Associate Professor of Political Science, Middle Tennessee State UniversityDemocracy NashvilleDr. Lisa Guenther (Consultant)Associate Professor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt UniversityJoanie Evans MSW, MPL (Graphic Design & Data Visualization)Gideon’s ArmyRachel Zolensky (Graphic Design & Data Visualization)Showing Up for Racial Justice NashvilleLinda Bailey (Graphic Design & Data Visualization)The ContributorPeter Vielehr, M.A. (Data Visualization)Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology Department, Vanderbilt UniversityMichael Zoorob (Data Visualization)Harvard UniversityAndrea Flores (Copy Editing)M.D./Ph.D. Candidate, Meharry Medical CollegeBlack Lives Matter NashvilleSamuel Lester (Data Visualization)Open Table NashvilleNOAH Criminal Justice Task Force

REPORT AUTHORS, RESEARCHERS, & DATA  ANALYSTS

Peter Vielehr, M.A.Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology Department, Vanderbilt UniversityKyle MothersheadCivil Rights AttorneySamuel LesterOpen Table NashvilleNOAH Criminal Justice Task ForceElizabeth K. Barna, M.A.Vanderbilt UniversityAndrew KrinksPh.D. Candidate, Graduate Department of Religion, Vanderbilt UniversityDemocracy NashvilleMichael ZoorobHarvard UniversityM. Sqawsan Barner, Esq. Executive Board, National Lawyers GuildAnti-Racism Co-Chair, National Lawyers GuildJoshua Crutchfield, B.S., M.A.Black Lives Matter NashvilleRachel ZolenskyShowing Up for Racial Justice NashvilleCara SuvallLawyerAnna CarellaPh.D. Candidate, Political Science, Vanderbilt UniversityNashville Feminist Collective

FIELD WORK COORDINATION, INTERVIEWS, & TRANSCRIPTION

Taneisha GillyardPh.D. Candidate, Meharry Medical CollegeGideon’s ArmyBlack Lives Matter NashvilleElizabeth K. Barna, M.A.Vanderbilt UniversityEvan BunchGideon’s ArmyA.K Thomas (a.k.a. K.H.A.O.S.)Oral Historian & PoetRetired U.S. ArmyVietnam VeteranJoanie Evans MSW, MPLGideon’s ArmyAndrea FloresM.D./Ph.D. Candidate, Meharry Medical CollegeBlack Lives Matter NashvilleAndrew KrinksPh.D. Candidate, Graduate Department of Religion, Vanderbilt UniversityDemocracy NashvilleLindsay HagerResearch Associate, Middle Tennessee State UniversityJessica MoogContent Marketing SpecialistTaylor Berghoff Belmont UniversityJessica A. Finn Independent TranscriptionistRyan MailsSeminarian, School of Theology, Sewanee (University of the South)Brett FlenerProject ManagerAnna CarellaPh.D. Candidate, Political Science, Vanderbilt UniversityNashville Feminist CollectiveKimmy GarrisNashville Feminist Collective

INTERVIEWEES

Tamika, Kenny, John Brown, Jay Jenigan, Jackie Sims, Clara, A.K. Thomas (a.k.a. K.H.A.O.S.), Bernard Holmes, Nella “Miss Pearl” Frierson, LaStaijah Golden, Lauren Fitzgerald, Terrance Key, Ronald Hayes, Louie, Michael Harris, DeWayne, Clemmie Greenlee, Pastor Smooth, Keno Hill, Bar Bizzal, Thomas, Rondriquez White

 ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY 

Jessica Sutton Ph.D. Candidate, Meharry Medical CollegeBlack Lives Matter NashvilleEvan BunchGideon’s ArmyKelly DementGideon’s ArmyAshley PasquarielloData Visualization SpecialistAdrian Bartlett, M.A.Research AnalystClemmie GreenleeNashville PeacemakersKeith CaldwellUrban EpiCenterWilliam JenkinsFilm ProducerWill YorkThe Nashville Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild Molly LasagnaShowing Up for Racial Justice NashvilleNew Covenant Christian ChurchWestwood Baptist ChurchEbenezer Missionary Baptist ChurchOpen Table Nashville

 ABOUT GIDEON’S ARMY 

“Our mission is to act collectively, boldly, and strategically as a unified force for all children. We eliminate the root causes of the prison pipeline, save our children from death and incarceration and guide them on a secure path to success.” www.gideonsarmyunited.org

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