In June, a Kentucky woman asked the Southern Baptist Convention to investigate sexual abuse by ministers within the denomination. Now, Hannah-Kate Williams is suing the powerful evangelical religious organization, and its key leaders, alleging church leaders failed to adequately investigate Williams’ own reports in 2019, defamed her as a liar and “conspired to protect [...]
The South is growing, and results from the 2020 Census show the region is growing faster than any other region of the United States. Ten Southern cities were among the 15 fastest-growing cities in the U.S., with the state of Texas having the most cities among the fastest-growing. Texas’ population grew 15.9 [...]
The author of a now discontinued book that taught young Christians that dating could threaten their future relationships has created —and swiftly removed — a 5-week course on how to deal with religious trauma and find your own true beliefs. Joshua Harris — the author in the center of the controversy — is an ex-pastor and leader of [...]
27Nashvillian and 2020 Harpeth Hall graduate Alex Walsh, 20, will compete as a first time Olympian in Tokyo. Walsh dominated local and state swimming competitions throughout high school, taking home the individual state championship twice and will now take the world stage as an Olympic athlete. Her younger sister, Gretchen [...]
Erica Bougard didn’t make the cut for the 2016 USA Track and Field team. The failure, she said, “set off a fire in me.” This year, on her birthday, Bougard will be boarding a plane headed for the Tokyo Olympics. Bougard will compete in the heptathlon, which consists of 100-meter [...]
Kendra Gayle Lee remembers the first time she read a book with an LGBTQ character who got to live “happily ever after.” “It was the first book that I read where the lesbian didn't have to die at the end,” Lee said, referring to Rita Mae Brown's 1970s lesbian coming-of-age [...]
Edy Aguilar works in and has friends in Huntsville, Ala., and is excited to get involved in the city’s ever-growing community. But finding an affordable place in the city is just beyond her reach. Huntsville is a hotspot for technology and aerospace jobs, with more jobs coming to the city every year. The city has expanded [...]
Hannah Kate Williams was raped by her father, a Baptist minister, then endured a forced abortion she says a deacon at her church helped perform. Now, she is asking the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Christian church denomination in the U.S., to hold sexual abusers like her father accountable. In [...]
Nashville is booming, and so are rent prices. The scenic town of 670,000 grew by 10% in the past decade, making it one of the South’s most rapidly growing cities. It also fueled 17% growth of the metro overall in the same time period. As a result, city officials have scrambled [...]
At an installation that’s recently toured the country, each plaster bust has a story. The creation of Chattanooga-based artist Ali Waller, the “/200” project features 940 busts of women, including Waller herself, who are sexual assault survivors sharing their story through sculpture. The 22-year-old artist started working with plaster in 2020 after seeing the “Filthy Rich” documentary series, which explained how Jeffrey [...]
