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Why is Tennessee ranked 8th in Black Homicide Victimization?

Posted at 2:33 PM, Jun 06, 2019
and last updated 2019-06-06 15:33:12-04

WTVF-NASHVILLE — A new report by the Violence Policy Center ranks Tennessee as 8th Black Homicide Victimization, with 87% of those deaths due to gun violence. Beth Joslin Roth, Policy Director for the Safe Tennessee Project will join the show to speak more about this report, and what steps our state must take get this under control.