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Photo: MVP partners celebrate with Justin J. Pearson on primary election night.

August 13, 2026

Tennessee: Redistricting? How about primary victory-ing!

MVP partners in Tennessee helped secure a major primary victory, fighting back against racial gerrymandering and working to transform the South at the same time.

The Power Move: May 2026 MVP Newsletter

May 28, 2026

The Power Move: The Work Does Not Stop in 2026 (MVP May Newsletter)

House wins, despite redistricting losses? A Senate flip in Texas? Money out of politics in Michigan? Defeating MAGA and transforming our future? Find out how we’ll get there in The Power Move.

Tennessee Momentum - MVP Partners Help Dems Overperform by 12% in Special House Election

December 3, 2025

Tennessee Momentum: MVP Partners Help Dems Overperform by 12% in Special House Election

Last night, MVP partners helped Democrats make double-digit gains in a special U.S. House election for Tennessee’s Seventh District — coming within just nine points of victory in a deep-red district the GOP won by twenty-one points in 2024.

August 9, 2023

Tennessee Organizers Are Taking the State Back From the Right. Here’s How.

MVP FEATURED IN: In These Times, by Henry Hicks IV • Social justice organizing has deep roots in the Volunteer State and, despite deep-seated opposition, the movement perseveres.

February 21, 2023

Q&A: How ‘The Equity Alliance’ is Working to Strengthen Black Power in Tennessee

MVP recently connected with Tequila Johnson, the Co-founder and Executive Director of The Equity Alliance, to talk about how the group has been changing harmful legislation and building power in Black communities across Tennessee. Tequila also shared the group's plans for Black History Month. Oh, and we can’t forget about their LiberTEA Collective – an intensive program that deserves to be emulated across the country (if you ask us!)

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