Pamela Moses, the independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Tennessee, accused State Representative Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) and Tennessee Democrats of cultural appropriation after she was not invited to speak at the Wednesday debate held by The Tennessee Holler and MLK50: Justice Through Journalism.
Though the debate organizers invited both Johnson and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) to the debate, Johnson was the only candidate to appear, which Moses told The Tennessee Star prompted her to attend the debate in a bid to participate, largely due to her past involvement with MLK50, a local media organization that began in Memphis.
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