Tennessee is a racist state—at least according to Aftyn Behn, the Democratic nominee for the special election for Tennessee's Seventh Congressional District. "Let me be clear: Tennessee is a racist state. Racism is in the air we breathe, permeating the State Capitol, codified in the legislation being passed at the detriment of women, communities of color, and the working poor," Behn wrote in the 2019 op-ed for the Tennessean . "Our problem with racism in this state is wild and untamed." "Look