About me
Born, raised, and organizing in Nashville, Denzel Caldwell is an organizer, economist, popular educator, and self- defense instructor dedicated to transforming the lives of Black folks in Nashville. Inspired by Vietnam War era Dr. King, he chose to study economics while at Morehouse College and graduated as an honors student, magna cum laude, with a Bachelors of Arts. In 2018, he graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Masters in Economics, then returning home to focus on community organizing.
Since then, he has played a key role in building several local grassroots organizations, including the Black Nashville Assembly (BNA), a local People's Movement Assembly dedicated to building independent political power for Black people in Nashville, and Middle Tennessee Black Gun Club (MTBGC), which seeks to resurrect the Black Arms Tradition and be a source of education for Black Middle Tennessean communities in self defense. Locally, he serves as an organizer with the BNA, as well as the Sergeant at Arms for MTBGC.
For 5 years, he has also been on the Education team at Highlander Research and Education Center, based in New Market, TN, leading workshops and projects to build solidarity economies throughout the US South.
