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NASHVILLE, Tenn.  Napier Elementary School opened a new Storybook Trail and outdoor classroom area today, giving students, families, and community members a place to read familiar stories together. The project was made possible through a two-year, $75,000 PNC Foundation grant to Nashville Public Schools, while the Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation, which has worked on similar spaces across Tennessee, helped make this one of the first Storybook Trails at an elementary school in the state. “We want to give every student plenty of opportunities to grow as readers, and the Storybook Trail is an innovative, creative, and beautiful way to do that,” Nashville…

By Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover, JD, CPA At a time when the nation is wrestling with a Supreme Court decision that gutted key protections of the Voting Rights Act, it is important to remember that May 17 marks the 72nd anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education (May 17, 1954) — the ruling that declared segregated schools unconstitutional and inherently unequal. It served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement and paved the way for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Brown showed that education and the right to vote are the strongest pillars of progress — and they…

MEMPHIS, TN — Willis Lincoln “T.J.” Hardaway, son of the late Tennessee Rep. G.A. Hardaway, will temporarily assume his father’s seat until the next general election in November after the Shelby County Board of Commissioners approved his appointment Wednesday. G.A. Hardaway died late last month at age 71 following a brief illness, bringing a sudden end to a career representing Memphis that began in 2007, when he was first elected to represent Tennessee House District 92. The senior Hardaway was elected to House District 93, representing south Memphis and Orange Mound. It is this district that T.J. Hardway will now…

It’s been a while since I’ve reached out like this—but as your mayor, I want to make sure you’re hearing directly from me about the gerrymandering happening in Tennessee right now. This week, the Tennessee legislature rushed through partisan gerrymandered maps in all nine of the state’s congressional districts ahead of this year’s midterm election. Unfair redistricting maps don’t help us get dedicated funding for housing, expand Medicaid, or make childcare easier. After the United States Supreme Court decision last week demolished the Voting Rights Act, I joined a rally at the state capitol—because none of our congressional representatives could. We…

By Kearston Winrow Hi, I’m Kearston, Communications Manager at Nashville International Airport® — better known as BNA®. When I heard Southwest Airlines® was adding a nonstop flight from Nashville (BNA) to Knoxville (TYS), I knew immediately I had to be on that inaugural flight. I’ll be honest — Knoxville had always been a pit stop on the way to Pigeon Forge or Gatlinburg for me. But this time, I was determined to give the city a chance and find out why so many people call Rocky Top one of the best places to visit in Tennessee. With BNA’s Memphis nonstop approaching its one-year…

NASHVILLE — Frankie Mae Keeling-Henry, a former Tennessee State University student, educator and one of Nashville’s last remaining Freedom Riders who participated in the city’s historic lunch-counter sit-ins, has died. She was 85. Keeling-Henry died Saturday, May 2, 2026. She is survived by her son, Lamont Henry, as well as other relatives and friends. As a young college student, Keeling-Henry joined demonstrations alongside civil rights leaders including Diane Nash and John Lewis. In 1960, while a freshman at Tennessee State University, Keeling-Henry became involved in one of Nashville’s lunch-counter sit-ins after unexpectedly finding herself in the middle of the demonstration.…

Tennessee Democratic Party leaders are accusing Republican lawmakers of attempting to weaken Black political representation and create voter confusion as the General Assembly convenes for an extraordinary session on congressional redistricting. According to the Tennessee Democratic Party, state Democratic leaders planned to hold a press conference at 11 a.m. near Beth Harwell Plaza, adjacent to the Cordell Hull Office Building, as lawmakers returned to Nashville for the special legislative session called by Gov. Bill Lee. Democrats allege the special session is aimed at redrawing Tennessee’s congressional maps in a way that would eliminate Memphis’ majority-Black congressional district. The party also…