Lucie Campbell Williams was an American composer and singer of hymns as well as an educator and advocate or social justice. She was educated in Memphis. When she was 19, she organized a group of Beale Street musicians into the Music Club. She wrote over 100 songs during her lifetime and also introduced renowned singer Marian Anderson to the world. Please make a donation to support the Black press and journalism produced by The TN Tribune by visiting https://tntribune.org/donate/
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Many of the stories about Andrew Jackson were told to his biographer by an enslaved woman named Hannah. It is believed Jackson shared the stories of his early life with Hannah when she was assisting him with grooming. Please make a donation to support the Black press and journalism produced by The TN Tribune by visiting https://tntribune.org/donate/
Sarah Estell was a free Black woman during the slavery era who ran an ice cream parlor and sweet shop in Nashville? She had a thriving catering business from 1840 to 1860. Please make a donation to support the Black press and journalism produced by The TN Tribune by visiting https://tntribune.org/donate/
By Sandra Long Weaver Tribune Editorial Director There are just a few days left to see “A Journey of Inspiration,” an exhibit of sculptures by Hattie Marshall-Duncan presented by the Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center in Hendersonville. She is the recipient of the 2019 Tennessee Governor’s Folklife Heritage Award. Duncan is a self-taught artist who uses clay and found objects into very imaginative sculptures named after family and friends. More than 30 of her works are on display through March 21. Also on display is an exhibit of quilts created by members of the community for each of the last…
Ella Sheppard Moore (1851 to 1914) was a soprano, pianist, composer and arranger of Negro Spirituals. She was the matriarch of the original Fisk Jubilee Singers. She was also a friend to Booker T. Washington and Frederick Douglass. Please make a donation to support the Black press and journalism produced by The TN Tribune by visiting https://tntribune.org/donate/
Adrienne C. Moore is an actress from Nashville who is known as Cindy “Black Cindy” Hayes on the Netflix comedy-drama Orange is the New Black. Please make a donation to support the Black press and journalism produced by The TN Tribune by visiting https://tntribune.org/donate/
Nikki Giovanni is a well-known poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator from Knoxville. Among her awards are the Langston Hughes Medal and the NAACP Image Award. She was been nominated for a Grammy Award and is one of Oprah Winfrey’s 25 living legends. Please make a donation to support the Black press and journalism produced by The TN Tribune by visiting https://tntribune.org/donate/
Lark Voorhies is an actress, singer and model from Nashville. She rose to fame playing Lisa Marie Turtle on the sitcom Saved By the Bell. Please make a donation to support the Black press and journalism produced by The TN Tribune by visiting https://tntribune.org/donate/
Singer Tina Turner, known as the “Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll, is from Nutbush, TN. She began performing in 1957 with Ike Turner and launched her solo career in the 1980s. There is an museum honoring her at Exit 56 on Route 40. Please make a donation to support the Black press and journalism produced by The TN Tribune by visiting https://tntribune.org/donate/
Marjorie Lee Browne (1914 to 1979) was the third African American woman in the country in 1949 to earn a Ph.D in mathematics. She also won in 1929 the Memphis City Women’s Tennis Singles Championship. Please make a donation to support the Black press and journalism produced by The TN Tribune by visiting https://tntribune.org/donate/