By Mildred Europa Taylor | FacetofaceAfrica Many American families, including African-Americans, will today gather around their dinner tables to celebrate what is believed to be a joyful feast between Pilgrims and Native Americans, even though […]
On Wednesday, Oct. 21st MTSU‘s Center for Popular Music is releasing “Jimi Hendrix: A-Z,” an exclusive virtual discussion of the guitar legend, on its website, http://mtsu.edu/popmusic, at noon Central. MTSU’s Dr. Mike Alleyne of the Department of […]
TPAC patrons can now unlock access to John Lewis: Good Trouble directly from Magnolia Pictures and then take part in a live virtual conversation about Rep. Lewis’ remarkable legacy on September 21 at 6:00 p.m. […]
NASHVILLE, TN — Jon Meacham will serve as a visiting professor at American Baptist College for the Fall 2020 semester. Meacham, a presidential historian and award-winning biographer, will teach on the life and legacy of Congressman […]
By Tennessee Tribune Staff The North Nashville Heritage Project has launched an online petition to stop the scheduled demolition of the north Nashville home of Henry Allen and Georgia Boyd. According to the petition posted […]
By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio Adele Logan Alexander did not see herself becoming a historian and author. But when she was 46 years old, inspired by the fascinating role her grandmothers played in the […]
By Jennie Rothenberg Gritz The Atlantic David Pilgrim was 12 years old when he bought his first racist object at a flea market: a saltshaker in the shape of a Mammy. As a young Black […]
Home at 253 Natchez Street was a Green Book Entry from 1956-1961 By Cynthia Yeldell Anderson FRANKLIN, TN — The Oscar-winning 2019 movie “Green Book” brought renewed attention to the Negro Motorist Green Book, an […]
By Laura Faith Kebede MEMPHIS, TN — Fifty years ago, one of the largest and longest protests held in Memphis centered on education. The protests, known collectively as Black Monday, called for parents to take […]
By Linda T. Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — A historical marker at Capitol View is now dedicated to Reverend Nelson G. Merry. Nelson G. Merry, born a Kentucky slave in 1824, came to Nashville with his […]
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