Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–The Memphis Red Sox Negro League team operated from 1920 to 1940. Country singer Charley Pride pitched…
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Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Academy Award winning actor Morgan Freeman was born June 1, 1937 in Memphis. Please make a donation…
By Oscar H. Blayton Each February in schools across the nation, pictures of well-known Black historical figures are mounted on…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–A Negro Public Library operated for more than 30 years as a segregated facility from 1916 to…
Nashville, TN—International Rock and Roll star Tina Turner is from Nutbush, TN. She is honored at a small museum at…
Nashville, TN—The 44th stamp in the Black Heritage series was issued on Jan. 28. It features playwright August Wilson. He…
Nashville, TN—Part of Route 40 is named the Isaac Hayes Highway. Hayes recorded at Stax Records in Memphis. The studio…
Nashville, TN—Bessie Smith, who was born in Chattanooga, was known as the Empress of the Blues. She was the most…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH By James M. Stephens Special to The Tribune Hers is just another of those African American names…
By Bill Carey WilliamsonHerald.com At a time such as this, it may give comfort to know that a pandemic gave…