Local Editorial

 By Rosetta Miller Perry For over 25 years the Tennessee Tribune has proudly chronicled the good things happening in North Nashville and across our city, region and state. Over that time we’ve not ignored or […]

By Rosetta Miller Perry When Tennessee State University learned it had been placed on probation for not providing enough documentation in a fifth-year report to its accrediting body, the institution took swift action and deployed […]

By Rosetta Miller Perry Through all my years of being an advocate for the less fortunate community, there’s one constant I’ve noticed in every Nashville city administration. Simply put, they don’t care much about poor […]

Winnie: I haven’t written any personal attacks on your husband. We are on the same page with that thought. It is full campaign season and it’s no secret I am the treasurer for his opponent, […]

Editorial by Rosetta Miller Perry Many decades ago Fannie Lou Hamer, American voting and women’s rights activist, community organizer, and a leader in the civil rights movement,   said “I am sick and tired of […]

By Rosetta Miller Perry The Tennessee Tribune, Nashville’s Black community, and people concerned about equality and social justice across this state are losing a good friend and conscientious educator and person with the news that […]

By Tribune staff There’s a long, ugly history of white fraternities and yearbook staffs at various universities participating in racist behavior. A new wave of national attention regarding this situation was initially generated by a […]

By Staff Reports Politicians, misappropriation of funds, and violations of campaign finance laws that is a big business traditionally reserved for Caucasians and the Good Ole’ Boys Club nationally and locally.  It happens in the […]

By Rosetta Miller Perry A wasted vote is as worthless as no vote, something the white power structure definitely understands. When they can’t suppress the Black vote, the next strategy is to render it useless […]

By Rosetta Miller Perry The calendar may say it’s 2019, but for some white folks and stupid black folks, it will never be the right time for a Black man to be in charge of […]