By V.S. Santoni Preston Taylor, an influential African American businessman, philanthropist, and community leader, left an indelible mark…
Browsing: Black History
By Ivan Sanchez The Nashville Student Movement, a key driver of the Civil Rights Movement in the early 1960s, played…
Ruth Inge Hardison was an influential American artist born in 1914 in Portsmouth, Virginia to poor Black parents whose own…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An oil portrait painted from life of Attorney Fred Gray, by artist Michael Shane Neal, has been…
By V.S. Santoni Z. Alexander Looby, a distinguished attorney and civil rights activist, played a pivotal role in…
By V.S. Santoni Pauli Murray, a pioneering figure in civil rights and gender equality, left an indelible mark on…
By Juliette Arcodia and Colin Sheeley Josh Gibson has long been considered one of the best baseball players to ever hold…
By Logan Langlois NASHVILLE, TN — When most people hear about when slavery was practiced in Tennessee, they think of…
By Logan Langlois NASHVILLE, TN — Tomorrow marks the 70th anniversary of a United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) milestone, still…
NASHVILLE, TN – On Saturday, April 20, 2024, the Diane Nash committee and the Nashville community will commemorate the extraordinary…