Restricting THC, debating Fisk’s data center, and remembering Tay Keith and Rosetta Miller-Perry

 A batch of new laws take effect July 1, including rules that will reshape Tennessee’s burgeoning hemp business. Many hemp producers are heading to friendlier states, but one explains why he’s committed to stay despite tighter restrictions on THC.

We drop in on Monday night’s town hall organized by the NAACP Nashville chapter about the data center planned for Fisk University’s historic campus. Some attendees left with more questions than answers, irritated that organizers did not allow the audience to speak.

And we remember two community members who made an outsized impact. Nashville hip-hop artist Daisha McBride memorializes her friend, hit producer Tay Keith, with the mid-flight backstory of her “Birds” remix. And retired journalist Dwight Lewis details the contributions of Tennessee Tribune founder Rosetta Miller-Perry.

Guests:

• Marianna Bacallao, state legislative reporter, WPLN
• Camellia Burris, education reporter, WPLN
• Matthew Chapman, president and CTO, LabCanna
• Dwight Lewis, retired journalist

Further reading:

• Tennessee hemp farmers pivot as state ban takes effect [WPLN]
• From immigration to child influencers, new Tennessee laws begin July 1 [Tennessean]
• Fisk University President Takes on Data Center Questions at North Nashville Town Hall [Nashville Banner]
• Hit producer and DRUMMATIZED founder Tay Keith passes [Music Row]
• Founder of Tennessee Tribune newspaper Rosetta Miller-Perry has died [WPLN]