Listen High school policy debate is affectionately referred to as a sport for nerds. Past participants include presidents John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, and Oprah. And it’s a sport Montgomery Bell Academy is really good at this year.
New Public Sculpture Weaves Together Two Decades of Nashville Civil Rights History
Four tall concrete walls now stand in the park in front of Nashville’s city hall. Photographs depicting the city’s Civil Rights history are printed and embossed on the new public art project. The artwork was unveiled Friday, during the week of the 57th anniversary of the bombing of the home of a Nashville civil rights […]
After Protests And Arrests, Tennessee Activists Still Press Governor For Medicaid Expansion
Healthcare activists say they will continue protesting at the Capitol until the state expands Medicaid. A group called Moral Movement Tennessee talked to reporters Monday, about a week after 11 people were arrested during a sit-in at Gov. Bill Haslam’s office. The group implored him to call a special session to expand state healthcare […]
Nashville School Helps Students Cope With Potential Deportations
Listen While home during the Congressional recess, Nashville Democrat Jim Cooper visited Nashville charter school STEM Preparatory Academy. Most of the students at STEM Prep are first or second generation immigrants. The school doesn’t know how many of them come from undocumented families. But administrators says there’s been anxiety since President Trump’s threat to increase […]
Nashville Mayor Mediates Agreement Between Police And State Investigators
The Metro Nashville Police Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have come to an agreement over how to handle police shootings.
Nashville Zoo Pads Its Primate Collection With Endangered Spider Monkeys
Listen On Thursday, April 6, the Nashville Zoo will introduce to the public two endangered Mexican spider monkeys: Poppy and Sandy. It will be the first time in four years the zoo has hosted monkeys.
In Antioch, Rural Roads and High Traffic Make For Dangerous Intersections
Listen As you approach Mount View Road, while driving down Hickory Hollow Parkway, you see train tracks to your left and trees growing out of a hill on your right. This is Nashville’s most dangerous intersection.
Nashville’s Southern Festival Of Books Faces Funding Threat In White House Budget
Listen Humanities Tennessee, the nonprofit group that puts on the Southern Festival of Books, says that the annual event is in jeopardy. The budget proposal introduced by the White House last week would eliminate the National Endowment for the Humanities which funds the organization that hosts the festival.
Meharry Students Provide A Day Of Free Dental Care For Nashville’s Underserved Communities
Listen Even as snow hit Nashville late Friday night, people were already lining up outside Meharry Medical College for a student-organized event set to start Saturday morning. Meharry’s chapter of American Student Dentist Association (ASDA) provided free oral surgeries, cleanings, and fillings for those without dental insurance.
Vanderbilt Sees 4 Cases Of Mumps, Despite Universal Vaccination On Campus
Listen Since mid-February, four cases of mumps have been reported at Vanderbilt University — even though the school says every student on campus is vaccinated. The mumps have been nearly eliminated from the U.S. for decades, but there are still outbreaks. According to the CDC, over 900 cases have been reported this year alone, […]
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