Though he was the son of a roots-rock legend, Justin Townes Earle carved out a musical identity of his own. He had a reputation as a contrarian, a bandleader with an eye for talent, and a truth-teller through his music.
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Jason Moon Wilkins is an award-winning broadcast journalist with a diverse background and deep roots in the music industry. Since coming to WPLN in 2016, he has earned multiple honors from the AP Awards and PRNDI, including the team’s national Breaking News award in 2018.
Processing Racism And Recent Protests By Examining Nashville’s ‘Breaking Points’
Some people have just started having conversations about how racism shapes our daily lives. But for many Black Nashvillians, that breaking point came long ago. So WPLN’s Ambriehl Crutchfield decided to ask people about the moments that caused them to think differently about race and whiteness — and what their visions are for the future — in our new series Breaking Points.
Protests Elevate Conversations Over Lingering Confederate Legacy In Williamson County
Nationwide protests this summer have pushed communities into a reckoning with their racist past, and Tennessean reporter Emily West says she’s seen a difference in Williamson county.
Vanderbilt COVID Modeler Says Testing Delays Means Vision Of Virus Is Receding In Rearview Mirror
There are about 1,000 COVID-19 patients currently in Tennessee hospitals, a key marker closely watched by healthcare leaders and state government. Vanderbilt health policy professor John Graves helped the state predict when it would hit that benchmark and prepare for it, but he says future projections are getting harder to make.
Governor Names 2 Appointees To Tennessee Historical Commission Ahead Of Vote On Monument Removal
Gov. Bill Lee has named two new appointees to the Tennessee Historical Commission as the group is set to make a major decision on monument removal. Doris McMillan has been a professional seamstress for celebrities and musicians, and Cato Johnson is a Memphis healthcare executive.
TSU Professor Battles ‘Concerted Effort To Erase Black People’ From Nashville History
Nashville is filled with Black history — but in some of the city’s most prominent places, physical reminders are missing.
Juneteenth: A Nashville Historian Sees Slavery As Only ‘Two Grandmas Away’
For many white people, the idea of slavery seems distant. But for African Americans, like Tennessee State University history professor Learotha Williams Jr., it’s much closer. “I’ve always been cognizant of the fact that slavery is only about two grandmas away from me,” Williams says.
Tennessee’s Top Health Official Wants Masks De-Politicized
Mask wearing has become another source of division in Tennessee and across the U.S.
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