Members of a meditation group based in Tennessee are among the missing in Nepal after deadly flooding.
LaTonya Turner
LaTonya Turner (she/her) is an Editor and Afternoon Host at WPLN News. Before joining the station, she had an accomplished career as an award-winning television journalist, documentary producer and TV host. Her work focusing on social history, healthcare and marginalized communities has won several regional Emmy awards and been recognized by the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA), RTNDA and other professional and civic organizations. She is a member of NABJ and an officer in the Nashville chapter.
Civil rights groups want records from school districts with plans to post the Ten Commandments
Five school districts in Tennessee are being asked to turn over public records regarding their decisions to post the Ten Commandments in schools. The request was made in letters sent by several civil rights groups to the schools districts.
More affordable housing options opening in Nashville
Nashville city leaders are touting the opening of 200 new affordable housing units in East Nashville called Park Point East.
Nashville Public Radio wins NABJ national award for “The Debt”
WPLN’s one-hour radio special, “The Debt: What Tennessee Owes Its HBCUs” has been honored with by the National Association of Black Journalists with a “Salute to Excellence Award.”
Philanthropist and businesswoman Martha Ingram dies at age 90
Nashville businesswoman, philanthropist and arts advocate Martha Rivers Ingram has died at age 90. The Charleston native became CEO of her husband’s collection of businesses, Ingram Industries, after his death.
Early voting starts July 17 in Tennessee. Are you prepared?
The voting map in Tennessee is very different after redistricting, and that means upcoming elections in the state are shaping up to be a battle for power.
Investigations underway in death of man in Montgomery County jail
The NAACP and some residents in Clarksville are calling for a federal investigation into the arrest of 34-year-old Darius Chappell, who died in custody on Friday.
Founder of Tennessee Tribune newspaper Rosetta Miller-Perry has died
The founder and publisher of the longest-running African American newspaper in Nashville has died. Rosetta Miller-Perry was 91.
Tickets to shows like Hamilton aren’t cheap. TPAC Arts Access helps bring more people into audiences
The national tour of “Hamilton” is at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center through this weekend. Days before the country’s 250th anniversary, the wildly popular musical is a hot ticket — and pricey — and TPAC is helping make it more accessible through a newly expanded Arts Access initiative.
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