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Metro Arts funding delays, debates over equity leave some Nashville arts organizations struggling

Char Daston

February 1, 2024

Metro Arts Commissioner Leah Dupree Love, Director Daniel Singh, and Commissioner Diana Perez sit in office chairs at a boardroom table in front of a blue wall. The Tennessee flag is on a pole behind them.
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This week, artists and arts organizations throughout Nashville finished the annual application process to receive city funding from the Metro Arts Commission. But the arts community is still dealing with the consequences of last year’s chaotic funding cycle.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Arabic, Classical Music, Daniel Singh, Metro Arts, Metro Arts Commission, Theater

Nashville wants to expand services in other languages. First up? Spanish.

Ambriehl Crutchfield

September 14, 2022

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Metro Nashville council meetings and more documents are now available in Spanish — the second-most spoken language in the city.

Filed Under: Metro, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Arabic, Ginny Welsch, Ricardo Castillo, Sandra Sepulveda, Spanish, translation

Curious Nashville: Arabic is the third-most spoken language in Tennessee. So why isn’t it offered on the state’s driver exam?

Alexis Marshall

June 1, 2022

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Driving is an essential part of life for most Tennesseans. But, for some, getting a license is a real challenge. That’s because tens of thousands of residents don’t understand the languages the exam is offered in.

Filed Under: Curious Nashville, WPLN News Tagged With: Arabic, drivers license, English Language Learners

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