The Fisk University Women’s Gymnastics team is about to become the first historically Black university to host an NCAA gymnastics competition.
Nashville’s newest list of endangered properties warns of development pressures within neighborhoods
A Nashville preservation group has released its latest list of endangered buildings and landmarks with the hope of inspiring protective measures.
The growth of HBCU athletics
In this episode, we’ll hear from students and coaches from HBCU athletic programs in Nashville about the growing interest in HBCU sports and what it means for Black athletes.
Undocumented and DACA students can’t get federal aid to go to college. Here’s how one Middle Tennessee student is grinding for a higher education.
Ana Lopez is a first-semester freshman at Cumberland University, something she wasn’t sure would ever happen — in part, because of her immigration status and the cost.
Remembering Dr. Paul T. Kwami, music director of the Fisk Jubilee Singers
On today’s episode, we talk with current and former Fisk Jubilee Singers to reflect on Dr. Kwami’s life and legacy, and listen back to some of the music performed under his tutelage.
Dr. Paul Kwami, longtime Fisk Jubilee Singers music director, has died
Kwami was the group’s first African director, and his commitment to the ensemble’s 150-year legacy carried them through several remarkable milestones.
First images from NASA’s James Webb Telescope will be shared with researchers and students in Middle Tennessee
The images will be of particular interest to a team of researchers and students from Vanderbilt, Fisk University and Tennessee State University, who will be analyzing them alongside NASA scientists.
A shattered Civil Rights Era plaque picks up ‘a new life’ in Fisk collection
Bits of a granite sign commemorating a Civil Rights Era march in Nashville were used to vandalize the Nashville Courthouse 60 years later. Now the remains are on display at Fisk University.
Recent bomb threats at Fisk University and other HBCUs echo tactics used during the Civil Rights Movement
Fisk University. Howard University. Spelman College. These are just a few of the more than 30 historically Black colleges and universities that have received bomb threats this year — many during Black History Month.
A crackly recording from 1912 illustrates the importance of the Fisk Jubilee Quartet
One of the oldest recordings of the Fisk Jubilee Quartet recently resurfaced, underlining the group’s historic importance to the Black community.
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