The jury’s decision to convict Travis Reinking of four counts of murder marked an end to a painful chapter. But for the families who lost loved ones, it isn’t over. It won’t ever really be. They still have to live with their grief.
It rained on their parade, but Tennessee State University fans still showed up for homecoming festivities
Jefferson Street was filled with dancers, marching bands, umbrellas and ponchos, as Tennessee State University fans braved the rain for the annual homecoming parade Saturday.
Listen: How A Nashville ICU Nurse Copes With Tennessee’s Latest Surge
Hospitals across the South have rarely needed nurses so badly — specifically, those experienced enough to work in an ICU. A shortage of RNs is the primary reason hospital capacity has become a problem again. And the work has only become more grueling.
This Black Nashville Artist Experiencing Homelessness Reflects On Seeing His Work Displayed On Prominent Street
Nashville artist Edwin Lockridge has been experiencing homelessness and other challenges, but is among the artists with the group Poverty and the Arts to see his work displayed on the city’s Avenue of the Arts.
Black Tennesseans Take Ownership of Juneteenth Through Good Food, Music, Company — And History
Juneteenth has historically been a day that most people didn’t know existed. But this year, it was met with widespread recognition, as thousands of residents flocked to celebrations across Middle Tennessee.
From Final Exams To Social Life, One Nashville High Schooler Documents An Unusual Last Semester
It’s been a strange year for Nashville high school seniors who’ve been juggling classes and navigating the uncertainty of the pandemic.
How A Tennessee Man Found Freedom In The Midst Of A Pandemic
Tracston Neal was released from a Tennessee prison in April after serving more than a decade behind bars. Now, he’s adjusting back to life on the outside in the midst of a pandemic.
Breaking Points: Honoring ‘Black Women Who Do Good For Society’
In Nashville’s civil rights movements past and present, people too young to vote have imagined the just society they want to create. For 16-year-old Alora Young, a rising senior at Hillsboro High School and Nashville’s youth poet laureate, that includes acknowledging the contributions of Black women.
Breaking Points: ‘This Is The Time’ To Turn Anger About Oppression Into A New Future
Despite Howard Gentry’s prominent roles, he’s experienced racism that no amount of money or fame could help a black person escape. In this installment of our series Breaking Points, he says the current Black Lives Matter movement reminds him of a movement he witnessed up close decades earlier.
Breaking Points: ‘Without African Americans, We Wouldn’t Be Here’
Since June, many Americans are quickly trying to study up on racism and how disparities have lasted for so long. But for one Somali American in Nashville, that education started in his youth, as he grew up in the James Cayce Homes.
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