The event honoring the late Georgia congressman was held on a street renamed in his honor. John Lewis Way, formerly Fifth Avenue, is where Lewis demonstrated at lunch counters and received an award from Martin Luther King Junior at the Ryman.
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.
People Came From Around The Country To Celebrate Juneteenth At Nashville’s Museum Of African American Music
The National Museum of African American Music drew crowds from Harlem, Atlanta and all around Tennessee for its inaugural Juneteenth Block Party on the rooftop of the Fifth and Broadway development in Downtown Nashville.
Interactive Map: 45+ Juneteenth Celebrations Happening This Weekend In Middle TN
Popularity of Juneteenth continues to grow — evidenced by more than 45 events happening this weekend in Middle Tennessee. Many are organized by Black-led organizations.
Vanderbilt’s ‘Dixie Place’ Renamed After Surgical Pioneer With No Formal Medical Degree
A student-led effort has led to the street being renamed after a pioneering, Black instructor of surgery.
Nashville Working To Build Trust, Boost Vaccination Rates In Communities Of Color
Nashville will be launching an education campaign and expanding access to COVID-19 vaccines in communities of color. Vaccination rates among Black and Hispanic Nashvillians have trailed that of white Nashvillians.
Breaking Points: Black Nashvillians, In Their Own Words, On White Supremacy And Liberation
Once protests against police brutality and systemic racism started this summer, Black Nashville native and WPLN’s Metro reporter Ambriehl Crutchfield decided to pass the mic to other residents to hear their stories about white supremacy and resistance.
The Promise: ‘I Want White Families To Realize The Power They Hold’ In Public Education
Two years ago, WPLN’s Meribah Knight reported on how parents at one East Nashville elementary school were pushing to reverse a troubling trend: Despite the diversity of the neighborhood, it had almost no children of color anymore.
‘We Want You To Feel Seen’: A Clarksville Company That Sends Princesses To Parties Adds More Roles For Black Actresses
The majority of the most famous cartoon princess characters are white, and that fact has never been comfortable for the actresses and leaders of a small company in Clarksville. So it’s shaking up how it casts.
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