The pandemic is the latest reason the long-awaited National Museum of African American Music is delaying its opening in downtown Nashville. But in the meantime, the museum has been working on a shareable curriculum that is suddenly arriving at just the right time.
From The WPLN News Archive: Listen To This Interview With A 1916 Suffragette
The women who fought for the right to vote in Tennessee, more than 100 years ago, often had to face down social and family disapproval. One of those women, Frances Davis, marched in a suffrage parade a few years before the historic vote that ratified the 19th Amendment. The march was most likely in 1916, […]
For Ballerina Kayla Rowser, Retirement Just Means Stepping Offstage
Nashville Ballet principal dancer Kayla Rowser wowed audiences in roles ranging from from the sugar plum fairy to the title character in “Lucy Negro Redux.” She retired this month after 13 years in the company.
For Black Artists, Protesting Racial Injustices Isn’t Just A Moment, It’s A Lifelong Pursuit
There are more paintings than furniture in Omari Booker’s studio in Nashville. His works are bursting with color, illuminating images of family and Black men. One painting, “The Black Bird,” captures his time in prison.
As Nashville Choirs Go Digital, Technology Is A New Virtuoso Skill
You may have seen those videos of musicians singing or playing music together, virtually, with everyone in their own little square. It’s now one of the only ways that performing arts groups can connect with audiences. But those videos take a new kind of skill that most choirs never had to think about before.
In Photos: For The Third Weekend, Thousands Protest, Rally and Vow Change In Downtown Nashville
A wide range of demonstrations, all centered around police brutality and systemic racism, brought thousands of people to downtown Nashville this weekend. Still others took place throughout Middle Tennessee.
Nashville Symphony Cancels Its Next Season, Furloughs Musicians
The Nashville Symphony is canceling its upcoming season and furloughing staff and musicians after a tough year caused by the coronavirus. The move will suspend concerts and event activity until July 31, 2021, and furlough 79 musicians at the start of this July.
Nashville’s Freedom Riders Are Now Revered, But It Took Decades For Their Stories To Be Told
Nashville Public Radio’s podcast Versify paired some of Nashville’s most iconic residents with local poets who turned their stories into verse. Host Joshua Moore says he learned just how under-told those Civil Rights stories were — for decades.
Interactive Map: Nashville’s 100+ Black-Owned Food Establishments
Recent protests have put black-owned businesses in the spotlight, and it comes at a pivotal time — just as they begin reopening after the coronavirus closed down much of Nashville for several weeks.
First #BlackBirdersWeek Draws Fans — And Some Controversy — In Tennessee
A former Nashville zookeeper has organized the first-ever Black Birders Week, an online celebration of African-American bird watchers. But supporters took to social media after a group of Tennessee nature lovers initially declined to promote the event.
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