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History

Nashville police uncover new details in Civil Rights bombing cold case

By Marianna Bacallao

June 20, 2025

Black leaders march down Jefferson Street in 1960.

MNPD’s nearly year-long investigation into bombings by the KKK points to the identity of a possible suspect in the attack on Z. Alexander Looby’s home.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, History, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: betsy phillips, civil rights, civil rights movement, Freddie O'Connell, Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD, Z. Alexander Looby

NashVillager Podcast: Manchester solstice

By Nina Cardona

June 20, 2025

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What drew ancient Tennesseans to a hill near Manchester every Summer Solstice? Plus, the local news for June 20, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News

NashVillager Podcast: How Metro was made

By Nina Cardona

June 18, 2025

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Would there even be a Metro Nashville if there wasn’t a 40-member Metro Council? Plus, the local news for June 18, 2025.

Filed Under: History, Metro, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Nashville Metro Council

NashVillager Podcast: Defund DEI hits Juneteenth and Pride

By Nina Cardona

June 17, 2025

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How is political pressure on equity and inclusion affecting celebrations of the Midstate’s diversity? Plus, the local news for June 17, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News

NashVillager Podcast: What news needs to survive

By Nina Cardona

June 16, 2025

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How do congressional threats to NPR threaten stations like WPLN? Plus, the local news for June 16, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News

NashVillager Podcast: Friday the 13th

By Nina Cardona

June 13, 2025

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So why is this day considered unlucky, anyway? Plus, the local news for June 13, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News

NashVillager Podcast: Southern Baptists on gay marriage (again)

By Nina Cardona

June 12, 2025

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How does the Southern Baptist Convention plan to attack a decade-old Supreme Court ruling? Plus, the local news for June 12, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News

NashVillager Podcast: Hendersonville’s incorporation

By Nina Cardona

June 11, 2025

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Why did it take multiple attempts and a court case to make Hendersonville a city? Plus, the local news for June 11, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News

Cherokee cyclists retrace the Trail of Tears to remember — and reclaim — their history

By Cynthia Abrams

June 11, 2025

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For the last four decades, a group of bicyclists has embarked on a 950-mile bike ride following the Trail of Tears in honor of Cherokee ancestors who were forcibly removed from their homelands.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, History, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Cherokee, Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Indigenous history, Joelton, McMinnville, Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Trail of Tears

NashVillager Podcast: Law and disorder

By Nina Cardona

June 10, 2025

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What is going on at Trousdale Turner? Plus, the local news for June 10, 2025.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility

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