Nashville’s leaders, including Mayor Freddie O’Connell and Vice Mayor Angie Henderson are condemning the demonstration. “These are hateful, Trump-emboldened cowards,” the vice mayor wrote.
Arthur Crudup wrote the song that became Elvis’ first hit. He barely got paid.
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock ‘n’ roll. His 1946 song “That’s All Right,” an easygoing shrug to a lover, would become the first single Elvis Presley ever released. Rod Stewart would sing it on a chart-topping album. Led Zeppelin would play it live. But you wouldn’t have known it if you saw Crudup living out his […]
For a second time, Tennessee Historical Commission denies request to remove KKK leader’s name from MTSU building
A building at Middle Tennessee State University will continue bearing the name of Nathan Bedford Forrest, the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.
Tractor Supply is ending DEI and climate efforts after conservative backlash online
The Brentwood-based retailer, which sells products ranging from farming equipment to pet supplies, also said in a statement Thursday that it would withdraw from its carbon emission goals to instead “focus on our land and water conservation efforts.”
Memphis author talks religion, education and the death of Tyre Nichols in new poetry collection
Author Tara Stringfellow is back with “Magic Enuff,” the writer’s first collection of poetry.
A journalist shot by police while covering the 2020 protests is dying of her injuries
Freelance photojournalist Linda Tirado, 42, entered hospice care in Tennessee earlier this week, the National Press Club announced in a statement.
How this Nashville LGBTQ choir celebrates 20 years of harmony
When Nashville in Harmony was founded in 2004, many of its members had to be discreet. 20 years later, it is known both locally and nationally.
A ballroom scene has been quietly growing in Nashville. And it’s about to have its coming out party.
The Legendary Iconic House of Ebony has put on several smaller balls in the city in recent years, but the one they’re bringing to the National Museum of African American Music tomorrow night will be their most visible display to date.
Nashville schools share data on students’ reading progress. An education equity group wants more.
One Nashville parent group is calling attention to what they’re calling a “hidden” literacy crisis among children in the city.
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