Updated: Mar. 1, 2024 at 8:32 AM CST|By Jordan JamesNearest Green taught a young Jack Daniel how to make whiskey, only to go centuries without being recognized.
Updated: Feb. 29, 2024 at 11:07 AM CST|By Jordan JamesYears later, Black Men Run Nashville has continued its annual tradition of honoring the 25-year-old by hosting a memorial run.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2024 at 5:19 PM CST|By Lauren LowreyThe program created partnerships between Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and nearby research institutions that allowed HBCU scholars to participate in cardiovascular research labs during the academic year.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2024 at 8:07 PM CST|By Carley GordonThree scientists with years of experience are increasing to increase the diversity of the Forensic Services Division.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2024 at 7:28 PM CST|By Raven Copeland and Alexandria AdamsHattie Cotton Elementary in Nashville was bombed the evening after the first Black student attended.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2023 at 9:19 PM CST|By Lydia FielderTwin brothers Brandon and Derek Campbell perform under the name “The Kentucky Gentlemen” and said they are fighting on two fronts to improve diversity and inclusion in country music.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 7:24 PM CST|By Justina LatimerLocal preservation group shares their path to preserving the Oldest African American Cemetery in Clarksville.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 10:52 AM CST|By Amanda Hara and Marius PaytonEnslaved African Americans popularized the banjo in America, which became one of the most identifiable sounds in country music, according to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 10:48 AM CST|By Amanda HaraSongwriter Cameron Bedell said the welcome mat wasn’t rolled out when he arrived in Nashville more than a decade ago.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 7:06 PM CST|By Marius PaytonWe try to find the family of a 9-year-old enslaved girl who was seen in an Ambrotype taken in 1859. During our search, we uncovered the obstacles families of enslaved individuals have in researching their genealogy.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2022 at 8:00 PM CDT|By Marius PaytonFriday night, Miko Marks will make her Grand Ole Opry debut, a dream that she worried may never happen.