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EPISODE · Sep 6, 2022 · 50 MIN

Rosetta Miller-Perry, Tennessee Tribune publisher, on Nashville, civil rights and the Black press

from This Is Nashville · host WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio

Rosetta Miller-Perry is at the helm of the longest running African-American newspaper in Nashville, the Tennessee Tribune, which she started in 1991. Otherwise known as the “Queen Mother” of the Black Press, she joins us to reflect on her life and legacy, and what she sees as she looks around at a Nashville undergoing rapid change on many fronts — and slower change on others. But first, WPLN’s Blaise Gainey discusses the recent controversy over the seating of a Republican to the Sumner County Commission after the election resulted in a tie. Guests: Blaise Gainey, WPLN political reporter Rosetta Miller-Perry, editor and publisher, The Tennessee Tribune Additional reading:  AFRO: Rosetta Perry, ‘Queen Mother’ of the Black Press WPLN: Sumner County Democrats feel ‘powerless’ after the commission chose to seat the Republican candidate in a tied race

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