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The newest Lord of the Rings saga brings Japanese anime to Middle-earth
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It’s a movie that feels aimed at Tolkien enthusiasts, but also one that wants to be welcoming to newcomers.
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It’s a movie that feels aimed at Tolkien enthusiasts, but also one that wants to be welcoming to newcomers.
Howard Gentry has served as the Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk since 2011.
Working-Class Leaders in TN Fight Poor Housing Conditions
Dr. Xyzeidria Ensley has served as the Director of Behavioral Health Services at the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office for nearly 20 years.
In My Place airs live on This Is Nashville, and you can catch it most likely on the last Tuesday of each month on WPLN 90.3 FM.
In the 1990 hip-hop anthem “Fight the Power,” Chuck D of Public Enemy slammed Elvis Presley. Elvis may have been “a hero to most,” but for the militantly conscious rapper, that “sucker” was a “straight-up racist,” lumped with the conservative icon John Wayne.
The lyrics evoked the long, complicated debate over Presley’s legacy: Did his music bridge a racial chasm, or did he steal from Black artists? In Before Elvis, Preston Lauterbach flips the frame on this question. He explores Elvis through the lives of the Black musicians who shaped his style. Lauterbach is the acclaimed author of books that explore the history of Black music and Black Memphis, including The Chitlin’ Circuit and the Road to Rock ‘n’ Roll, Beale Street Dynasty, and Bluff City.
Federal edicts and missiles over these past couple of weeks have created chaos among nonprofit organizations, state and local agencies and others who are focused on serving people who struggle to make ends meet. Among some of the confusion created by the White House was the threat of halting a large portion of federal grant funding that Congress has allocated for agencies serving some of the most vulnerable populations in our nation. It remains unclear what direction the federal government intends to take next. Add all the uncertainty from the federal level with the Tennessee’s legislature’s approach to target marginalized populations and those who offer support, no wonder that fears and tensions run high. The question becomes, what can we do after an election that reinstated representation we have at the state and the federal government?