Tag: Nashville

To my Republican friends: Reflections from a rally after the Nashville school shooting

A senior in high school talked about being afraid to go to school, and how horrifying it is to be downtown begging legislators to protect him — in the exact same spot his sister stood five years ago. She was a senior at the time, and she skipped school to do the same thing after a differe...

What Became of the Nashville I Knew and Loved

My first time in Nashville, TN, was in early August 1973. My mother and I flew into Nashville the day before I was to register for college at Fisk University. Nearby hotels were booked, and we ended up staying in nearby Madison, TN, about ten miles away. I’d spent my entire life in Minneapolis...