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Next week, music, poetry and spoken word will flow together here in Chattanooga to raise awareness of - and advocacy for - mental health. The program - titled, “A Speck of Light” - will be held next Monday, March 21st, starting at 7:30 PM - in the sanctuary of First-Centenary United Methodist Church near our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
The dome of the U.S. Capitol. Credit Creative Commons Chandra Ward is assistant professor of sociology here at UTC - and Jonathan McNair is the Ruth S. Holmberg Professor of American Music. Earlier this week, I spoke with them - and with Marcus Ellsworth, the cohost of the Ground Game Georgia podcast, a spoken word artist and an activist here in Chattanooga. Beverly Foster of the Walker County Remembrance Coalition. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”