Episode Six [Bonus]: A New Generation

Episode Six [Bonus]: A New Generation

From We Are North Nashville by We Are North Nashville

September 19, 2025 · 35 min · Season 1 · Episode 6

About this episode

The episode explores the community care and legacy of North Nashville through the reflections of its descendants and the experiences of poet Major Jackson.

Before he was an acclaimed poet and professor, Major Jackson was a kid from Philly who spent his summers in North Nashville — where his interest in language and storytelling first sparked. It’s a place that has cultivated wisdom, legacy and love for generations. A place that eventually drew Major back — to teach, but also to reconnect. In this episode, descendants of North Nashville OGs reflect on the kind of community care that’s sustained across generations, despite the lingering effects of time and systemic destruction. Through it all, North Nashville has produced movers and shakers. Its institutions, from Fisk University to the Eighteenth Avenue Family Enrichment Center, have served as beacons to the world. But most importantly, it is still a place that takes care of its own. Hosted by M. Simone Boyd and Andrea Tudhope Produced, mixed and edited by Andrea Tudhope Original music by S-Wrap Additional production by Steve Haruch

People in this episode

Hosts: M. Simone Boyd, Andrea Tudhope

Guest: Major Jackson

Topics covered

  • community care
  • legacy
  • storytelling
  • North Nashville
  • cultural history
  • education
  • poetry

Keywords

  • North Nashville
  • Major Jackson
  • community care
  • cultural legacy
  • storytelling
  • Fisk University
  • Eighteenth Avenue Family Enrichment Center
  • poetry
  • history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fisk University, Eighteenth Avenue Family Enrichment Center

Places: North Nashville, Philly

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