Rosetta Miller-Perry

Rosetta Miller-Perry

Rosetta Miller-Perry (July 7, 1934 – June 26, 2026) was an American journalist and founder of the Tennessee Tribune.

Early life and education

Rosetta Miller-Perry was born in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania on July 7, 1934. She received her early education from McKinley Elementary School and Coraopolis Junior High School. Later, she attended Howard University and Herzl Community College for further education.

She held a BS degree in chemistry from the University of Memphis.

Career

Miller-Perry started her career by joining the United States Navy in 1954.

In 1990, she founded Perry and Perry Associates and started publishing a magazine called Contempora. A year later, she founded the Tennessee Tribune, an African-American newspaper. She was also the founder of Greater Nashville Black Chamber of Commerce.

In 2019, she received the National Newspaper Publishers Association award.

The Rosetta I. Miller Scholarship given by the Memphis State University and Rosetta Miller-Perry Award for Best Film by a Black Filmmaker awarded at the Nashville Film Festival are named after her.

Death

Miller died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 91.

Recognition

References

  1. ↑ "Seven women community leaders to be honored". The Tennessean. September 12, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
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  3. ↑ "Rosetta Miller-Perry, Tennessee Tribune publisher, on Nashville, civil rights and the Black press". WPLN News. September 6, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  4. ↑ Sparks, Adam (February 14, 2017). "Vanderbilt basketball to honor 21 civil rights leaders". The Tennessean. USA Today. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  5. ↑ Brown, Stacy M. (February 1, 2019). "Tennessee Tribune's Rosetta Perry Receives Lifetime Achievement Award". Los Angeles Sentinel. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  6. ↑ Brown, Stacy M. (December 9, 2021). "Rosetta Perry, 'Queen Mother' of the Black Press". AFRO American Newspapers. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Tennessee Tribune founder Rosetta Perry dies at 91". WKRN. June 26, 2026. Retrieved June 26, 2026.