🏛️ Is Belle Meade whitewashing history?

🏛️ Belle Meade Changes Award-Winning Tour

Is Belle Meade Historic Site and Winery whitewashing the former plantation’s history with changes made to their Journey to Jubilee tour? We chatted with historian Brigette Jones, the creator behind the tour, and Victoria Sample, the new Director of Historic Interpretation and Education, to find out on the City Cast Nashville podcast. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]

👬 Lipscomb’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Tenet Sparks Controversy

Earlier this year, Lipscomb University amended its website to include an anti-LGBTQ+ marriage statement among its core tenets. Some faculty have quit in response, while a former student has created a petition to have the statement removed. [Nashville Scene]

🎵 Equity Program Aims to Diversify Country Music

A new program, Equal Access, aims to diversify country music by connecting underrepresented artists with industry professionals, and helping artists find resources to support their work. [WPLN]

• Meanwhile, in an extensive round of layoffs at the locally-based Country Music Television channel, Paramount Global has laid off numerous employees, including senior VP Leslie Fram, founder of CMT’s Next Women of Country and an early supporter of the Equal Access program. [Nashville Scene]

💰 Vandy Auctioning Goalpost Pieces

Vanderbilt University is auctioning off pieces of the goalpost fans toppled after its historic football win against Alabama. The SEC fined Vanderbilt $100,000 because fans entered the field. The auction ends on Thursday. [WKRN]

• Vandy is also auctioning personalized game balls, helmets, and the goalpost pad. [LiveSource]

It’s time for our weekly photo challenge, where I show you a cool place around Nashville, and you try to guess where it is.

Last week’s challenge and winner:

This sun mural — located in Wedgewood-Houston between Dozen Bakery and Standard Assembly — has set, and a new mural has risen in its place: A vote mural to get people in the election spirit! Thanks so much to Parvathi “Parv” Santhosh-Kumar for correctly guessing the mural’s location and informing me about the change! May your day be filled with brightness ☀️

Reader Hayley Kupin has submitted a photo for this week’s challenge! Where is this yellow brick road? And no, it’s not Oz 💚 Reply to this email or click the button below to tell me!