Scenic Roots

Scenic Roots

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Scenic Roots episodes

  • The Scottsboro Boys Museum, Ten Years On

    Ten years ago, the Scottsboro Boys Museum and Cultural Center opened in Alabama.

    The museum remembers the nine black teenagers wrongfully convicted of raping two white women while traveling through Jackson County, Alabama by train in 1931.

    Last weekend, the museum marked its tenth anniversary - and is looking ahead.

    Sheila Washington founded the museum...

     

    14 min
  • Looking Back At "The Six-Triple-Eight"

    “The Six-Triple-Eight” is an award-winning documentary that tells the story of the only all-black female unit to serve overseas during World War II.

    The women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion trained at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia before shipping out in February 1945 to serve in Birmingham, England - and Paris.

    Next Thursday, the documentary will be screened on this campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - starting at 3 PM in the University Center Auditorium.

    Chris McKeever is executive director of the 6th Calvary Museum in Fort Oglethorpe - one of the sponsors, along with UTC, of the documentary’s premiere here in Chattanooga...

     

    13 min
  • Scenic Roots - Weds 2/05/20
    • Chris McKeever on the documentary "The Six-Triple-Eight."
    • Sheila Washington on The Scottsboro Boys Museum.
    • UTC Professor Hill Craddock on saving the American chestnut.
    • These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

      • Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.

      42 min
    • Scenic Roots - Mon 2/10/20
      • The Sankofa Fund's Lakweshia Ewing and Chantelle Respert.
      • TrailDrops' Meg Brasel and Marco Perez on building a business. 
      • UTC Professor Hill Craddock on saving the American chestnut.
      • These voices - and more - on this encore edition of "Scenic Roots."

        • Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.

          

        41 min
      • "Dreams Realized" At Ballet Tennessee
        (Ballet Tennessee)

        On Saturday, Ballet Tennessee holds its Annual Legacy Gala here in Chattanooga.

        Anna Baker-VanCura is executive artistic director of Ballet Tennessee - and Melissa Meade is president of its board of directors...

          

        7 min
      • Ballet Tennessee's Holiday Special
        (Ballet Tennessee)

        This weekend, Ballet Tennessee here in Chattanooga presents its Holiday Special - just one performance on Saturday, starting at 2 PM, at the Center for Creative Arts.

          

        Anna Baker-VanCura is co-founder of Ballet Tennessee, and Jenison Owens is one of the soloists in the special...

        10 min
      • Scenic Roots - Tues 2/04/20

        • Photographer Joel Satore speaking at The Tennessee Aquarium.
        • The Sankofa Fund's Lakweshia Ewing and Chantelle Respert.
        • TrailDrops' Meg Brasel and Marco Perez - and, ACES Casino Night.
        • These voices - and more - on this edition of "Scenic Roots."

          • Ray Bassett is the host of "Scenic Roots" - produced by Haley Solomon, Karley Dodson and Will Davis.

          41 min
        • A Night For Children's Advocacy Center
          (Children's Advocacy Center)

          Here in Chattanooga, The Children’s Advocacy Center:  The Emmy Haney House provides a path to healing for children who have experienced child sexual abuse or severe physical abuse.

          On Friday, the Center holds its ACES Casino Night fundraiser at  Chattanooga Whiskey, starting at 7 PM.

          Kristen Pavlik McCallie is the center’s executive director...

          7 min
        • TrailDrops Navigates Its Path To The Outdoors
          (TrailDrops)

          Meg Brasel is a hiker who grew up here in East Tennessee.

           

          A few years ago, she had an idea for a trail food business - creating recipes that would be easy for campers to prepare in the woods and tastier than typical meals-ready-to-eat where you just add water.

          That business - TrailDrops - raised $20,000 through Kickstarter last year.

          Meg and TrailDrops partner Marco Perez stopped by “Scenic Roots”...

          12 min
        • A Goal To Give At The Sankofa Fund
          (Sankofa Fund)

          The Sankofa Fund for Civic Engagement funds and supports organizations, projects and efforts that improve the lives of Chattanooga’s communities of color.

          Members donate an annual gift to the Fund - which they decide collectively how to spend.

           

          The Fund’s Lakweshia Ewing and Chantelle Respert stopped by “Scenic Roots”...

           

           

          13 min

        About Scenic Roots

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        "Scenic Roots" offers conversations that matter in the heart of Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley. From the mountains to the river, our conversations are rooted deep within every corner of our…