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Rosetta Miller-Perry

Rosetta Miller-Perry (born July 7, 1934) is an African-American journalist.[1]

Early life and education

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Rosetta Miller-Perry was on July 7, 1934 in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania.[2] She received her early education from McKinley Elementary School and Coraopolis Junior High School.[2] Later, she attended Howard University and Herzl Community College for further education.[2]

Miller-Perry holds a BS degree in chemistry from the University of Memphis.[2]

Career

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Miller-Perry started her career by joining the United States Navy in 1954.[2]

In 1990, she founded Perry and Perry Associates and started publishing a magazine called Contempora.[2] A year later, she founded the Tennessee Tribune, an African-American newspaper.[3] She is also the founder of Greater Nashville Black Chamber of Commerce.[4]

In 2019, she received the National Newspaper Publishers Association award.[5][6]

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.[2]

Recognition

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References

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  1. ^ "Seven women community leaders to be honored". The Tennessean. September 12, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Rosetta Miller-Perry". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  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.