The Promise
- Category
- Narrative
- Publisher
- Nashville Public Radio
- Host
- Meribah Knight
- Language
- English
The Promise, from Nashville Public Radio and reporter Meribah Knight, is about what a city owes its public schools and the Black institutions around them.
The title refers to both a civic slogan and a debt. Episodes follow families, teachers, and the long story of Tennessee State, with policy arriving as a decision someone has to live with.
Knight’s reporting is local on purpose. National listeners use it as a narrative about segregation that did not end when the photos in the textbook ended.
Later seasons shift setting inside the same city. If you start with the school series, stay through the episode that explains the money.
Last episode listed in the official feed
The Debt: What Tennessee Owes Its HBCU
Read from the publisher’s RSS on Oct 3, 2026 · Dec 9, 2025 ET. Audio is not hosted here.
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