Newspaper publisher and civil rights advocate
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Key moments and achievements from Rosetta Perry's life.
Rosetta was born
· Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Military service
Rosetta Miller-Perry enlisted in the United States Navy, beginning a lifetime of public service.
Military service
Rosetta Miller-Perry enlisted in the United States Navy, beginning a lifetime of public service.
Founding
She founded Perry and Perry Associates and launched Contempora magazine, her first venture into publishing.
Founding
She founded Perry and Perry Associates and launched Contempora magazine, her first venture into publishing.
Founding
After banks denied her financing, she invested about 70,000 dollars of her own savings to launch The Tennessee Tribune. It grew to more than 150,000 weekly readers and became one of the South's most influential Black-owned newspapers.
Founding
After banks denied her financing, she invested about 70,000 dollars of her own savings to launch The Tennessee Tribune. It grew to more than 150,000 weekly readers and became one of the South's most influential Black-owned newspapers.
Award
She received the National Newspaper Publishers Association's Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her decades in the Black press.
Award
She received the National Newspaper Publishers Association's Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her decades in the Black press.
Induction
Miller-Perry was inducted into the Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame for her contributions to journalism and civil rights.
Induction
Miller-Perry was inducted into the Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame for her contributions to journalism and civil rights.
Milestone
She marked her 90th birthday surrounded by family, friends, and colleagues, still active as publisher of The Tennessee Tribune.
Milestone
She marked her 90th birthday surrounded by family, friends, and colleagues, still active as publisher of The Tennessee Tribune.
Rosetta Perry passed away
