Remember, Lest We Forget Rosetta Miller-Perry

Civil Rights icon Rosetta Miller-Perry transitioned June 26, 2026. Funeral services were held Saturday, July 11, at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN.

Rosetta was born in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, on July 7, 1934, to the late Anderson and Mary Hall Irvin. She went on to become publisher of The Tennessee Tribune. 

For decades, she remained a powerful force within the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), becoming one of the nation’s most respected advocates for the Black Press. Her contributions earned her the 2019 NNPA Lifetime Achievement Award and the distinguished title of “Queen Mother of the Black Press.” 

She was a founding member of numerous civic and social organizations, including the Coalition of 100 Black Women, Les Gemmes, Incorporated Nashville Chapter as a charter member, the National Council of Negro Women, and the landmark building of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (Alpha Delta Omega Ivy Center) meeting facility and countless initiatives dedicated to service and empowerment. She was also a key member of the Women’s Suffrage Movement that erected statues in support of the women’s right to vote initiatives in Nashville, TN.