Learotha Williams, Jr. PhD

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Professor of African American and Public History @TSUedu | Coordinator of the North Nashville Heritage Project | Historic Preservationist | Author | Foodie | Dude with a Camera | Wanderer | Memory Keeper Website: learothawilliamsphd.com

A creamy peach-colored cocktail is served in a chilled martini glass with a sugar-coated rim and a fresh peach slice garnish.
The full moon hangs beside the glowing pyramid-shaped roof of the Promenade Tower in downtown Atlanta. Wisps of clouds drift across the moon, creating a luminous halo, while the tower’s warm lights contrast with the deep black sky.
A bee flies toward a sunflower.
A four-tiered fountain in an urban setting.
1880 Census. Nashville TN
1880 Census. Nashville TN
A misty solar eclipse as seen from TSU.
A copy of Gilbert and Williams, Promise Land rest on a table in the archives of one of the most historic churches in Nashville.
Copies of the Holy Bible Black Heritage Edition rest on an old bookshelf.
Estes Kefauver Federal Building. US Courthouse. Nashville, TN
A Waymo dies in rush hour traffic blocking an intersection.
A book featuring Prince.
Halloween M&M’s display.
A frosty Peach Martini garnished with a slice of peach.
Stained Glass Windows.
A lemon drop martini in a frosty sugar-rimmed glass beckons.
A bee whispers to a sunflower.
A white Gothic Revival church with a tall steeple framed by two palm trees and neighboring buildings. Bright blue sky with scattered clouds forms the backdrop
Three wooden restroom and shower doors.
A pelican sits at the rear of a boat.
A steel railroad bridge crosses a calm, tree-lined river, supported by three concrete pier clusters rising from the water. The bridge and surrounding cypress and hardwood trees are reflected in the still surface, while homes and small boats are visible along the opposite shoreline beneath a lightly overcast sky.
The sunrise appears under a high bridge.
Sunrise over the Apalachicola Bay.
Silhouettes of tall pine trees and clouds frame a tranquil rural sunrise.
A silhouette of Medusa appears on a brick wall of an aqueduct in Istanbul Turkey. A shallow pool of water covering the floor reflects a row of stone columns and arched ceilings.
An image of Tennessee State University’s first faculty is super imposed over the humanities building on TSU’s campus.
A ghostly image of a tiger peers over the roof of the humanities building on the campus of Tennessee State University.
The crescent moon shines in a misty sky.
A golden sunrise over a tree-lined horizon, with the sun glowing orange just above the landscape.
A mojito in a pineapple shaped glass.
A pair of bright planets dominates the western twilight sky, appearing almost stacked one above the other above a dark tree line.
A cascading waterfall tumbles over a series of rocky ledges surrounded by dense green foliage.
Black-and-white nighttime photograph of a covered steel pavilion with rows of empty picnic tables.
A bridge spans a wide river at dusk, silhouetted against a glowing orange and pink horizon.