Controversy over cotton centerpiece at Tennessee university dinner

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – It started as a welcome gesture for a group of black students at a Nashville university, but what happened during a dinner with the school’s president left some with a bad taste in their mouth.
Race relations are taking center stage at Lipscomb University today. It’s not because of a class, or a lecture, but rather a dinner that went from cordial to controversial.
The centerpiece on the table was supposed to represent the fall season, but the stalks of