Salon and Nail Boutique Get Pretty for the Cure
Six days a week, men and women move in and out of Creative Illusions Hair Salon and Nail Boutique in Madison with a smile on their face and a new hairdo or haircut. Next Friday, they’ll come to the...
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Meharry Fights To Continue Inpatient Services at Nashville General Hospital
Officials at Meharry Medical College are fighting a proposal that could eliminate inpatient hospital services at its teaching hospital. Such a move would threaten the accreditation of the 137 year old...
View ArticleNashville Heart Walk breaks all-time attendance record Saturday with 13,000...
(NASHVILLE, Tenn., October 18,2012) – Today’s American Heart Association Nashville Heart Walk broke the all-time record for attendance, with a crowd of 13,000 braving the cooler temperatures in early...
View ArticleZamaRising: Music/Ministry/Motivation & More
By: Janice Malone ZamaRising is a music group, consulting firm and a ministry. The praise and worship trio, ZamaRising (pronounced zaw-mar’), creates gospel inspired music that’s about edifying the...
View ArticleBET Networks’ May Include TD Jakes Talk Show
BET networks may feature programming with Christian themes on Sundays, but now the television station is reportedly looking to broaden its faith-based programs to be broadcast on weekdays and may be...
View ArticleRomney Supports Many of Obama’s Foreign Policy Positions
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – What was billed as the third and final debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney on Monday night often...
View ArticleNew National Reality Show TV Series Seeks Talent: TUG OF WAR Show
Get ready for the greatest nostalgic adventure and the best summer of your life. Doron Ofir Casting, the legendary casting company, is teaming up with the master producers of Big Brother and throwing...
View ArticleA Voteless People Is A Hopeless People
Nashville’s Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity continues so support the program “A Voteless People is a Hopeless People” which was initiated as a National Program of Alpha Phi Alpha during the 1930′s when many...
View ArticleColin Powell Endorses President Obama Again for 2012
Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American Former Secretary of State Colin Powell broke with the Republican party during the 2008 election, to endorse then-candidate Barack Obama for president,...
View ArticleDarius Rucker Becomes Opry Member
Darius Rucker became the Grand Ole Opry’s third Black member Oct. 16, being formally inducted by longtime member Vince Gill. “I don’t think there’s a more beloved guy in our music than you,” Gill said...
View ArticleKevin Lowers the Boom!
By: Kam Williams Kevin James was born on April 26, 1965 in Mineola, New York, but raised in Stony Brook, Long Island where he excelled at both wrestling and football. In college, he majored in sports...
View ArticleLAST CALL: Omega High School Essay Contest DUE THIS THURS
High School Seniors in the Nashville and surrounding county areas: Don’t miss this opportunity to help fund your college education by participating in Omega Psi Phi’s High School Essay Contest. Grand...
View ArticleAmerican Heart Association offers scholarships to multicultural women
(NASHVILLE, Tenn., October 19, 2012)— Tuition hikes at colleges and universities across the nation are putting the squeeze on many young people and families, who must find new ways to pay for higher...
View ArticleWhat to Watch Out for When Donating to Charity
(StatePoint) Even when times are tough, many Americans budget a portion of their assets to go to charity. According to Giving USA, a research institute that publishes data and trends on charitable...
View ArticleCharlie Brown Comes to the Nashville Children’s Theatre
Nashville Children’s Theatre (NCT) will perform You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown beginning Thursday, Nov. 1 and running through Dec. 23, 2012. Based on the immensely popular and beloved comic strip by...
View ArticleStudy tracks how gene may promote lung cancer tumors
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers have identified how one of the genes most commonly mutated in lung cancer may promote such tumors. The investigators found that the protein encoded by this...
View ArticleDr. Bobby Jones Excites The Crowd At Jazz and Jokes
By A.J. Dugger III Dr. Bobby Jones gave an electrifying performance to an enthusiastic crowd at Jazz & Jokes last Sunday, October 21. The sold-out show was a huge hit and is the first of many...
View ArticleBreaking News: NYC Mayor Bloomberg Endorses President Obama for Re-election.
Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York City, has decided to endorse President Barack Obama for re-election. The Republican turned independent refused to make an endorsement in the 2008 Presidential race,...
View ArticleNashville Man Successful in New Life Program
Lives are being changed for the better at The New Life Program, a new organization that offers financial and parental support for fathers living in Nashville or Davidson County. One of the participants...
View ArticleMeharry Breaks Ground on New Cal Turner Family Center
The corner of 21st Avenue and Alameda is undergoing a major makeover. It’s a makeover that includes an 80,000 square foot, $25 million building bearing the name of philanthropist Cal Turner, Jr. The...
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