Leroya Sanford: 10-yr-Old Comic Genius Rising Fast!
By Rych McCain, twitter@rychmccain and Facebook Some people spend an entire life time trying figure out what their purpose in life is and yet never find the answer. Then there are those like...
View ArticleTitans draft choices suggest potential changes
By Ron Wynn Neither Titans’ management nor fans were satisfied with last season’s dreary 6-10 season, and last week’s draft selections suggest that substantial change may be on the horizon. The Titans...
View ArticleVogue Uses Blackface in Clumsy Tribute to Black Fashion Icons
by Krishana Davis Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper The fashion community is in an uproar over Vogue Netherlands’ attempt to pay homage to Black icons in a feature with a White model...
View ArticleNicki Minaj to Make Big Screen Debut Alongside Cameron Diaz
Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American According to Eurweb.com, Nicki Minaj is set to make her live action film debut in “The Other Woman.” The film, a Nick Cassavetes-directed comedy, stars...
View ArticleTom Joyner to Offer Commencement Address at Fisk University
NASHVILLE, TN – Tom Joyner, the nationally syndicated radio personality and philanthropist, is set to give the commencement address at Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn. on May 6th. Joyner will...
View ArticleFamed Civil Rights Leader Rev. Jesse Jackson to Deliver TSU Commencement May 11
NASHVILLE (TSU News Service) – This year marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington that focused on employment and equal opportunity. Among the 250,000 people attending was a young...
View ArticlePamper the Mom You Love
By Janice Malone Mother’s Day is only a few days away, so let the pampering gifts begin! But moms deserve to look and feel good every day, especially when it comes to great looking skin. Moms deserve...
View ArticleNashville Coalition of 100 Black Women Holds 2013 Tennessee Legislative Days
The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Nashville Metropolitan Chapter, joined with the Knoxville, Chattanooga and Memphis chapters and held 2013 Tennessee Legislative Days in conjunction with its...
View ArticleMay is Foster Care Awareness Month.
By Ronald W. Weathersby Each May, National Foster Care Month provides an opportunity to tell the story of nearly 400,000 American children and youth under 18 in the foster care system. The campaign...
View ArticleLeading Ladies Book Sharing Inspiration & Faith
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – “Women have always been the strong ones of the world,” says the late French designer Gabrielle “Coco” Bonheur Chanel. Since the beginning of time—from Eve to Coco Chanel and...
View ArticleMTSU President Holds Reception, TSU’s Glover in Attendance
NASHVILLE (TSU News Service) – In a spirit of partnership and cooperation, Tennessee State University President, Dr. Glenda Glover, was the guest of honor at a reception Tuesday night hosted by Middle...
View ArticleFredrick McKissack dies; his writing was a business and a love affair shared...
By MICHAEL D. SORKIN St. Louis Post Dispatch The world of children’s literature and young readers will miss Fredrick McKissack, who died April 28th, 2013. Fredrick McKissack, who died at age 73, was...
View ArticleSodexo Partners with ‘Bridges to Belmont’ to Provide 20 Meal-Plan Scholarships
Following the March 26 announcement of Belmont University’s new Bridges to Belmont program, the campus’ dining services provider Sodexo offered a gift of 20 meal plans to support the initiative. The...
View ArticleDestini’s Not Waiting in Debut “Shoulda’ Waited”
By: Janice Malone Nashville is blessed with such abundance of music talent, and not just in the genre of country and gospel music. The city’s pop and R&B scene is literally popping at the seams...
View ArticleABC-TV’s Robin Roberts Ranked Most Trusted TV Host in Poll
by Zenitha Prince Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Good Morning America” host Robin Roberts has been named the most trusted woman in television, according to a new Reader’s Digest...
View ArticleCraig Robinson Discusses Acting, Comedy in Tyler Perry’s Peeples
by David T. Baker Special to the NNPA from The Louisiana Weekly Boy meets girl. Boy likes girl, now boy has to meet the family. It’s an age-old story and the plot of the latest Tyler Perry-produced...
View ArticlePharrell Countersues Will.I.Am Over ‘I Am’ Trademark
by Chelsea Lenora White Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times Pharrell seems to have carried the BET Awards 2013 theme of “Anything Can Happen” with him from that Sunday evening to Monday...
View ArticleTennessee Statesman James Sasser Donates Papers To Vanderbilt
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – James R. Sasser, a former three-term U.S. senator from Tennessee and ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, and his wife, Mary Sasser, have donated their papers to Vanderbilt...
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Pastor Breaks Down Racial Barriers One Meal At A Time
Gathering and coordinating up to 50 volunteers for a few hours and feeding at least 400 families is all in a day’s work for Pastor Chris Whitney, head of Nashville Family Church in Franklin. It was...
View ArticleTSU’s Commercial Orchestra Opens for Harry Connick Jr. at Fontanel
NASHVILLE (TSU News Service) – Tennessee State University’s newly formed Commercial Orchestra will open for Harry Connick Jr. during his Nashville concert Friday, July 12 at The Woods Amphitheater at...
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