MDHA to Open Waiting List for Elderly Project-Based Voucher Location
Online-Only Applications to be Accepted on a First-Come, First-Served Basis Beginning at Noon May 19, 2020 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA) will be accepting...
View ArticleWhy its Harmful That the Census Misses People of Color
Imagine you’re trying to count every single person living in the United States. There are two main ways that you can mess up; you can count some people twice and you can miss some people out. In 2010,...
View ArticleNews Briefs in Pandemic Times
By Peter White Elected Officials Get Back to Work NASHVILLE, TN — After a 2½-month hiatus, Tennessee legislators are going back to work. Republicans have several dystopian bills they want to pass but...
View ArticleWhy We Must Center Women of Color in the Next COVID-19 Relief Package
By Dominique Derbigny and Jocelyn Frye Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity To be frank, women fuel this economy. Women with children, especially women of color, are increasingly likely to be...
View ArticleChief District Judge Reeves to Receive TN Professional Award
NASHVILLE, TN — Chief United States District Judge Pamela L. Reeves will be honored next month with the inaugural Tennessee Professionalism Award from the Tennessee Bar Association and the Tennessee...
View ArticleContractor Awarded for Major BNA Roadway Improvements
NASHVILLE, TN — The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) Board of Commissioners today selected Superior Construction Company Southeast, LLC for Nashville International Airport (BNA)’s...
View ArticleProposed Property Tax Rate Hike Clarified Amid Referendum Petition
By Clint Confehr NASHVILLE, TN — Maybe Tennessee’s property tax rate formula should be a required mathematics lesson in public schools. It’s simple arithmetic, but questions come up when people talk...
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C.O.N.N.E.C.T. Gives Away 60 Reopening Kits to Black Churches
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — Even before the doors opened at noon, pastors from all over the city were at the door. Workbook cover to help aid those churches planning to reopen soon. The kits were...
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Business Owner Brings Class of 2020 Together Using Social Media
By Wiley Henry MEMPHIS, TN — The coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, has spread rapidly throughout every nook and cranny around the world. It has disrupted life as we knew it and, in Memphis, the rite...
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Thousands of Unemployed Tennesseans Wait on Hold All Day Long
By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN — The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development administers unemployment insurance here. It might as well be on Mars. Tens of thousands have been denied...
View ArticleBlack Caucus Moves to Front and Center in COVID-19 Fight
By Ashley Benkarski NASHVILLE, TN — Dr. James Hildreth, President of Meharry Medical College has been helping officials navigate Nashville’s novel coronavirus outbreak and recently assisted the...
View ArticleWhy its Harmful That the Census Misses People of Color
Imagine you’re trying to count every single person living in the United States. There are two main ways that you can mess up; you can count some people twice and you can miss some people out. In 2010,...
View ArticleNews Briefs in Pandemic Times
By Peter White Elected Officials Get Back to Work NASHVILLE, TN — After a 2½-month hiatus, Tennessee legislators are going back to work. Republicans have several dystopian bills they want to pass but...
View ArticleWhy We Must Center Women of Color in the Next COVID-19 Relief Package
By Dominique Derbigny and Jocelyn Frye Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity To be frank, women fuel this economy. Women with children, especially women of color, are increasingly likely to be...
View ArticleChief District Judge Reeves to Receive TN Professional Award
NASHVILLE, TN — Chief United States District Judge Pamela L. Reeves will be honored next month with the inaugural Tennessee Professionalism Award from the Tennessee Bar Association and the Tennessee...
View ArticleContractor Awarded for Major BNA Roadway Improvements
NASHVILLE, TN — The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) Board of Commissioners today selected Superior Construction Company Southeast, LLC for Nashville International Airport (BNA)’s...
View ArticleProposed Property Tax Rate Hike Clarified Amid Referendum Petition
By Clint Confehr NASHVILLE, TN — Maybe Tennessee’s property tax rate formula should be a required mathematics lesson in public schools. It’s simple arithmetic, but questions come up when people talk...
View ArticleClik here to view.
C.O.N.N.E.C.T. Gives Away 60 Reopening Kits to Black Churches
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — Even before the doors opened at noon, pastors from all over the city were at the door. Workbook cover to help aid those churches planning to reopen soon. The kits were...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Business Owner Brings Class of 2020 Together Using Social Media
By Wiley Henry MEMPHIS, TN — The coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, has spread rapidly throughout every nook and cranny around the world. It has disrupted life as we knew it and, in Memphis, the rite...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Thousands of Unemployed Tennesseans Wait on Hold All Day Long
By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN — The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development administers unemployment insurance here. It might as well be on Mars. Tens of thousands have been denied...
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