Yogananda Pittman Named Acting US Capitol Police Chief After Riots
BY NICQUEL TERRY ELLIS, CNN News Washington D.C.– The US Capitol Police has appointed a Black woman as its acting police chief after the former head resigned in the fallout from the agency’s...
View ArticleYoungest President in Knoxville NAACP History Named
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — “We are a friend of Justice.” Those are the words of Reverend Sam Brown, newly elected President of the Knoxville NAACP. The Knoxville Chapter celebrated its 100 year...
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How Will You Make the World a Better Place?
By Sandra Long Weaver Tribune Editorial Director I was lying across my bed listening to music on my white transistor radio when the DJ broke in with the news of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther...
View ArticleWife of Supreme Court Justice Thomas Backs Capitol Riot
By Mark Joseph Stern SLATE WASHINGTON, DC — On Wednesday morning, Ginni Thomas—wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas—endorsed the rally in Washington demanding that Congress overturn the...
View ArticleJudge Bell is on the Front Lines of Criminal Justice Reform
Native Nashvillian creates history making initiatives as a judge for the citizens of Davidson County. By Tribune Staff Eight years ago, Judge Bell said she would serve the community “ON” and “OFF” the...
View ArticleMeharry Medical Group Begins offering COVID-19 Vaccines to Seniors 75 and...
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Meharry Medical Group will offer the COVID-19 vaccine to Nashville residents age 75 and older each Saturday beginning January 16th. Community members interested in receiving...
View ArticleTN NAACP Calls for Disciplinary Action Against State Officials who Supported...
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune) –The Tennessee NAACP issued the following statement: The Tennessee NAACP calls for disciplinary action of Tennessee officials for their support of President Donald Trump’s...
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Memphis-Area Residents Without Internet Must Wait Days for Vaccination...
By Wendi C. Thomas and Hannah Grabenstein MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Last Friday afternoon’s email had good news: The state of Tennessee confirmed it would send the Shelby County Health Department an allotment...
View ArticleLooking for a Virtual MLK Day Celebration? Here’s a Round-up of Events in...
Bone McAllester Norton MLK Virtual Fellowship Breakfast and National Museum of African American Music Ribbon Cutting, Jan. 18th Bone McAllester Norton will hold its 20th Annual MLK Virtual Fellowship...
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Tribune’s MLK Day 2021
By Rev. Kelly Miller Smith Jr. NASHVILLE, TN — On January 18, 2021 we will observe the national holiday for the birthday of one of the most significant human beings in American history, Dr. Martin...
View ArticleVideo Historic Celebrations: Local AKA Lena Farrell Turns 103 Same Day as AKA...
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) member Lena Pearl Rhodes Farrell will celebrate her 103rd birthday January 20, 2020, the same day as the historic celebration for American when Kamala...
View ArticleTennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) offering COVID-19 Vaccine to...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune)— The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) is now offering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Veterans aged 65 and above, in addition...
View ArticleGov. Lee: Pandemic Requires Reforms in Public Schools
By Clare Bratten NASHVILLE – Governor Lee wants schools to end remote instruction, return to phonics as a way to teach language skills and proposed remedial programs in an address to the Tennessee...
View ArticleTennessee County Profiles Provide Benchmark For Child Well-Being In Pandemic...
NASHVILLE, TN — Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth has released its County Profiles of Child Well-Being in Tennessee. The profiles include substantial county-level data and county ranks in...
View ArticleNikki Frank: Pushing Forward to Build Black Wealth
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — She is quiet and unassuming. She doesn’t care to be in the lime light and works to accomplish great things by sharing her gifts and resources to build up others. During...
View ArticleNashville to Honor John Lewis with Signage and Summer Celebration
By Ashley Benkarski NASHVILLE, TN — Civil Rights legend and Georgia representative John Lewis was posthumously honored Jan. 14 with the installation of temporary street signage bearing his name in the...
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Blacks Remain Essential Amid Economic and Health Disparities
COMMENTARY by K. Dawn Rutledge, Ed.D. It has been almost a year since the nation was put on high-alert that a deadly virus was swarming among us. The discovery of coronavirus last winter prompted...
View ArticleMeharry Begins offering COVID-19 Vaccines to Seniors 75 and older Saturday,...
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Meharry Medical Group will offer the COVID-19 vaccine to Nashville residents age 75 and older each Saturday beginning January 16th. Community members interested in receiving...
View ArticleHeimerdinger Honored With Action100
Nashville, Tenn. – January 14, 2021 – Kathie Heimerdinger was honored as the first recipient of Action 247‘s Action 100, a program to honor Tennesseans taking ACTION in their communities. She is the...
View ArticleDr. Anthony Fauci to Keynote Meharry Summit on Health Equity and Racial Justice
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune) — Meharry Medical College announced it will hold a free virtual health summit featuring Dr. James Hildreth and Dr. Anthony Fauci. The event will be a three-part series...
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