$100 Million Class Action Suit Spells Out Racism, Sexism, Fraud and a...
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Systemic racism, sexism, and sexual harassment are staples in Washington D.C.’sMetropolitan Police Department while the...
View ArticleKwanzaa 2021– Celebration or Lamentation?
For fifty years Black people in the United States have celebrated the seven principles of Kwanzaa. Established by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966, Kwanzaa is an African American and Pan-African holiday...
View ArticleDorothy Pearl Butler Gilliam (Born November 24, 1936) Is An American...
Gilliam was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 24, 1936. She was the eighth child of Adee Conklin Butler and Jessie Mae Norment Butler. When Gilliam was in her first year at Ursuline College...
View ArticleChild Welfare in Tennessee Can’t Compare With Alabama
Montgomery, Al – Alabama’s Department of Human Resources (DHR) was sued in federal court in 1988 over its treatment of disabled children. Twelve years later, advocates sued Tennessee over its child...
View ArticleTennessee Medicaid Expansion Could Lead to a Healthier Tennessee
In 2015, Governor Bill Haslam presented his “Insure Tennessee,” Medicaid expansion to legislators, a plan that would have brought billions of dollars into the state and meant insurance coverage for up...
View ArticleAlkebu-Lan Images Founder Yusef Harris Has Died
Special to the TN Tribune from the Nashville Scene Alkebu-Lan Images, a cornerstone of the North Nashville community for more than 35 years, lost its founder. Yusef Harris — teacher, mentor, climber...
View ArticleVideo: Honoring the Legacy of Yusef Harris, Owner of Alkebu-Lan Images
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View ArticleNashville Candlelight Vigil to Remember and Condemn the Jan. 6, 2021 Attack...
NASHVILLE, TN – On January 6, 2021, in Washington DC, there was a violent and deadly attack against all Americans. One year later, the same faction that attacked our government on January 6th is hard...
View ArticleMemphis Residents Push through Storm Aftermath to Vaccinate Kids and Hear...
By Josephine Reid MEMPHIS, TN — With the efforts that have been put forth to get people and their children vaccinated for COVID-19, we often forget the difficulty some may have just reaching a...
View ArticleRosetta Miller-Perry, “Queen Mother” of the Black Press
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “She began as a pioneer in the industry, and she’s been speaking the truth no matter what,” Nashville Mayor John Cooper stated. “That’s why, 30 years later, her words speak to our...
View ArticleA Spirit to Serve
By Pastor Howard E. Jones, Jr. There are many who are purposed to serve — serve the people, serve the community, serve the nation and the world. They have an innate ability to give of themselves...
View ArticleMayor Announces Step Forward for Next Great Neighborhood
NASHVILLE, TN — Mayor John Cooper today joined the Metro Planning Department and Nashville Department of Transportation (NDOT) to celebrate another step forward for Nashville’s next great neighborhood...
View ArticleSchumer Vows Senate Rules Change Vote By Jan. 17 if GOP Blocks Voting Rights
By Jordan Carney WASHINGTON, DC — Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Monday that he will force a vote by Jan. 17 on changing the Senate’s rules if Republicans again block voting...
View ArticleA Tale of Two North Nashville Family Businesses
By Simone M. Boyd Special From The Nashville Scene When I read that the owner of Alkebu-Lan Images bookstore had purchased the T-shirt building on Buchanan Street in December, I felt like I had hit...
View ArticleO’Connell Gets Results, Jefferson St. Gets Resurfaced
NASHVILLE, TN — Jefferson Street, the legendary and historic corridor of Black culture, is finally a smooth ride all the way from Rosa L. Parks Blvd. to Dr. DB Todd Jr. Blvd. thanks to the efforts of...
View ArticleTrailblazing Judge Allegra Walker
NASHVILLE, TN — Judge Allegra Walker served as an Assistant Public Defender and Assistant District Attorney General before she was elected Justice of the General Sessions Court, Division IV, taking...
View ArticleMore Shelters Opening for Homeless on Cold Nights
NASHVILLE, TN — Metro Social Services and Room in the Inn are announced that faith-based groups are returning to the city’s Cold Weather Shelter Plan following the impact of Covid-19. For years,...
View ArticleLawrence Brooks, Oldest U.S. Veteran of WWII, Dies at 112
By Doha Madani (NBC News) The country’s oldest surviving World War II veteran, Lawrence Brooks, died Wednesday at the age of 112, according to the National WWII Museum in New Orleans. Brooks, a...
View ArticleNashville Fire Department Adds 26 New Firefighters
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – The Nashville Fire Department added 26 new firefighters to the department although the graduation ceremony scheduled for Friday, January 7th was postponed due to...
View ArticleLegendary Actor, Sidney Poitier, 94, Has Died
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Legendary actor Sidney Poitier, who broke barriers and stood for justice and Black lives during the most tumultuous times...
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