TSU’s College of Agriculture adds new program in Biotechnology
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – Tennessee State University’s College of Agriculture, Human and Natural Sciences has received approval from the Tennessee Board of Regents to begin offering a...
View ArticleMTSU job fair presents opportunities for veterans
MURFREESBORO — MTSU sophomore Kevin Tonsetic has been trying to find work since August. The history major and former serviceman with the U.S. Marine Corps does not need a full-time job. A part-time job...
View ArticleTennessee Chamber Hosts Effects of Unionization Event
The Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry hosted a roundtable discussion on the effects of unionization on Oct. 29. Wes Blumenshine, chairman-elect for the Tennessee chamber board and Catherine...
View ArticleFirst HBCU Student Newspaper Launched 130 Years Ago in Nashville
By Pamela E. Foster Special to The Tennessee Tribune The Fisk Herald was founded in June 1883 by students of three literary societies at Fisk University in Nashville, making it America’s first...
View ArticleYWCA HOSTS ACADEMY FOR WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT DINNER
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The YWCA of Nashville & Middle Tennessee recently hosted its 22nd annual Academy for Women of Achievement celebration and induction dinner at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown...
View ArticlePatricia Kyger Receives Spirit of Service Award
Honored for five decades of service to community Nashville, TN – Longtime community volunteer Patricia Kyger was honored with the Spirit of Service Award on Wednesday, October 23, during the 2013...
View ArticleLupe Fiasco’s “TETSUO & YOUTH TOUR” Hits Nashville
By: Kendall Sullivan Photo by: Jamal Henry Atlantic Records recording artist Lupe Fiasco brought his “Tetsuo & Youth” tour to Nashville recently. Doing something that is not normally done in the...
View ArticleArtlightenment 2013 Art and Film Festival
Fifth Annual Multi-media Art and Film Festival Slated for November 14, 15 and 16 Nashville, TN – Artlightenment, the annual Multi-media Art Show and Film Festival which showcases visual artists,...
View ArticleAffordable Care Act Seminar Saturday
FBCC will host the Affordable Care Act Seminar at 625 Rosa Parks Blvd. Information will be made available to the public about the Affordable Care Act, often referred to as ObamaCare, as well as...
View ArticleStuart Honored With Leadership Award
By ELLEN KOBE Society of Professional Journalists INDIANAPOLIS–Reginald Stuart, a native of Nashville who began his career in local media, has been honored with the Associate Press Media Editors’...
View ArticleNashville Chapter of the PRSA Wins Diversity Award
The Nashville Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America won the second place National Chapter Diversity Award. The award was announced at the PRSA International Conference, October 26, 2013...
View Article5 Natural Anti-Aging Secrets From Around The World
From brushing your hair 100 times, to drinking a gallon of water a day to plump up your skin — we’ve all heard anti-aging advice from our mothers and grandmothers. And the same thing holds true for...
View ArticleBen and Jewel Tankard Really are “Thicker Than Water”
By: Janice Malone Murfreesboro, TN–Ben and Jewel Tankard and their larger-than-life brood of five grown children are the stars of Bravo’s highly-anticipated break-out series, “Thicker Than Water: The...
View ArticleNational Organization Appoints TSU Honors Program Director to Top Office
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – The Director of the Tennessee State University Honors Program has another job title to add to her already building resume. Dr. Coreen Jackson can now add Vice...
View ArticleTSU Drum Line Participates in World’s Largest Percussionist Convention, Festival
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – The Tennessee State University Drum Line is among several other major university percussion groups that will present exhibition performances at this year’s...
View ArticleAnti-Incumbent Sentiment Still Running High
WASHINGTON, DC — Anti-incumbent sentiment aimed at Congress is still running as high as it was in the middle of the government shutdown last month, according to a new HuffPost/YouGov poll. According to...
View ArticleMOVIE REVIEW: The Best Man Holiday by Dwight Brown
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Running into old friends often brings up mixed feelings. Fond recollections. Unfinished business. Bad memories. Petty rivalries. Insecurities. Unrequited love. That’s...
View ArticleAffordable Care Act Will Create More Jobs
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Health care reform under the Affordable Care Act is off to a sickly start. There have been problems with the main marketplace website,...
View ArticleMorris Chestnut Returns Big!
By Rych McCain In 1999 Malcolm D. Lee wrote and directed “The Best Man.” It was #1 at the box office its opening weekend and went on to gross over 96 million. Fast forward 15 years later, Lee decided...
View ArticleTSU vice president elected to APLU leadership committee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – Tennessee State University’s associate vice president for Student Affairs has been elected to a leadership position with the Association of Public and Land-Grant...
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