Stellar Awards First Round Ballots Nominees Announced
By: Kendall Sullivan First round ballots for the 29th Annual Stellar Awards, the gospel awards, were announced earlier this month. Voting began Nov.8 for SAGMA members only. The top vote getters will...
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America’s Got Talent is Looking For You!
By: Janice Malone Do you have what it takes to be named the most talented act in America? Would you travel a few hours for the chance at one million dollars? NBC’s No. 1 summer reality series...
View ArticleTwo More Goodwill Employees Receive Vehicles
(Nashville, Tenn) — Two more Goodwill employees will receive vehicles through the Goodwill’s Wheels-to-Work program. The Wheels-to-Work Program was established in July to help Goodwill employees and...
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Metro Officials Break Ground On Edmondson Park
Nashville, TN – The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA), in partnership with Metro Arts Commission, Mayor Karl Dean, and Dowdle Construction Group, recently broke ground on Edmondson...
View ArticleHendersonville, TN Makes List of ‘America’s Best Small Cities’
In the past year, Movoto Real Estate has ranked cities of all sizes across a variety of criteria—some serious and some decidedly not. Recently, we took a look at the 10 best suburbs in the country, but...
View ArticleTemporary Art Installation at Vanderbilt
A temporary art installation on the Vanderbilt campus is designed to raise awareness and funds to combat homelessness. The Kefi Project, a new public art organization at Vanderbilt, has installed...
View ArticleTSU Senior Interns as News Reporter Covering U.S. Federal Courthouse
By Reginald Stuart When Tennessee State University (TSU) senior CéDra Jackson reports for `class’ each day, her learning is more likely to be listening to lawyers make arguments before a federal judge,...
View ArticleTimberlake Brought His ‘Sexy Back’ to Nashville
By: Zach Mosayebi GQ magazine voted him Man of the Year but on last Friday night superstar Justin Timberlake was definitely the “man of the night” as he brought his 20/20 Experience World Tour to...
View ArticleNutrition and Diabetes
By Rosa Becerra, RD, LD/N, CDE Special to the NNPA from The Miami Times Traditional diabetic diet plans involving counting calories and grams of sugar can be restrictive. They often fail to address...
View ArticleMarlene Eskind Moses Named Super Lawyer
Nashville, TN – Marlene Eskind Moses, founder of MTR Family Law, has been selected to the 2013 Tennessee Top 100 Super Lawyers and the 2013 Mid-South Top 50 Women Super Lawyers lists. No more than...
View ArticleRepublicans’ Crocodile Tears over Health Care
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Republicans have no shame. After House Republicans voted more than 40 times to block implementation of what they derisively call Obamacare, they have the temerity to...
View ArticleMTSU AG Facilities Impress Prominent Chinese Researcher
MURFREESBORO — A renowned Chinese professor, administrator and researcher left MTSU Nov. 20 following what he called a “very impressive” first-hand look at the university’s agricultural facilities....
View ArticleCan you ever really catch up on sleep?
In our hectic day and age, it’s one of the most common strategies for managing sleep: after a busy sleep-deprived work week, many people use the weekend to catch up on their rest. Whether its sleeping...
View ArticleThanksgiving with Chef Irving Brown: Chef to the Stars
Nashville, TN—Music City’s own Chef Irving Brown has developed his talents as an accomplished chef by providing personal chef services to celebrity clientele nationwide. His clients include country...
View ArticleEducators Stress the Crucial Years of Early Childhood Learning
by Cyril Josh Barker Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News Daseta Gray of Sabree Education Services says that Black children are not getting the preparation they need to excel in school...
View ArticlePresident Obama Honors 2013 Medal of Freedom Recipients
By Megan Slack: White House Blog President Barack Obama delivers remarks and awards the 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom to honorees during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Nov. 20,...
View ArticleLil TerRio Promotes Staying in School
Beloved six-year-old winning the hearts of million with personality by Ashley M. Montgomery Special to the NNPA from The Miami Times Who would have thought that an overnight celebrity would come from a...
View ArticleBooming Entrepreneurship Among Black Women
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Cheryl Lofton had never intended to be a small business owner. Her grandfather, J.C. Lofton, was the first African-American to own a...
View ArticleLifestyle Choices May Help Treat Mild Case of Sleep Apnea
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: How does having sleep apnea affect my health? Are there treatments that I can try for sleep apnea other than a CPAP machine? ANSWER: People who have sleep apnea repeatedly stop and...
View ArticleTalk to Your Family About Diabetes and Healthy Vision
The subject of diabetes seems to be everywhere these days— in the news, on social media, even on talk shows. In fact, 26 million people have diabetes, and this number is increasing, putting more...
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