New Police Officers Graduate from the MNPD Training Academy
Twenty-three new Metro police officers graduated from five months of rigorous physical and classroom training this month, during a ceremony at Harpeth Heights Baptist Church. Mayor Karl Dean...
View ArticleObamacare Website On Track To Work For ‘Vast Majority’ Of People,...
Software and hardware upgrades put in place since late October have been effective, said Jeffrey Zients, the Obama aide overseeing the repair effort to the online portal for health insurance enrollment...
View ArticleMandela: ‘Celebrating His Legacy in Nashville’
NASHVILLE — Become part of history and join a FREE event celebrating the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela. “Madiba, we mourn your death but celebrate your legacy.” In the spirit of the words of...
View ArticleTips for Battling Issues During the Holiday Season 
A mile-long gift list, a shrinking wallet, too much to do and not enough time to do it – these are just a few of the holiday challenges that do not bring good cheer. Add battling mental or emotional...
View ArticleFisk Passes SACSCOC Exam, No Longer on Probation
By Reginald Stuart NASHVILLE, TN — When Fisk University’s new president, Dr. H. James Williams, and his team of university administrators went to Atlanta early this month to make their final arguments...
View ArticleMichele Norris Examines Racial, Family Issues
By Ron Wynn National Public Radio special correspondent and former “All Things Considered” co-host Michele Norris told an audience at the Nashville Public Library Saturday she couldn’t have been...
View ArticleHoliday Tech Gift Guide for the Man in Your Life
(StatePoint) Holiday shopping for the special guy in your life can be taxing — especially if you aren’t quite sure where your relationship is going yet! Whether you just started dating or you’ve been...
View ArticleNatural Ways to Stay Healthy this Season
(StatePoint) While you’re probably already accustomed with conventional ways of looking and feeling your best, this winter, consider more natural approaches to health and wellness. Here are several...
View ArticleBlack Unemployment Dips to 5-Year Low
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Black unemployment rate fell to a five-year low in November, according to the latest jobs report by the Labor Department, but...
View Article15-year-old Moldovan Orphan’s Remarkable Journey From Darkness To Sight
(Nashville, TN, 12/9/13) It has been a little over a year since the doctors at the Wang Foundation for Sight Restoration first learned from Steve and Lynn Hendrich of a young, 15-year-old blind girl...
View ArticleMayor Dean & Chief Anderson Tour Soon to Open Crime Lab & Madison Precinct...
Mayor Karl Dean today got a preview tour of the police department’s first ever full-service DNA crime laboratory which is scheduled to officially open next month at 400 Myatt Drive in Madison. The...
View ArticleVITA Volunteers Provided $19.8 Million to 12,200 Families in 2013
VITA Volunteers Provided $19.8 Million to 12,200 Families in 2013 Volunteers needed to help working individuals and families with free tax preparation. NASHVILLE, Tenn. —Volunteers often list the...
View ArticleTire Discounters Rolls Into Nashville
Family Owned Company to Transform Tire Buying Experience in Coming Year (Cincinnati, OH December 18, 2013) – What could be revolutionary about a tire store? A visit to Tire Discounters will answer that...
View ArticleIdris Impressive in Film Adaptation of Late Icon’s Autobiography
by Kam Williams Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Nelson “Madiba” Mandela (Idris Elba) started secretly writing his autobiography “Long Walk to Freedom” while still serving what he...
View ArticleThe Legacy of Nashville’s Historical Greenwood Cemetery
By A.J. Dugger III Preston Taylor probably had no idea how historical Nashville’s Greenwood Cemetery would become when he founded it in 1888. Taylor, a former slave, eventually became a very...
View ArticleMtsu Student Overcomes Tough Upbringing, Stereotypes To Earn Degree
MURFREESBORO — Overcoming a gang-infested neighborhood is tough enough without also struggling to develop your educational potential. However, that’s what Justin Lawrence says he did to become a...
View ArticleMTSU, Alabama A&M Sign Pact For Research
HUNTSVILLE, AL — The presidents of MTSU and Alabama A&M University signed a memorandum of understanding Friday (Dec. 13) that encourages greater collaboration on faculty and student scientific...
View ArticleHealthy Cigarettes? E-Cigarettes Poised to Reduce Tobacco Harm
by Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Gina Hahn lost more than half of her friends a decade ago. Though they once bragged about their lifelong friendships, love...
View ArticleNew Drug Could Save Millions of Lives
by Michael McGee Special to the NNPA from The Dallas Examiner A new drug is on the horizon that scientists say will save millions of lives. If approved by the United States Food and Drug...
View ArticleUnited Way of Metropolitan Nashville Presents First Community Change Challenge
Nashville community, board members, corporate partners join forces with United Way to impact community Nashville, TENN. (December 17, 2013) – There is a strong focus on giving during this time of year;...
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