Nashville Area Has Two Projects in Running for Engineering Excellence Awards
NASHVILLE, TN — Two Nashville-area projects are among those being considered in the 2014 Engineering Excellence Awards competition, presented by the American Council of Engineering Companies of...
View ArticleGOP Obamacare Fix Would Harm, Not Help, Says Non-Partisan Budget Analysis
Deficit Would Deepen, Fewer Uninsured Would be Covered By Zenitha Prince Special to the AFRO A Republican-sponsored “fix” for Obamacare would do more harm than good, an analysis by the nonpartisan...
View ArticleGun Violence Aimed at Black Males Triggers Concern
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Several new studies confirm what most people have suspected all along: No group is harmed more by gun violence than young Black males....
View ArticleBlack and Brown Inmates Herded into Private Prisons
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Although private schools are often lauded for providing a better education to students, the same can’t be said of private prisons,...
View ArticleObama Tries to Add Substance to Black Male Initiative
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – No one had seen President Obama more emotional than last week when announced “My Brother’s Keeper,” a new initiative aimed at helping...
View ArticleNate Parker Goes Full Throttle in “Non-Stop!”
By Rych McCain He has captured our attention with convincing performances as Henry Lowe in “The Great Debaters” or “Blood Done Signed My Name” as the real life Ben Chavis, and Marty “Easy” Julian in...
View ArticleRegina Hall & Kevin Hart In A Scene From New Film ABOUT LAST NIGHT
By: Kam Williams Regina Hall began her acting career in the late 1990′s while simultaneously earning a master’s degree from New York University. With numerous film and television credits to her name,...
View ArticleWays to Give Kids More Safe Places to Play in Your Community
(StatePoint) A safe place to play is something that many parents and kids take for granted, but in scores of communities across the US, there are inadequate spaces for children to get off the streets...
View ArticleRed Cross Recognizes Everyday Heroes During Red Cross Month
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — March is Red Cross Month and the American Red Cross would like to recognize the nation’s Everyday Heroes who reach out to help their neighbors when they are in need. “Our heroes are...
View ArticleJones to Be Honored at GMA Ceremony
By A.J. Dugger III NASHVILLE, TN — Gospel Pioneer Dr. Bobby Jones will be honored at the Gospel Music Association Gospel Music Hall of Fame Induction and Honors Ceremony on April 29, 2014. The...
View ArticleMore Tennesseans E-Filing Their Own Tax Returns
NASHVILLE, TN — With five weeks left before the April 15 tax filing deadline, the Internal Revenue Service reports that Tennesseans are e-filing tax returns in record numbers. Through March 7, the IRS...
View ArticleTax Deductions Small Businesses Often Overlook
Home-based businesses: Working from home allows for the home office deduction, but it also allows for travel expenses if the home is the place of business. When home-based business owners leave the...
View ArticleNashville Fatherhood Program gives men hope for the future
By Ronald W. Weathersby Kenneth Fulson says his life was in turmoil and he had lost his direction and motivation. The 56-year-old native of Benton, Arkansas moved to Nashville in 1986 but the change of...
View ArticleLife Lessons in Finishing ‘8 Tuff Miles’
By Sandra Long Weaver Tribune Editorial Director The caravan of trucks was still behind me. I was two and a half miles into the 8 Tuff Miles race on St. John, Virgin Islands and I was the last walker...
View ArticleAsk A Scientist: Do You Have to Change Your Toothbrush After You’ve Been Sick?
The Scientist: Charles Gerba, Ph.D., professor of microbiology and environmental sciences at the University of Arizona The Answer: Here’s a myth we can put to bed: You don’t have to throw out your...
View Article3 Lessons From The Biggest Loser
All over the world, night after night, millions of people are riveted to their TV sets – but not to watch the latest soap, or CSI. Not to watch Jimmy Fallon or Scandal. Not to see who outwits, outlasts...
View ArticleMTSU Grad Student Had ‘Amazing Experience’ Introducing Obama
Letter about health care website leads to unexpected opportunity MURFREESBORO — Seeking his master’s degree in African-American history, MTSU graduate student Joshua Crutchfield made some personal...
View ArticleOmegas Launch New Service Project At Woodland Hills Youth Detention Center
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – On March 1, 2014, members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated launched a service project to assist the young men at Woodland Hills Youth Detention Center. The facility, part of...
View ArticleDomino’s Pizza® Locations in Nashville Kick-Off College Basketball’s Biggest...
Weeklong offer available for pizza orders placed through Domino’s digital ordering channels NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 18, 2014 – Domino’s Pizza locations throughout Nashville are giving college...
View ArticleReverend Doctor Marcus D. Cosby To Speak At First Baptist Church, Capitol Hill.
The Reverend Doctor Marcus D. Cosby, senior pastor of the Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, and who received the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Religion and English from Fisk University,...
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