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Easter Sunday Worship Service at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
Nashville, TN – The Lee Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church is inviting the public to join them at the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park located at Jefferson St & 6th Ave North. The...
View ArticleJimmy Carter says his Life Shaped by ‘Black Culture’
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief AUSTIN, Texas (NNPA) – Although he grew up in a rural farming community in Georgia during an era of rigid racial segregation in the 1920s and 1930s, former...
View ArticleObama Says Civil Rights Movement Opened Door for his Election
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief AUSTIN, Texas (NNPA) –With civil rights legends Andrew Young, John Lewis and Julian Bond and Jesse Jackson looking on, President Barack Obama on Thursday...
View ArticleWhen Checking Your Weight Positive Self Talk Is The Key
by Valecia Weeks Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times Let’s use the photo part of our brain and picture that you are doing your weekly weigh-in and you just know in your mind that you’ve...
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Metro Sports by Scott Wallace
Every week Scott Wallace and his WTNTrib Radio team covers the best sports news in the Metro-Nashville area. Nashville Black Coaches Association To Honor Six The Nashville Black Coaches Association...
View ArticleVanderbilt Offers Free Head & Neck Cancer Screening April 25
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and the Vanderbilt Department of Otolaryngology will hold the annual head and neck cancer screening event Friday, April 25, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. The screenings are free, open...
View ArticleThinking of Buying a New Cell Phone? Four Things to Know Before You Do
(StatePoint) Buying a cell phone, despite all the options for models and stylish cases, is no easy task. Endless questions crop up about calling plans, data plans, voicemail and insurance. Getting a...
View ArticleTennessee State Parks Announce Guided Tour Packages for the 2014 Season
Waterfall, Civil War and Outdoor Adventure Tours Begin in April NASHVILLE – Tennessee State Parks is excited to announce that guided tour packages are available for visitors. Guided waterfall tours,...
View ArticleTips to Eat Right and Enjoy It
(StatePoint) If eating right is a challenge, it may be because you are trying things you simply don’t like. The key is finding options that satisfy your taste buds, say experts. “Taste is a major...
View ArticleProminent Community Leaders Support Funk
By Jason Luntz NASHVILLE, TN — District Attorney Candidate Glenn Funk is good for the African-American community, at least according to a group of community leaders who personally endorsed Funk for the...
View ArticleTennessee State University Names Head Coach
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — The Tennessee State Tigers reached back into their recent past to select a new head coach last week. They named Dana Ford, replacing Travis Williams who was released March...
View ArticleLebanon’s Hamilton Springs Awarded $1.6M Grant
LEBANON, TN — Hamilton Springs, the Mid-state’s first transit-oriented development (TOD), will soon have a Music City Star rail station at its center. The Regional Transportation Authority of Middle...
View ArticleBobby Jones & the Nashville Super Choir to Perform at New Orleans Jazz Festival
NEW ORLEANS, LA — The New Orleans Jazz Festival continues to be one of the largest music festivals in America with some of the top musicians in the world headlining the many back to back concerts...
View ArticleTennessee State Parks’ Restaurants Celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 11
NASHVILLE – Treat mom to a special day out at one of eight Tennessee State Park restaurants this Mother’s Day. Enjoy great food in a beautiful setting with your family and friends. Tennessee State...
View ArticleFacing the Wind: Protecting the Environment through Education and Action
Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer The Earth’s temperature depends on the balance between energy entering and leaving the planet’s system. When incoming energy from the sun is absorbed by...
View ArticleNAACP Outraged Over Georgia’s New Gun Law
by James Wright Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer The interim president of the NAACP on Friday excoriated Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal’s decision to sign a bill that allows gun owners to...
View ArticleAffirmative Action Struck Down by Nation’s Top Court
Affirmative action lost a major battle this month. In a 6-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed a majority of voters in Michigan to end affirmative action in the state. The Schuette v. Coalition...
View ArticleLA Clippers Owner Banned from NBA and Fined $2.5 Million
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – After Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was sternly denounced for racist comments by a spectrum of individuals, ranging from...
View ArticleStar Wars Day at Adventure Science Center
May the “4th” Be With You! Jump into hyperspace with Adventure Science Center in Nashville this Sunday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and celebrate the cultural and scientific impact of the Star Wars...
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Nashville Celebrates Cinco de Mayo
All Things Nashville By: Sharanda Nechole Nashville Celebrates Cinco de Mayo! Cinco de Mayo—or the fifth of May—commemorates the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France during the Franco-Mexican War....
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