Dollar General Makes Healthy Donation to MTSU
MURFREESBORO —A healthy community needs food for thought, and Dollar General is helping MTSU provide it. The Dollar General Literacy Foundation presented an $8,000 grant to Drs. Catherine Crooks and...
View ArticleChanging Blacks’ Attitudes on Green Living
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A record-high 356 temperatures were tied or broken across the contiguous United States in 2012, marking the warmest year ever in...
View ArticleTips to Get Your Family Ready for Summer Fun
Whether you will be taking a road trip or simply hitting a pool or water park this season, creating family fun is all about being prepared. “Make sure you have everything you need to keep the kids...
View ArticleCollege-Educated Blacks Have Harder Times than Whites
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Blacks with college degrees continue to fare worse than college-educated Whites in the labor market, according to a new report by the...
View ArticleImaginative Play is Important for Children
It can be all too easy to resort to television and other passive entertainment when you’re looking to fill a long afternoon with the kids. But encouraging your kids to use their imaginations is a much...
View ArticleA Film Can Teach Us How We Want To Be!
By Julie Jensen and Ruth Oron Two people could hardly be more different in background than we are: Julie Jensen, born in Nazi Germany in 1939, and Ruth Oron, born in Israel in 1943. Yet we both agree...
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Metro Sports by Scott C. Wallace
Whites Creek’s Graham Goes from Cobra to Venom Jaime Graham named Player of the Game in his debut NASHVILLE- Former Whites Creek High School Cobra two sports star Jaime Graham is now a member of the...
View ArticleLargest Class in Meharry History Graduates
NASHVILLE, TN — The largest graduating class in the history of Meharry Medical College received their diplomas at the College’s 139th Commencement, Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry...
View ArticleCommodores Host NCAA Regional
By Ron Wynn Despite failing to make the finals of the SEC Tournament, the Vanderbilt Commodores were chosen as one of the hosts for an NCAA regional tournament Monday. They were one of six SEC teams to...
View ArticleStress Free Parenting Classes Offered
NASHVILLE, TN — Many parents are living with anxiety, exhaustion and frustration. Most need to learn how to maintain their cool and provide a healthy, nurturing relationship with their children, teens...
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Pumps in Poltics
There is only one day left to apply for The Pumps in Politics internship. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to learn and grow in a booming industry.
View ArticleIn The Driver’s Seat: 2014 Buick LaCrosse
The new 2014 Buick LaCrosse is not your grandfather’s Buick. It is one of the sharper reminders of how much change that’s brought. It has enough of the vintage Buick styling cues to recall the...
View ArticleBridgestone Americas Donates to Middle School
NASHVILLE, TN — Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) recently announced it will give J.T. Moore Middle School $20,000 as recognition of the school’s ongoing commitment to creating a healthy environment...
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FROM POP WARNER TO THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
This coming Thursday June 5th former NFL and Titan player Dainon Sidney will be speaking st CCM Leadership Acadmey to help give back to the underprivileged youth in our community. Come out and support...
View ArticleTour Of The Memphis Civil Rights Museum And Stax Records
Les Gemmes is putting together their annual Jewel Summer Trip and this year will be visiting Memphis, TN. Other teen organizations have been invited for this special trip to visit the Memphis Civil...
View ArticleSeniors Need Extra Care to Beat the Heat
by Lavdena Orr, M.D. Courtesy of AmeriHealth Caritas Special to the NNPA from The Washington People over age 65 are at higher risk of suffering a heat-related illness, such as heat exhaustion or even...
View ArticleFilm Review: Edge of Tomorrow
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Day after day. Over and over again. He can see his demise. But no on else can see theirs. Until…. In Hiroshi Sakurazak’s 2004 military science-fiction novel All You...
View ArticleGene Jones Hauntingly Portrays Jones Town Cult Leader!
By Rych McCain Filmmaker Ti West is best known for his mastery in the horror film genre and true to his craftsmanship he has come up with another mouth watering gem with his latest offering titled “The...
View ArticleTyler Perry Sues ‘For Better Or Worse’ Producers Over Studio Fire
By Ruth Manuel-Logan Special to the NNPA from The Chicago Defender Actor, playwright, and film mogul Tyler Perry (pictured), who had a massive fire at his Atlanta-based mega-million-dollar studio last...
View ArticleMaya Angelou Opened Her Life to Open our Eyes
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The day before she died, Maya Angelou telephoned Ebony magazine headquarters in Chicago to tell new editor-in-chief Mitzi Miller that...
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