Women Discussed Repeal of the Affordable Care Act
CHATTANOOGA, TN — Chattanooga women gathered at Wildflower Tea Shop & Apothecary on Market Street to share why they are participating in the Women’s March and to respond to Senators Alexander and...
View ArticleCoalition Tracking Bias
By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN – Civil Rights groups are collecting data on harassment, hate, bias and intimidation in Nashville. Their steering committee, Respect Nashville, will document bias and...
View ArticleNashville Feminist Collective and Healthy and Free TN
By Briana Perry “The most disrespected woman in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected woman in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman.” On May...
View ArticlePermaculture and Edible Landscape to be Focus of Class
NASHVILLE, TN — Join Sizwe Herring and EarthMatters Tennessee on February 18th, 2017 for the start of a comprehensive, 8 week Fundamentals Of Permaculture course and Green Collar Job Training class!...
View ArticleWomen’s Marches Around the World
One day after Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States, women and men around the world are marching on cities around the world to protest the new Commander-in-Chief...
View ArticleHaslam Names Barnes Commissioner of Human Services
NASHVILLE, TN — Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced Danielle Whitworth Barnes as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Human Services effective February 6. Barnes, 41, is currently the...
View ArticleNashville Philharmonic Features Honey and Rue in Feb. Concerts
NASHVILLE, TN — In celebration of Black History Month in February, the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra (NPO) will perform two concerts that showcase the powerful poetry of Nobel laureate Toni Morrison...
View ArticleEvent Planner Needed
MEMPHIS, TN — Know someone who enjoys planning events from start to finish? Great, because we’re hiring an event planner and production manager. Help us spread the word by sharing this opportunity....
View Article16th Annual MLK Fellowship Breakfast
Ambassador Young, who now chairs the Andrew Young Foundation, is a former two-term mayor of Atlanta, Georgia Congressman and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. As a global statesman, and lifelong...
View ArticleTribune Names Belin Pastor/CEO of the Year
By Tribune Staff NASHVILLE, TN — Rev. Roderick Dewayne Belin has been named Pastor/CEO of the Year by the Tennessee Tribune. This dynamic preacher is equally an extraordinary administrator and Chief...
View ArticleWSMV Channel 4 Mason to MC Les Gemmes Literary Luncheon
NASHVILLE, TN — The Nashville Chapter of Les Gemmes will hold its 10th Annual Literary Luncheon on Saturday, February 25 at the Airport Marriott Hotel. Hayley Mason, reporter from WSMV-Channel 4, will...
View ArticleAchievements of First Black American President Greater Than Most Realized
By Sandra Long Weaver NASHVILLE, TN — Writing a book about President Barack Obama’s legacy was not really something Philadelphia Daily News Editor Michael I. Days had considered as the president’s...
View ArticleReversing Obama Hurt Homebuyers, Economy
By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN — During his first hour in office, America’s new president stopped a cost cut for millions of homebuyers who Barack Obama tried to help. Obama ordered a .25 percent cut...
View ArticleWhy We Should Vote
As we begin the observance of Black History Month, it is important to remember the gains that have been made, and yet, there is so much more that must be done, to prevent an erosion of those gains and...
View ArticleDonald Trump’s Policies Already a Disaster
By Rosetta Miller Perry In a little over a week, the Donald Trump presidency has already revealed itself as one that is going to be reactionary, racist, and bigoted in its domestic and foreign policy....
View ArticleBand Defies Critics, Reaps Reward Through Inauguration
By Brookie Madison, Howard University News Service WASHINGTON – At Talladega College, a tiny historically black institution 55 miles east of Birmingham, Ala., the president, the administration, the...
View ArticleThe History of North Nashville: Building a Community, Challenging Jim Crow
NASHVILLE, TN — Join us on Wednesday, February 15 at 12:15 pm for a free Lunch & Learn program presented by Dr. Learotha Williams, Associate Professor of African American and Public History at...
View ArticleSt. Jude Children’s Hospital® Honors Darius Rucker
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® honored GRAMMY Award-winning country music artist Darius Rucker at the 28th annual Country Cares for St. Jude Kids® Seminar on Saturday, Jan. 14...
View ArticleHistorian Lovett Reviews Boyd Publishing
By Clint Confehr COLUMBIA, TN — While telling the history of R.H. Boyd Publishing Co., a retired TSU history professor recently encouraged his audience here to use Boyd’s financial practices to grow...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney Stanton Announces Resignation
MEMPHIS, TN — In a statement released recently, U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III announced his resignation, effective Feb. 28. “Nearly six and a half years ago I was provided the professional honor...
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