The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Consortium of National Networks [CDC National Networks Driving Action] have a shared focus on health equity, cancer, and tobacco-related disparities, specifically among low-income populations and other populations with low socioeconomic status (SES) characteristics. The organizations have announced the newly released user-friendly fact sheet “Addressing Prostate Cancer and Social Determinants of Health,” featuring free resources available to all populations nationwide. “In observance of Prostate Cancer Awareness month in September, all sectors, organizations, and professionals can use and share this user-friendly resource,” said Dwana “Dee” Calhoun, MS, DrPH Candidate, National Network Director. Prostate cancer…
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TN Tribune-As part of the Harris-Walz campaign’s push to engage youth voters on college campuses, the campaign launched a new landing page geared towards students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. In addition to resources to register to vote and get involved with the campaign, the page includes a letter from one of the most prestigious HBCU graduates ever: Vice President Kamala Harris. In the letter, Vice President Harris welcomed HBCU students back to campus, and made clear: “Your vote has never mattered more.” The letter also highlights the impact that the Vice President’s time at Howard University had on…
TN Tribune-Leona Towner, a former intern with The Tennessee Tribune, has written her debut nonfiction guide to being an on-air multimedia journalist. The publication, “23 and On TV: How to be a MMJ Day-to-Day,” provides an honest look into the realities of journalism. The book debuted late summer at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Convention and has since won NABJ’s Outstanding Book Award. Towner came to The Tennessee Tribune by way of Tennessee State University’s school paper, The Meter, while a student in the TSU Department of Communications. “The Tennessee Tribune was my first news internship,” Towner said.…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune) — This week, Meharry Medical College will welcome leaders from Sefako Makgatho University of South Africa (SMU South Africa) in an effort to build academic and research partnerships between the two institutions. It marks the first time that SMU South Africa leadership will visit the United States. The two historically black medical institutions have similar missions: to improve health care within the communities they serve and to provide transformative education to their students. The distinguished guests from SMU South Africa will be introduced to the Meharry campus and engage in discussions with Meharry faculty and staff…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-Mt. Zion Baptist Church Nashville awarded 11 Nashville organizations a total of $55,000. Through this funding, the Church partnered with the organizations to support programs and resources that provide academic growth, athletic opportunities and attendance resources for students. Each organization received an award of $5,000 from the church.
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-It was a historic ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 26, for the official investiture of Judge Stephanie J. Williams. With 10 program participants, she was sworn in as judge of the Circuit Court, Division IV for the 20th Judicial District of Tennessee. The 2 p.m. ceremony was held at Trevecca University in the Boone Auditorium, with an audience of nearly 500 people. Surrounded by her family, friends, colleagues and many supporters, Judge Williams expressed her appreciation and a special prayer. “I asked God to help me be clear and considerate of the people in which I interact,” she…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-Dr. Ernest Rip Patton, Jr. North Nashville Transit Center, located at 2521 Clarksville Pike, will officially open to the public with a special ribbon cutting on Aug. 29. Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell, WeGo CEO Steve Bland, Patton family members and friends, along with Metro and State lawmakers, Nashville MTA Board members as well as representatives from the Tennessee Department of Transportation, the Federal Transit Authority, WeGo and other invited guests will participate. In addition to the ribbon cutting ceremony, guests will have an opportunity to view two public art displays created by Nashville artists. The displays reflect…
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Al Attles, a Hall of Famer who coached the 1975 NBA champion Warriors and spent more than six decades with the organization as a player, general manager, and most recently team ambassador, has died. He was 87. The Warriors announced that Attles died in his East Bay home, surrounded by family. The team did not disclose a cause of death. Nicknamed “The Destroyer” for his physical style of play, the Warriors were his love and his only team after they selected him in the fifth round of the 1960 draft. He remained employed by Golden State…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-Chief John Drake has just been elected President of the Board of Directors for the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), the nation’s preeminent independent research organization that focuses on critical issues in policing. The results of the nominations and elections process were announced to the membership this week. “I am honored to lead PERF’s Board as we carry on the important work of advancing law enforcement professionalism while delivering information on issues and cutting-edge practices in policing,” Chief Drake said. “John Drake exemplifies the qualities that will make him a great PERF president,” said Chuck Wexler, PERF’s…
By Michael D. Shear and Adam Nagourney New York Times Reporting from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago Here is the latest from Chicago. Vice President Kamala Harris ceremonially accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president on Thursday night in a speech that alternated between calls for unity and stinging rebukes of former President Donald J. Trump as an “unserious man” whose return to the White House could have devastating consequences for the United States. “With this election, our nation has a precious, fleeting opportunity to move past the bitterness, cynicism, and divisive battles of the past,” she said, casting herself as…