NASHVILLE, TN — Katreda Norman of Nashville is being honored as one of Tennessee Justice Center’s (TJC) Mothers of the Year for 2017. The award is in recognition of Katreda’s love and courage on behalf of her daughter, Tempestt. TJC, a non-profit law firm serving Tennessee families, has honored Mothers of the Year on Mother’s Day for 17 years. Tempestt is a vibrant 31-year-old. She was born with health needs including intellectual disability and blindness. She is also prone to lymphedema, a collection of fluid in the arms and legs. When Tempestt was around six years old, her family realized…
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By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN — Minority House Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Michael Curb, a record producer and philanthropist, spoke May 1 at the Fisk University graduation ceremony in the Temple Church in Bordeaux. Pelosi and Curb received honorary degrees. “Now you know you have a friend and a classmate in the leader’s office,” Pelosi told the 2017 graduates. The church was packed with faculty, friends, family, and former Fisk graduates with standing room only at the back. Fisk President Frank Sims introduced Pelosi as the first woman to hold the powerful post as Speaker of the House. She…
NASHVILLE, TN — How does Nashville show its love to its public school teachers? It lights up the city red and pink and launches the largest educator discount program in the Southeast! Through its second annual Show Your Love for Teachers campaign, the Nashville Public Education Foundation, joined by the Mayor’s Office and Metro Nashville Public Schools, announced today that more than 140 businesses are now providing discounts as part of this citywide effort to recognize and reward Nashville’s 6,800 public school educators. This marks a sevenfold increase from 2016’s participation. “There is nothing more important to helping our schools…
With Advanced Motion Sensory Technology, the new BMW 530i is a car that offers an uncompromising combination of dynamics and innovation. The All-New 5 Series offers unparalleled performance. Now with iDrive 6.0 and other intuitive innovations, there are more ways to interact with the vehicle than ever before – redefining what it means to be The Ultimate Driving Machine. This BMW offers drivers a hands-free experience in increasing and decreasing the volume on the radio. With a simple clockwise circular motion with one finger, turn up or down the sound instantly. The radio controls are perfectly located on the center console…
WASHINGTON, DC — Tennessee’s top two youth volunteers of 2017, Mallory Fundora, 17, of Clarksville and Wills McAdams, 14, of Murfreesboro, were honored in the nation’s capital last night for their outstanding volunteer service during the 22nd annual presentation of The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. Mallory and Wills – along with 100 other top youth volunteers from across the country – each received $1,000 awards and personal congratulations from Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps at an award ceremony and gala dinner reception held at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program, sponsored…
Special to the Tennessee Tribune By Othor Cain, Editor, Mississippi Link newspaper JACKSON, MS — In what is being billed as a surprise sweep, Democratic mayoral candidate Chokwe Antar Lumumba won an impressive, decisive and historic nine person race Tuesday to be become the Democratic nominee for mayor of Jackson. Lumumba avoided a runoff by pulling 55 percent of the vote in a crowded field that included current Mayor Tony Yarber. Yarber, who is serving the unfulfilled term of Lumumba’s father who died less than eight months after taking office, was never able to rise above the 5 percent mark,…
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Theodore Quintana, Navy Office of Community Outreach NORFOLK, Va. – A 2010 Rossview High School graduate and Clarksville, Tennessee native is serving with a U.S. Navy squadron that flies one of the Navy’s most advanced aircraft, one with an important mission: keeping watch over the skies and oceans of the world. Airman Kayla Godwin serves with Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, also known as the “Bluetails,” which operates out of Norfolk. Godwin works as an aviation structural mechanic, which is responsible for maintaining all aircraft main and auxiliary hydraulic power systems, actuating…
NASHVILLE, TN — The annual Stand Against Racism hosted by YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee took place on the steps of the Historic Metro Courthouse on Thursday, April 27. More than 250 women, men and children gathered in the grass of Public Square Park and heard from female political, social, and community leaders who are leading change in Nashville and beyond. The Stand Against Racism is a signature campaign of YWCA USA to build community among those who work for racial justice and to raise awareness about the negative impact of institutional and structural racism in our communities. More than…
Nashville, TN— Senior cohousing is gaining traction as an affordable and healthy investment at a time when the senior population is rapidly growing. Quimper Village, a newly built senior cohousing community in Port Townsend, WA, has seen first-hand the benefits and challenges in creating a senior cohousing community. Their experience inspired the all-day intensive Senior Cohousing: A Roadmap to Starting a New Community, which will be presented at the 2017 National Cohousing Conference on May 19. Cohousing is a concept brought to the U.S. in the late 1980s by architects Charles Durrett (cohousingco.com) and Kathryn McCamant (cohousing-solutions.com). Cohousing provides an…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, today released the following statement after President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey: “I have said to my colleagues and to the public for over four months that FBI Director James Comey would do the right thing in the Trump-Russia investigation. I also believed President Trump wouldn’t fire him unless he felt that Director Comey threatened his presidency. This is sadly reminiscent of the Saturday Night Massacre when President Nixon fired Justice Department officials that threatened his presidency. Two days…