NASHVILLE, TN — Fisk University will host the 2nd annual Fisk Food and Music Festival on Saturday, July 1 from 2 pm-9 pm. Sponsored by WFSK Jazzy 88.1, Sam’s Club, and the Metro Human Relations Commission of Nashville, the family-friendly festival will include performances by renowned Jazz artists Kevin Whalum, The Hamilton Brothers, Lindsey Webster, Dr. Mark Williams, and Les Saber. The Fisk Food and Music Festival is free, open to the public and will include music, games, local vendors, and food trucks. “WFSK has a 44-year history of being recognized as Nashville’s jazz station so bringing the Fisk Food…
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By Marwan Hamaty, MD Question: How can the summer heat affect diabetes control? Heat, especially extreme heat, is hard for anyone to tolerate. It’s especially hard on people with diabetes. When your body is exposed to heat, you lose more water through sweat, which can dehydrate you. Dehydration increases blood sugar levels. High blood sugar will make you urinate more often, which can dehydrate you even more. To stay hydrated, drink more fluids. You can tell when you’re drinking enough because your urine will be lighter-colored. Heat can affect the way your body absorbs insulin. In hot weather, more blood…
June 2 SCORE Nashville Fashion Symposium. The Nashville Fashion Industry has experienced phenomenal growth over the past five years and has the potential to double in the coming eight to ten years to reach over nine billion dollars in total economic impact. Join us to learn how to become part of this growth in the fashion industry. LOCATION: Tennessee Bankers Association – 211 Athens Way, Nashville, TIME: 9 am – 12 noon. Contact: (615) 310-6784. June 3 2nd Annual Music City Hip Hop Awards. This event honors the best in Nashville’s R&B and hip hop talent. Red Carpet starts at 6…
In life, Rachel Kay Stevens wanted to help children as an occupational therapist. After her death, her teachers and classmates are ensuring her wish is fulfilled. Stevens, who died in January 2015 shortly after starting occupational therapy training at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), will receive a posthumous OT degree from the UTHSC College of Health Professions during the college’s spring commencement ceremony on May 26. Her parents, Randy and Katrina Stevens of Batesville, Arkansas, will accept the degree. The ceremony is set for 1:30 p.m. at the Memphis Cook Convention Center Grand Ballroom. Among the graduates…
NASHVILLE, TN — Tennessee State women’s track and field All-American Amber Hughes added to her decorated career by earning Ohio Valley Conference Field Athlete of the Year for the outdoor season. The award, which is voted on by the league’s head coaches, was announced by the league office on Thursday, May 11. For Hughes, who also won OVC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year and Indoor Field Athlete of the Year this season, it is her 11th major award from the OVC during her career. The senior from Atlanta currently ranks sixth in the nation in the triple jump thanks…
NASHVILLE, TN — Around the country, including right here in Davidson County, May 21st through May 27th is designated as Emergency Medical Services (EMS) week. EMS week was first declared by President Gerald Ford in 1974, and most recently declared by President Donald Trump on May 19th, 2017. The Nashville Fire Department has many men and women who are trained in emergency medical services and are positioned either in one of the twenty-eight medical units, or on fire apparatuses. Nashville Fire EMS personnel responded to over 59,300 medical calls last year alone. These calls for service can range from minor…
NORFOLK, VA — A Nashville native and Stebbins High School graduate, Seaman Lastacea Flemings is serving on one of the world’s largest warships, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Flemings works as a boatswain’s mate aboard the Norfolk-based ship, a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and one of only ten operational aircraft carriers in the Navy today. Boatswain’s mates are the sailors responsible for training, directing, and supervising personnel in ship’s maintenance duties. “To me, I like to prove to others that a female is fully capable to be a boatswain’s mate,” Flemings said. Sailors’ jobs…
WASHINGTON, DC — Senate leaders should consult experts and hold open hearings on new health care legislation to get bipartisan support in the Senate, Nashville’s congressman said Tuesday. U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper is questioning the Senate’s current approach to the debate over health care in public announcements aimed at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch. In doing so, the Nashville Democrat is aligning himself with Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Chattanooga who criticized Republican leaders’ plan for closed-door meetings on Trumpcare. “It’s a very awkward process, at best,” Corker said, according to The Huffington…
NASHVILLE, TN — Recently the Mississippi Community College Foundation hosted the eleventh annual Mississippi Community and Junior College Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony. This event was conceived in the interest of recognizing coaches and athletes for their successes both on and off the field and has inducted 210 individuals since its inception. One of this year’s honorees is Dr. Joseph Webb, CEO of Nashville General Hospital at Meharry. Dr. Webb played basketball at Coahoma Community College from 1971-73. He was the recipient of the Tigers’ Most Improved Player Award during his freshman campaign. During his sophomore year, he had…
On May 22, 2017 the Predators defeated the Anaheim Ducks 6-3 and won the series four games to two and won the Western Conference as a result. It is the franchise’s first appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Predators will play the winner of the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Ottawa Senators series starting Memorial Day on May 29. The Penguins hold a 3-2 lead going into Tuesday’s Game 6 in Ottawa.