By Keena Day NASHVILLE, TN — Being targeted as a black driver is hotly debated. Angry words are heard. They’ve increased here because Jocques Clemmons was killed running from a traffic stop. “We are here tonight because of injustice,” Joanie Evans said Feb. 16 while opening a community briefing by Gideon’s Army to discuss its “Driving While Black” study. “We are here tonight to end business as usual.” Some 44 years ago, the Nashville Branch of the NAACP persuaded officials to exhume a police shooting victim and proved he was shot in the back. Now, Dr. Charles Kimbrough, president of…
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By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN – Neil Gorsuch will go to Capitol Hill next month where Senate Democrats lack the votes to block his confirmation to the Supreme Court. While the outcome is predictable the Gorsuch nomination didn’t begin that way. It unfolded a bit like a James Bond movie and a bit like the reality TV show, “The Apprentice”. The President’s pick was secretly driven down a mountain road in Colorado and he boarded a military plane that took him to Washington where he spent the night at a friend’s house. One of the other three judges on the…
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Washington, D.C. – The nation’s mayors today hosted a National Mayors’ Day of Action to stress the serious impact that losing healthcare coverage would have on millions of Americans. Mayors from cities large and small joined with key stakeholders, including residents, small businesses, hospital administrators, and others to underscore the importance of the patient protections included in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) which have enjoyed bipartisan support, and protected innumerable Americans from the catastrophic cost of illness. Mayors are using #MayorsStand4All in their social media to amplify the message today and beyond. A list of participating mayors is available here.…
Daytona Beach, FL.- President Edison O. Jackson, the sixth leader of Bethune-Cookman University, is one of many Historically Black College and University (HBCU) presidents headed to Washington, D.C. next week. The presidents have been invited to have a sit down with President Donald Trump and his administration. President Jackson and his colleagues will share their concerns, propose solutions and hope for the 45th President’s support. President Jackson will chat with media outlets on the campus of B-CU on Thursday, February 23 at 1 p.m. He will share his plans and how the administration can help B-CU and other HBCUs. The…
February 16, 2017, at a special preview event for the new documentary “American Masters — Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise” at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (New York, NY), Dr. Maya Angelou’s grandson Colin Johnson, Co-Founder and Principal of Caged Bird Legacy, LLC, presented Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton (left) and President Bill Clinton (center) with a plaque of Dr. Maya Angelou’s inauguration poem, “On The Pulse of Morning,” that flew on the Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) December 5, 2014. Credit: Joseph Sinnott/©2017 WNET
NASHVILLE – With the new year in full swing, the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Securities Division reminds investors to do their homework and ask plenty of questions before making new investment decisions in 2017. “With a new year of investing ahead, we remind consumers to thoroughly research their investments before committing to spending any money,” said TDCI Assistant Commissioner for Securities Frank Borger-Gilligan. “Tennesseans should always educate themselves as much as possible about the product they are considering. An informed and skeptical investor is the best tool to prevent fraud.” The Tennessee Securities Division urges all potential…
Clarksville, TN February 20, 2017 – Waste Industries donated $5,000 to support youth and individuals seeking to attain emotional wellness and economic independence as a part of LEAP ORG’s Youth Program. Thane Harrison, Waste Industries General Manager supports his company’s Full Circle Project, a Clarksville-based charitable effort allowing its customers to enroll in e-billing to choose where the companies charitable giving should be directed. LEAP ORG was selected because they have served over 1100 youth ages 11 to 24 since 2009. Waste Industries generally supports Clarksville-based organizations that serve the community. Thane Harrison felt compelled to support LEAP ORG and…
Atlanta, GA – Jaylin Simone, 12 and Jasmin Alyse 7, are sisters, actress, and models who caused quite a stir when their black actress photo recreations hit social media in 2016. This year the Rutledge sisters return with a tribute to “Hidden Figures” of Marvel, DC and other comic worlds. While looking at comics with their dad, the sisters wanted to know if Storm, possibly the most popular African American female character in comic world, was alone or were there more? After some researching, they soon discovered some 60 additional African American female characters who made multiple appearances, had traceable…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following yesterday’s news conference in which President Trump accused the news media of being dishonest, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, today wrote to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) urging the committee to reconsider its vote earlier this week against including within the committee’s oversight plan for the 115th Congress an examination of attempts by the Trump Administration to undermine the freedom of the press. On Wednesday, Congressman Cohen offered an amendment to include such an examination in the oversight plan, but it was…