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 at The Peabody Memphis. Rucker received the prestigious Randy Owen Angels Among Us Award, which recognizes individuals who have made exceptional and lasting contributions to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital through their unique commitment and humanitarian spirit. Rucker is a staunch supporter who has championed the lifesaving mission of St. Jude for several years – lending his talented voice and passionate heart to raise funds and awareness for the hospital. In 2016, Rucker hosted the…
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NASHVILLE, TN — Magnolia Pictures is releasing the Oscar-nominated documentary I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO, the critically acclaimed new film by master filmmaker Raoul Peck. Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, the film utilizes James Baldwin’s unfinished work Remember This House as a means of grappling with deeply prescient issues central to American race relations. The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends—Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO opens February 24th at the Belcourt. (www.belcourt.org) In I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO,…
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 Tennessee State University. The presentation entitled, The History of North Nashville: Building a Community; Challenging Jim Crow, will take place on B Level of the State Museum (505 Deaderick St. Nashville) in front of the stage. Dr. Williams is currently an Associate Professor of African American and Public History at Tennessee State University. He was previously the Assistant Professor of African American and Public History & Coordinator of the…
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 serve as the mistress of ceremonies for this milestone year event. It features authors from near and far. They include: Michael Days, Angela M. Hutchinson and Sandra Seaton. Book signings and author interactions will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. and the luncheon begins at 11 a.m. Mason is a two-time Emmy award-winning journalist who thrives in a fast-paced environment. She most enjoys covering and uncovering news stories that affect change in communities…
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 Executive Officer. Most recently he served as pastor of Lee Chapel A. M. E Church in North Nashville. With a desire to serve the church at a higher level, he offered his services to become a General Officer in the church worldwide. He became a candidate for President/Publisher of the African Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday School Union and was elected overwhelmingly at the General Conference, held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05) today announced that a Kurdish family initially stopped on the way to Nashville has been cleared for entry into the United States. “It’s shattering when you’re headed to the United States on a plane and you get pulled off for no good reason,” Rep. Cooper said. “The Sharef family were innocent victims of President Trump’s executive orders, which I am fighting to reverse I hope they make it to Nashville without incident.” Beginning their journey from Iraq – and equipped with special immigrant visas due to Mr. Fuad Sharef Suleman’s service to the…
NASHVILLE, TN (January 31, 2017) — Henley, a new modern American brasserie, will open in the heart of Midtown Nashville at 21st Avenue S and Broadway in late Spring 2017 with James Beard Award-winning executive chef RJ Cooper at the helm. Chef Cooper’s menus will feature shareable dishes and innovative communal courses highlighting seasonal and regional flavors. Additionally, Henley’s full bar, wine and cocktail program will evolve seasonally with a strong emphasis on whiskey, bourbon and Southern spirits. The restaurant’s name, Henley, pays homage to the iconic shirt made popular during the early 1900s. Originally a symbol of rebellion against…
NEW YORK, January 31, 2016 – Today, Hudson Group, the largest travel retailer in North America and a wholly owned subsidary of Dufry AG, celebrated the grand opening of the Music City Beer & Spirits in the heart of Nashville International Airport (BNA). Located in concourse C, Music City Beer & Spirits serves as the first specialty retail location in a Tennessee airport to sell takeaway alcohol, a major step for the state’s flourishing craft beer, wine, and distillery industry. Music City Beer & Spirits also serves as the first Hudson Group location in North America to sell craft beer…