Tennessee native Lavera Floyd, known for her remarkable accomplishments in science and championing of civil rights, passed away. She was 81. Floyd, a remarkably loving woman whose strength, intelligence, and dedication left an indelible mark on the lives of all who knew her, was born on October 6, 1941 in Gadsden, Tennessee to Rosie Lee and Willie Lee Butler. Lavera shared three children, Loretta, Glenn Jr “Prince”, and Lisa with her late ex-husband, Glenn Floyd, Sr. Lavera was raised with a strong sense of determination and a very competitive spirit. She graduated from Alamo High School where she was a…
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NASHVILLE, TN — The Board of Trustees of Fisk University announced today the appointment of Dr. Agenia Walker Clark as its next president, effective November 6, 2023. She will be the University’s third female head and the 18th president of the 158-year-old-university, one of the nation’s highest-ranking Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). She replaces interim president Frank Sims, a member of the Board of Trustees, who has served in that position since 2021. Dr. Clark most recently served as CEO for the Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee – where, during her 19-year tenure, she increased the agency’s operational efficiencies,…
By Alyssa Garnett Amid the economic and population growth that all of us are celebrating in Nashville is an alarming decline in the most important part of Nashville’s educational landscape, a decline that has long-term consequences for our community – early childhood education. All parents want their children to have the best possible start in life, and the importance of early childhood education is well documented. It provides children with strategies that help them develop the emotional, social, and cognitive skills needed to become lifelong learners. It creates the foundation for language and literacy, for thinking, for self-control, and for…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–WFSK’s original Call Letters were WRFN which stood for Radio-Free Nashville as the student DJ’s identified the station as during that time. So many of those on the air for the station’s first 10-years fondly remember those days. Over time some of the former student on-air volunteer staff have checked in during Homecoming or other campus events to see if it’s still broadcasting. Of the returning alumni to check in on the station served in various capacities ranging from DJ’s, to news anchor/reporters and talk show hosts to sportscasters. “I’ve met or talked with alumni who voiced PSA’s,…
NASHVILLE, TN – The Young, Gifted, and Black (YGB) Political Action Committee launched a mission to foster economic empowerment, political engagement, and collective advancement for Black families in Nashville. The newly formed PAC will empower its agenda by uniting entrepreneurship, policy, and culture through monthly meetings where twenty-five of Nashville’s most influential young leaders will strategize initiatives for advocacy and community civic engagement. YGB aspires to amplify the economic potential of intergenerational leadership through its established membership model. YGB aims to expand Black prosperity across a growing Music City. To learn more about YGB and its founding initiatives visit www.ygbpac.org. We are…
By Tribune Staff NASHIVLLE, TN — Houston’s NRG Stadium played host to the 2023 Pepsi “National Battle of the Bands” (NBOTB) on Saturday, August 26. Over 40,000 attendees watched as eight HBCU marching bands, including Tennessee State University’s Aristocrat of Bands, competed in the iconic event while reveling in the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. TSU’s AOB won a GRAMMY this year for their debut record, “The Urban Hymnal,” making them the first collegiate marching band to do so. The win is also a first in HBCU marching band history. “The Urban Hymnal,” co-produced by Sir the Baptist, Assistant Band Director…
By Tribune Staff This coming election is a critical one for Nashville residents. While the selection of a mayor is vital, it’s equally important that members of the Metro Council be people dedicated to working towards a better city for everyone, and making certain that no community or citizens are being ignored or excluded. Atty. Quin Evans-Segall is exactly the type of person that’s so vitally needed on the Metro Council. She doesn’t just pay lip service to the need for affordable housing. She collaborated with Metro and developers to approve 500 new units in Cleveland Park and the Haynes-Trinity/Bellshire…
Dear constituents: To my constituents in District 19, I wanted to take the time today, on my last day as your Metro Council member, to say thank you.What began as encouragement from fellow neighborhood leaders after serving as president of the Salemtown neighborhood association turned into a truly inspiring relationship between me and you, the residents of this beautiful, diverse, challenging, promising district.During my time in office, we saw some major achievements for District 19. Our amazing urban core serves as the economic engine for the city. We’ve welcomed more neighbors, more jobs, and—yes—more visitors than any other part of the…
By Tribune Staff NASHVILLE, TN — The John Lewis Way Committee, the USPS, government and community leaders, civil rights icons, and others joined American Baptist College’s administrators, students and staff on Thursday, August 24, for the city of Nashville’s celebration of the U.S. Postal Service’s first-class ‘Forever’ stamp honoring ABC alumnus and former U.S. Representative John Lewis. In the words of Metropolitan Nashville Davidson County Council Member At-Large Zulfat Suara, chair of the John Lewis Way Committee, it was “a historical moment, on a historical day, for a historical man.” “It’s a privilege to represent the women and men of…
By Victoria Green NASHVILLE, TN — On the morning of Aug. 15, 2023, the community gathered for the dedication of the renaming of the Metro Post office, to honor the legendary Senator Thelma Harper. It was a packed house of family, friends, and dignitaries that gathered at Z. Alexander Looby Theater. The ceremony included Mistress of Ceremonies Lisa Rogers, Postmaster Nashville, The Maplewood High School Color guard, “The Star Spangled Banner” performed by Maria Christina Brewer Atlanta, GA, Patrick Dailey, raised the roof with his countertenor voice, singing James Weldon Johnson’s “Lift Every Voice And Sing” Remarks by Omar Coleman,…