NASHVILLE, Tenn. – More than 100 engineers from the Tennessee Army and Air National Guard continue to support recovery operations in East Tennessee counties impacted by severe flooding following Hurricane Helene. These Guardsmen are working with state, county, and local emergency personnel by removing flood and storm debris in Carter, Cocke, Greene, Unicoi, and Washington counties. Using bulldozers, dump trucks, chain saws, skid steer loaders, and other equipment, Soldiers and Airmen are helping clear roads and other critical locations so emergency managers can improve services to the affected areas. “Our Guardsmen are doing everything possible to help open roads, provide access…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn continues to refuse to debate her opponent, State Representative Gloria Johnson. “Marsha Blackburn refuses to debate because she cannot explain her extreme record of opposing measures to lower the cost of insulin and refusing to hold her Big Pharma donors accountable for price gouging all while voting to raise her own taxpayer funded salary,” said Cyrus Shick, campaign manager for Gloria Johnson’s U.S. Senate campaign. “Marsha Blackburn answers to corporations and special interest groups, not to hardworking Tennessee voters.” On Sept. 10, Americans witnessed how presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris answered or did…
William “Bill” Lucy, who served as secretary-treasurer of AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees), an organization affiliated to the AFL-CIO, where Lucy also served as a member of the executive board for nearly four decades and was one of the most respected and revered Black labor leaders in the world, died at his home in Washington, D.C. He was 90 years old. Lucy was a heavyweight of the American labor movement in the second half of the 20th century and a fierce defender of civil and human rights. In 1968, he traveled to his hometown of Memphis,…
For the second consecutive year, the Tennessee State University Men’s Tennis team has captured the number spot and title as the best HBCU Tennis team in the country. Twenty-six student-athletes from eight Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) took six singles and four doubles championships during the 23rd annual HBCU National Tennis Championship in the City of South Fulton on Saturday. Tennessee State, Jacksonville State, North Carolina Central, Hampton, Alabama A&M and Morgan State Universities were those that won the Men’s A, B, and C Singles, respectively. Alabama State, North Carolina Central, Hampton, Jacksonville State and Delaware State Universities were…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-Mark Gwyn, the first African American to serve as director for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations, died in his home Aug. 22. He was 61. Gwyn served as TBI director for 15 years before retiring in 2018 less than two years into his third term. A native of McMinnville, Tenn., he graduated from Middle Tennessee State University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in communications, and later enrolled at Tennessee State University, where he earned a master’s degree. He began his career in law enforcement as a patrolman with the McMinnville Police Department in 1985. Three years…
Bishop Henry Allen Belin, Jr., a native of Louisiana, was born on September 9, 1927, to Mrs. Beatrice Boney Belin and the Rev. Henry Allen Belin, Sr. Bishop Belin’s father was an active African Methodist (AME) minister in the 8th Episcopal District (Louisiana and Mississippi) for more than 60 years. Bishop Belin received his undergraduate degree from Campbell College in Baker, Louisiana, and a Master of Arts degree from the Lampton School of Religion in Jackson, Mississippi. Bishop Belin pastored, remodeled, and built churches in both the 8th and 13th Episcopal Districts, most notably, Payne Chapel in Nashville, Tennessee. He…
Conservative agenda represents decades-long plan designed to dismantle civil rights, other gains EDITOR’S NOTE: In the August 1-7, 2024 issue of The Tennessee Tribune, the professional titles of the chair and co-chair of the Social Action Committee for the Nashville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated were listed under photos and included with the article titled, “Project 2025 and the Black Community,” regarding a Zoom meeting organized to discuss and inform about the potential impact of Project 2025 on the Black community. The organizers, Vivian Wilhoite and Dr. Dorinda Carter, are members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, an…
By Tribune Staff NASHVILLE, TN — Tennessee Tribune Founder and Publisher Rosetta Miller-Perry is adding another distinguished honor to her impresive list of awards. On Aug. 5 she will receive the Legacy Award at the Airport Minority Advisory Council’s (AAMC) 4th annual Political Action Committee breakfast. The event, titled Securing Our Future – We Unite For Impact,” will be held at the Grand Hyatt, 1000 Broadway, starting at 7:45 a.m. The guest speaker will be Congressman Steven Horsford, chair, Congressional Black Caucus. Miller-Perry’s award will be presented by Rep. Rev. Harold M. Love Jr., Tennessee House, 58th District and Sandra…
By Tribune Staff In a rally stop in Atlanta July 30, Vice President Kamala Harris wasted no time getting down to business outlining her priorities and the stark contrast between her vision for America versus that of former President Donald Trump. Harris entered the stage with a big smile greeted by hundreds of thousands who showed up in support of her bid to secure the Democratic nomination for president. The rally included a performance by mega rap artist Megan the Stallion and remarks by Quavo from the rap trio Migos. Also in attendance were U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael…
By Tribune Staff Ever since the 2024 presidential campaign was dramatically changed by the exit of Joe Biden and the entrance of Kamala Harris as the presumptive Democratic nominee, Donald Trump’s usual lying rhetoric has shifted. Now it is Harris rather than Biden who’s the target of the standard Trump lies and inaccurate bluster. Along with calling her “evil” and “the most liberal, leftist candidate in history” he’s also claimed (along with some of his media flunkies) that Harris engaged in an extramarital affair with former San Francisco Mayor and State Assembly Speaker Willie Brown. Brown gave Harris two key…