By Tribune Staff NASHVILLE, TN — Hallmark recently began a historic collaboration based on its longtime Black greeting cards, the Mahogany banner. They’ve now launched their first film “Unthinkably Good Things” starring Karen Pittman. It’s directed by Terri J. Vaughn and under Crown Media Production. The film follows Allison, who reunites with her girlfriends in Italy during a pivotal time in both her career and love life. While she is left to make challenging decisions, her confidants Melina (Joyful Drake) and Reesa (Erica Ash) are at a crossroads in their own lives. The cast also features Jermaine Love and Lance…
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By Tribune Staff NASHVILLE, TN — City leaders and residents of Troy, AL unveiled a marker on the family land of Rep. John Lewis to recognize him as the “Boy from Troy.” The event included family, friends, elected officials, and his American Baptist College schoolmate, along with other supporters and dignitaries. “My Uncle Robert had the courage and faith that anything is possible and that we must change things that make us feel indignant,” said Jerrick Lewis. John Lewis’s brother, Henry, shared how the Congressman’s heart was always with his family. The third of ten brothers and sisters, it was…
The new 2022 Audi Q3 45 S Line Premium is a family SUV with some great all-round features. The Audi Q3 45 S Line Premium, combines everything you love and expect from an SUV with plenty of things that you would never expect from a model of this caliber. Drivers will be pleasantly surprised to see that this is not your average SUV from the Audi Q3 45 S Line Premium. Once they get behind the wheel. It can reach up to 228 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque. Plus, it has available quattro® AWD, providing you with even more…
By Sonya Jenkins The Atlanta Press Club featured a conversation with Journalist Ernie Suggs and Ambassador Andrew Young on their recent book, “The Many Lives of Andrew Young” at the Millennium Gate Museum, Wednesday, August 24. The 256-page coffee table book designed by Don Bermudez with a narrative by Ernie Suggs, reporter with the Atlanta Journal Constitution, includes an introduction from President Carter and President of the Andrew J. Young Foundation, Gaurav Kumar. In honor of Andrew Young’s 90th Birthday Celebration, an exceptional exhibit and coffee table book was revealed to the public March 12. The exhibit at the Millennium Gate Museum in Atlantic Station allows…
By Tribune Staff NASHVILLE, TN — Tennessee State University has housed over 5,100 students despite being criticized for lack of housing. The University told the Tennessee Tribune the focus now is to move students into housing from its waitlist. To date, over 150 students have been removed from that list to an assigned room. TSU has worked to resolve the challenges that accompanied an unprecedented demand for housing due to over 3,300 first-time students and the lack of off-campus housing for upperclassmen who ordinarily would live off campus. TSU is not the only school facing an overflow of students…
By Tribune Staff NASHVILLE, TN — Roger E. Mosley had a long and very distinguished career, though most people remember him from his role in the ‘80s TV series “Magnum P.I.” But Mosley, 83, who passed Sunday from injuries sustained in a car crash Thursday, also had a long career in another area. He was a fine high school track and field coach who helped gifted athletes reach their full potential over a three decade period. Though he appeared in several feature films and television shows, it was his role as helicopter pilot Theodore “T.C.” Calvin on “Magnum, P.I.” that…
J.D. Power has ranked the new 2022 Genesis G70 3.5T as the Best Premium Brand in Initial Quality in the U.S. This year’s design can be summed up in one word at that’s BOLD! The SUV’s overall body shape is a large pentagonal Crest Grille, with Quad LED Headlights and Taillights and distinctively athletic body lines, with a low, wide coupe-like profile. Open the door, and the G70’s premium soft-touch materials and backlit trims impart a sense of serious performance wrapped in spacious comfort. It’s these types of features and more, that explains why the Genesis G70 was named MotorTrend’s…
The 2022 Honda Civic Sport Civic Touring Hatchback has a classy exterior, new features, and a classy interior design. It showcases better performance. This hybrid that’s as beautiful as it is efficient. The hybrid that’s as beautiful as it is efficient. Key Standard Safety Features • Advanced Compatibility EngineeringTM (ACETM) body structure • Advanced driver’s and front passenger’s airbags • Multi-angle rearview camera. But the magic continues, as the Honda Civic has a classy exterior, new features, and a classy interior design. The car has grown by 1.5 inches. However, it still appears like a mid-size car. Designers have pushed…
By Tribune Staff NASHVILLE, TN — Ex-Metro councilman Jerry Maynard, II is running for the District 19 State Senator seat previously held by Brenda Gilmore. Picking up the support of community leaders including Howard Gentry, Sharon Hurt, Vincent Dixie and Brenda and Erica Gilmore, The Tennessee Tribune is the latest to formally endorse Maynard for the role. “What we do is just as important as what we say, and while we are charged with the task of providing accurate information to our readers, we also embrace the opportunity to interpret information from our informed perspective. It is with this perspective…
Innovative technology and a long list of other key features are in the DNA of Kia’s new driver-focused 2022 Sorento X-Line SX Prestige AWD. This latest edition includes both standard and available features that include a 360- degree Surround View Monitor, Augmented Reality Head-Up Display, extra-large touch screens, and premium Nappa leather or synthetic seat trim. When it’s time for hard work, the Sorento is ready for duty. It has outstanding hauling ability, for hauls up to 3,500 lbs. Sorento is engineered for confident, dynamic performance. There’s a 2.5L turbocharged engine that unleashes 281 hp and 311 lb.-ft. of torque…