By Amanda Seitz WASHINGTON, DC — If you get health care coverage through Medicaid, you might be at risk of losing that coverage over the next year. Roughly 84 million people are covered by the government-sponsored program, which has grown by 20 million people since January 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. But as states begin checking everyone’s eligibility fo r Medicaid for the first time in three years, as many as 14 million people could lose access to that health care coverage. A look at why so many people may no longer qualify for the Medicaid program over…
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By Tribune Staff NASHVILLE, TN — Despite progress made over the past 20 years, Black women in Tennessee still face substantial hurdles to reach pay equity. Noreen Farrell of Equal Rights Advocates (ERA) states that “Black women in Tennessee make on average just 58 cents to the dollar earned by white men.” Half of Black and Latina women in Tennessee say they are struggling to make ends meet. While systemic issues exist that continue to perpetuate the gender and race wage gap, ignorance continues to be the greatest barrier to pay equity. Many companies locally and nationally are not measuring…
By Tribune Editorial Staff At a time when we should be celebrating the accomplishments of Tennessee State University, our elected officials have chosen to scold and attempt to relinquish power from the only public HBCU in the state’s capital. Under its current leadership, President Glenda Glover and the Governor’s appointed Board of Trustees, TSU has experienced its largest first-time freshmen enrollment in history, a record endowment, R2 Carnegie Research Designation, a new dormitory facility, the Dr. Levi Watkins Physician and Dentist Accelerated Pathway with Meharry Medical College, and a Two-Time Grammy Award-Winning Band to name a few. The school has…
By Tribune Staff NASHVILLE, TN — The F.I.N.D. Design is working in schools, courts, and the community to bring healing for Black and Brown girls in Tennessee. Growing up in suburban Detroit, Kara James saw both sides of the Black experience in America. She was surrounded by Black excellence and Black trauma. On one side she saw Black and Brown doctors, lawyers, and nurses, while also seeing social ills like mass incarceration and violence. As a teenager, she relocated to small-town Tennessee and entered a world that did not want to understand her nor her life. Her early lived experiences…
By Tribune Staff NASHVILLE, TN — Local non-profit, The Joseph Family Foundation, has been bringing attention to the International Refugee Assistance Project’s Climate Displacement Program (IRAP) mission to change the lives of individuals impacted by climate change. Sophie Joseph and IRAP worked with The Joseph Family Foundation to hold a Casino Night on January 27, 2023 at 14TENN, raise awareness for those impacted by climate displacement. The event raised money, continuing the important work around climate displacement and climate migration. According to IRAP, since 2008, environmental disasters have displaced approximately three times more people than violence and armed conflict. As…
By Tribune Staff NASHVILLE, TN — Amanda H. North, Williamson County’s first Black principal, will be the namesake for a new elementary school in Spring Hill. A lifelong educator, North began teaching in the 1930s after graduating high school in a one-room school in Southall and was named principal of Thompson’s Station Elementary School that served Black children. When that school closed, North continued her work as principal at Evergreen Elementary School. While teaching, North decided to complete her education at Tennessee State University in the summer months and graduated. She was a beloved member of the community, and, though…
By Wiley Henry MEMPHIS, TN – One of the biggest fights that Memphis activist Georgia Anna King was involved in was with Memphis Housing Authority (MHA), a federally-funded housing agency. Never one to shrink from a fight, the longtime activist, known as “Mother Georgia King,” gave it her best on the battlefield for the poor and downtrodden. She died Feb. 7 at the age of 82. King was moved to action after learning that MHA had begun the process of relocating senior residents from several public housing developments after opting into the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Program. RAD allows private…
From Staff Reports NASHVILLE, TN — At its national #GoLiveBetter campaign event Saturday, Walmart partnered with a NASCAR driver in conjunction with a Health is Wealth Weekend and Black Enterprise magazine. In conversation about mental health with Tony Waller, vice president for constituent relations and racial equity at Walmart, NASCAR driver William Darrell “Bubba” Wallace shared his story and experience, explaining elsewhere that racing is “a high-action sport,” so it’s “important to start with a clear mindset.” Saturday was Walmart Community Day at 3458 Dickerson Pike. It was the first stop on the corporation’s #GoLiveBetter tour to bring health resources…
By Tribune Staff The Memphis community is mourning the loss of Dr. Floyd Tyler, Jr., Ph.D., CFA, who passed away at Methodist LeBonheur Hospital January 23 and was laid to rest Saturday, Jan. 28. Dr. Tyler was the founder and President/Chief Investment Officer of money management firm Preserver Partners LLC, a multimillion dollar business rooted deeply in the region. The Memphis Commercial-Appeal’s John Beifuss reported that “Preserver Partners is the only African American-owned investment management firm in the region and one of only six African American-owned mutual fund managers in the U.S.” That’s a stellar achievement, considering that, when Preserver…
NASHVILLE, TN — Mayor John Cooper announced on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 he will not seek re-election and will instead step down at the end of his first term. “We’ve gotten more accomplished in the [last] 40 months than any 40 months in Metro history, and we will finish strong,” Cooper said during a brief speech announcing his decision. Cooper said he would prioritize investing in public safety and education, addressing homelessness and working on the revitalization of the East Bank for the remainder of his term. Why it matters: Cooper’s departure makes for a wide-open race for the mayoral…