By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — The Southern Heritage Classic, held annually in Memphis between Tennessee State and Jackson State University, has long been one of the prime events of the HBCU football season, but the last two years it hasn’t been held due to extraordinary events. The 2018 SHC was cancelled due to heavy thunderstorms, and last year the COVID-19 pandemic prevented it from being played. That makes this year’s 32nd annual edition even more welcome. Plus the 2021 game promises to be perhaps the most special yet, as both Tennessee State and Jackson State Universities have made headlines…
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The new 2021 Mini Cooper SE Countryman ALL4 PHEV is a crossover that can not only get you to where you need to go in style and safety, but it also has a plethora of features that will ensure that drivers will definitely enjoy the journey. It seamlessly manages power between a paired TwinPower Turbo gas engine and eDrive Electric Motor for an impressive combined 221hp. Other standout amenities include: Three power modes to optimize your driving performance—Auto eDrive, Max eDrive and Save Battery; can be charged at most standard wall outlets and public chargers, or fill-up at your local…
By Ron Wynn The Nashville Predators’ spirited bid to upset the Carolina Hurricanes ended Thursday night when Sebastian Aho’s second goal of the game competed a three-goal rally and gave the Hurricanes a 4-3 victory in overtime. The goal came very quickly, at the 1:06 mark, and ended a series that saw the final four games go to overtime, the Predators come back from being down 2-0, and the Hurricanes overcome one-goal deficits in Games 5 and 6 to advance to the second round against defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay. The Predators led 3-1 in the second period, but…
NASHVILLE, TN — Dr. Chris Jackson, president of the Interdenominational Ministers Fellowship and pastor of Pleasant Green Baptist Church today urged fellow faith leaders from across Nashville to stand in solidarity against the “hostile” referendum being pushed by a group of radical extremists, adding his voice to the growing chorus of influential Nashville leaders taking a public stand against the damaging measure. “This referendum – and it’s efforts to undermine our city – is not a debate over math or budgets or making our government work better,” president Jackson said. “At the end of the day, this referendum is a question about our values. It is a…
CHICAGO, IL — Father Michael Pfleger has been reinstated at St. Sabina Church, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced Monday, as church leaders found “no reason to suspect” the longtime pastor is guilty of sexual abuse. The Catholic priest was asked to step down from the ministry in January when two brothers accused Pfleger of inappropriate sex abuse stemming from incidents that occurred decades ago when they were underage. A third man came forward with allegations in March. In a letter to the St. Sabina parish, Cardinal Blase Cupich said Pfleger can return to the pulpit the weekend of June 5,…
Discover the new 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Limited AWD. This latest hybrid SUV’s been redesigned inside and out and equipped with an extensive suite of genuine Hyundai SmartSense™ safety features. These advanced features help alert you to, and even avoid, dangers on the road by constantly monitoring your surroundings. The suite of Hyundai SmartSense™ safety features that includes a range of camera, radar and motion detection technologies to provide you with added peace of mind. The look of the latest Santa Fe is modern with elegant features. Up front, the grille showcases a balanced design with a new T-shaped…
By Tribune Staff NASHVILLE, TN — Contrary to some false reports and unproven Internet speculation, longtime CNN anchor Don Lemon is not leaving the network. Nor has his show been cancelled. Instead, this week it has a new name. Last Saturday Lemon announced his show would be rebranded “Don Lemon Tonight.” That followed the Friday announcement that “CNN Tonight with Don Lemon was ending.” That generated so much Internet buzz and gossip that Lemon went back on the air the next day to straighten out the situation, as well as online. “Didn’t mean to set the internet on fire,” Lemon…
By Keith L. Alexander For media mogul and entrepreneur Cathy Hughes, this year’s Mother’s Day was going to be difficult. Last July, Hughes’s mother, Helen Jones Woods, 96, died from complications of Covid-19. For the 74-year-old Hughes, multi-millionaire and founder and chairperson of Urban One Inc., this year marks Hughes’s first Mother’s Day without her mother present. And while many might consider those individuals able to spend more than seven decades with their mother as fortunate, Hughes said such longevity also created a startling realization. “The longer God blesses you with having your mother in your life, the more difficult…
By Tribune Staff NASHVILLE, TN — Thuso Mbedu is making history this week. The 29-year-old South African actress stars Cora Randall in Barry Jenkins’ series adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Underground Railroad.” It debuts Friday on Amazon. Mbedu plays an orphaned slave who escapes a Georgia plantation. She also becomes the first South African to lead an American TV series. Mbedu has been a star in her homeland. She’s been nominated twice for an International Emmy for the local drama series “Is’thunzi.” But “The Underground Railroad” was her first international audition. However Jenkins told Mbedu shortly after the…
By Ashley Benkarski “If you know something is wrong, change it.” — Sen. Thelma Harper NASHVILLE, TN — Tennessee lost one of its best April 22 when longtime State Senator Thelma Harper passed away at the age of 80. Harper was one of eleven children born to sharecropper Reverend William Claybrooks, Sr. and Clora Thomas Claybrooks in the Pultight area of Williamson County on Dec. 2, 1940, her obituary states. A member of Schrader Lane Church of Christ, she is survived by daughter Linda and son-in-law Bobby, “to whom she was an extremely proud and devoted mother;” brother Dennis Claybrooks, Godsister…