By Tribune Staff Recently, a NewsChannel 5 Investigates report ran another negative racist story citing sources who accused Metro Nashville Public Schools Director, Dr. Shawn Joseph, of playing a rap video containing explicit and misogynist lyrics directed at Metro Nashville Board of Education members. The news report further delved into an old radio interview in which Joseph compared himself to the nation’s first African-American president, Barack H. Obama. It is easy to correlate the historical significance that Joseph shares with President Obama in his role as the first African-American director of schools here in Nashville. Yet, instead of inheriting a…
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NASHVILLE, TN. May 3, 2018 — District 19 State Senatorial Candidate Howard Jones has been endorsed by former Nashville Mayoral Candidate and prominent area businessman Bill Freeman. Freeman made the endorsement, saying: “I have carefully reviewed the candidates for the position and Jones has the heart, experience as a leader and commitment to represent this district honorably.” Thelma Harper has represented the 19th Senatorial District with honor and distinction for more than 25 years, not only in Nashville but throughout Davidson County and across the state, consistently displaying to voters courage and integrity in her stances on multiple issues. She…
By Tribune Staff NASHVILLE, TN —After months of speculation, and on the heels of the largest referendum vote in the history of Metropolitan Nashville, it’s official: jeff obafemi carr, a longtime activist and institution builder in the city, is running for Mayor. carr is a graduate of Metro Public Schools and a Cum Laude graduate of Tennessee State University. He first rose to prominence as the Student Government Association President of TSU in 1990, when, at 22-years old, he led a nationally-publicized Sit-In and hunger strike. The protest movement forced the State of Tennessee to spend over $120 Million Dollars…
From Staff Reports NASHVILLE, TN — The man who oversees Tennessee’s lottery gaming systems’ operations, electronic drawing systems and operations has received a lifetime achievement award. He’s Andy Davis, the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation’s chief financial and information systems officer. Davis received the Maj. Peter J. O’Connell Lottery Industry Lifetime Achievement Award from the Public Gaming Research Institute. The award, named for a law enforcement officer who became the first director of the Rhode Island Lottery, honors those who’ve “distinguished themselves over a long period of time and have made important contributions in the lottery industry,” PGRI CEO Paul Jason…
By Ron Wynn, Sports View MLB often struggles with image and perception issues, but last week one of its signature teams took a bold and controversial step to signal a break with its troubled past. The Boston Rec Sox renamed the road adjacent to Fenway Park. They actually simply restored its original name, which was Jersey Street. But for nearly 41 years it had been renamed Yawkey Way, in honor of former Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey, who passed in 1976. The Red Sox history under Yawkey was not a progressive one for the most part, and that’s being kind.…
NASHVILLE, TN — Tennessee Tribune’s Editorial Board endorses the candidates in the Nashville-Davidson County Democratic primary ballot on May 1. • Criminal court of clerk: Howard Gentry is the incumbent. Criminal Court Clerk of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County is responsible for performing the clerical duties for the operation of the criminal courts in General Sessions and State Trial Courts. • General Sessions Court Divisions III and X: Nick Leonardo is the incumbent. The Metropolitan General Sessions Court of Nashville-Davidson County is a high volume limited jurisdiction Court that hears civil, misdemeanor, felony, traffic, environmental, and metropolitan ordinance violations. • Clerk…
From Staff Reports NASHVILLE, TN — Protesting the bombing of Syria last weekend, demonstrators at Davidson County’s courthouse prefer federal spending on domestic issues and challenge President Trump’s rational for missile strikes. “The United States needs to stop its imperialist goals and just try to take care of its problems at home,” said Ronda Shelton, a 34-year-old U.S. military veteran who was posted in Texas and Oman, a kingdom on the Arabian Peninsula. About 25 protestors demonstrated Sunday, April 15, against bombings April 13. Three chemical weapons facilities in Syria were hit by American, British and French missiles “in retaliation…
By Thomas Sheffield Earth Day is happening again this year!!! It is happening on Sunday April 22. Being a good steward of the earth is a spiritual practice. The Bible speaks to environmental stewardship. Genesis 2:15 tells us why God placed Adam in the Garden of Eden, so he will work it and take care of it. This charge for Adam is really a charge for us all and is never revoked. Unfortunately, our government, run by “Christians”, is not following this scripture. Our leaders believe it is ok to destroy the earth, deny climate change and our part in…
By Wiley Henry Reading the menu at a restaurant wouldn’t take much effort for most sighted diners. But for the blind and visually impaired, trying to figure out what to order and what the meal would cost could be a daunting experience. Just ask Stephanie Jones, who had to rely on her children and friends to read the menu so she could order what she really wanted. “Whoever was with me would read the menu,” said Jones, the mother of five children. “I used braille menus in the past, but they’re not always updated. But you learn to work through…
From Staff Reports For more than two hours and 40 minutes, the National Civil Rights Museum on Wednesday afternoon commemorated the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel. The Tennessee Tribune had a reporter in Memphis for the program and events preceeding that series of speeches, sermons and musical performances concluding with a rousing interpretstion of the gospel song “Take My Hand, Precious Lord.” For more on the 50th anniversary, see other stories now on tntribune.com, and get a copy of our print edition being prepared for distribution on Thursday, April…