By Haley Charlton NASHVILLE, TN — Belmont University has announced the appointment of Dr. Sharrel Pinto as Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, effective July 1. A passionate health care practitioner, researcher and visionary, Dr. Pinto brings a wealth of experience to her new role with more than two decades of leadership experience in higher education. Dr. Pinto, a pharmacist by training, has dedicated her career to transdisciplinary practice by bringing together health care and non-health care practitioners to solve complex community-based problems, positively impacting patient care and wellbeing. Pinto currently works at South Dakota State University’s…
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Memphis, TN, April 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Civil Rights Museum joins the world in grieving the loss of a civil rights activist, cultural icon, and its 1999 Freedom Award honoree, Mr. Harry Belafonte. Belafonte was a charismatic, candid, and compassionate activist who used his platform to advance civil and human rights in America and abroad. From his early years of meteoric rise to celebrity in the 1950s, he was connected to the American Civil Rights Movement and put his money where his mouth was by funding the efforts of organizations like the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and…
Nashville, Tenn. –This week billboards go up in Crossville demanding the resignation of Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton. Critics say Sexton does not live in the district he represents, and he fraudulently claimed up to $92,071 in per diem expenses for a commute he didn’t make. On Saturday, the Executive Committee of the Tennessee Democratic Party passed a resolution demanding Sexton’s resignation. “When @CSexton25 visits his old hometown of Crossville, he’ll be met with a few new billboards,” the Tennessee Democratic Party posted on social media. Sexton, who led the charge to expel three Democrats who engaged in a protest…
Harry Belafonte, the singer whose dynamic a cappella shout of “Day-O!” from “The Banana Boat Song” and other music from world folk traditions propelled him to international stardom, and who used his entertainment fortune to help bankroll the civil rights movement at home and human rights causes worldwide, died April 25 at his home in Manhattan. He was 96. The cause was congestive heart failure, said his spokesman Ken Sunshine. Mr. Belafonte was born to Jamaican immigrants, grew up in poverty in Depression-era Harlem and became a major Black crossover success in popular music. He went on to smash a series of…
NASHVILLE – Nashville Councilwoman Sharon Hurt released the following statement regarding the disbanding of the Community Oversight Board voted in by Davidson County voters in 2018. “The state legislature is placing another attack on our incredible city ofNashville by once again silencing the voices of members of our community. Just weeksafter they wrongly removed two members of the legislature and silenced over 140,000voices throughout Tennessee. They voted to disband our community oversight board,which was overwhelmingly supported by the voters of Davidson County in 2018. The voters’voice may not matter to state legislators, yet to Nashville they will always stand strong.…
Nashville, TN — The Tennessee Department of Treasury’s Criminal Injuries Compensation Program has paid more than $350 million to victims of violent crime in Tennessee over the past 40 years since the program’s inception in 1982. During that time, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Program has served tens of thousands of innocent victims who had no other means of helping to defray the costs of eligible expenses.The Tennessee Treasury is joining organizations across the country, April 23 – 29, in recognizing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week to raise awareness of victims’ rights, inspire the community, and address unmet needs. In observation of the…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani is pleased to announce the addition of Marcus W. Shute, Jr. as Of Counsel to the firm’s Nashville, Tennessee office. He is a member of the Business Transactions, Cannabis, Hemp, & CBD, Entertainment & Recreation Law, Government Regulatory & Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, Retail & Hospitality, Wealth Management, Probate & Asset Protection practice groups. His experience spans complex business litigation and matters involving employment and professional liability. Mr. Shute advises clients on various matters and assists in branding, planning, prosecuting, and defending against intellectual property infringements, arbitrations, and appeals. He also has experience representing businesses and individuals in…
By Dr. Valda Crowder “Do something” was the plea from Dr. Jason Smith whose medical team treated eight injured in the first of two mass shootings in Louisville, Kentucky in one week. The surgeon’s remarks about an April 10 incident which also left five dead were directed at policy makers on the local, state and national levels. In a news conference with the acting Louisville chief of police, Dr. Smith commented that they “barely had to adjust their operating table schedule.” There has been so much violence – at least 42 homicides. For evidence, look no farther than Louisville, KY next mass shooting. Just days later at Chickasaw Park, gun violence left two dead and…
(Nashville, TN,) In celebration of Preservation Month, the Haynes Heights Neighborhood Association will be honored with the Metro Historic Zoning Commission’s first Leadership Recognition on May 17, 2pm at the Sonny West Conference Center. The recognition honors a neighborhood association, merchants association or individual that has, through their leadership, made outstanding contributions to their community and worked towards preservation and education regarding the history of their neighborhood/district. The winners of this recognition inspire others to take action in their communities. In attendance will be Councilmember Toombs, neighborhood association president Quinta Martin, and neighborhood property owners. Haynes Heights is honored as the first historic overlay that…