Today, the Tennessee chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety’s grassroots network, released the following statement applauding Mayors Against Illegal Guns co-chair, Mayor Tim Kelly of Chattanooga, Mayor John Cooper of Nashville, Mayor Lee Harris of Shelby County, and Mayor Indya Kincannon of Knoxville for calling on the Tennessee State Legislature in a letter to pass HB1233/SB1029. If passed, this legislation would require gun owners to securely store firearms in cars, boats, or other unattended vehicles and enforce a penalty for those who fail to secure their guns. “There is no higher calling as an…
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New York, NY (Saturday, March 24, 2023) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), will travel to Richmond on Wednesday to deliver the eulogy for Irvo Otieno, who was killed earlier this month after sheriff’s deputies and hospital staff pinned him down for 12 minutes. Attorney Ben Crump will deliver a National call for justice for the 28-year-old, whose death echoes that of George Floyd nearly three years ago. Surveillance footage from March 6, first obtained by The Washington Post, shows at least seven deputies from the Henrico County sheriff’s office dragging Mr. Otieno, who…
By Paula Anderson Small businesses in Tennessee will have an opportunity to scale and grow with the assistance of the Minority Business Development Agency. Writing by Design Media, Inc. interviewed Jozelle Booker, president and CEO of MMBC Continuum about the latest funding initiative. She shared the opportunity that socially and disadvantaged businesses will have with the MBDA Capital Readiness program. MMBC Continuum also operates the Tennessee MBDA office through a five-year grant award. The office is located in Memphis, Tenn. “The U.S. Treasury gave the state of Tennessee $100 million to help small business owners. Each state received a specific…
Inflation may continue to show signs of slowing, however businesses nationwide pare still grappling with increasing expenses, passing costs onto consumers, while over half (68%) have raised prices on select or all products and services, according to JPMorgan Chase’s 2023 annual Business Leaders Outlook. Nearly all small business leaders (94%) say inflation has impacted expenses, with almost four in 10 noting that expenses have increased by more than 10% in the last 12 months. While you may already be cutting back on spending due to rising costs and an uncertain economic environment, it’s important to evaluate your financial situation and…
NASHVILLE, TN — Senate Democratic Leader Sen. Raumesh Akbari (D-Memphis) and Sen. London Lamar (D-Memphis), chairwoman of the Senate Democratic Caucus, issued statements today urging the Department of Children’s Services to reunite five children with their parents. The Tennessee Lookout reported Bianca Clayborne and Deonte Williams were on Interstate 24 heading to a family funeral in Chicago — kids asleep in the back of the car — when a Tennessee Highway Patrol officer pulled them over for “dark tint and traveling in the left lane while not actively passing.” During the traffic stop, Williams was charged for simple possession of…
NASHVILLE, TN — Davidson County Assessor of Property Vivian Wilhoite says “If you desire to appeal your property value or its classification, the Informal Review period is open for the 2023 Assessment year.” Assessor Wilhoite wants residential, personalty, and commercial property owners to know that the option to file an Informal Review for the 2023 assessment year is the time for property owners to share information regarding their property that could impact the value. It is during this time that property owners can share information as to why they believe their property value should be different than the last value…
NASHVILLE, TN — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Deputy Secretary Adrianne Todman, Mayor John Cooper and several other elected officials joined the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency today for a groundbreaking of the next new mixed-income residential development at Cayce Place. Located at 725 S. Fifth St. in East Nashville, 5th & Summer will feature 107 units – 50 subsidized for current Cayce Place residents, 16 workforce and 41 market-rate apartments. It is the eighth new residential construction and seventh mixed-income development at Cayce Place. “We are here to celebrate today’s groundbreaking, but we are also here…
By Aaron Morrision NEW YORK, NY — Administrators of a trust fund established to preserve historic Black churches in the United States recently revealed a list of houses of worship receiving $4 million in financial grants. The list of 35 grantees includes 16th Street Baptist Church Inc. in Birmingham, Alabama, where crucial civil rights organizing meetings were held during Jim Crow segregation in the 1960s and where four Black girls were killed after a bombing by members of the Ku Klux Klan in 1963. Black churches in nearly every region of the U.S. are among the fund’s first round of…
NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville Repertory Theatre proudly presents The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, a breathtaking theatrical masterpiece adapted by Simon Stephens from Mark Haddon’s bestselling novel. This eagerly anticipated production runs from March 24 to April 2, 2023, at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, and marks the first show directed by Micah-Shane Brewer since he was named Artistic Director in January of 2023 after directing Mary Poppins, Rent, and Elf the Musical this past year. “At the heart of the play is a story about understanding others and overcoming fears,” says Brewer. “The character of Christopher…