Nashville, TN – February 10, 2023 – Hoskins Financial, LLC is led by William R. Welborn, CFP™. Will, a graduate of Vanderbilt University and Certified Financial Planner™ practitioner, has over 23 years of experience providing investment management and personal financial planning services for individuals and families. Will serves as Hoskins Financial, LLC’s Chief Investment Officer and Director of Financial Planning, as well as the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer. Will is no stranger to the Hoskins & Company family. Over the last five and a half years he served as Hoskins & Company’s outsourced Financial Counselor, providing personal financial counseling services…
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Many will try to say that police brutality is not a systemic issue. They argue that police brutality happens because of a “few bad apples,” but it’s hard for them to admit that the criminal justice system is designed with racist intent. There are those who can admit that maybe we have a racist policing problem — but they believe that if Black people just worked hard enough, they can achieve prosperity at the same levels as white people. There are those who see injustice in both the criminal justice and economic systems in the United States, but they cannot…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (TN Tribune) — Dr. Cornel West, professor emeritus at Princeton University, and author and motivational speaker Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of the late human rights activist Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz, will help close out MTSU’s Black History Month celebration with separate public talks. West will give a “State of the African American Union” address from 7-8:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, in the Tennessee Room of the James Union Building, 615 Alma Mater Drive. The fiery orator is perhaps best known for his work as a philosopher, activist and author, leading an ongoing nuanced discussion on if “Does race still…
(Stanford, CA) Riding high on the success of his smash hit single “Nothing Else Matters (INSTEAD OF COMPLAINING, PRAISE HIM)”, Billboard #1 Most Added Song in the Country, Music Educator and award-winning gospel artist Brent Jones will serve as artist-in-residence at Stanford University starting February 8th, 2023. Presented by the Department of Music & the Office for Religious & Spiritual Life, in collaboration with Cardinal Calypso, African & African-American Studies, Black Community Services Center, and the Stanford Gospel Choir, Grammy and Stellar Award winner Brent Jones is one of gospel music’s preeminent recording artists whose critically-acclaimed new album “Nothing Else…
BATON ROUGE—The Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication will kick off the sixth season of the Racism: Dismantling the System series with its first episode, “Sickle Cell Disease: Looking at the Medical Distrust & Health Disparities Facing Black & Brown Communities,” on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 3:30 p.m. CT. The Racism Dismantling the System team is partnering with the Sickle Cell Association of South Louisiana for the season premiere. This episode will include a panel of sickle cell experts to discuss healthcare disparities that are harming Black and Brown lives, specifically those…
Nashville, TN–As residents of Tennessee, we are deeply saddened by the killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police officers. Despite the Nichols’ killing, the Tennessee General Assembly is moving forward with legislation that will abolish the community oversight and civilian review boards in Nashville and Memphis. SB 0591/HB 0764 is sponsored by Senator Mark Body and Representative Elaine Davis. The legislation takes police reform in the wrong direction at a time when the eyes of the nation are watching Tennessee. It makes it difficult to investigate excessive force such as the Nichols’ incident. It also mocks the importance of police…
Nashville – On Thursday, February 16, Nashville at-large councilwoman Sharon Hurt hosted a rally kick-off event for her campaign for mayor of Nashville. Over 150 people showed up to the event, raising over $80,000 to support Sharon’s vision to fulfill Nashville’s promise for all. “I am running for mayor of Nashville to restore hope and prosperity to every forgotten block of our city,” Hurt said.Hurt continued, “It is time to restore Nashville’s promise. To fight for an economy that works just as hard for the janitor as it does for the CEO. To build a city that cares for the poorest city block as…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-This February during Black History Month get out, experience and support local black-owned businesses on one of Nashville’s oldest corridors for shopping, entertainment and culture – Historic Jefferson Street with Urbaanite and MOJO Marketing + PR. Shop Jefferson Street with us and get entered into a $250 gift card giveaway. Participating in Urbaanite Nashville’s Shop Jefferson Street is easy: GIVEAWAY: Get your passports stamped after your purchase, then share your passport card on social media to enter and win a $250 gift card during our Shop Jefferson Street campaign using #urbaaniteshopjeffersonstreet #urbaanite #mojomarketing. The more stamps you received, the more entries you get…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–Members of Nashville Organized for Action and Hope (NOAH) will present budget requests at the regularly scheduled Metro Council on Tuesday, February 21. NOAH urges members and all concerned citizens to show their support by attending a pressconference at 4:30 pm at Metro Courthouse Square, prior to the Council meeting. “Every budget is a moral document,” explains NOAH President Rev. Edward Thompson. “We show who and what we value as a city by where we direct our financial resources.” Since 2014, NOAH task forces have focused on identifying and dismantling elements of system racism and social/economic inequity.…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–A group of young Tennesseans are speaking out against a bill put forth by Republican lawmakers in the state that would rename a section of Rep. John Lewis Way to President Trump Boulevard. Safiyah Suara, a high school student and daughter of Metro Councilwoman Zulfat Suara, organized a rally to raise awareness about the proposed legislation and show young people that they have the power to make a difference. The event took place today at 3:00 p.m. in the Metro Courthouse Public Square Park. Safiyah hopes that the rally will continue the legacy of John Lewis, who…