NASHVILLE, TN – Even as tobacco use remains the number one cause of preventable death in the United States and youth e-cigarette use remains at high levels, a new report highlights how too many states continue to shortchange programs designed to prevent kids from using tobacco products and help tobacco users quit – with Tennessee ranking amongst the top 5 of states doing so. This year (fiscal year 2023), Tennessee will collect $406 million from the 1998 tobacco settlement and tobacco taxes but spend just 2.6% –$2 million – on tobacco prevention and cessation programs. “Smoking now directly causes…
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OneUnited now has over 100,0001 surcharge free ATMs, including Chase Bank and Citibank branches and neighborhood retailers such as 7 Eleven, Costco, CVS, Target, and Walgreens. OneUnited continues to break records to empower customers with better access to their money. The Empowerment Network also includes OneUnited Card Command to empower customers with more control over their OneUnited Bank Visa® Debit Card. Customers can instantly turn on-and-off their card, get real time transaction notifications, add their card to their digital wallet, set travel plans and even set spending limits in the mobile banking app. “We listened to our customers who want…
NASHVILLE – On Wednesday, the General Assembly’s Joint Ad Hoc Committee on Juvenile Justice met to announce its legislative recommendations to improve the Wilder Youth Development Center in Somerville as well as the broader juvenile justice system in Tennessee. In June 2022, Lt. Governor Randy McNally and House Speaker Cameron Sexton tasked the committee with examining all aspects of juvenile detention and probation in the state of Tennessee. “These are issues we really dug into. We looked, we listened, and we traveled to come up with our best recommendations,” said Senate Co-Chair, Page Walley (R-Savannah). “We know there is no…
NASHVILLE, Tenn.– The City of Nashville on Jan. 11 announced the launch of enhancements to modernize its recycling program with support in part from American Beverage and The Recycling Partnership. In total, $4.8 million will be used to replace the existing schedule of once-a-month collection and increase residential recycling collection frequency for 141,000 households. As part of this effort, an investment of $141,000 from The Recycling Partnership and American Beverage’s Every Bottle Back initiative will be used to help inform residents about the increased collection dates and provide education on best recycling practices. Beginning January 30, collection in the City…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Independent Nashville sports network 440 Sports announces the addition of the “The Paul Kuharsky Podcast” to its line-up of show. “We are ecstatic to become the exclusive distributor of The Paul Kuharsky Podcast and to partner with PaulKuharsky.com to provide Titans fans with the best possible audio and video content,” said Braden Gall, owner of 440 Sports. “Paul has long embodied the style of content and community that we at 440 have strived to deliver,” says Gall. “He’s built his audience with care and unapologetic authenticity — two foundational principles we believe lead to the best audience…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–While recent economic trends have encouraged companies to relax degree requirements as a way to attract more workers, for the last several decades higher education has been tightly coupled with economic opportunity in the U.S. Unemployment rates tend to be lower for people with greater educational attainment, and wages tend to be higher. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median weekly earnings for workers with a high school diploma total $809, but for college degree holders that figure is $1,334, while those with professional degrees earn $1,924 per week. But college education comes at a…
Chattanooga, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – Sprawling across a 30,000-square-kilometer swath of Tanzania, the Serengeti is the stuff African dreams (and no small number of films) are made of. An unspoiled wilderness roughly as large as Belgium, this astounding ecosystem is home to the who’s who of African wildlife, from Lions and African Elephants to Zebras, Hippopotamuses, and Giraffes, not to mention hundreds of birds species and countless indigenous insects. To many, though, the Serengeti is best known as the site of the “Great Migration,” a 500-mile circumnavigation of the Serengeti by roughly two million Wildebeests, the largest migration of any…
6TH ANNUAL NEXTGEN HBCU FELLOWSHIP SUMMIT | Friday, February 24, 2023 ColorComm’s Next Generation HBCU Recruiting Event helps prepare students and the next generation of leaders to be successful in their next chapter. Selected fellows will participate in a private, virtual recruiting event on February 24 with Fortune 500 companies hiring for internships and full-time employment. ColorComm is dedicated to leveling the field for HBCU Fellows by providing direct access to career and internship opportunities, skills training, mentorship with corporate leaders, and resources you need to become the best version of yourself. *Open to current Juniors and Seniors enrolled at…
This series is an invitation to celebrate the infinite beauty and complexity of the feminine Black experience. Each film was thoughtfully selected to center diverse Black female identities both on and beyond the camera. Encompassing moments from monotonous to magical, our Beloved series shines a spotlight on six films that illustrate the bravery, tenderness, humor, grief, failure and triumph that harmoniously sculpt the lives of the American Black Woman. Upcoming Screenings TUE, FEB 14 AT 8:00PM LOVE & BASKETBALL Monica and Quincy, who grow up next door to each other playing basketball, fight and fall in love as simultaneous turns…