HBCU Go Road to Homecoming, the new production sponsored by Ford, follows agroup of HBCU students and alumni as they prepare for the return of HomecomingSeason. The Road to Homecoming series will showcase the authentic spirit andexcitement of HBCU Homecoming Season. Hosted by DJ Envy, the custom series will visit two HBCU campuses to highlight how each campus celebrates school pride. Each episode will feature stories from students, alumni, and administrators as they share why HBCU Homecoming is such a special event. The Road to Homecoming features a yard fest, step show, tailgate, and the final Homecoming Football Game(s). The series…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – Symone D. Sanders-Townsend, political strategist and former senior advisor and chief spokesperson to Vice President Kamala Harris, will headline TSU’s fall 2022 commencement on Saturday, Dec. 3. Sanders, host of the new MSNBC program Symone, will give the keynote address for nearly 600 undergraduate and graduate students in the Gentry Center Complex. The ceremony starts at 9 a.m. People attending the commencement program are encouraged to wear masks as precaution against the COVID-19, flu and RSV viruses going around. For more information on fall commencement, visit https://www.tnstate.edu/records/commencement/ Sanders has held several high-level positions with national campaigns. In…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-Creative Soulz Printing will host ‘Tis the Season Holiday Event , December 10, 2022, at St. James Missionary Baptist Church in Nashville, TN. Their will be over 30 local vendors to shop from. There will also be food available for purchase and music to vibe to. Aside from shopping, Santa will headline the event and be present to take photos forthe kids and family. This event is kid-friendly and will have activities for thechildren, as well as giveaways. During the event, we will also be showcasing our newly printed Nashville BlackBusiness Coupon Book. It features over 75…
BALTIMORE, MD – The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and the Ora Lee Smith Cancer Research Foundation have partnered to raise awareness and critical funds for human trials for a new treatment to eradicate cancer for the 9 million people who die each year. During Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.’s 95th General Convention in 2019, the Board of Directors voted unanimously to partner with the Ora Lee Smith Cancer Foundation, a Black tech-based cancer charity. Recently, Dr. Willis L. Lonzer, III, General President, executed and signed an MOU solidifying the new partnership. “Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – Today, Mayor John Cooper and The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee CEO Hal Cato announced a partnership to support local small businesses throughout Nashville’s neighborhoods and issued a call to action for Nashvillians to eat and shop local during the upcoming holiday season. The announcement comes a day before Small Business Saturday, a national retail holiday to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities. To officially kick off the #ShopSmallNashville social media campaign, Mayor Cooper visited some local business owners this week in North Nashville and Green Hills to recognize their valuable…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-Stopping in Nashville for one night, Chapel Hart will be playing at The Grand Ole Opry. The award-winning group and inductees of the 2021 CMT’s Next Women of Country will perform in Nashville Saturday, December 3rd at 7:00 PM. Lights, cameras, microphones, a prayer & HERE THEY GO! Danica and Devynn Hart along with their cousin Trea Swindle, make up Chapel Hart and have proven they are truly a force to be reckoned with. These ladies have found a way to gift-wrap their Mississippi roots & Louisiana spunk and share it with listeners around the world. In 2021…
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., — A journalist has filed a lawsuit against Tennessee’s chief justice alleging that he conspired to have him falsely imprisoned and arrested covering a judicial conference. David Tulis of NoogaRadio Network and 96.9 FM is demanding a jury trial in U.S. District Court in Nashville to hear Roger Page’s defense in the deprivation of protected fundamental rights of the press and the unwarrranted obstruction of press members Tulis and midstate NoogaRadio bureau chief, Christopher Sapp of Sparta, Tenn. The arrest took place Nov. 6, 2021, in a conference room of the Embassy Suites Cool Spring hotel in Franklin…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–Six University of Tennessee at Martin students will spend the spring semester in Nashville as legislative interns. Five students interviewed and accepted positions with the Tennessee Legislative Internship Program for the spring 2023 session of the Tennessee General Assembly, and one student will intern with the UT System’s Office of Government Relations and Advocacy. Iman Ahmed, of Memphis; Ethan Bledsoe, of Jamestown; Patrick Davis, of Jackson; Cindy Solis, of Shelbyville; and Dezarai White, of Bradford, will be legislative interns for the Tennessee General Assembly. Ahmed and Solis are political science majors, Davis and White are criminal justice…