COLUMBIA, TN — The City of Columbia Parks and Recreation is honored was awarded the title of 2022 Champion of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism for the Premier Girls Fastpitch Super Select Championship hosted at Ridley Sports Complex during May and June 2022. This is the 2nd year the City of Columbia Parks and Recreation has been awarded this title. This award is presented by Sports Destination Management , the leading publication with the largest circulation of sports event planners and tournament directors in the sports tourism market. This year’s Champion of Economic Impact winners is responsible for contributing over…
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NASHVILLE, TN — The prestigious Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville played host to a sensational celebration of life and crowd-raise in support of the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s tireless efforts to effectively treat and end breast cancer, with stellar performances held by event headliner and chart-topping Country music hitmakers LOCASH, alongside Runaway June, Lee Greenwood, Cooper Alan, and Victoria Shaw! The 2nd Annual ‘Kiss Breast Cancer Goodbye’ (KBCG) Benefit Gala raised over $100,000 USD during a silent and live auction, with a highlight being when LOCASH spontaneously auctioned off private live performances to further support the cause. The…
NASHVILLE, TN — Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) will hold a Veterans Day lunch on November 11, 2022 at 10:30 am to honor and show support of all Bridgestone teammates who have answered the call to serve or have supported friends and family members who did. The lunch will be hosted by the Bridgestone Americas Veterans Organization (BRAVO), an employee resource group (ERG) at Bridgestone. The lunch will include recognition of veterans and BRAVO-led initiatives throughout Bridgestone and will feature keynote speaker Bob Newman who will discuss the importance of Veterans Day and share leadership lessons. Bob Newman retired in May 2019…
By Janiyah Thomas There is not now, nor has there ever been, any doubt that black-owned businesses face challenges. But in today’s times, Black businesses are finding that they are especially susceptible to failure, thanks to the failed economic policies of the Democratic party. According to a recent report from HIT Strategies, among the top issues for Black voters are crime, inflation, cost of living, job opportunities, and increasing wages. Joe Biden and the Indiana Democrats’ political agenda have proven to be destructive to Hoosiers. The Lake County Economic Advancement Committee Board said that “Inflation and the workforce” are the…
NASHVILLE, TN — Tennis champion Andre Agassi will gather with Councilmember Joy Styles and leaders from Rocketship Public Schools Tennessee, students and parents to formally celebrate the opening of Rocketship Dream Community Prep, a state-of-the-art charter school serving 350 students in Antioch and Southeast Davidson County. Andre Agassi, co-managing partner of the Turner-Agassi Education Facilities Fund joins with Joy Styles, District 32 Councilmember, Metropolitan Council of Nashville Educators, parents, school leaders, and student Rocketeers. On Thursday, November 10, 2022, a media tour of the school and classrooms with a visit with Andre Agassi, Councilmember Joy Styles, school leaders and other…
NASHVILLE, TN — The renowned Medical Musical Group to celebrate Veterans’ Day in Nashville on Friday, November 10 at 7 pm at the Grand Ole Opry House. America’s premiere chorale and symphony orchestra comprised of musically gifted doctors, nurses, volunteers and others in the medical field will be joined by a variety of celebrity guest performers whose mission is to inspire a world of peace, hope and inspiration through music. Country recording artist and tv personality, Jessie James Decker and world-class entertainer Deana Martin will join the acclaimed group of over 200 musicians and vocalists as special guests. Hosting the…
By Bry’onna Mention ANNAPOLIS, MD — Democrat Wes Moore has made history in Maryland as the state’s first Black governor, according to a race call by the Associated Press on Tuesday night. He defeated Republican Dan Cox in a state where Democrats outnumbered Republicans 2-1. Moore is the third African-America voted in as governor in American history. Only two other Black politicians have ever been elected governor in the United States — Virginia’s Douglas Wilder in 1989, and Deval Patrick of Massachusetts in 2006. After two terms, the husband and father of two’s win puts the governorship back in Democrats’…
WASHINGTON, DC — Federal housing officials should sanction two appraisal firms in Baltimore over their discriminatory treatment of Black homeowners who participated in a recent “mystery shopper” investigation of appraisal bias, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) wrote Friday in a pair of complaints filed with the Department of Housing And Urban Development (HUD). “There is no excuse for discrimination anywhere in the housing market, but the long-overlooked role that biased appraisers play in undermining Black wealth is an especially insidious problem,” NCRC President and CEO Jesse Van Tol said. “We are asking federal officials to intervene in these two…
By Bianca Fortis Leola Scott recently decided to become a more active citizen. The 55-year-old resident of Dyersburg, Tennessee, was driven to action after her son was stabbed to death and nobody was charged. In August, Scott tried to register to vote. That’s when she learned she’s not allowed to cast a ballot because she was convicted of nonviolent felonies nearly 20 years ago. One in five Black Tennesseans are like Scott: barred from voting because of a prior felony conviction. Indeed, Tennessee appears to disenfranchise a far higher proportion of its Black residents — 21% — than any other state.…
NASHVILLE, TN – The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee reached an agreement with the Secretary of State, Governor Lee and the Davidson County Election Commission to protect the right to vote of hundreds, if not thousands, of Davidson County voters who could have been unable to vote in the races for their districts on November 8 due to receiving incorrect ballots. The agreement also provides a path for the two hundred or more early voters prevented from voting in the districts in which they reside to enter provisional ballots. “Today’s victory ensures that Davidson County residents’ constitutional right to…