By Andrew Moss Shortly before he died, Congressmember and human rights activist John Lewis wrote a farewell to his fellow citizens, declaring: “Democracy is not a state. It is an act, and each generation must do its part to help build what we called the Beloved Community, a nation and world society at peace with itself.” Mr. Lewis’s insight about democracy, profound as it is, raises some basic questions: what exactly does it mean to consider democracy as an “act”? What is the nature of this act? What are the implications of viewing democracy in this way? One possible approach to such…
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Nashville, TN – The Public Relations Review Podcast was named the winner of a prestigious GOLD Stevie® Award by the 20th Annual American Business Awards® in the Innovative Business Podcast category. The podcast is produced and hosted by Peter Woolfolk, Founder of Communications Strategies, Public Relations & Public Affairs of Nashville, Tennessee. The podcast interviews public relations professionals from all across the U.S. on issues of interest to those in the profession The American Business Awards are the U.S.A.’s. premier business awards program. Woolfolk’s podcast also won the top Nashville PRSA Parthenon Award for Best PR Podcast in August 2021.…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — When people think of the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, or TSBDC, Amelia Bozeman wants them to think less about the “small” and more about the “business development.” The MTSU alumna was hired in January as director of the Murfreesboro/MTSU Service Center for the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, which is headquartered at MTSU within the Jennings A. Jones College of Business and consists of a network of 15 service centers that are connected to universities and community colleges throughout the state. “Our name is a bit of a misnomer,” Bozeman says with a smile. “The ‘small’…
Memphis, Tenn. – For the second year in a row, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has the highest-ranked Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program in Tennessee on U.S. News & World Report’s list of undergraduate nursing programs in its Best Colleges listing. Nationally, the college ranked No. 39 out of 681 BSN programs on the Best Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Programs list by U.S. News & World Report, placing it in the top 6% in the country. The only other undergraduate nursing program that ranked in the Top 100 on the list…
By Mac Arthur Howard III NASHVILLE,TN— Free up your weekend, music lovers, because Sunday, October 16 is the eleventh anniversary of the Jazz on the Cumberland Concert Series. Nationally ranked as the number one destination for jazz music for eight years, Jazz On theCumberland has been an event where lovers of the historical genre—or just good music—can come together to see and hear the best Nashville has to offer. “It makes me more excited every single month that we have it,” said event founder and head, Victor Chatman. “We get music aficionados and lovers from all over the country and…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Artober Nashville, a program of NowPlayingNashville, will celebrate the 11th anniversary of its annual celebration of the arts in Nashville and Middle Tennessee beginning Monday, Sept. 26 through Monday, Oct. 31. Nashvillian Michelle Reeves is this year’s Artober Nashville Featured Artist. Her work “Woven” was chosen to represent the background of the 2022 month-long celebration logo. Held each October, Artober Nashville is a month-long celebration of the arts in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. The program is operated by NowPlayingNashville, an initiative of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, which features events year-round on its website. During this…
WASHINGTON, DC — On behalf of the NNPA Chair, Karen Carter Richards, and the NNPA Executive Committee Board members, we are happy to announce that the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Awardee is none other than our own NNPA President and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.! This was a unanimous decision by the NNPA Executive Committee Board members for Dr. Chavis’ dedication and his Outstanding Service to the NNPA Member Publishers and a Lifetime of Service on Behalf of Freedom, Equity and Justice for All Underserved People. Dr. Chavis will be saluted and celebrated at the 2023 NNPA Mid-Winter Conference, February…
NASHVILLE, TN — In observance of National Fire Prevention Week Oct. 9 – 15, 2022 the Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Division of Forestry reminds citizens that our state is heading into fall fire season. Dry conditions and trees that shed their leaves heighten fire danger and a debris burn permit is required for leaf and brush piles beginning Oct. 15. “Careless debris burning is a primary cause of wildland fires every year in Tennessee,” State Forester David Arnold said. “Burning leaf and brush piles can be an effective tool to remove collected debris from your yard but the tool needs…
By TSU Athletics NASHVILLE, TN — Tennessee State University Director of Athletics Dr. Mikki Allen has been selected as one of 12 Athletic Directors to participate in the Coalition Academy coach mentorship program. The Coalition Academy was started in 2021 and it pairs athletic directors (ADs) with minority head coach prospects. Allen who is entering his third year as TSU’s AD, was the only FCS AD selected and the only AD from an HBCU. The list includes several power five ADs such as Greg Byrne from Alabama, Whitt Babcock from Virginia Tech, and Allen Greene from Auburn among others. Allen…
MURFREESBORO, TN — MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee highlighted not only the quality of the university’s academic offerings and facilities at the Nashville True Blue Tour event, but the Blue Raider spirit — putting people first. “The most important part is the people, our caring faculty and staff and the emphasis we place on making sure students have all the necessary resources to be successful,” McPhee said. “That’s the MTSU way.” Other university top leadership and alumni echoed this sentiment Wednesday, Oct. 5, at the Millennium Maxwell House in Nashville, the third stop of the university’s larger, annual…