Written by Isheka N. Harrison Entrepreneurial power couple Pinky Cole and Derrick Hayes of Slutty Vegan and Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks fame are not strangers to using their creative and financial prowess to give back to the community. One of those initiatives aims to help Black men in a major way. The Atlanta-based duo launched Square 1: The Liife Experience in June 2021 to provide 25,000 Black men between ages 18 and 45 with life insurance by Dec. 2023. The duo offers the program through their philanthropic foundations – The Pinky Cole Foundation and The David & Derrick Hayes Foundation. They…
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WHAT This is one of the flagship events organized by HDSA’s volunteer-led Chapters and Affiliates nationwide to recognize those who have made an impact in their community while inspiring others to join the fight against Huntington’s disease. WHO Contact: Eva Angelina Romero Email Address: evaangelinahomes@gmail.com WHERE Hermitage Golf Course 3939 Old Hickory Blvd. Old Hickory, TN 37138 WHEN Tuesday, October 25th @ 8:00 AM (CT) EVENT INFO $150 PER GOLFER $550 FOURSOME All donations go towards HDSA For more information: Visit here Huntington’s disease is a fatal genetic disorder that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain.…
Written by Dana Sanchez Home prices are moving down, but not as fast as interest rates are moving up. As the Federal Reserve aggressively raises the federal funds rate to try and slow inflation, the average 30-year mortgage rate surpassed 7 percent this week, making homeownership even more inaccessible for millions of Americans. “As rent, housing costs, and mortgage rates soar, Americans are facing more barriers than ever to accessing quality affordable housing,” wrote Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wisc), a member of the House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth in a Newsweek opinion piece. Moore’s district includes…
By Sonya Jenkins U. S. Presidential Honoree, Civil Rights Leader and Trumpet Awards Creator Xernona Clayton celebrated her 92 nd birthday August 30, 2022. For a pre-celebration, the powerful advocate who worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the civil rights movement and the first African American woman to host a television show in the south, celebrated with family, friends and delegates of the Xernona Clayton Foundation, which featured a brunch cruise on the StarShip yacht and a dinner soirée the weekend of August 18-21 in Tampa, Florida. During the weekend of events, Clayton also led her friends and…
By Jordyn Savaall Patients with HR-positive breast cancer are treated with endocrine therapy, yet Black women are 4 times more likely to die of this disease compared with White women Black women with breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant endocrine therapy were more likely to benefit than White women if treated at an earlier disease stage. However, Black women were less likely to benefit compared with White women if treated at a later disease stage.1These findings were presented at the 15th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved by Veronica Jones, MD.…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–Fisk University is excited to announce that on September 1st, Fredrick Haywood, Jr. joined the Marketing and Communications team as the new Digital Marketing and Communications Manager to help further expand the institution’s rapidly growing digital footprint. As the new Digital Marketing and Communications Manager, Fredrick will be responsible for setting quantifiable goals as well as creating, executing, and measuring digital marketing campaigns for each of the university’s target audiences. “I have observed Fredrick’s growth over the past five years and am impressed with both his keen eye for emerging marketing trends as well as his proficiency…
Applications Are Being Accepted September 19 to October 18 and Recipients Will be Announced on Veterans Day, November 11, 2022 San Diego, CA – Founders First CDC (Founders First), a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that empowers expansion in diverse founder-led, revenue-generating businesses, is pleased to announce that applications are open for qualified individuals to apply to its 2022 Stephen L. Tadlock Fund – a grant program to support U.S. veteran small business owners. To be eligible, the company’s founder must be a U.S. military veteran, have an active U.S.-based business, and employ between 2 and 50 employees. Applications are being accepted now through October 18, with recipients…
“TSU loss came against Lane College, a Division II program from Jackson, Tennessee, which held on for a stunning 28-27 overtime win in the John Merritt Classic at Hale Stadium.” “Photos by Earl Flippen”
By Rann Miller In 1976 while running for president, Ronald Reagan told the story of Linda Taylor, “a woman from Chicago,” who wore fur coats while driving a Cadillac. She had 80 names, 30 addresses and 15 phone numbers while making $150,000 a year from government checks, the candidate said, alleging welfare fraud. Linda Taylor was a biracial woman whose race was labeled “white” to protect her white mother from prosecution due to engaging in an interracial relationship that produced Taylor. She did engage in welfare fraud to the tune of $8,865.67 and Taylor was convicted in 1974. For the…
By Mel and Pearl Shaw of Saad & Shaw There’s no need to feel overwhelmed by the challenges facing our communities. The best antidote to despair is action and that’s exactly what is happening with All For 1 Kennels Club. They are bringing together kids, their dogs (otherwise known as “furbabies”), and the adults in their lives. It’s all about building community, strengthening relationships, and taking care of each other. Here’s the story of the community dog shows that Ruben Daniels, one of the founders of All For 1 Kennels Club and his friends and family are creating. “We aim…