Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–Martha O’Bryan Center recently announced that both its charter schools, East End Prep and Explore! Community School, have earned 2022 Reward School designations from the Tennessee Department of Education. This award identifies top performing schools in the state. Both schools also achieved Level 5 TVAAS scores for 2022, which is the highest ranking the state gives schools for academic growth. For many students at East End Prep and Explore, academic work in school is reinforced with afterschool tutoring and summer camp programs also provided through Martha O’Bryan Center. Martha O’Bryan Center operates integrated and whole-family programs for…
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By Wiley Henry MEMPHIS, TN – In 2003, Deidre Malone stepped out of her comfort zone as a successful marketing executive and with one client launched The Carter Malone Group, LLC, or CMG, a communications and public relations firm. The combination of hard work and client satisfaction over the years has earned the firm several honors and awards including a recent national award: The Minority Marketing and Communications Firm of the Year. CMG was nominated for the national award by the Mid-South Minority Business Council (MMBC) Continuum, an economic accelerator for stage II Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises that partners…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – The National Museum of African American Music(NMAAM) announces a new exhibit with Grammy award-winning rapper, songwriter, andexecutive, Lil Wayne. NMAAM will host an event for local college students to view the artifacts first and engage in a celebration and lecture discussion presented by Vanderbilt professors for the artist. The exhibit includes personally donated artifacts from Lil Wayne and will honor his upcoming 40th birthday on September 27, 2022. Lil Wayne is the first Hip-Hop artist to support the museum’s mission and values with a fully curated set of artifacts. The exhibit will feature his ‘Rap Album of the Year’ Grammy, BET…
MEMPHIS — One of Tennessee’s most tireless advocates on the front lines for reproductive rights will begin a 538 mile trek across the state on Monday, Sept. 26 to have deeper conversations about abortion rights. “I think people are still processing what it means that Roe fell, and that the government can now force you to give birth,” said Francie Hunt, executive director of Tennessee Advocates for Planned Parenthood, who will begin walking from Memphis to Johnson City Monday. “Almost no one expected this to actually happen and the majority of Tennesseans want abortion to remain legal. This pilgrimage is…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–Yesterday, on Sunday September 25th, Congressional Candidate Odessa Kelly joined leaders from the Democratic National Committee Black Caucus to host a voter engagement rally in North Nashville in support of her campaign. The rally featured a lineup of several prominent Black leaders of the local Democratic Party as a means to fight back against what they see as a blatant attempt to silence Black voters through redistricting. Veteran Party members urged attendees to show up for the midterms, emphasizing the discriminatory policies and lawmakers on the ballot that would impact the community for years to come. “The urgency of…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–In a city that loves murals – here’s a new one for you! Aptly titled, Big Tickets is a 5,775-square-foot love letter to Nashville’s rich and diverse history of music making. Sited in Wedgewood Houston just past the Nashville City Cemetery along 4th Avenue at The Nashville Warehouse Co., the mural tells a bigger (and often untold) story about Nashville’s integral role in shaping all genres of music. Big Tickets is a large-scale collage of 62 real concert stubs from shows involving over 120 artists. The piece is a creative collaboration between three local teams: Adventurous Journeys, Studio Delger, and Eastside Murals. Facts About Big Tickets:…
By Taylor Maloney NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-Friday, September 23rd, 2022 marks the Tennessee State Conference’s 76th Annual Convention for the NAACP. Affectionately known as‘Freedom Fridays’ this event focused on criminal justice reform, human rights and most notably, labor. The Labor Breakfast’s speaker was Elder Charles Clark, the Southern RegionDirector of the AFL-CIO. Clark is a native of Lake Village, Arkansas and beganhis career in the labor movement in 1977. He has dedicated 45 years of his life tothe fight for worker’s rights and has held numerous leadership positions in labororganizations. His educational achievements includes, Bachelor of Ministry and Master ofTheology…
Knoxville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) celebrated Friday the official presentation of a $40 million grant with federal, state, local and community representatives that will help wholly transform Western Heights and the surrounding neighborhood with enhanced access to housing, economic opportunity, transportation and youth development. Including the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) ChoiceNeighborhoods grant, which was announced Sept. 19, more than $220 million in public and private funds have been committed to support the Transforming Western initiative. “Transforming Western will reshape a community into one that can thrive while addressingphysical barriers, residential and commercial…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–Nashville Zoo recently announced the Morton Family Exhibit and Opening was awarded Top Honors forthe Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Angela Peterson Excellence in Diversity Award at the AZA Annual Conference in Baltimore, MD earlier this month. The Grassmere property dates back to a land grant in 1786 and has been home to many people, including enslaved individuals and Black tenant farmers. In the early 1900s, Frank Morton and his family came to the Grassmere property to live and work as tenant farmers until 1973 and were crucial to the success of Grassmere. Rick Schwartz, Nashville Zoo President and CEO, shared, “While…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–After a two-year hiatus, “Strings & Stories: A Songwriters Night Benefiting the Brentwood Family YMCA,” will return to raise money to benefit outreach programs at the YMCA, including After Breast Cancer, Full Circle, Open Doors and Y-CAP. WHO: John Hughes, event chair featuring Jeffrey Steele, Phil Barton, Alissa Griffith, Kurtis John, AlissaMoreno, Bridgette Tatum, and Casey LeVasseur WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 29 • Doors open at 5:30 p.m.• Music begins at 6:15 p.m.• Program starts at 7 p.m. WHERE: 3rd & Lindsley Bar & Grill818 3rd Avenue SouthNashville, TN 37210(615) 259-9891 For tickets or more information, visit 2022…