NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, Tennessee’s largest nonprofit law firm, will be hosting a free lunch-and-learn workshop for social services workers, nonprofit leaders/organizations and nonprofit community advocates, called Be Empowered & Know Your Rights: Equipping Your Clients to Thrive, on Thursday, Sept. 22. The event, running from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Howard Building in downtown Nashville, is designed to provide tools and strategies to train social service and nonprofit staff desiring to help their clients thrive when interacting with the civil and criminal legal system. Harriet Wallace, an award-winning journalist and…
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Nashville — Ten Tennessee children have each won a $1,000 scholarship deposited into a TNStars College Savings 529 account in celebration of TNStars’ 10th Birthday! State Treasurer David H. Lillard, Jr. and the TNStars College Savings 529 Program made the scholarship giveaway available as part of the “TNStars Turns 10” celebration. The contest was open throughout August to all Tennessee residents, age 21 and older, to enter online on behalf of a child aged 10 or under. These ten winners were randomly chosen from each of the state’s Grand Divisions: • Jackson Butterfield, 8, of Collierville, excels in math and has a new interest in…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Sept. 2022) After years of starring in theater productions like “Rent” and “Romeo and Juliet,” Jackson, Mississippi, native Julian Mitchell is stepping into a different spotlight as a summer intern for the Investments team at ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®. The Murrah High School graduate explained his fascination with finance traces back to his childhood which grew into a passion for pursuing a career that helps marginalized American families build generational wealth. “When I was six, I opened a savings account,” he laughed. “I was pretty ahead of the curve. Every…
As a nonprofit leader you may feel “your” board isn’t doing its job. You may feel frustrated and blame them for all that is not going well. We’ve heard of these frustrations, but before you think about expressing them, we suggest a moment for self- assessment. It might be that you play a role in the challenges you are experiencing. By Mel And Pearl Shaw of Saad&Shaw In our last column we cautioned board members about complaining without prior self-assessment. We feel the same way about executive leadership –you must self-assess; and, if you do complain, you must share potential…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The 12th annual Tennessee Beer, Wine and Shine Festival will take place on Saturday, Oct. 15 from noon to 5 p.m. on the grounds of the historic Two Rivers Mansion in Donelson. The annual outdoor event raises funds for local non-profit organizations in the Hermitage and Donelson communities. “With the rapid influx of incoming Nashville residents, the Tennessee Beer, Wine and Shine Festival is the perfect way for those interested in learning more about local Nashville brews, wines and moonshines to taste and enjoy in a beautiful, historic setting at Two Rivers Mansion,” said Bill LaFollette, chair…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–Meharry School of Dentistry and the TN Department of Health and Human Services are hosting a day of FREE dental care for all Nashvillians. Meharry dental students, faculty, and alumni will be providing a range of dental service, including cleanings, extractions and fillings Saturday, September 24 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Nashville residents – from children to seniors – are invited to attend and receive free dental services. Students and faculty from Meharry’s School of Dentistry will provide dental procedures for the community. The event will be held at 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Blvd., Nashville, TN 37208. There will…
NASHVILLE –A federal jury convicted six Clarksville, Tennessee, men on Friday for racketeering conspiracy and other charges involving murder, kidnapping, drug trafficking, and other crimes, all stemming from their involvement with the Clarksville chapter of the Mongols Motorcycle Club (Clarksville Mongols). A seventh man, from Kentucky, who was not a member of the Mongols, was also convicted by the same jury of participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy with the Clarksville Mongols. After a three-and-a-half-month trial, the jury convicted James Wesley Frazier, 34, Aelix Santiago, 34, Michael Forrester, 34, Jamie Hern, 43, William Boylston, 32, and Jason Meyerholz, 48, all…
By Ben Jealous Truth is a threat to authoritarianism. Reading is a path to truth. That’s why the freedom to read is essential to the freedom to learn. And that’s why the freedom to learn is often attacked by those who abuse power and those who cling to it. Every year, the American Library Association and partner organizations observe Banned Books Week to highlight and push back against these threats. This year’s Banned Books Week runs from September 18-24 amidst a wave of book bans and other attempts to restrict what people can learn. These efforts have a long and…
Kevin Jennings was named by Zyzlewski Family Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics Amy Folan to head the Central Michigan University men’s golf program in October 2021. Jennings leads the resurrected program which begins NCAA Division I play in fall, 2022, after a 36-year hiatus. A native of Benton Harbor, Jennings coached both the men’s and women’s programs at Prairie View A&M in Prairie View, Texas, over the past five years. In 2021, he led the Panther men’s program to its third consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference championship and subsequent NCAA Regional Tournament berths and guided the Panther women to a program-best runner-up finish in the league tournament.In May, Jennings guided the Prairie…
As the 2022 National HBCU Week gets underway, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) recognized 19 HBCUs as “‘Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders.”’ The recognition is based on strong partnership between the State Department’s Fulbright Program and HBCUs during the past two academic years and is part of the larger White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through HBCUs. In addition to this recognition, the Department has many opportunities for both U.S. and international students and scholars related to HBCUs, including: The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides fellowships for U.S. new college graduates, graduate…