By Shayna Rubin OAKLAND, CA — The scoreboard at the Oakland Coliseum displayed Dave Stewart’s accomplishments on a crawl. All-Star, No-Hitter, World Series MVP. 119 wins, .604 winning percentage, 1,152 strikeouts, 49 complete games. All numbers that summed up Stewart’s impact in eight seasons with his hometown team. Former A’s that spoke at Stewart’s official No. 34 jersey retirement told the story behind those numbers. Stewart’s No. 34 was revealed atop Mt. Davis at the Coliseum between Catfish Hunter’s No. 27 and Rollie Fingers’ No. 34 — yes, the A’s will retire that number twice — in the right field…
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NASHVILLE, TN — Kinnard & Associates announced today its milestone celebration of twenty-five years. For two and a half decades, Kinnard & Associates, a marketing communications agency has worked with an array of companies across the country to help them become more inclusive. The vision to help promote a more inclusive city environment was ignited when Kinnard & Associates joined the ranks as a Nashville minority and woman-owned business in 1997. Founder and Chief Executive Officer Rhea Kinnard began offering services designed to help companies become more inclusive. During that time, she also introduced The African American Guide To Nashville. The…
WASHINGTON, DC — Clark Atlanta University in a partnership with the Black Economic Alliance Foundation (BEA Foundation), a national nonprofit organization that promotes generational wealth-building for the Black community, announced a funding partnership with Cisco, a leading systems technology company. The commitment includes over $4 million in grants and direct technical services toward the development of the Center for Black Entrepreneurship (CBE) and $1 million towards the BEA Entrepreneurs Fund. Cisco’s generous commitment advances the future development of the CBE’s graduate programming at Clark Atlanta University and expands current CBE programming at Spelman and Morehouse Colleges, supporting the next generation…
NASHVILLE, TN — The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors has elected Bob Higgins, president and CEO of Barge Design Solutions, as Chamber board chair, along with new board officers and seven new board members. Higgins succeeds immediate past chair Wanda Lyle, retired managing director and general manager of UBS Business Solutions Nashville. Higgins, a U.S. Air Force Veteran and licensed professional engineer, has been with Barge Design Solutions since 1996 where he started as an intern after graduating from Vanderbilt University with a degree in civil engineering. For the past 13 years, Higgins has led the firm…
NASHVILLE, TN — The Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County General Sessions Court Judge Lynda Jones has been elected District 7 Board of Governors of the American Judges Association (AJA) for 2022 – 2024. District 7 is comprised of Illinois, Ohio, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Tennessee. The American Judges Association works to promote and improve the effective administration of justice and maintain the status and independence of the judiciary by acting to assure that courts: always have due process, are fair, are just and accessible to all. AJA provides the highest quality of continuing professional development for judges and provides multiple…
Robert C. Grant, Sr. was born on March 14, 1943 in Montgomery, Alabama to Fred and Gertrude Grant. He was the youngest of four children, with one sister and two brothers. Robert’s ordered steps on this earth crossed the finish line into immortality on Wednesday, September 1, 2022. Affectionately known as Bob, he enjoyed golfing, fishing and traveling. He was a phenomenal cook; if you ever tasted his barbecue, you know this to be true. He was an artist and art enthusiast. His talent in the arts was exemplified by his part time career as a model and actor –…
One in 100 people have genetic variations that can cause potentially life-threatening heart conditions, including high cholesterol (lipid disorders), heart muscle disease (cardiomyopathies), and abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias). Yet the functional impact of most of these cardiovascular genetic variants — whether they disrupt normal function or are harmless — is unknown. That is about to change. Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Stanford Medicine, the University of Toronto and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston have joined forces to “map” the specific variations in more than 25 key cardiac disease genes that negatively affect heart function. Funded by a four-year,…
May 19, 1744 – November 17, 1818 Born Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz on 19 May 1744, she was the youngest daughter of Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Princess Elizabeth Albertina of Saxe-Hildburghausen. Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a small northern German duchy in the Holy Roman Empire, and Charlotte was born and brought up at Untere Schloss (Lower Castle) in Mirow. When King George III of Britain succeeded to the throne in 1760, he was 22 and unmarried and the 17 year old Princess Charlotte was an obvious choice for a wife. The King announced to his council in July 1761…
Decades-spanning musical director of world-renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers Dr. Paul T. Kwami, Musical Director, and Curb-Beaman Chair of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, the globally recognized vocal ensemble at Fisk University, died on Saturday, September 10, 2022, in Nashville, TN. He was 70. With a musical legacy that spans nearly three decades and includes the highest musical honors and accomplishments – receiving a GRAMMY award, directing international performances in the world’s most prestigious venues, earning a National Medal of the Arts, Americana Lifetime Achievement Legacy Award, being inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame – and personal accolades including a…
All of us at Tennessee Performing Arts Center are deeply saddened by the death of Dr. Paul T. Kwami, the Musical Director for the Fisk Jubilee Singers®. His passing is a profound loss for the students he served, for Fisk University, and for all of Nashville to which his great work, creativity, and passion has meant so much. It is our privilege and honor to have partnered with Dr. Kwami for more than 14 years in presenting the artistry of the world-renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers to thousands of students in Middle Tennessee and beyond. In our last project together, producing…