NASHVILLE, TN — Fisk University, one of the nation’s elite private historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU), has experienced a remarkable enrollment increase over the past four years. In 2017, the total student body was 630 students and this fall, Fisk exceeded 1,050 students with an incoming class of just under 400 students. These students arrive from 33 states and five countries to join the Fisk family and to become part of the next generation of executive leaders across every sector of society. Many are first generation students, whose trajectory will define families and communities across the country. In an…
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WASHINGTON, DC — Men’s Health Network (MHN) raises awareness about prostate health this Prostate Cancer Awareness Month as events kicked off this month. Prostate cancer is the second leading cancer in American men, next to skin cancer; today over 3.1 million men are living with a diagnosis. In 2022, more than 268,000 men will find out they have it—and a projected 34,500 will die as a result. This is an aggressive growth from 2021 levels of approximately 192,000 new diagnoses with 33,330 fatalities according to the American Cancer Society. “We want all men to be aware of their risk level…
NASHVILLE, TN — Cromwell Media and Tennessee State University announced last week that as of September 3, TSU Tigers football games will be heard on 94.9 The Fan. In addition to a live broadcast of the games, a new special weekly show hosted by Head Football Coach Eddie George and Outkick 360’s Jonathan Hutton will air every Monday at 6 p.m. on 102.5/106.3 the Game, starting September 5. Coach George will also make a weekly appearance with former Tennessee Titans teammate, Derrick Mason, on Chase, Willy & D-Mase every Friday at 1 p.m. on 102.5/106.3 The Game. Veteran announcer Greg…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) along with U.S. Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-Penn.) and Pat Fallon (R-Texas) announced that they have introduced the Investing in American Defense Technologies Act, which would establish a federal public-private partnership to invest in defense-centric small businesses. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would create a new Department of Defense public-private partnership program to fuel investment in innovative small businesses developing advanced defense technologies critical to our national security. “America is home to the world’s best innovators. Their groundbreaking technology gives our troops the tools they need to fight and win,”…
By Logan Langlois Meet Mariah Ragland, or as her customers in the Nashville Farmers Markets know her, Radical Rabbit. She’s the head of her own Nashville-based black-owned independent vegan pop-up restaurant, and she plans on doing things differently right down to her very name. “People say that vegans eat like rabbits right?” Mariah said during our interview, “so we do that in a radical way. We’re not eating grass or, you know, like they say ‘eat some lawns.’ We’re eating vegan soul food but also the ‘radical’ is the part that tells you, ‘hey this is just a warnin’, the…
The following statement is attributable to :Sandra Adamson Fryhofer, M.D. Board Chair, American Medical Association: “Given that the BA.5 Omicron subvariant is responsible for the majority of COVID-19 infections currently circulating throughout the U.S., we welcome today’s recommendations by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) supporting a bivalent booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines—targeting the BA.4/BA.5 Omicron subvariants as well as the original variant. ACIP’s recommendations, following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authorization on Wednesday, will allow individuals 12 years and older to receive a booster dose of Pfizer’s bivalent vaccine and anyone 18…
FRANKLIN, Tenn. Sept. 1, 2022 – Aretha “Susie” Mays, Environmental Services Personnel at AHC Waverly located in Waverly, Tennessee, was named Caregiver of the Year by the Tennessee Health Care Association (THCA). The THCA is comprised of more than 400 members across the state and is dedicated to helping maintain the high standards of licensed long-term care facilities in Tennessee. “Susie often talks with the residents and makes them smile on days when they may not feel their best,” AHC Waverly Administrator Laura Smith said. “She never meets a stranger, and she lights up the room when she walks in.” …
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (TN Tribune)- At a time when the American justice system is under more scrutiny than ever, a unique partnership is helping justice-involved individuals launch meaningful careers and create generational change for their families and communities. Today, Banyan Labs, a Tennessee-based technology services provider that hires formerly incarcerated individuals who have been trained through a coding program partner, announced its collaboration with Cornbread Hustle, a Texas-based staffing agency for second chances. Both companies will work in tandem to place returning citizens in high-tech coding and software development jobs across the United States. “At Banyan Labs, we’re proud to have a staff of 100 percent justice-impacted individuals,” said Mark Clark, director…
Obituary for Judge Philip Evans Smith Judge Philip E. Smith, age 62 of Nashville, passed away September 4, 2022. Preceded in death by his parents, Dale and Lurene Smith. Survived by his wife of 39 years, Pam Smith; children, Katelynn Smith and Kelsey Roberge (Mikey); grandchildren, Briston Roberge, Hadley Roberge, and Reed Roberge; brother, Scott Smith. Judge Smith became the presiding judge of the 20th Judicial District on September 1, 2022. He was first appointed to the bench by former Governor Phil Bredesen in March of 2009 and was then elected in 2010, 2014, and 2022, where he compassionately served…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–The Events Industry Council has announced its 2022 Global Awards. Butch Spyridon, CEO of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp, was named a Hall of Leaders inductee, a lifetime achievement award for impact on the global business events sector. The Hall of Leaders is a pinnacle award and the premier recognition program in the meetings, conventions, exhibitions, hospitality and travel industry – the industry’s “lifetime achievement award.” The award recognizes outstanding leaders who have undoubtedly shaped the industry. The defining quality among these leaders is that the industry would not be what it is today without their contributions. See attached…