NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – From Black spiritual to contemporary, musical experts say Tennessee State University’s Aristocrat of Bands anticipated gospel album is a conceptual journey of faith that embodies the evolution of gospel music told through the lenses of an HBCU band. Titled ‘The Urban Hymnal,’ the album has 10 tracks filled with organic sounds that were created in the Land of Golden Sunshine. The history-making album features trailblazers within the gospel music industry. On Monday, the band announced via social media that it has officially submittted an application to the Grammy nomination committee for their album. A win would make…
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About this performance On-Demand performance of DON’T LOOK BLACK – A MORAL STORY by Preston Crowder at the Darkhorse Theater in Nashville, TN, August 19th – September 3rd. Event Summary Everybody wants to be Black until they face Black problems. Four white friends learn this when they decide to enter an underground “Black Immersion Experience.” Tennessee Playwrights Studio (TPS) is proud to produce the world premiere of Don’t Look Black, written by Preston Crowder and directed by Alicia Haymer, as one of four productions in our 2022 Season. Don’t Look Black was developed during Crowder’s Fellowship with TPS in 2020.…
NEW YORK, August 18, 2022 – Today, Inc. revealed TwelveStone Health Partners is No. 1,827 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent businesses. Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000. “We are honored to receive this for a third year,” says Dave Carter, chief revenue officer, TwelveStone Health Partners. “Our ranking reflects the diligent work done by…
NASHVILLE – Effective Sunday, October 2, 2022, WeGo Public Transit will implement system-wide service changes that include schedule and route adjustments, additional WeGo Link zones, and expanded Access on Demand hours. These changes reflect customer input and community feedback. They were approved by the Nashville MTA Board on August 25. Customers can access information, including schedules, as follows: Visit WeGoTransit.com Call WeGo Customer Care at 615-862-5950 Utilize Transit App The community is encouraged to sign up for the WeGo newsletter at bit.ly/WeGoEmail and follow @WeGoTransit on social media. Below is a detailed listing of changes: Route adjustments 6 Lebanon Pike –routing change from downtown to Hermitage Avenue 9 MetroCenter –routing…
By: Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper It appears that our recent discussions about the importance of each of us becoming Registered Voters and using our right to vote has been taken by some as an endorsement of a political party preference, as a necessity to voting. For the record, there is no constitutional requirement of a political party affiliation as a condition of voting. One only has to declare a party affiliation in states requiring such affiliation for voting Democratic or Republican in primary races. While the Democratic and Republican parties are dominant political…
By Sonya Jenkins The Atlanta Press Club featured a conversation with Journalist Ernie Suggs and Ambassador Andrew Young on their recent book, “The Many Lives of Andrew Young” at the Millennium Gate Museum, Wednesday, August 24. The 256-page coffee table book designed by Don Bermudez with a narrative by Ernie Suggs, reporter with the Atlanta Journal Constitution, includes an introduction from President Carter and President of the Andrew J. Young Foundation, Gaurav Kumar. “It was the right moment, at the right time and the right person,” Suggs said about authoring Andrew Young’s book. “It’s been a great experience. I’ve enjoyed traveling the country with him – learning so…
Nashville, TN – Workers from the well known Nashville hot spot Chaatable are striking today after owners , including celebrity chef Maneet Chauhan, changed her tune on closing when she learned the staff was participating in concerted activity. The restaurant had been put up for sublease months back, invoking shock from locals and the staff who had not been informed before the decision was made. After asking owners and management what their intentions were or when they would know, staff was told there wer no plans and they would have opportunities at the other concepts under the company MORPH HOSPITALITY. The…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–The Nashville NAACP will recognize seven local teachers for outstanding service during an event Sept. 3, 2022. The event will be held at 1 p.m. at the Pruitt Library. Teachers who will be recognized are: Christopher Blackmon (Cane Ridge), Brittany Edmonson (Pearl Cohn), Deborah Dangerfield (Rock Springs), Ashley Brooke James (Triluna), Carlisa Patterson (MNPS), Ri’an Murphy Wilson (Purpose Preparatory Academy), and Joi Mitchell (Taylor Stratton).
By Bill Carey It’s hard to overstate the importance of Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It was second best-selling book of the 19th century (following the Bible) and was translated into 20 languages by 1857, which was remarkable for its time. The novel had a profound effect on the abolitionist movement and on the way average Americans viewed slavery. In fact, it has been widely reported that Abraham Lincoln, upon being introduced to Stowe in 1862, said she was “the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war.” Here in Tennessee, public school teachers are…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–Coy Roy, a founding member, principal songwriter, and former lead guitarist of the Grammy-nominated band NEEDTOBREATHE. After 2 years away from the band and social media, Bo is rechristening himself as Coy Roy as he leaps into releasing a candid look at his child abuse and addiction-ridden past with childlike wonder and self-realization to his amassed and loyal following. “Coy Roy is an embodiment of a new place that provides me the space to express myself freely, maybe for the first time,” says Bo. “It is an honest account of my journey without blaming anyone else, rooted solely in self-reflection…