Nashville Tenn. (TN Tribune)–On August 28th at 4-6 p.m. at McGregor Park, Free Hearts and Montgomery County NAACP held a press conference to inform the public about Amendment 3 on the Tennessee ballot for the November elections. This event is happening simultaneously with events in Nashville, Jackson, Memphis, and Nashville (flyer is attached). Tennessee legislature passed a constitutional amendment to the ballot that if approved by the voters this fall will remove slavery language from the Tennessee consitution. Sponsored by Sen. Raumesh Akbari of Shelby County, this motion passed in a bipartisan effort In order to pass, according to the Tennessee constitution…
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LOUISVILLE, KY — The Muhammad Ali Center is thrilled to offer the first exhibition of the I Was Here Project’s original Ancestor Spirit Portraits, which opened to the public on Saturday, August 27. The Portraits are an intricate synthesis of photography and collage that merge image with poetic narrative and geographical coordinates. Each signed with the thumbprint of artist, writer, photographer, and model to bring voice and presence to the historic role of enslaved Africans. They challenge us to acknowledge and work to heal our broken citizenship. Join the Ali Center and I Was Here for this powerful exhibit that…
Nashville, TENN. (TN Tribune) – The Board of Trustees of Fisk University today announced the departure of Dr. Vann R. Newkirk as President of the University. Effective immediately, Board Chair Frank L. Sims will serve as acting President. “The Board of Trustees is charged with ensuring that Fisk University continue to excel as a leading academic institution and that our future is defined by a shared vision and set of values,” said Chair Sims. “ The Board unanimously agreed that the next chapter in the Fisk future calls for new leadership. We thank Dr. Newkirk for his service and wish him…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — “Nothing less than the whole of you will do.” Andrew Forsthoefel communicated that message to incoming freshmen and new transfer students Sunday, Aug. 21, at the 21st annual MTSU Convocation at Murphy Center to formally welcome new Class of 2026 freshmen and transfer students to the university community. Forsthoefel, the author of “Walking to Listen,” challenged the students to embrace their vulnerabilities and insecurities because they can learn a great deal from even painful experiences. “Walking to Listen” describes his odyssey of self-discovery sparked by his indecision about what to do after graduating in 2011 from Middlebury…
WHITES CREEK, TN – Bishop Joseph W. Walker, III, Senior Pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church, will award a total of $50,000 to ten Metro Nashville Public elementary, middle school, and high school institutions on Sunday, August 28th during the 11:15 a.m. church service to be held at Mount Zion Baptist Church – 7594 Old Hickory Boulevard, Whites Creek, TN 37189. School administrators or designees from schools listed below will be on site to accept $5,000 for each school by way of check presentation: Elementary Schools: • Alex Green Elementary School • Carter Lawrence Magnet School • Purpose Preparatory Elementary School • …
(Manchester, Tenn.) – Dot Foods, Inc., North America’s largest food industry redistributor broke ground today on the company’s 13th U.S. distribution center, which will be located in Manchester, Tennessee. Dot has an existing facility in Dyersburg, Tennessee, and is excited to bring more jobs to the state. Dot’s new Manchester distribution center, located at 600 Manchester Industrial Parkway, will create more than 250 jobs in the first three years of operations. “When we are looking at where to locate a new facility, the available talent is among our top considerations,” said Dick Tracy, Dot Foods president. “We are excited about the workforce in Coffee…
By Cynthia A. Bond Hopson, Ph.D. I’m happy to report that I finished paying my student loans before Istarted drawing Social Security benefits, but barely. I didn’t borrowmuch—about $5,000, but when I graduated, I didn’t make much—my firstteaching job paid $17,000. Even adjusted for inflation, it’s still not much. My husband had loans too and I thought we’d never get through payingthem, but we did. We were careful not to borrow heavily for graduate schoolbut a recent conversation with my primary care doctor literally made me sick. She said her $270,000 in student loan debt was sucking the life out…
Cookeville, Tennessee – A Steinway piano worth about $60,000 arrived on Tennessee Tech campus recently, courtesy of a Tennessee Tech alumna. Billye Spicer, who just celebrated her 100th birthday on July 20, donated the instrument after reading an article about the university’s goal for their School of Music become an All-Steinway school. “Of course, Steinway is the very best piano that is made,” said Spicer. “And since I had one I thought, ‘Well, I can just give it to Tech.’ It was my pleasure to give. I was very fortunate to have that piano. I had many years to enjoy…
Premiere performance also features composers Joan Tower and Florence Price, vocal ensemble Lorelei Ensemble, and pianist Karen WalwynNashville, Tenn. (August 26, 2022) – Nashville Symphony announces the premiere performance of composer Julia Wolfe’s Her Story, a 30-minute piece for orchestra and women’s vocal ensemble. Her Story’s world premiere takes place at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center September 15 through 17, with future performances at other co-commissioning symphonies to follow. Her Story was co-commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Nashville Symphony, the National Symphony, and the San Francisco Symphony and with the generous support of Linda and Stuart Nelson. Trailblazing Women is a dynamic program celebrating great women composers, past and present. Commissioned…
New York, NY (Saturday, August 27, 2022) – The National Action Network (NAN) today launched a five-day Chapter Membership Drive, which will take place at 44 locations in 15 states through August 31st. The drive will also coincide with Sunday’s 59th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Justice, led by Dr. Martin Luther King and Black clergy leaders. NAN will organize throughout the year ahead of the 60th anniversary of the March in 2023. “The National Action Network was founded in the spirit and tradition of Dr. King’s teaching,” said Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of NAN. “We are kicking…