Memphis, Tenn. (August 8, 2022) – The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is partnering with Health Students Teaching Memphis Youth, Omega Ministries, and the Memphis Medical Society to give away 500 free backpacks filled with school supplies to K-12 students in the Memphis community during a drive-through event Saturday, August 13. The backpack giveaway is open to the public and will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Van Vleet Building, 3 N. Dunlap St., on the Memphis campus. Attendees should enter the driveway of the building under the “UTHSC Campus Police” sign. Backpacks are limited to…
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By PAUL NUTCHER, The Ledger LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) _ Nearly six years ago, the Florida Legislature set aside a medical marijuana license for a Black farmer like John Allen to join the burgeoning industry. But the license still has not been issued by the Florida Department of Health, which regulates the industry. Twenty-two licenses have been issued but none so far to a Black farmer, despite the aim of the Legislature in 2016. In the intervening years, the licenses have generated enormous revenues from some of the license holders _ frustrating the Black farmers who wonder how they can catch…
By KIMBERLEE KRUESIAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Tennessee will be able to implement a contentious school voucher program while opponents continue challenging the initiative, a three-judge panel decided just days before the new school year begins. On Friday, attorneys representing Nashville, Shelby County _ which encompasses Memphis _ and families argued in court that Tennessee officials were acting in a “haphazard fashion” while rolling out the voucher program and asked that the 2019 law be blocked. Known as education savings accounts, eligible families would be allowed to use up to approximately $8,100 in public tax dollars on private schooling…
By KRISTIN M. HALLAP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Sam Gooden, one of the original members of the Chicago soul group The Impressions and a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has died. He was 87. His daughter, Gina Griffin, said Gooden died Thursday, a month shy of his 88th birthday, in his hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee, surrounded by his family. His death was first reported by WRCB-TV in Chattanooga. The Impressions formed in the 1950s after Gooden and brothers Richard and Arthur Brooks met Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler in Chicago. Butler sang baritone lead…
Nashville, Tenn. –Robert Carr, Jr. Ed.D who has led a 20 year career in education, has been appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs. He will begin at the university on August 25. Dr. Carr will have oversight of all academic departments, coordinate curricular initiatives, grant degrees, work with faculty on assignments and research programs, develop online courses, join accreditation committees for other schools and serve as an adviser to the University president. “I am honored to join historic Fisk University at a time of momentous growth, excitement, and attention to excellence. I plan to partner with President Newkirk, the…
(Washington, D.C.) Bishop-Elect Deborah K. Webb, Overseer of Living Rivers Ministries, was consecrated and installed as the first female bishop in the Temple of Praise International Fellowship of Churches, Incorporated on Sunday, July 31, 2022, during her Episcopal Consecration Service held at 5 p.m. (EST) at the Temple of Praise church, located at 700 Southern Avenue in Southeast in Washington, District of Columbia. Several hundred parishioners, episcopal clergy leaders, her family, and friends traveled from across the nation to witness the historic Episcopal Consecration Service for Bishop-Elect Webb, a ministry trailblazer. The Temple of Praise church followed Covid-19 safety protocols…
The icon that introduced the world to the female empowerment song of our lives, “I Am Every Woman”, she now delivers the ultimate female anthem, “WOMAN LIKE ME”. “Woman Like Me”, is globally available now, via the SRG-ILS Group/UMG label imprint. “WOMAN LIKE ME” was written by Gregg Pagani, Francesca Richard, and Jeffrey Anderson and produced by Gregg Pagani. As previously shared exclusively with Billboard.com, “WOMAN LIKE ME”, is Chaka Khan’s first single release since signing with The SRG/ILS Group, back in early May, 2022. “Chaka Khan is a beacon of light in our industry. Her spirit and her vocals soar. It is a pleasure working with her…
NASHVILLE, TN – Bankers Life, a national life and health insurance brand that focuses on the insurance needs of Americans who are near or in retirement, is pleased to announce that Jessica Smith was named one of the company’s 2022 Top Women Financial Advisors at Bankers Life. “My mission is to become an asset of investments to retirees and their families,” said Smith, who has been with the company for 13 years. “I am committed to meeting and exceeding the needs my clients and their loved ones.” The recognition campaign showcases “The Best of the Best” women financial advisors representing…
By Saad and Shaw Life is changing faster than ever. Sometimes it feels as if the ways we have planned for the future just aren’t working. For many of us, we live in the moment, and engage in future planning every now and then; usually when life forces us to. But what if we had a new way to engage with the here-and-now and the future simultaneously. We interviewed nationally recognized Philanthropic Futurist Trista Harris in 2018 on just this topic in a column titled Can we see into the future? Different from the classic fortune-teller, a futurist, according to…
GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) _ An Airbnb listing in Mississippi advertised as a “slave cabin” has been removed from the site following backlash on social media. Airbnb apologized after a TikTok video went viral criticizing the description of a cottage in Greenville. The bed and breakfast was marketed as an “1830s slave cabin.” The “meticulously restored” property, complete with a new television and premium streaming channels, was described as a “tenant sharecropper’s cabin and a medical office for local farmers and their families to visit the plantation doctor.” The listing caught the attention of Wynton Yates, a Black lawyer from New…