By Logan Langlois NASHVILLE, TN — Meet Justin Jones, the young Tennessee legislative house candidate running for the Democratic nomination as District 52’s next representative. Jones has repeatedly made headlines over the years for his grassroots campaigning for social change and outspoken political activism. Now, Jones is looking to create change from within the house which he has been working with from the outside for so many years. During a phone interview with Jones, he said that it was people within District 52 itself who reached out to him asking for his candidacy. They reportedly were saying that they need…
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NASHVILLE, TN — Metro Parks and Recreation invites the public to a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the redesigned and expanded Gulch Greenway at the Asurion corporate hub on Thursday, August 4, 2022 from 10-11 am. This new greenway begins with a renovated trailhead situated under the Church Street Bridge and connects to a future Broadway Bridge trailhead and 11th Avenue. This segment of the Gulch Greenway is a part of the new Asurion corporate headquarters development and the greenway exemplifies a successful public-private partnership. Highwoods Properties funded and constructed the realignment and extension of the 12-foot-wide greenway trail, along with…
By Ed Trust Approximately 45 million Americans carry $1.7 trillion in student loan debt, but the financial challenges facing Black borrowers are numerous. Black students are more likely to borrow, borrow more, and are more likely to struggle with repayment than their peers, because they collectively have fewer resources due to the generational and ongoing effects of structural racism. This debt burden has far-reaching financial consequences, and research also shows that student debt contributes to poor mental health. In fact, the toll of student debt on people’s mental health can be just as devastating as the financial harm it can…
The House recently passed The Right to Contraception Act protecting access to birth control. This latest move is a broader effort by Democrats to enshrine federal law rights that may come under attack. Now, the Right to Contraception Act goes to Senate; however, it will unlikely garnish the supporting votes from the ten Republicans needed to pass it. The measure creates a statutory right for people to access birth control and protect a range of contraceptive methods. It will also ensure health care providers have a right to provide contraception services to their patients. The Vote for The Right to…
By Llewellyn St. Aubyn Adrian Peter NASHVILLE, TN — A unique school that is part of the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools is on the cusp of greatness, and many are unaware of this great school. With its particular focus, this school is making an indelible impact in our city and changing students’ lives daily. This gem has been kept quiet, but it will not be kept quiet anymore because of its present value to all it serves. This premier school is Isaiah T. Creswell Middle Magnet School of the Visual and Performing Arts, opened in 2006, named after the first…
A Media-Rich Space in Lower Manhattan Will Celebrate Robinson’s Life and Promote Dialogue on Race Relations and Other Social Issues NEW YORK, NY — Seventy-five years after Jackie Robinson made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) will open the doors to a museum in his honor Tuesday, July 26. Located at 75 Varick Street in Lower Manhattan, the nearly 20,000 square-foot space will honor the life and legacy of an American hero who very publicly broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball and played an active and equally pioneering role in the Civil Rights…
CHEYENNE, Wy. – In the first shootout of the new PBR Team Series, the Nashville Stampede out-rode the Carolina Cowboys by one qualified ride to register the team’s first win in the new league, 337.75-257.25. In a dramatic ride-for-ride showdown, the riders of the Stampede and Cowboys covered 70% of the game’s bulls. The Stampede (4-for-5) boasted an 80% riding average, while the Cowboys (3-for-5) concluded the game with a 60% conversion rate. Joao Henrique Lucas (Bastos, Brazil) and reigning PBR World Champion Daylon Swearingen (Piffard, New York) registered scores for the Stampede and Cowboys, respectively, to set the tone early in the ferocious…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-The Fisk University community is deeply saddened to learn of the tragic death of our brilliantly gifted Fisk alumna, Shonka White Dukureh ‘99. “She was just beginning to reach one of her goals in becoming a professional actress and singer,” stated Persephone Felder-Fentress, who served as her major advisor at Fisk. “The “Elvis” movie and her portrayal in it is as Big Momma Thornton brought her full circle. While a student at Fisk, Shonka performed in Smokey Joe’s Café singing Hound Dog. She had the “IT quality” in terms of her talent.” Shonka’s major at Fisk was…
By SAMANTHA MICHAELS Mother Jones It has not ended. Last month, the police in Akron, Ohio, fatally shot Jayland Walker dozens of times after a traffic stop. A family mourned. Protests followed. For Bianca Austin and Jacob Blake Sr., the shooting brought back bad memories. Austin’s niece was Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old woman who was fatally shot during a botched police raid on her home in Louisville, Kentucky, in 2020. Blake’s son Jacob Blake Jr. famously survived a police shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, months later. Since then, Austin and Blake Sr. have become close friends and colleagues, forming an organization called Families United that seeks to…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – Alan D. Valentine, President & CEO of the Nashville Symphony is excited to announce the hiring of Tonya McBride Robles as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). McBride Robles replaces outgoing COO Jonathan Marx and joins the Nashville Symphony starting September 6. McBride Robles comes to the Nashville Symphony with more than 20 years of experience working with symphonies and choruses across the East Coast. She has served in leadership positions with Annapolis Symphony Orchestra; The Metropolitan Chorus in Arlington, Va.; City Choir of Washington, D.C.; Concert Artists of Baltimore; San Antonio Symphony; and, most recently, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra,…