MURFREESBORO, TN — For recent Middle Tennessee State University graduates Zaheerah Smith-Cooper and her daughter Aminah Smith, sharing interests and passions extended beyond the home to the classroom. The mother-daughter duo not only graduated together from MTSU’s College of Education this spring but did so with top marks — a 4.0 GPA for Zaheerah and 3.9 GPA for Aminah. “It was great graduating with my mom!” Smith said. “We were sitting close together during the ceremony, only one person between us, so we could still share encouraging words. It was nice to accomplish this with her, and, hopefully, we…
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By Tribune Staff NASHVILLE, TN — One of the summer’s premier events will be held once again this weekend. The annual Jefferson St. Jazz & Blues Festival will be held on te campus of Fisk University. It gets underway at 5 p.m. Tickets are now available., Proceeds for this year’s event will go to benefit the organization J.U.M.P, With over 180 business, partner and individual memberships, JUMP works to keep the community alive and thriving toward the advancement of Jefferson Street. As a celebration, JUMP launched a day long music festival to celebrate the spirit of Jefferson Street and bring…
ORLANDO, FL — Danette Anthony Reed has ascended to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated’s highest office, becoming the 31st woman to be installed as Supreme Basileus during 70th Boule on Thursday, July 14, in Orlando, FL. Thousands of AKAs and dignitaries were present for her installation. She becomes the first Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® Supreme Basileus who is an engineer. A Dallas, TX resident and retired PepsiCo executive, Reed brings decades of corporate leadership, community engagement, service, and progressive sorority governance. Her 46 years of continuous sorority service at local, regional, and international levels has well-prepared her for…
Nashville, Tenn.–Fisk University is excited to announce the launch of a new Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program. The four-year curriculum will prepare students for professions in advocacy and allow them to work with underserved populations. The BSW program at Fisk University is designed to meet the needs of today’s social work professionals. It combines rigorous academic coursework with hands-on field experience, giving students the opportunity to put what they learn into practice. Acting Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Brandon A. Owens, Sr. believes that this approach will give our graduates the best chance of success in…
By Alejandra Molina (RNS) (RNS) — United Methodist Church leaders are asking for prayers as they mourn the death of the Rev. Autura Eason-Williams, who church leaders say was shot Monday (July 18) afternoon in a carjacking outside of her Memphis, Tennessee, home. The death of Eason-William, who was the superintendent for the Metro District in the denomination’s Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference as well as pastor of Memphis’ Capleville United Methodist Church, marks the second killing of United Methodist Church clergy this year. The Rev. Marita Harrell, senior pastor at Connections at Metropolitan United Methodist Church in Atlanta, was fatally stabbed…
NEW YORK, (PR Newswire)- Close to 30 years after creating widely-acclaimed vocal arrangements of music for the 1995 multi-Tony Award-nominated, Grammy Award-winning Broadway musical revue “Smokey Joe’s Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller,” theater veteran Chapman Roberts is the plaintiff in a David-and-Goliath lawsuit, charging that he is not been credited or compensated for subsequent stagings of the musical, that continues to wow audiences with the vocal arrangements he skillfully crafted for the 1995 show. The Broadway show features Roberts’ vocal arrangements of Leiber and Stoller’s rock and roll and R&B hits — such as “Jailhouse Rock,” and the Elvis…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The president of the award-winning Society for Human Resource Management has set the standard for greater success for those who will follow her in Fall 2022. Kaitlyn Berry, a master’s degree candidate in psychology who is looking forward to an Aug. 5 graduation, said the student organization she has led at MTSU is all about nurturing students who aspire to careers in human resources. “Our goal is to really advance the human resource profession by starting at that foundational level with the future HR professionals and people that are making up the business world,” Berry said. Part of…
A day of activities recognizing the late Rep. John Lewis will take place for a second year on Saturday, July 23, from 8 a.m.-noon in downtown Nashville. This year’s event will include a march from the Tennessee State Library and Archives, located at 1001 Rep. John Lewis Way N., to the Ryman Auditorium, 116 5 th Ave. N., where a program will be held. The public is invited to attend the recognition activities. “It is our goal to continue the recognition of this great congressman, whose indelible legacy began in Nashville,” said Metro Council Lady-At-Large Zulfat Suara, chair of the John…
WASHINGTON, July 20, 2022 — This week, from July 18, 2022 through July 24, 2022, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., one of the country’s largest African American women’s service organizations, will celebrate the 2022 Grand Boulè in Philadelphia. It has been four years since the organization has met face to face due to COVID-19 restrictions and 22 years since the international organization has gathered in its Atlantic region. The theme of this year’s Grand Boulè is “Honoring Our Founders, Continuing Their Legacy, The Dream Lives On!” which represents the organization’s 102-year legacy and the honor afforded to its five founders – Arizona…