By Dee Ford Byas FRANKLIN, TN — Black Rodeo USA is blazing trails of culture and tradition countrywide as it makes its second stop on an eight-city tour on May 28 in Nashville area. There will be two shows 1 pm and 7 pm at the Wilson County Fairgrounds in Lebanon. Since its Arizona inception in 2011, the family-oriented event coined, “The Hottest Shows on Dirt,” continues to grow as thousands have hopped on the Western phenomena spotlighting Black rodeo cowboys and cowgirls. Noted as a Triple-E rated show for its exciting “Education” and “Entertainment” for “Everyone,” the event celebrates…
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The Gumball 3000 Rally is back with a spectacular route from Toronto – Miami from May 27 to June 2. The Rally arrives with a festival of Supercars and Superstars in Nashville on Monday, May 30 to make it a Memorial Day to remember! Superstars come together to participate in the 22nd Annual Gumball 3000 Rally and raise money for the Gumball 3000 Foundation (non-profit) to support a variety of youth-based projects in low- income communities. Driving from Toronto to Miami in just 6 days – the spectacular entry grid of over 100 cars includes custom classics to futuristic hypercars!…
CHICAGO, IL — Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® is continuing to make good on its commitment to our nation’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). This evening the sorority’s International President and CEO Dr. Glenda Glover presented Morris Brown College with a $100,000 donation to establish an endowment for scholarships and other operational needs to help bolster the institution’s sustainability. A check presentation took place on the historic campus at the Dr. Gloria Anderson Multi-purpose Complex. “Alpha Kappa Alpha is pleased to make this donation to Morris Brown College, as we continue our support of the county’s HBCUs,” said AKA…
NASHVILLE, TN — Centerstone, a not-for-profit health system specializing in mental health and substance use disorder treatments, has promoted Megan Klaas to director of credentialing for its operations in Illinois and Tennessee. Previously operations director for Centerstone’s Illinois operations, Klaas joined Centerstone in 2017 as a credentialing manager. In her new role, Klaas leads all credentialing operations in both Illinois and Tennessee, producing high level results in a fast paced, high volume environment. Klaas manages external and internal communications that foster expedited and accountable credentialing processes. Also, Klaas oversees all of the credentialing functions, from expedited application management to health…
Mary Catherine Bailey Barnwell, 91, of New Bern passed Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at her residence. The service may be viewed on Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/419462764? pdw=SUVtQTBzdDFCenJkbzdzc25pcW5ldz09 A Celebration of Life Service will be held 1 PM, Sunday, May 29, 2022 at Ebenezer Presbyterian Church, 720 Bern St. The interment will be held at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, Maryland. Mary is predeceased by her daughter, René in 2022. Mary is survived by her husband, Dr. Sydney Barnwell, former physcian of Meharry Medical College; daughter, Maria Barnwell of Arizona; son, John Barnwell of New Bern and three grandchildren.
By Marty Irby When most folks think of Tennessee, they think of Jack Daniels, Elvis Presley and Graceland, country music, the UT Vols and, in many cases, the Tennessee Walking Horse – the greatest, most versatile and smoothest breed of horse there is. As a former Tennessean, past president of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ & Exhibitor’s Association and eight-time World Champion, I’ve been a lifelong supporter of the breed. The Tennessee Walking Horse has given so much to the state, and it’s tied to many of our cultural symbols and industries like Jack Daniels, whose Old Number 7 remains the top-selling American whiskey…
National–As conservatives across the country wage war on reproductive rights, demanding by law that women be forced to carry any pregnancy to term, regardless of the circumstances, they frequently (slash always) like to forget that they do absolutely nothing to support these people during said pregnancies or after. Mississippi, for example, where abortion will immediately become illegal if Roe v. Wade is overturned, has the highest rate of child poverty in the country and recently rejected a bid to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage. And in Louisiana, which has a similar trigger law that will go into effect upon Roe being…
The 147th Commencement of Meharry Medical College Saturday was a celebration of multiple occasions, all centered around the triumph of returning to the scene of many Commencement exercises before—the Grand Old Opry House Auditorium. Not since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020 forced Meharry’s graduation ceremony to go virtual has there been a gathering of students, family and friends to watch Meharrians cross the stage to receive their diplomas and academic honors. While masks were required for all in the auditorium, the COVID protocol didn’t dampen the spirits of the attendees. “This is the first large in-person gathering for Meharry…
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Cancer death rates have steadily declined among Black people but remain higher than in other racial and ethnic groups, a U.S. government study released Thursday shows. Cancer deaths have been dropping for all Americans for the past two decades because of lower smoking rates and advances in early detection and treatment. The rates among Black people fell 2% each year from 1999 to 2019, from 359 cancer deaths per 100,000 to 239 deaths per 100,000, according to the report published online in JAMA Oncology. In 2019, the highest cancer death rates were in Black…
Dear Editor: Don’t be just another right-wing racist Republikkkan Trumptard who has been completely brainwashed by pro-Putin, anti-choice Fox “News” and by listening to partisan GOP hate radio decade-after-decade of your bungled, backasswards Baby Boomer life. Try reading a book, or at least using your brain! Clueless “cancel culture” conservatives angrily insist that anyone who dislikes their deranged, demonic crackpot cult leader Donald Trump should be silenced and censored, and for some inexplicable reason Republicans almost always clumsily attempt to mislabel Democrats as “Marxist”, when it’s the GOP’s greedy old pervert Trump who clearly loves repressive communist…