ATLANTA (TN Tribune) – The NFL, together with the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) and the Professional Football Athletic Trainer Society (PFATS), today announced the launch of the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative, which will provide medical students at the four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) medical schools with the opportunity to complete a clinical rotation with NFL club medical staff. This initiative aims to increase and diversify the pipeline of students interested in pursuing careers in sports medicine to help make a positive impact in the field and, over time, help to diversify NFL club medical staff. Medical…
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Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)—Some companies describe them as Terms and Conditions, while others call them Privacy Policy, User Agreements, or Terms of Service – whatever the description, the average consumer can attest to simply scrolling through the fine print to download a new app, sign up to a new streaming service, or even purchasing health insurance. In rare cases, these companies emphasize the importance of reading legal text carefully by having a bit of fun at their customers’ expense. A few years ago, F-Secure managed to get some of their customers to inadvertently give away their first born child in…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, May 25th the NCBCP Black Women’s Roundtable and the National Council for Negro Women (NCNW) will partner with over 30 national civil rights, reproductive rights and social justice organizations to host a Black Women Leaders & Allies Call to Action on Voting Rights & Reproductive Justice, to push for the passage of Federal Voting Rights Legislation and to make an urgent call for Congress to protect reproductive rights for women that are under attack. The Day of Action will begin with a “Speak Out and Silent Protest” on the steps of The United States Supreme Court. The event will…
Nashville, Tenn.—Dr. André L. Churchwell, vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, has been recognized as a distinguished alumnus of Metro Nashville Public Schools and named to the Nashville Public Education Foundation’s Public Schools Hall of Fame for 2022. Churchwell is a graduate of East High School (now East Nashville Magnet High School). He is one of three MNPS graduates being recognized with a 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award, which celebrates graduates of Metro Nashville Public Schools who have displayed leadership in their professions; made significant civic, business and/or community contributions; and positively impacted the lives of others.…
t NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune) — Artober Nashville, a program of NowPlayingNashville at The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, will accept local Nashville and Middle Tennessee artist submissions for the background of the 2022 logo through June 1. Each year, a local artist is selected as the background of the event’s official 2022 logo. This past year, the photograph of “Wee Little Houses” by Tammy Gentuso (a mixed-media clay artist) served as the backdrop. “We are looking for another unique piece of art from a local artist,” said Erin Holcomb, NowPlayingNashville Manager. All artists must submit a piece of visual…
Dear Graduating Senior, I am begging your pardon for a somber reflection amidst the joy of the near completion of high school – not to be a wet rag on that accomplishment, but a bright light on the realities of post-secondary education. If you are going on to a state university, your GPA is a 3.5 or better, your ACT or SAT score is at the 70th percentile (placing you in the top 30% of current test takers) and you enter the University this year, about 56% of students with similar qualifications will graduate in six years. What’s surprising about this number is…
Franklin, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–Franklin Mayor Dr. Ken Moore and faith communities from the Williamson County area will unite for a community-wide time of prayer for comfort, healing, and unity in the wake of another mass shooting in our country and ongoing racial strife. The event will be Tuesday, May 24, at noon at First Presbyterian Church, Franklin. The recent mass shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York has been described as an act of racial terrorism. It appears from news accounts that the shooter traveled from a different community to intentionally target African Americans. Unite Williamson released the…
Dear Editor: It pains me to write this statement as our communities and our nation come to grips with the horrific act of racism that unfolded in Buffalo, NY. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims, the historic Jefferson Street community, and the entire City of Buffalo. Another senseless act of gun violence, rooted in hate and disdain for human life, has marred life as we know it as African Americans in this country. So, what do we do and what do we say to ease the pain and anxiety? There is no simple answer about…
By Lisa Rein Four years after her longtime partner died of kidney cancer, federal agents knocked on Gail Deckman’s door outside Chicago and told her she was in trouble: She had kept thousands of dollars in Social Security disability benefits that should have stopped when he died. Deckman told the agents she thought the $1,400 check deposited each month into an account to which she had access was a payment for land her partner had sold in Michigan. She spent the money on rent and clothes and gifts for her grandchildren, she said. The inspector general’s office, which investigates disability fraud…
by Leigh MacMillan We need zinc: one-tenth of the proteins in our cells require this metal for their normal functions in all aspects of cell metabolism. We acquire zinc by eating it — in foods or multivitamin supplements — but up to 30% of people in some parts of the world are at risk for zinc deficiency, which can cause slowed growth, impaired immune function, neurological disorders and cancers. The World Health Organization considers zinc deficiency a leading contributor to disease and death. Despite zinc’s critical role, however, it has not been clear how the metal gets put into proteins…