NASHVILLE, TN — MacKenzie Scott has given Meharry Medical College $20 million to support Meharry’s efforts in addressing health disparities and health inequities nationwide. Meharry President James E.K. Hildreth, Sr. said that Mackenzie Scott recognized Meharry’s continued positive impact on global health for more than 140 years. He said her gift provides a significant opportunity to meaningfully address health disparities and advance health equity while our nation and world are positioned for a moment of enormous change. Hildreth also said that when he was selected to serve as president nearly seven years ago, Meharry’s mission was to continue transforming this…
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MEMPHIS, TN — The FBI Memphis Field Office is seeing a significant increase in the number of ransomware attacks, which is a type of malicious software, or malware, that prevents you from accessing your computer files, systems, or networks, and demands you pay a ransom for their return. “Ransomware attacks can cause costly disruptions to operations and the loss of critical information and data,” said Special Agent in Charge Douglas M. Korneski of the FBI Memphis Field Office. “Recent ransomware attacks in Tennessee have targeted health care providers, manufacturing, schools, and small businesses.” The FBI does not support paying a…
By Dr. Harry L. Williams While the world has been focused on the growing numbers of COVID-19 causalities, the media has somewhat ignored the long-term educational and economic impacts of the pandemic – especially for Black students. Although there has been some attention given to the disparities between Black Americans and other groups contracting the virus, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Black community will be recovering from the impact of COVID-19, health wise, economically, and educationally for at least the next two decades. Throughout the pandemic, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been on the…
NASHVILLE, TN (TNTRIBUNE) — Fisk University will launch the first women’s gymnastics program, the first in the nation at a historically Black college and university (HBCU). The school based in Nashville, Tennessee, made the announcement Friday. The inaugural season will commence in January 2023. Fisk trustee Frank Simmons spearheaded the project to bring women’s gymnastics to the prestigious university. Fisk competes at the NAIA level, and is hoping to begin the gymnastics program during the 2022-23 season. The school said it will award athletic and merit scholarships. There has been an uptick in participation among gymnasts of color…
NASHVILLE, TN — WeGo Public Transit is dedicated to promoting employees from within the company. Several bus operators and front line staff have been promoted to management positions. Most recently, former bus operator Stephani Ulysse was named Operators Supervisor. Ulysse began with WeGo 17 years ago as a bus operator. Her strong work ethic and positivity positioned her for success, as she was determined to be a role model personally and professionally. “It was important that I use the mechanics of good work ethics to demonstrate my dependability, punctuality, and kindness at work because I know that someone always pays…
By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) – Amid the pandemic, job prospects continue to look very bright for TSU students and recent graduates, thanks to the university’s rigorous career readiness programs that have some major companies offering full-time employment to students. Many of the students will have solidified and secured job placements before graduation. At TSU’s Spring 2022 Career Fair on Feb. 25, it was disclosed that Bank of America, a longtime TSU partner, which last year contributed $1 million to help with students’ job readiness, and NTT DATA Services, a multinational information technology service and consulting…
NASHVILLE, TN — POWER Youth is a youth work initiative program of the Metropolitan Action Commission (MAC), a division of the Mayor’s Office. As part of its mission to strengthen the creative workforce and deepen artistic participation in Nashville, Metro Arts partners with MAC to provide project-based work experiences in the arts through the POWER Youth Summer Employment Program (formerly Opportunity Now) for young people ages 14-15 during the summer. For summer 2022, Metro Arts will facilitate experience work projects with with 8 partner organizations: • Edgehill Neighborhood Partnership, Arts Discovery Program • From the Heart International Education Foundation, Music…
FRANKLIN, TN — The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County, TN reveals plans for the much-anticipated 38th Annual Main Street Festival sponsored by First Horizon to be held April 23-24 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 23 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 24. One of the area’s largest family-friendly arts and crafts street festivals, this free-to-the-public event attracts hundreds of thousands of people to the Franklin historic district each year. Guests will enjoy local food and drink, children’s activities, live music, and outstanding arts & crafts along with this year’s special features which include…
By Nashville SC Communications NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville Soccer Club’s new 30,000-seat stadium will officially be known as GEODIS Park. Today, the club unveiled a historic naming rights partnership with global supply chain operator GEODIS during a special banner display ceremony at the stadium. Scheduled to be completed next month, GEODIS Park will be the largest soccer-specific stadium in the United States and Canada. “We have repeatedly said that the new stadium will become the spiritual home of Nashville Soccer Club,” said Nashville SC CEO Ian Ayre. “The commitment of logistics specialist GEODIS as the naming partner and the unveiling…
By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.DNNPA Newswire Culture and Entertainment Editor Valerie Boyd, world-renowned author of the definitive biography of Zora Neale Hurston, Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston, died February 12, 2022, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. A native Atlantan, Valerie Jean Boyd was born on Dec. 11, 1963, to Roger and Laura Jean (Burns) Boyd. Her mother was a homemaker, and her father owned a gas station and later a tire shop in the Bankhead area of the city where she grew up. Boyd was the Charlayne Hunter-Gault Distinguished Writer in Residence and Associate Professor…