By Darragh Roche Critics have slammed Virginia “Ginni” Thomas and her husband, Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, after she said in an interview that she had briefly attended a rally in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021 before the Capitol riot unfolded. Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sits with his wife and conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas while he waits to speak at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. Ginni Thomas has admitted to briefly attending a rally at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021. © Drew Angerer/Getty Images Associate Supreme…
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For every good child welfare bill Tennessee lawmakers come up with, there are five bad ones just festering to become law. Senator Jon Lundberg, who sponsored 113 bills in the 112th General Assembly, and Senator Dawn White (76 bills) share top honors along with Rep. Mary Littleton (51 bills) for sponsoring the most bills guaranteed to make poor families suffer even more than they already do at the mercy of the Department of Children’s Services (DCS). To be fair to Lundberg, who is Deputy Speaker and looks a bit like Doc Brown in “Back to the Future” but with better…
By Rosetta Miller-Perry A basic tenet of the criminal justice system is the punishment fits the crime. But in the case of actor Jussie Smollett, sentenced to 150 days in jail and 30 months probation over an alleged faked 2019 racial attack, Smollett got a sentence far out of proportion to the crime he’s supposedly committed. For someone without a criminal record getting sentenced on a non-violent first offense and still maintaining his innocence, a far more reasonable sentence could and should have been given. A suspended sentence with probation, or even a month in jail and probation seems much…
Nashville, Tenn. – The Senate Judiciary Committee will hear dramatic testimony from Alex Youn on Wednesday morning at 10 am at the Cordell Hull State Office Building on two bills drafted in response to the brutal murders last year of his sister, Marie Varsos and his mother, Debbie Sisco, by Marie’s estranged husband. Since the murders, Alex has worked tirelessly with the Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence (The Coalition) and key legislative leaders in seeking justice for Marie and Debbie by passing stronger laws to prevent the kind of tragedy that devastated his family. “The criminal justice…
Registration Now Open for Three-Part Series Kicking off Saturday, March 26 at Yay Yay’s on Jefferson Nashville, Tenn. (March 15, 2022) — Les Dames d’Escoffier (LDEI) Nashville is proud to announce its first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion symposium “Desegregating Nashville’s Food Scene: An Anti-Racism Brunch and Dialogue Series.” Tickets are on-sale now for this three-part educational brunch series, organized and facilitated by members, which reinforces the chapter’s mission to provide an inclusive culture within the hospitality industry. DEI is an integral part of Les Dames Nashville, which supports women in the field of food, beverage, hospitality and farming through networking,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Ahead of the inaugural season for the ground-breaking 2022 PBR (t) Team Series, the league today announced the schedule for the eight teams that will compete through the first season. The Nashville Stampede, the city’s first-ever professional bull riding team, will debut inside Bridgestone Arena August 19-21. “Nashville is a city unlike any other. The culture, the atmosphere and the community set the stage for a phenomenal event,” says Nashville Stampede General Manager Tina Battock. “We are proud to represent Music City and the state of Tennessee at home and on the road, and we hope the…
On March 19 and 20, The Tennessee State University Music Department and Big Blue Opera Initiatives will hold the annual Harry T. Spirituals Festival. Presented in partnership with the National Museum of African American Music and Burleigh Legacy Alliance of Erie PA, the upcoming festival marks the return of in-person events however, virtual options will be maintained. Under the theme Celebrating and Preserving the African American Soundscape, this year’s programming offers attendees an array of lectures, choral clinics, a vocal masterclass, and a Sunday afternoon concert to benefit the Harry T. Burleigh Fund for Vocal Studies. The concert will also…
TN Tribune– The Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA Foundation) has elected four new Board members: David C. Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc, FCPP, University of Pennsylvania William N. Hait, MD, PhD, Johnson & Johnson James E.K. Hildreth, MD, PhD, Meharry Medical College Debra L. Ness, former President of the National Partnership for Women and Families. Dr. David C. Fajgenbaum is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in Translational Medicine & Human Genetics at the University of Pennsylvania, Founding Director of the Center for Cytokine Storm Treatment & Laboratory (CSTL), and Co-Founder/President of the Castleman Disease Collaborative Network (CDCN).…
Growing up I didn’t really see many Black women supermodels in fashion magazines. And trust me, I looked. I would sit for hours at Barnes & Noble‘s searching. After picking out my next hairstyle in the Black Sophisticate’s and/or Hype Hair magazines, I would turn to fashion flipping through the glossy pages of Vogue, Elle, and Marie Claire scouring the style sections and couture campaigns. I studied them because they were my gateway to labels and international fashion houses. Magazines were my masterclass. No one in my immediate family wore labels like Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, or Gucci. But these publications talked about them like household names and taught me their…
By Rebecca Aguilar, Texas Metro News When Channing Hill graduates from Howard University in 2023, she knows she will leave the campus a better place for future students. Hill, along with three other coeds, led #BlackburnTakeover, a 34-day sit-in in which more than 100 Howard students occupied the Washington, D.C. campus’ Blackburn University Center from Oct. 12 through Nov. 14, 2021. The students complained that Howard’s dorms were unlivable, infested with rodents, prone to repeat flooding and were past due for remediation of mold. During the protest, dozens of students abandoned their dorm rooms and camped outside in tents on…