NASHVILLE & LOS ANGELES – – Ascension Saint Thomas has entered into a strategic agreement with Southwest Value Partners and AEG, joint venture partners and co-developers of the Nashville Yards entertainment district and music venue, to become a Founding Partner of the 18-acre Nashville Yards as well as the exclusive naming rights partner for the project’s open plaza and green space, to be known as Ascension Saint Thomas Landing. As part of the multi-year agreement, brokered by AEG Global Partnerships, Ascension Saint Thomas will serve as the development’s official healthcare partner. As a Founding Partner, a premium and category exclusive…
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While campaigning for president, Joe Biden vowed to triple funding for Title I. Last year, Biden aimed to get much of the way there by proposing to more than double the program, which sends extra money to high-poverty schools. Now, it looks like schools will have to settle for far less. A bipartisan budget package unveiled early Wednesday increases Title I by just 6%, or $1 billion, and includes a smaller-than-requested boost for funding to support students with disabilities. It’s the latest blow to the Biden’s administration’s education agenda, and means that high-poverty schools won’t be getting the sustained windfall some officials and advocates were hoping…
Clarksville, TN — Historic Collinsville Pioneer Settlement in rural Montgomery County, Tennessee, announces its 2022 opening weekend will be April 1-3, 2022. Visitors to the historic site will be greeted by new faces and can expect more activities throughout the year. Kristy Proctor and Mark Britton have been hired as Directors of Historic Collinsville and Weakley House Museum. Both will work part-time to operate the property, as well to curate and present the story of what will become the Weakley House Museum. Proctor is a retired educator who has lived in the Southside community near Historic Collinsville for 31 years.…
By Allan Ripp, principal of Ripp Media Of the many distortions manufactured by Russian President Vladimir Putin to justify Russia’s assault on Ukraine, perhaps the most bizarre is his claim that the action was taken to “denazify” the country and its leadership. In making his case for entering his neighbor’s territory with armored tanks and fighter jets, Putin has stated that the move was undertaken “to protect people” who have been “subjected to bullying and genocide,” and that Russia “will strive for the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.” Putin’s destructive actions — among them the devastation of Jewish communities — make clear that he’s lying…
Eight leading members of the National Congress of Black Women (NCBW) have sued executive director E. Faye Williams for financial and other misconduct, including using NCBW funds for personal expenses, failing to submit records for audit, and withholding material information from members. The suit also charges Williams with conducting a sham election to oust the members who sued NCBW’s board of directors. A D.C. Superior Court judge recently denied Williams’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit and the case is proceeding. “Upon becoming board chair, I was completely shocked and disillusioned at the massive amount of mismanagement in the national office,”…
Comedian Katt Williams was forced to end a comedy show early after a bomb threat was made to the venue. On Saturday (March 12) a person called into the Nashville Municipal Auditorium where Williams was performing. According to CNN, the threat was received around 10:36 p.m., which resulted in building staff deciding to remove the audience. “The building was successfully cleared by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department without incident. Due to an ongoing investigation, specific details regarding the threat are not being released at this time,” relayed a statement issued by the auditorium. A statement emailed to VIBE from Williams’ representatives confirmed…
By Jon Jeter No sooner had a Chicago judge last week sentenced the disgraced actor Jussie Smollett to five months in jail than Black social media began to buzz with accusations of a racist double standard. “I am not here to debate you on his innocence,” actress Taraji P. Henson tweeted in support of her friend and former castmate on the popular television series “Empire.” “But we can agree that the punishment does not fit the crime,” Henson continued. “Emmett Till was brutally beat and ultimately murdered because of a lie, and none of the people involved with his demise…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune) On Saturday, March 12, at 11 a.m. Congressman Jim Cooper wed Nashvillian Mary Falls at a small private ceremony at Christ the King Church on Belmont Avenue with their children present. Rev. Dexter Brewer officiated. Cooper was widowed in February 2021, when his wife of 36 years, Martha, died after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. Falls had been widowed three years earlier when her husband of 27 years, Naill, died of a rare neurological disorder. Each of the newlyweds has three adult children. “I feel like the luckiest man in the world,” said Cooper, 67, “having been so…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–Dean of the Tennessee State University Honors College, Dr. Coreen Dawkins Jackson was among four distinguished alumni from William Jewell College honored at Celebration of Achievement activities. The Citation for Achievement Award was created in 1944 and is the highest honor given to William Jewell alumni who have made significant contributions in their profession. An academician, administrator and author, Jackson graduated as valedictorian in her native Jamaica at age 16 and accepted a full academic scholarship at William Jewell College to study Speech Communication. She also holds a Master of Science in Broadcast Journalism from Brooklyn College and a Ph.D. in Mass…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–Adventure Science Center has received an adult-size changing table donation from Amerigroup Tennessee and MaxAbility that will promote community inclusion by offering a safe, private, and hygienic toileting option for guests. The ribbon-cutting unveiling will take place in Nashville at Adventure Science Center on March 15 at 1 p.m. where Amerigroup member, Alaina Hood alongside her family, will cut the ribbon for the adult-sized changing table. In addition, Amerigroup Tennessee will provide $1,000 worth of free Adventure Science Center admissions to local agencies that advocate and provide services for those with disabilities. Help with toileting is a common…