If you have diabetes, a healthy eating plan for you is not that different from a healthy eating plan for people without diabetes. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) echoes the dietary guidelines recommended for the general public — that is, a diet centered on fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes (peas and beans), and low-fat dairy products. However, you’ll want to pay special attention to your carbohydrate intake. Get your copy of Healthy Eating for Type 2 Diabetes Healthy Eating for Type 2 Diabetes In this report, Healthy Eating for Type 2 Diabetes, you’ll learn about the components of a healthy…
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Darrell Freeman has just three months to flesh out the plan for a business incubator at one of Nashville’s historically Black colleges and universities. He’s not inclined to wait that long. “I’m not going to take 90 days. I want to get it done fast,” Freeman said in an interview. Freeman, one of the city’s most accomplished entrepreneurs, is spearheading a push to open an incubator at Fisk University at the behest of Mayor John Cooper and Metro Council. Fisk’s home neighborhood, North Nashville, is an area city and civic leaders are striving to boost after decades of neglect, displacement (first by the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Antioch High School has tapped Devin Arnold as the Bears’ new head football coach. Prior to joining Antioch High’s football program, Arnold served as the Junior Varsity head coach at Lipscomb Academy, where his team was named 2020 Division II AA TSSAA Football State Runner-Up and won the 2021 Division II AA TSSAA Football State Championship. His coaching expertise has carried him throughout Metro Nashville Public Schools, including serving as assistant girls’ basketball and track and field coach at Cane Ridge High School (2018), assistant coach and offensive coordinator at Antioch Middle School (2017) and various coaching…
TN Tribune—The 2022 MTSU Illinois Jacquet Jazz Festival is taking place at MTSU campus on April 2 for high school students and general public. If features the 1940s with the big bands of Count Basie and Lionel Hampton. To learn more about the Illinois Jacquet Foundation go to https://illinoisjacquetfoundation.org/. For a $20 registration fee, students have access to all of the educational activities, including MTSU student performances, the student jam session, guest clinics and the 5:30 p.m. headline concert featuring Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter Brian Lynch. All events in Hinton Hall are accessible online through the MTSU School of Music YouTube livestream at www.mtsu.edu/musiclivestream .…
WeGo Public Transit is dedicated to promoting employees from within the company. Several bus operators have been promoted to management positions. Most recently, former bus operator Stephanie 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 attention,” stated Ulysse. As she continued to…
By Mel Gurtov We might be inclined to think that the most urgent decisions on Ukraine have been made: decisions on military aid to the Ukraine government, on humanitarian aid to refugees and Ukrainian civilians still in the country, and on support of NATO countries bordering Russia. But to think so would be mistaken. As the military and humanitarian situation in Ukraine deteriorates, Thomas Friedman writes, “it will become more and more obvious that our biggest problem with Putin in Ukraine is that he will refuse to lose early and small, and the only other outcome is that he will…
By Matt Barnum Teachers have been working longer hours. They’re more stressed out. And many say they’ve considered quitting. Yet the vast majority of teachers have stayed in the profession throughout the pandemic, according to a Chalkbeat analysis of the latest data from a number of states and large school districts. Teacher resignation rates actually dipped after COVID first hit schools. As this school year approached, the data show, departures generally returned to pre-pandemic levels. Together, the numbers indicate that a feared teacher exodus has not yet come to pass — although concerning signs about the health of the profession remain. “I still worry,” said Gema Zamarro, a researcher…
By Chuck Hobbs With Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C) indicating that he may not vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown-Jackson as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court during the same week that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), both met with the jurist and offered praise without indicating whether they would vote “yes” to confirm, raises anew the q-word, “qualifications,” and what that means for Black professionals under the condescending glare of white professionals in America. One would think that a double Harvard graduate with an impeccable record as a lawyer and judge like…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune)– The Convention Center Authority appointed two new officers at its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday. Norah Buikstra will serve as Chair, and Alfred Degrafinreid II will serve as Secretary/Treasurer. The newly elected officers join Vonda McDaniel, who currently serves as Vice-Chair. Buikstra is the General Manager for The Mall at Green Hills, a property of The Taubman Company. She has served on the CCA board since October 2020. Degrafinreid II is the Associate Vice Chancellor for Local Government Relations and Community Partnerships at Vanderbilt University. He has served on the CCA board since February 2021. “We…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)—Metro Parks will unveil a historical marker that commemorates Centennial Art Center’s important role in Nashville’s Civil Rights History. The event will be held at 11 a.m., March 23, 2022 at Centennial Art Center 301 25th Ave. North Nashville, TN 37203 Centennial Park Nashville, TN. Constructed in 1932, Centennial Art Center was once the location of one of the city’s premier swimming facilities. The “Whites Only” pool and bathhouse shut down abruptly in 1961 in response to efforts to desegregate the pool led by two African American students – Kwame Leo Lillard and Matthew Walker Jr. Hear more…