Ivanka Trump’s office confirmed to The New York Times that she is talking with the House select committee to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot about appearing for an interview. “Ivanka Trump is in discussions with the committee to voluntarily appear for an interview,” a spokesperson for former President Donald Trump’s daughter told the outlet. Keith Kellogg, the national security adviser to former Vice President Joe Pence, testified that Ivanka Trump was in the Oval Office on Jan. 6, 2021, where she reportedly encouraged then-President Trump to ask his supporters to stand down from their ongoing breach of the Capitol, according to the…
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Clarence Thomas, the U.S. Supreme Court’s most senior justice, long celebrated by conservatives and reviled by liberals, is facing renewed scrutiny for potential conflicts of interest as he helms the court’s newly empowered conservative majority and as public opinion of the court slumps to a historic low. Independent ethics watchdogs have raised new questions about the activism of Clarence Thomas’ wife of 34 years, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, a longtime political consultant who lobbies for some of the same conservative causes — around abortion, gun rights and religious freedom — that are before the high court. A New Yorker magazine report last month documented a…
NAACP The NAACP has begun handing out its 53rd annual Image Awards, which will roll out over six consecutive nights starting tonight. Winners in non-televised award categories will be announced starting at 5 p.m. PT every night this week on naacpimageawards.net and the NAACP Image Awards YouTube channel, leading up to the televised ceremony on Saturday, February 26. The virtual shows will be hosted by actor-comic Affion Crockett, with Black-ish star Anthony Anderson emceeing the main event, which BET will air live at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. Former ESPN personality Jamele Hill is the first double winner at this year’s Image Awards, scoring twice for…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (TN Tribune) — MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee and his wife, MTSU first lady Elizabeth McPhee, were presented special awards Monday night by the Murfreesboro Branch of the NAACP for their ongoing community service and support of underserved student populations at the university and Murfreesboro City Schools. The McPhees were presented the NAACP’s President’s Awards during a virtual Martin Luther King Jr. and Social Justice Celebration broadcast. “We are humbled and (I’m) humbled that the organization has seen fit to give this honor to me,” President McPhee said in accepting the award from longtime local NAACP member and…
Mount Juliet, Tenn. (TN Tribune) — Mount Juliet resident Yvette Davis-Atkins will be one of 12 people featured in a new awareness campaign launching on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for March—Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. Davis-Atkins was a caregiver to her late husband, and today she’s an advocate with the national advocacy group Fight Colorectal Cancer. The “Fight for More” campaign featuring Davis-Atkins emphasizes what the colorectal cancer (CRC) community needs “more” of, especially from lawmakers. Davis-Atkins’s photo and story will appear on outdoor digital boards next to…
By Kalen Russell Tennessee’s 2022 legislative session is well under way, and we’re keeping a close eye on the proposed bills involving our state’s election process. What voting and election legislation have we seen so far? Here’s a summary of the issues that we see trending: Enhanced election audits: Currently, only the counties that use optical scan voting machines, i.e., those with paper ballots, are required to audit ballots following certain elections, but a couple of bills could change that. HB2585/SB2675 would require randomly selected counties to conduct risk-limiting audits, a statistically based technique of randomly selecting ballots to audit, before the election results are…
BY MORGAN CHALFANT AND AMIE PARNES – Black women’s groups and other advocacy organizations are laying the groundwork to boost President Biden’s forthcoming Supreme Court nominee and fend off Republican attacks against her. Sources familiar with the organizing and mobilizing efforts revolving around the nominee say there are preparations underway to fundraise, advertise, provide media training and get the voices of Black women on the airwaves and in op-eds in newspapers around the country. The efforts will also include grassroots and social media mobilizing and organization to show support for the pick. The preparations represent an effort to build support and excitement for Biden’s…
February 22, 2022 (CHICAGO) ― Gravitas Ventures has acquired the U.S. and Canadian distribution rights for “Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.,” an intimate documentary film introducing the storied history of Alpha Kappa Alpha, America’s first sorority for Black college women. Narrated by Phylicia Rashād and written and directed by Deborah Riley Draper, Twenty Pearls tells the story of a powerful sisterhood created in 1908 that has influenced significant watershed moments in history, including World War II, NASA, Civil Rights, Voting Rights, Women’s Rights, HBCUs and Public Health. With a multi-platform launch date of February 22, 2022, Twenty Pearls will be…
Nashville, TN – (TN Tribune) – Craft Cannabis™, a seed-to-shelf cannabis company, is set to launch Tennessee’s first brick and mortar cannabis bar & restaurant called Buds & Brews™. The restaurant, slated to open in late April or early May, will be located at 1246 3rd Ave., Nashville, TN 37208 in North Germantown. The Buds & Brews dining experience will offer a menu of upscale bar fare paired with their own line of cannabis infused condiments. Served on the side, patrons can choose their favorite sauces infused with locally grown and extracted hemp-derived THC. The restaurant will not only offer…
Madison Wells, Gigi Pritzker’s award-winning, independent entertainment company, has acquired and will develop a feature adaptation of State of Terror, the best-selling novel by former Secretary of State, U.S. Senator and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and New York Times best-selling novelist Louise Penny. This high-stakes thriller of international intrigue follows novice Secretary of State Ellen Adams, who is unexpectedly brought into the administration by a newly-elected President, her political and personal adversary. Events soon erupt that sweep her into a world of global intrigue and diplomacy where the stakes could not be higher and the potential consequences, both personal…