PRIMM SPRINGS, Tenn. – Friends of Lick Creek organizers Amanda Mathis and Rodes Hart announced the citizen group will hold a community meeting this Saturday, February 19 at Mount Pleasant Methodist Church to discuss the Water Authority of Dickson County’s (WADC) permit application to build a sewage plant in East Hickman that would discharge into Lick Creek. The meeting will be held from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. and is open to citizens, lawmakers, and any interested parties. In January 2022, the WADC notified residents of a proposed wastewater treatment facility that would threaten wildlife, livestock, and residents near Lick…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – U.S. Secretary of Education, Dr. Miguel Cardona, hosted a roundtable discussion at Tennessee State University on Friday, Feb. 18, to address teacher shortages and other educational needs. The highlight of the conversation was TSU’s Grow Your Own teacher pipeline initiative in the College of Education. TSU is the number one HBCU for producing teachers and a top institution in the field across the nation. TSU graduate and undergraduate students from the Grow Your Own program, faculty and local educational leaders participated in the dialog that allowed them to talk openly about issues impacting their lives and work…
Memphis, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – The Memphis Grizzlies will honor Dr. Orpheus Triplett, DDS, assistant dean of Community Oral Health and Outreach in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Dentistry, with its HBCU Empowerment Award during the game on February 28. The honor is a nod to the contribution Historically Black Colleges and Universities and their graduates make in Memphis. Dr. Triplett earned his undergraduate degree at Alcorn State University in Lorman, Miss., and a DDS degree at Howard University, both are HBCUs. The Grizzlies and Pinnacle Financial Partners will give $5,000 to Alcorn in Dr. Triplett’s honor. “We…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – FirstBank Mortgage has announced it will provide an additional $500,000 in down payment assistance to qualified borrowers as part of its Borrower Benefit program. The program, which launched in 2019 with $1 million, is intended for borrowers purchasing a single-family, primary residence in low- to moderate-income areas within FirstBank’s lending footprint. Funds are available for 5 percent of the loan amount, up to a maximum of $5,000, for the use of a down payment and/or closing costs. The down payment assistance funds will have no interest rate and no associated monthly repayment terms. “We are proud to support…
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure is the Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), where she will oversee programs including Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the HealthCare.gov health insurance marketplace. A former policy official who played a key role in guiding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) through passage and implementation, Brooks-LaSure has decades of experience in the federal government, on Capitol Hill, and in the private sector. As deputy director for policy at the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and earlier at the Department of Health…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–There are no preservatives or shortcuts in June Michaux’s cooking, which seems appropriate because there have been no shortcuts in her journey to becoming a successful business owner as a Black woman. Her journey involves a career as a food scientist, a missing food truck and kind firefighters. Now, thanks to a partnership with Market Wagon (MarketWagon.com), an online farmers market, Ms. June’s Gumbo N’ Greens is a booming enterprise based in the Antioch neighborhood. “Market Wagon saved my business and my life,” said June. “I am a disabled veteran and a business owner. Market Wagon is…
By dopper0189, Black Kos, Managing Editor (this article was first published in Daily Kos) After the ends of both the Civil War and Reconstruction, Americans turned their attention to settling (stealing) lands of the Great Plains and Western range. This period was the time of rugged westerners who would later be come known as cowboys. But if you perform a cursory internet search of the term “American cowboy” a predictable set of images will apear. Husky men with weathered expressions galloping on horseback. These rugged men are dressed in denim or plaid, six shooters holstered at their wastes. They’ll have a lasso on their…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A groundbreaking decision today allows the lawsuit accusing former President Donald Trump of inciting the January 6th Capitol insurrection to move forward, denying immunity for conduct committed by a sitting president for the first time in history. President Trump had sought to dismiss the lawsuit and claimed absolute immunity against the allegations, brought by 10 members of Congress, which alleged that he, along with the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, conspired to incite a violent riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021. In his decision, Judge Amit P. Mehta of the United States District Court for the…
ATLANTA — The HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), Clark Atlanta University, is embarking on a $250 million capital campaign. A few of the initiatives include innovative research to help cure prostate cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, create new pathways in cybersecurity, create new avenues of entrepreneurship and to find new ways to eradicate social and racial injustices. CAU has served as the educational foundation for molding minds to pursue excellence and greatness. President FrenchThe campaign will support: Scholarships & Student SuccessTeaching, Research and ServiceThe CAU Endowment (e.g., Endowed Chairs, Professorships, and Scholarships)Infrastructure and TechnologyPrograms, Centers and Special Initiatives Clark Atlanta University (CAU) was…
Just before his performance at the Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show, it was announced that Snoop Dogg had acquired his former label Death Row Records. The Long Beach rapper says he plans on revitalizing the label that helped him jumpstart his three-decades-long career. Now, the son of Suge Knight, who originally founded the label is reacting to Snoop purchasing Death Row, and he’s very happy about it. Speaking with TMZ, Suge Jacob Knight described the purchase a “victory.” RELATED: Snoop Dogg Buys Former Label Death Row Records “I’m happy just like everyone else. I knew beforehand that this was going to happen,” he…