Nashville, TN — State Treasurer David H. Lillard, Jr., along with Representative Bo Mitchell, recognized 10-year-old Townes Jennings, of the Pasquo community of Nashville, as the winner of TNStars’ $5,000 Holiday Scholarship Giveaway. Townes is a fourth-grade student at Christ Presbyterian Academy. He plays football and baseball and enjoys playing with friends and going on camping trips with his family. Townes wants to be a professional football player when he grows up. “Research shows that students who save money for college are seven times more likely to attend college,” Treasurer Lillard said. “We hope this scholarship will help you attend…
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February 3, 2022 – Today, country/soul duo The Kentucky Gentlemen shares their latest single “Whatever You’re Up For.” Co-produced by songwriter/producer Chris Sligh (Rascal Flatts) and Grammy-nominated producer Matt McClure (Lee Brice, Dylan Scott), the new single is a sultry, catchy-as-hell country bop that combines the duo’s earliest influences of ‘90s country and R&B. Along with the new song, the pair shares an accompanying music video that was featured this morning at Wide Open Country, who called it “an irresistible country jam that makes for the perfect first date soundtrack.” Watch the “Whatever You’re Up For” music video via YouTube…
By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, The San Diego Voice and Viewpoint With the failure to overturn the Filibuster Rule in the United States Senate, it would appear that the John Lewis Voting Act and the Voting Rights Act are dead because of two “Dixiecrat Senators” and a Republican blockade in the Senate that has long forgotten the Oath of Office that each of them took when taking their positions of office. However, there is hope that the President will start using the power of his office on behalf of the people who put him in the presidency. Without the…
WASHINGTON — On February 1, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken led a celebration to honor Ambassador Terence A. Todman, a pioneering Black diplomat who railed against racial inequity and discrimination within the State Department. The main cafeteria at State Department headquarters in Washington has been renamed in Todman’s honor, more than six decades after he fought to end segregation within the Department. You can watch and read the full remarks here and read excerpts below.Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley:“But just over six decades ago, this was not the case. It couldn’t be. At the Foreign Service Institute across the river, Black diplomats could not…
By Jeff MartinAssociated Press WOODSTOCK, GA — At least a half-dozen historically Black universities in five states and the District of Columbia were responding to bomb threats Monday, with many of them locking down their campuses for a time. Both the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are investigating, the agencies said in separate statements. In Georgia, Albany State University warned students and faculty on social media that “a bomb threat has been issued to Albany State University’s academic buildings.” School officials at Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, told students to stay…
Former Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. is a man of courage, with a renewed mission. In his new book, The Finger of God: From the Lineage of David to the Presidency of The United States (Archway Publishing – 2021), Jackson takes readers on a historical Constitutional odyssey intertwined with Biblical and scholarly quotes, along with illuminating transparencies about his personal, political and prison life. In his points of references in The Finger of God Jackson relies upon his theological wisdom and the foundation of the forefathers of our nation. Jackson dissects the U.S. Constitution and educates readers while invoking his…
COLUMBIA, TN — First Farmers and Merchants Bank—a community bank with 22 locations in seven Middle Tennessee counties—promoted Marcus D. Williams to Director of Nashville Community Banking. Williams joined the First Farmers team in 2019 and previously served as Branch Manager of the McEwen office in Franklin, Tenn., where he assisted customers with personal, business and mortgage loans. First Farmers created Williams’ new role to advance the bank’s mission of forming lasting connections within the local community and promoting their affordable lending program. Williams will work to connect customers in Middle Tennessee with helpful financial services, such as homebuyer education…
NASHVILLE, TN — On Friday February 4, 2022, WeGo Public Transit will celebrate Transit Equity Day at WeGo Central from 6 am – 6pm. The day commemorates the 109th birthday of Rosa Parks as well as other civil rights icons who advocated for accessible, reliable, and affordable transit. WeGo will honor Elizabeth Duff, who broke the Nashville public transportation gender barrier; becoming first woman to drive a Nashville city bus. She started with the company in 1974 and retired in 2007. She died of COVID complications at the age of 72. She is survived by her husband Harry Duff Sr. and three…
MURFREESBORO, TN — Two MTSU departments are joining forces with the local United Way and the League of Women Voters to shed light on Rutherford County’s neediest residents. “United for Alice: Examining Our Quality of Life” is slated for 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, in the Miller Meeting Room of the Miller Education Center, 503 Bell St. The event is free and open to the public, and free parking will be available at the building and the lot across the street. MTSU’s departments of human sciences and social work are part of the project. Meagan Flippin, president and…
In his letter to the editor included in this issue, Mayor Ken Moore shares the impact GraceWorks has had in Franklin for its 26 years. GraceWorks is losing their 21-year lease in June of 2023 because the building was sold. GraceWorks has not yet found either a leasable space or a permanent home option for their community resource center that serves over 11,000 neighbors a year. The looming June 2023 deadline is fast approaching, as the ministry believes it will take many months to retrofit any location and move. Mayor Moore shares, “We should be proud this innovative nonprofit whose…