LEBANON, TN — Cumberland University’s Jeanette C. Rudy School of Nursing and Health Professions announced today that its nursing students achieved a 100% NCLEX pass rate for 2021. The National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) is a nationwide test taken by nursing students to assess their competency before becoming a licensed nurse. For the last several years, Cumberland’s NCLEX scores have been steadily increasing from 82% in 2018, 93% in 2019 and 96.49% in 2020. In 2021, Cumberland’s aim for excellence in nursing was achieved. “As a university that prioritizes excellence, this accomplishment speaks to the considerable time and effort that…
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NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville Repertory Theatre presents Jocelyn Bioh’s award-winning Off-Broadway play School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play in TPAC’s Andrew Johnson Theatre. Named “the most important play off Broadway…” by Essence Magazine and an “uproarious comedy that also pulls at the heartstrings” by the Hollywood Reporter, Nashville Rep’s production will be performed at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s Andrew Johnson Theater, 505 Deaderick Street, from Thursday, February 10th through Sunday, February 20th, 202. For ticket and showtime information, visit www.nashvillerep.org. “We are thrilled to be presenting the Nashville premiere of this exciting contemporary piece. Jocelyn Bioh’s play…
Cookeville, Tennessee – When the National Band Association announced Joseph Hermann, Tennessee Tech University director of bands emeritus, as one of three people to be inducted into their Hall of Fame of Distinguished Conductors this past December, the first thing Hermann felt was shock. “It was an overwhelming thing,” he said. “Including the three of us who are being added this year, there are 63 people in this hall of fame. The people who are on that list are just unbelievable, like John Philip Sousa: the March King, known for ‘The Stars and Stripes Forever.’ And then there’s people like…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone), the global leader in tires and rubber, has named Ebonee Davis Ifeobu as vice president of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I). Davis Ifeobu will lead Bridgestone’s newly formed DE&I Center of Excellence (COE), an elevated and expanded DE&I office that will cultivate an even more inclusive culture that advances equity, embraces individuality and helps its increasingly diverse teammates, customers and communities thrive. As the leader of the new DE&I COE, Davis Ifeobu will focus on creating an inclusive culture and environment, ensuring the teammate population is representative of Bridgestone’s customers and communities,…
NASHVILLE – A new economic analysis found that Nashville would benefit from $695 million in total economic impact if the city ends up hosting four matches as part of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp announced today. The report, “Economic Benefits of Hosting the World Cup in Nashville,” also showed the following benefits: · $639.3 million in economic impact from visitors · $205.6 million in income generated · 5,469 annualized jobs · $66.1 million in state and local tax revenue In addition to the economic benefits, the analysis also concluded that “the attention Nashville receives…
NASHVILLE, TN (TN Tribune) – The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA) will open the affordable housing waiting list for Edgefield Manor, an elderly property, on a first-come, first-served basis from noon Feb. 9, 2022, to 3 p.m. March 9, 2022. Anyone currently on the waiting list for Edgefield Manor will need to reapply. In order to qualify for elderly housing, the head of household must be at least 62 years old.Applications will be accepted online only and can be submitted 24 hours a day during the open application period at www.nashville-mdha.org (click on the button that says Apply for Housing). The application…
Dear Editors: The month of February the DNC is honoring our Black communities because it provides us the time to come together and celebrate the history, heritage, and success that Black people have contributed to this nation.Beckoning the spirit of the great Maya Angelou, still, we rise. We rise up and celebrate our Blackness and the place it holds in American culture and history.Both our party and our nation have come so far standing on the shoulders of giants like Fannie Lou Hamer, Jesse Jackson, and Shirley Chisholm, who paved a path for the historic leadership of President Barack Obama and Vice President…
Washington, DC — Leading civil rights organizations released the following joint statement urging Congress to remain focused on federal voting rights protections and the core issue of racial discrimination addressed in the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act, as the Electoral Count Act is grossly insufficient: “The right to vote is our most sacred right. We must ensure that voters can safely and freely cast their ballots. The Electoral Count Act proposal would provide important and needed protections to ensure the integrity of the presidential election of 2024, but it does not address the…
By Winslow Myers I’ve been in Belize with my partner so we can spend time with her son and grandchildren who live there. The pandemic had kept everyone apart for a couple of years. Covid is present here too of course, but this is an obediently mask-wearing culture. The police will fine you for non-compliance. The Covid death rate is way below the U.S., where hundreds of thousands of shouting fans continue to pack our football stadiums cheek by jowl for the Superbowl playoffs. Meanwhile Belize provides no escape from the news cycle. As investigation into the roots of the…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Ms. Eleanor Franklin Bright entered eternal peace and rest on January 20, 2022 while at home with family. Eleanor was preceded in death by her parents Alexander and Bessie Smith Bright; also, siblings Alexander, Jr., Robert Earl, Dorothy, Egbert (“Short Pap”), and Sadie. Eleanor was born in Brentwood, Tennessee and educated in the Williamson County public school system where she graduated as valedictorian of her high school class. She received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees in the field of education from Tennessee A & I (now Tennessee State University), with further study at…