#NNPA BLACKPRESS Warren, Ohio Mayor Doug Franklin knew that he was going to honor iconic boxing promoter Don King for bringing ‘Return to Greatness,’ a six-championship blockbuster, to his city on January 29 at WD Packard Music Hall, but he did not know how. What King or nobody else knew was that Franklin, the 35th Mayor of Warren, now in his 11th year, would present King with a proclamation declaring January 26, 2022 as Don King Day at the Grand Resort ballroom during the final press conference. “It was actually something that I demanded that Don King Day be placed in the…
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NASHVILLE, TN (TN Tribune) – The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA) will open the affordable housing waiting list for Edgehill Apartments on a first-come, first-served basis from noon Jan. 25, 2022, to 3 p.m. Jan. 28, 2022. Anyone currently on the waiting list for Edgehill Apartments will need to reapply. Edgehill Apartments features one-, two- and three-, four- and five-bedroom apartments and is located at 1277 12th Ave. S. in Nashville. 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…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune) — On Tuesday, Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Nashville) announced he would not seek reelection after his 32 years in Congress. “I cannot thank the people of Nashville enough. You backed me more than almost anyone in Tennessee history, making me the state’s 3rd longest-serving member of Congress. You allowed me to help millions of people while representing our state capital, as well as 30 of our state’s 95 counties,” Cooper said in a statement. SEE ALSO| GOP House Speaker defends proposed congressional maps, says gerrymandering is not happening Cooper said he saw the General Assembly’s recent redistricting…
NASHVILLE, Tenn., – (TN Tribune) – The nation’s oldest continuously operating African American owned and operated bank, Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Company, announces it has appointed three Nashville business and community leaders to its board of directors: Jacky Akbari, Founder and Managing Principal, Worthington Advisory; Charles Sueing, President, Sueing Insurance Agency, Inc.; and Julie Lilliston, Founder and President, Julie Lilliston Communications. The bank recently celebrated 118 years in business on January 16th. “We’re delighted to welcome three influential Nashville business leaders to our board of directors,” says Sergio Ora, CEO, Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Company. “They bring diverse…
Nashville, Tennessee (TN Tribune) – Reminisce Preservation is proud to invite everyone to delve into the world of outstanding Black men with its Black Male Archives. The archive was launched on October 1, 2021, and is home to a repository of photos, collections, dissertations, statistical data, and comprehensive news article citations from 2000 to the present. The Black Males Archives compiles all the successes and continuous strives of Black men across all industries and houses them in one place. In a time when the Black man is frequently vilified, marginalized, and experiences a lack of support, the index is a welcome breath…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – The Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference (TNDAGC) and Tennessee Voices for Victims announced today they are working together to launch support groups for those affected by homicide statewide. The groups, which would be led by trained counselors, aim to provide connectivity and understanding and give attendees the tools they need to create a “new normal” in their lives. “Our District Attorneys’ Offices across the state see firsthand the devastating effects of losing a loved one to homicide,” said Guy Jones, TNDAGC Executive Director. “The 99 victim witness coordinators provided by the state work day in and day…
Muslim group hails ‘historic nomination’ of Nusrat Jahan Choudhury, a Bangladeshi-American civil rights lawyer.US President Joe Biden has nominated the first Muslim-American woman to be a judge on a federal court in the United States, the White House said on Wednesday, as it announced a list of diverse judicial nominees. If confirmed by the US Senate, Nusrat Jahan Choudhury, a civil rights lawyer of Bangladeshi descent, would serve in a federal district court in New York state.“A nominee who would be the first Bangladeshi-American, the first Muslim-American woman, and only the second Muslim-American person to serve as a federal judge,”…
NASHVILLE, TN (TN Tribune)– As the Spring semester begins, graduate students at Vanderbilt University are calling on the administration to offer increased flexibility, virtual work and class options, and more robust equipment to protect against COVID-19 (e.g. KN95 masks) in the midst of the omicron surge. The petition, now signed by over 400 people, has received only a vague response from administrators that repeated familiar talking points while not addressing the petition’s central demand for hybrid options. Vanderbilt administration is currently working remotely. A follow-up rally to demand a response has been announced for noon on Wednesday, January 26, in front of Buttrick Hall.…
NASHVILLE, TN (TN Tribune) – 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, 2022. 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 is ferociously funny, but…
Cardi B won her defamation case against celebrity blogger Latasha Kebe — known as Tasha K — on Monday. The jury awarded the rapper $1.25 million in damages after a trial in federal court in Georgia. A courtroom observer told Rolling Stone that the Grammy winner was present when the verdict was read. After the jury left, she appeared “elated” and hugged her lawyer Lisa Fortune Moore first, her co-counsel Sarah Matz second and then pulled both lawyers into a three-way hug, the source said. The jury sided with the “WAP” singer on all three claims of defamation, invasion of privacy and intentional…