By Jacob Adelman Lynn Yeakel, 80, a tireless advocate for women’s equality who gained national prominence when she sought to unseat Sen. Arlen Specter over his treatment of Anita Hill during Clarence Thomas’ Supreme Court confirmation hearings, has died. Ms. Yeakel, who lived in Rosemont, died Thursday, Jan. 13, at a hospital in Fort Myers, Fla., near where she and her husband, Paul, had a second home, said Ms. Yeakel’s daughter, Courtney Yeakel. She declined to share a cause of death but said it came a month after her mother was diagnosed with a disease that progressed rapidly. Ms. Yeakel,…
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Roger Caldwell NNPA Newswire Since the election of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, they have quickly delivered for the American people, while helping our country recover from a pandemic and an economic crisis. It is very easy for Republicans to talk about what the Biden team has done wrong, but with the passing of the American Rescue Plan and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, their first year in office has been extremely successful. These two pieces of legislation will rebuild the economy and put money in the pockets of hardworking American families. Many businesses received stipends from the…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–The 3-Time Grammy Award-winning Sounds of Blackness powerful Anthem “Time For Reparations” is Nominated for a 2022 NAACP Image Image Award- Outstanding Gospel Song Category. “We Praise God and Thank NAACP for this great honor,” said Sounds of Blackness Music Director Gary Hines, who wrote and produced the song. “Time For Reparations” is more than a Song & Video, it’s an Anthem for The Movement for Racial Justice.Sounds of Blackness has always been in the vanguard of The Movement musically. “Time For Reparations” is a continuation of their ongoing legacy and commitment to Justice! Please Vote for Sounds…
A Tribute Extravaganza to Women in the Arts by Women in the Arts #IWD2022 #BreaktheBias Award-winning female singers are centerstage for an International Women’s Day (IWD) concert celebrating this year’s IWD theme, “Break the Bias.” Working In Concert and Good Shepherd Lutheran Church present Bellissima Opera’s International Women’s Day Concert at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Oak Park. Headlining the event are award-winning sopranos Michelle Areyzaga, Jonita Lattimore and Christine Steyer, along with contralto Corinne Wallace-Crane. They will be accompanied by collaborative pianists Dana Brown and Jennifer McCabe. “This extravaganza of female talent…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Several local law enforcement agencies have coordinated to hold a sobriety checkpoint this Friday, January 28. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, The Brentwood Police Department, Metro Nashville Police and Tennessee Highway Patrol, will simultaneously staff two sobriety checkpoints on Friday, January 28, 2022, as part of a joint effort to enhance traffic safety. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint with Brentwood Police and THP on Franklin Road near Wilson Pike Circle. In Davidson County, Metro Traffic Unit officers, along with extra-duty officers working through a grant from the Tennessee Highway…
NASHVILLE – With the release of 2021’s total passenger data, the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) has taken stock of the previous 12 months. Although the pandemic continued to impact air travel throughout the country, the calendar year closed with over 15.5 million passengers moving in and out of Nashville International Airport®—87.3 percent higher than in 2020 and just 15.1 percent lower than in 2019.In fact, July and November 2021 passenger volume exceeded the record-setting 2019 numbers for those months. Additionally, the number of scheduled nonstop routes during the summer reached a record high of service to 88 markets. “In addition to the…
NASHVILLE – The Music City Walk of Fame will induct multi-platinum singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley; genre-bending blues and Americana artist Keb’ Mo’; country legend Bobby Bare; and the “Sweetheart of the Grand Ole Opry” Connie Smith, the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp announced today. An induction ceremony is planned for 2 p.m. on April 5, 2022, at Music City Walk of Fame Park. The ceremony will be the first induction ceremony in more than two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. The artists will receive the 90th, 91st, 92nd and 93rd stars on the Music City Walk of Fame. Inductees are…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – The Nashville Lawn and Garden Show will return to The Fairgrounds Nashville Expo Center Thursday, March 3 through Sunday, March 6, 2022. Now in its 32nd year, proceeds from the Show will benefit more than three dozen community organizations. The Nashville Lawn and Garden show has inspired generations of gardeners and plant lovers with its live, indoor garden spaces. Creatively constructed patios, pergolas, water features, landscapes and containers of bright flowers serve as motivation for green thumbs – and those who would like to learn. Lectures and workshops, free with admission, teach topics from attracting…
When my husband and I moved to North Nashville, we’d often sleep on the floor of our home for fear of being shot in a drive-by shooting. Back then, every. single. day. was a struggle to hold onto hope. Thankfully, a small group of neighbors banded together to organize neighborhood cleanup days, community bike rides and celebrations of our community. Slowly, things began to improve: the city began investing in infrastructure (after decades of neglect), shootings decreased and we gained a sliver of peace. But just as our community began to exhale, something strange happened. We began getting texts, phone calls, visits and letters asking…
Nashville, Jan. 19, 2022 (TN Tribune) — Ovation® Fertility is pleased to announce that Aldo Esterhuizen, Ph.D., HCLD (ABB) , has joined the company as a lab director. In this role, she will oversee all IVF, embryology and andrology operations at the Ovation Fertility Nashville IVF lab, while ensuring lab safety and compliance. “It’s rare to find a lab director with the breadth and depth of experience that Dr. Esterhuizen brings to the table,” says Conor Beardsley, Ovation president . “She has been a leader in the field of IVF from the earliest days of assisted reproductive technology, and she’s done it all, including…