Following the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict, protests have erupted in a number of cities across the country. Rittenhouse was acquitted on Friday of all charges in connection to a 2020 shooting during unrest in Kenosha, Wis., in connection to the earlier police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man. Rittenhouse fatally shot two men and wounded another after traveling from his home state of Illinois to Kenosha; he shot and killed Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, and injured 26-year-old Gaige Grosskreutz. His attorneys argued that he acted in self-defense. The case ignited a storm of media attention and strong and differing…
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Dear North Nashville- I have returned to spend the last years with my parents. We started within blocks of TSU in the projects that once existed just west of campus in the 1960s. A year into my life, my parents moved to the house at the end of the cul-de-sac at 1019 College Avenue. In those first six years of my life my father was a graduate student at TSU and then a dental student at Meharry. I met many greats in that time, Dr. Alvin Crawford and Coach Ed Temple. In those days Jefferson Street went through the middle…
Giving Tuesday – before and after The Tuesday after Thanksgiving is GivingTuesday. It’s an important day for all of us as individuals, families, businesses, faith communities, nonprofits, and more. It’s about taking time to invest in doing good – and in the organizations who do good in our neighborhoods, across the country, and around the world. As you savor time with loved ones over Thanksgiving, think about all you have and all you can give. And then take an action – make a gift to a nonprofit. You can do it on your own of course, but it’s even more…
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Gideon Taylor, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), announced that the annual International Holocaust Survivors Night (IHSN) will be held globally – and virtually – on the third night of Chanukah, on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. This year’s event will include remarks from Isaac Herzog, President of Israel, comments from Olaf Scholz, Vice Chancelor in Germany, and entertainers including Emmy-nominated actors, Jason Alexander, Tovah Feldshuh and Mayim Bialik, and musical performances from Steven Skybell and Jennifer Babiak, and the Maccabeats. The virtual event…
NASHVILLE (TN Tribune) – When Dana Bonner receives her degree at Tennessee State University’s fall commencement on Saturday, among those in the crowd cheering her on will be her 3 1/2-year-old son, Aspen. “It’s been a tough journey, caring for him while trying to keep a job, and balancing that with classwork,” says Bonner, an honor student who is graduating with a 4.0 grade point average. “But as hard as it has been the goal has always been to do whatever it takes to complete my degree and try to secure a better future for us.” And Bonner is…
By Aisha Sabatini Sloan A Memoir in Captions There is a gorgeous pink sky behind a trio of heavily clad state policemen as the journalist, Oscar Jimenez, who is Black, holds out his CNN press pass like a shield. I am showing my father a video taken during the protests last year, after George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis. Mr. Jimenez is calmly speaking into a microphone, explaining that he and his crew will do whatever the police want. Instead, the officers take away his microphone and handcuff his hands behind his back. They refuse to explain why they are arresting him. They arrest his…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – The Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series events returned to Nashville over the weekend for the 21strunning of the St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Nashville event. Music City, USA played host to the musically-themed running event bursting with Nashville spirit. Over 15,000 registered participants took on the Nashville streets lined with cheer squads, local bands and entertainment from start to finish. For the St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Nashville Marathon, Will Cadwell (South Haven, Mich.) and Gisela Olalde (Nashville, Tenn.) were crowned champions. Nick French (Nashville, Tenn.) and Meg Murphy (Nashville, Tenn.) topped the podium in the St. Jude…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Low-income Middle Tennessee State University students needing help with child care costs can apply for about 40 grants of around $1,000 each semester beginning Fall 2022. The program, put into place with the closing in December of the Child Care Lab at Womack Lane Apartments, will allow MTSU to expand greatly the number of students seeking assistance. “COVID-19 has taught us that not every parent needs or wants on-campus child care,” Sarah Sudak, associate vice president and dean of students, said Friday. “Many parents would prefer child care that is closer to their home, as they work…
NASHVILLE, TN (TN Tribune) – Nashville Repertory Theatre’s timeless holiday tradition A CHRISTMAS STORY returns to TPAC’s Andrew Johnson Theatre following the success of its season opener Ragtime. Named “Best Family Holiday Tradition” by the Nashville Scene, Nashville’s primer theatre company welcomes back the witty charm and family warmth only the Parker Family can bring to the stage. The production will be performed at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s Andrew Johnson Theater, 505 Deaderick Street, from Thursday, December 2nd through Sunday, December 19th, 2021. For ticket and showtime information, visit www.nashvillerep.org. “Last year, I did my best to celebrate the holidays. But of course, so much of what…