While we celebrate this Labor Day weekend, it is important that we focus on our extended families in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and parts of Tennessee, as well as those in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and other areas hit hard by Hurricane Ida and its remnant impact. We also embrace residents of California and Nevada who are dealing with wildfires, and those in Haiti who are recovering from another devastating earthquake. We are constantly facing one major catastrophe after another (with COVID-19 at the lead) hovering over our lives in our every activity. However, we must hold on to our…
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By Evelyn Mateos Ten Black newspapers have joined forces to create Word In Black, a platform to “amplify the Black experience by reporting, collecting and sharing stories about real people in communities across our country,” according to its website. Word In Black consists of a newsletter and website (wordinblack.com) that publishes content from the 10 participating newspapers, which include: New York Amsterdam News, The Atlanta Voice, Houston Defender Network, The Washington Informer, The Dallas Weekly, The Afro, Michigan Chronicle, The Seattle Medium, The Sacramento Observer and St. Louis American. It also publishes original content. The initiative is part of the Fund…
Memphis, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has launched a resources website designed to help health care workers and first responders take better care of themselves, after spending more than a year and a half on the front lines of the battle against COVID-19. The Resources for Health Care Workers website, uthsc.edu/coronavirus/healthcare-workers-resources.php, offers links to resources for immediate and long-term emotional support; building resilience; mental and physical health; wellness strategies; dealing with grief, stress, and burnout; as well as approaches for health care workers to support each other. The resources take various formats, including links, articles, podcasts,…
Suicide deaths in the U.S. are prevalent now more than ever. Tennessee’s suicide rate is the highest it has been in five years, according to the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network. The National Alliance on Mental Illiness states that suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among people aged 10–34 and the 10th leading cause of death overall in the U.S. Since 1999, suicide rates have increased by 35%.Ascension Saint Thomas is joining the community to recognize National Sucide Prevention week. This is an annual week-long campaign in the U.S to inform and engage health professionals and the general public…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – Bone McAllester Norton is proud to announce that their firm was recognized in all three of the individual award categories in the 28th edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Trace Blankenship received the coveted Lawyer of the Year award for his work in nonprofit and charities law. This award is presented to one individual in a given geographical region and practice area in each edition. “We are proud to have been recognized once again by the Best Lawyers, one of the top honors in the legal field,” said President and CEO Charles Robert Bone.…
NASHVILLE (TN Tribune) – The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) announced today the appointment of Dr. Glenda Glover, president of Tennessee State University, to its Board of Commissioners. Dr. Glover was appointed by Mayor John Cooper and unanimously confirmed by Metro Council. Dr. Glover is a former commissioner and chair of the Jackson (Mississippi) Municipal Airport Authority. “On behalf of the Airport Authority, I extend a warm welcome to Dr. Glover,” said Bill Freeman, MNAA chairman. “Dr. Glover is a proven leader with impeccable business experience and a love for aviation, which will bring untold benefits to the Board.” Dr. Glover was…
ATLANTA, Ga.– Grammy Award-winning recording artist, Lecrae,has partnered with Experian North America, a leading information services company, topresent, “Protect The Bag,” a six-part web series, that provides viewers with ablueprint for building a financial legacy. The video series produced by Lecrae’s production company, 3 Strand Films, premieresFall 2021, and guides audiences through the ins and outs of financial health. Throughshort sketches and the help of some high-profile special guests, Lecrae will break downthe basics of financial literacy and credit education to help viewers understand how tobalance their financial needs of today, with those of tomorrow. “I am on a mission…
Nashville’s Eighth Annual Labor Day Parade & Festival will be held Saturday, September 4th 9am-1pm at Cumberland Park, 592 S 1st St, Nashville, TN 37213. We are celebrating the power of working people in our city, state, and country and their contributions to keeping our economy even in the midst of a global pandemic. The parade will begin at 9am at 1st and Broadway and circling around the lower Broadway area finishing up at Cumberland Park for a festival of food, games, music, kids activities,ice cream, and many other activities. McDaniel stated “ For many the answer to “what…
CLARKSVILLE, TN – David and Michelle Tolley married in 2015, they had two children: Joseph, and Faith, now age 4. David adopted Michele’s son William, now 12. David had another son, Silas, now 9, who never got along with Michele. The couple separated in November 2017 and divorced in March 2020. David said he left the marriage because Michelle hurt the kids. She said she left the marriage because David was not a good husband or a good father. Their son Joseph died in 2016 when he was four months old. Michelle put him down on the floor, covered him…
NASHVILLE, TN – Grassroots groups in Alabama are organizing people to participate in redistricting. The state’s Permanent Committee on Reapportionment—15 Republicans and 6 Democrats— is holding hearings around the state from September 1-16. “These hearings are held exclusively on weekdays and during working hours. The process is fundamentally inaccessible,“ said Felicia Scalzetti, an organizer and fellow of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice. Scalzetti said people can submit written testimony and can give public testimony by raising their hands virtually during the hearings when they are broadcast. The hearings can educate Alabamians about the process but only if they participate…