NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (TN Tribune) – Regions Bank on Tuesday celebrated the grand opening of its newly rebuilt North Nashville branch, advancing the bank’s decades-long commitment to meeting the financial needs of a community that is an epicenter of cultural and economic diversity. In 2020, a tornado destroyed the previous Regions branch at the corner of Rosa L. Parks Boulevard and Madison Street. The bank operated from a temporary facility at the site until construction of a modern replacement was finished. The rebuilt location immediately becomes one of Regions’ most modern facilities anywhere, combining the latest technology with more personalized service to make banking easier for…
Author: Article submitted
NASHVILLE, TN (TN Tribune) – Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05) today announced Tennessean Christopher Jerrolds re-joined his staff as Deputy Chief of Staff. Originally from Savannah, Tenn., Jerrolds interned for Cooper in Washington, D.C., while he was a student at Vanderbilt University. After graduating, Jerrolds returned to Cooper’s D.C. office to serve as Staff Assistant, and he was promoted to Legislative Correspondent and then Legislative Assistant while attending Georgetown Law School in the evenings. Jerrolds left Cooper’s office in 2019 for the New York City Council’s Division of Legal Counsel. Last year, Jerrolds worked on the Biden Campaign as a voter protection attorney and…
Tulsa, OK (July 26, 2021) — Today, the Tulsa Chapter of Black Connect announced the 4 entrepreneurs who will present their start-up business in the first round of Black Connect’s annual pitch competition, FeverPitch. The competition will stream live on Blackconnect.org on July 29, 2021 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 pm. CT. Online voting will take place during the event and viewers will decide the winner. FeverPitch is a national initiative curated by Black Connect that provides a platform for Black entrepreneurs and business owners across all industries and in all stages of development to gain insight from and exposure…
The United States is more diverse than ever, according to the latest census figures released last week. But in the short-term that might only increase the threat from extremists who want to rewind the clock. It could also fan the flames of nativism in American politics — a fire that had been kindling for years and has burned brightly since former President Trump began his 2016 campaign with a speech maligning many immigrants. The white population declined in absolute terms for the first time in U.S. history over the past decade, census figures showed on Thursday. The total number of non-Hispanic…
Jacksonville, Florida—Trust is hard to build. Especially in Jacksonville, Florida, where Sheila Singleton and Rosemary McCoy live. You have to walk a lot of staircases, get past a lot of fear. Sheila Singleton, right, encourages a man to register to vote. (Courtesy of Sheila Singleton) But that does not deter McCoy, 63, Singleton, 59, or the handful of volunteers they have recruited to their small voting outreach and advocacy organization. They ply the corridors of bus terminals, stand outside grocery stores and knock on doors to convince people to register to vote. Every day, they make progress against skepticism and…
Vaccination Awareness Campaign with the Women’s National Basketball Players Association and National Council of Negro Women, Inc. New Partnership Seeks to Expand Outreach to Increase Vaccinations in Communities of Color WASHINGTON D.C. (August 16, 2021) — The Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI) is excited to unveil a new partnership with the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA), and the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW) that seeks to expand COVID-19 vaccine equity among women of color and their families. Through the Take The Shot for the WIN campaign, the three leading organizations will combine to educate and raise awareness…
By Thomas L. Knapp As I write this, the Taliban have assumed full political control — to the extent that such a thing can exist — of Afghanistan. They’ve taken Kabul. They’ve put the US occupation’s puppet president, and many Afghans who served the occupation presence, to flight. They’ve declared the restoration of their “Islamic Emirate.” Despite the sometimes ugly particulars, that’s good news for America. A war that should never have happened, and that once it happened should have lasted more like 20 weeks than 20 years, is finally ending. So, let’s get down to serious discussion about the…
Oakland, CA – Leading clergy from California have joined the Alumnae Association of Mills College and the grassroots organization, Save Mills College, in support of a recent motion to force President Beth Hillman and Mills College administration to be transparent about the school’s financial situation and potential merger with Northeastern University. “Transparency around the College administration’s decision to close Mills College is paramount because students, faculty, staff and alumnae all stand to lose a significant part of their shared history,” said Pastor Thembekila Crystal Coleman of Christ Liberation Ministries. On March 17, the Mills College administration announced that the College…
By Oscar H. Blayton White people, don’t take it personally and don’t lose your minds, but the numbers are in and the numbers don’t lie. For the first time in the history of the U.S. census, the non-Hispanic white population has fallen. With their numbers dropping from 63.7% in 2010 to 57.8% in 2020, white Americans are estimated to become a minority by 2045, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This shift in numbers need not be perceived as a bad thing by white people or anyone else because demographic shifts are not a reflection of merit. While many white…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Meharry Medical College President Dr. James E.K. Hildreth says herd immunity is not a realistic goal now for Nashville. In an August 16th Tweet, Dr. Hildreth said repeat infections, vaccinated breakthrough infections, large numbers refusing the vaccine, variants and irrational leaders make achieving herd immunity very challenging. He is urging the community to protect themselves. Dr. Hildreth is a renowned immunologist and academic administrator who serves as the 12th president and chief executive officer of Meharry Medical College. He is a member of President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force. He recently announced Meharry is joining the…