(TN Tribune) Republished from Wharton Magazine “I would not be here if it weren’t for someone like you who paved the way,” said Erika H. James, dean of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, as she greeted Hettie Simmons Love, the first African American graduate from the School’s MBA program. Gathered in front of the Brick House statue at the gateway to Penn’s campus last month, the historic meeting between the School’s first Black female dean and first Black MBA graduate was the culmination of efforts by the National Youth Foundation, a non-profit organization whose vision is to promote diversity,…
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NASHVILLE, TN (TN Tribune) – July is Parks and Recreation Month and Metro Parks has a variety of activities planned for residents of all ages and abilities to help celebrate how Nashville is stronger, more vibrant, and more resilient because of the undeniable benefits of parks and recreation. Parks Director Monique Horton Odom said, “Parks and Recreation Month is an excellent opportunity for people to get to know just how much this department has to offer. We have one of the best parks Departments in the nation and most of our programs, events, and activities are free or very inexpensive.”…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–When crisis hits, you do not hesitate – you call in the experts. That is exactly what Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) did when it called on Meharry Medical College late last year to mitigate viral COVID-19 spread in schools throughout Davidson County. Meharry has been in the trenches of public health battles since 1876. Unlike other institutions which volley to address crises as they arise, the nuts-and-bolts of disease transmission are mission-central at Meharry – every day, every year. Meharry is led by Rhodes Scholar, Harvard- and Oxford-educated immunologist James E.K. Hildreth, Ph.D., M.D. When you have…
NASHVILLE, TN (TN Tribune) -Ahead of the state’s official withdrawal from federal pandemic unemployment programs on Saturday, July 3, Tennessee AFL-CIO President Billy Dycus issued the following statement. “With just hours left before federal unemployment benefits are abruptly cut off, Tennessee workers are scared. For many who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own, this extra $300 a week has been a critical lifeline that has allowed Tennesseans to put food on their tables, pay their bills, and stay in their homes while searching for work. Now, that remaining bit of security during a difficult time is…
NASHVILLE — Odessa Kelly released the following statement following the plea bargain allowing Metro Nashville Police Officer Andrew Delke to serve no more than three years for the murder of Daniel Hambrick, a Black man who was running away when the Metro officer shot him in the back three times: “Daniel Hambrick’s mother should not have to beg a judge for justice, and no victim should have to scream through tears to stop a plea deal nobody asked her about,” Kelly said. “This isn’t justice. Our system is broken. “We must end qualified immunity for police officers and…
By Rosetta Miller-Perry Few things in life are worse than being betrayed, and it’s doubly tough when the person or people doing it claim to be your friend. But there is no other word to accurately describe my feeling at seeing the judicial farce that has occurred in the Andrew Delke case. Despite shooting and killing Daniel Hambrick, someone clearly fleeing at the time and posing no threat to either Delke or any one else, Delke was allowed to take a plea deal today (Friday July 2, 2021) to voluntary manslaughter and get a three-year sentence. Chances are very good he…
Nashville, Tennessee (TN Tribune)– Mayor of Knoxville County Glenn Jacobs announced that he has accepted the position of Tennessee State Chair for the congressional term limits effort sponsored by U.S. Term Limits. “America is divided as ever before. But there is one thing we all agree on no matter politics. Congress is broken and there doesn’t seem to be any way to fix it.” said Jacobs. He continued, “The U.S. Constitution provides the solution in Article V which gives the states the authority to convene to propose amendments to the Constitution. Our goal is to make sure the state of…
Independence Day is celebrated from coast to coast in every town and city on Fourth of July. Independence Day is considered as the birthday of the United State as an independent nation. The July fourth holiday commemorates the signing of the Declaration of independence from Britain in 1776. It is a day marked with American flag, patriotic parades, concerts, barbecues, picnics, and red, white, and blue fireworks. But what does a Flag mean? It is nothing more that the symbol. Today, Cross, Star of David and Crescent and Stars are well-known symbols of Christianity, Judaism, and…
By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Because of where America stands today on the ever present issue of race, the following reflections are offered from the first two paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence, signed July 4, 1776. First, the Preamble, which has much bearing on where we stand today as a nation: “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the…