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(Nationwide) – Music icon Jody Watley, one of the architects of 21st century pop stopped by The Tamron Hall Show to talk about her iconic looks everyone has come to know and love, her expanding signature home line, complete with candles and fragrances, “The Jody Watley Experience” display coming to the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville and more! Watch the interview on Monday, June 7th! Jody Watley is also the first-ever membership ambassador for NMAAM. Check your local listings to see when The Tamron Hall Show airs in your area! Follow Jody @jodywatley Website & Blog:…

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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — MTSU Police Chief Buddy Peaster did not always have a burning desire to be a law enforcement officer. His career in the field began while he was going to college for education to become a teacher and needed a job. “I put in an application to work part-time as a student at the college police department,” Peaster said. “That’s how I got my start.” The Georgia native joined MTSU’s police department as chief of police in April 2006. At the of May, Peaster ended his 14-year tenure overseeing the safety and security of the True Blue campus and began a life in…

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To the Editor, Every senator who protects the filibuster is guilty of protecting a Jim Crow relic that was used to block civil rights legislation for decades. There’s simply no way to get around its sinister legacy. In the 20th century, the filibuster was used to block over 200 anti-lynching bills and held up the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act for 60 days. Over and over again, it’s been a weapon wielded by segregationists and white supremacists. We can’t let the filibuster continue to block the voting and civil rights of Black and Brown Americans in the year…

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Event marks the fourth annual meeting of the Rivers of Rhythm Institute for Social Education NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) will host the fourth annual Rivers of Rhythm Institute for Social Education (RRISE) event next week. The event is a two-day workshop that equips educators with instructional practice strategies and content for developing culturally inclusive knowledge and skills. RRISE is geared toward educators in grades 3–8 and provides participants with information on how to utilize NMAAM content and various techniques with two goals – first, to teach African American history and engage students across…

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John W. Davis | OW Reporter Bishop T.D. Jakes believes there’s power in faith, but it is time for action to end the COVID-19 pandemic, once and for all. “Trouble doesn’t last always but trauma holds on for a while… the church is needed now more than ever before,” said Jakes, who leads The Potter’s House church in Dallas and the T.D. Jakes Foundation. “Ministry helps with (COVID stress and trauma).” A diverse group of faith and community leaders met on May 20 for a virtual panel entitled, “Finishing the Race.” The central message discussed what the church needs to…

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By Kenneth E. Thorpe The World Trade Organization is considering a petition from several dozen countries to nullify intellectual property protections on Covid-19 vaccines. Supporters — which now includes the United States — claim the move will expand global access to vaccines. In fact, the opposite is true. As Valdis Dombrovskis, the chief trade commissioner for the European Union, recently wrote, “[the waiver] would not help but rather hinder the efforts to ensure the widest distribution of Covid-19 vaccines.” Any bottlenecks are due to the complexity of vaccine manufacturing and the limited number of facilities that can safely produce the…

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 1, 2021) – Veteran Metropolitan Government attorney Jon Cooper will leave his post to join regional law firm Bone McAllester Norton PLLC, and will work with the firm’s administrative and regulatory law practice, and land use and zoning practice.    Cooper will begin his new role in July. He will also work with counties and municipalities on issues surrounding regulatory and administrative law where he will use his legislation and policy drafting and review skills.     “We are pleased to welcome Jon Cooper to Bone McAllester Norton,” said CEO Charles Robert Bone. “As a member of our team, he will help…

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George Hill had one mission as the trade deadline neared this season. Take the nearly two-hour drive to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to visit the site of the Tulsa Race Massacre before being dealt by the Oklahoma City Thunder. On Feb. 28, just weeks before being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, Hill made the trip that he’ll never forget. “I just kept telling myself I wasn’t going to leave Oklahoma City until I went to go visit the Black Wall Street,” Hill, 35, told The Undefeated. “And then as I get to Black Wall Street and seeing what is left of it…

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By Oscar H. Blayton Centennials are usually celebratory affairs. Marking the passing of 100 years since a significant event, by its nature, can occur only once. For this reason, it is no surprise that people take these opportunities to conduct parades, give speeches and enjoy a hearty, self-administered pat on the back. But when the significant event 100 years in the past is one of mass murder and a glaring manifestation of the race hatred that has been endemic in America since its founding, centennials take on a different significance. Revisiting a horrific event such as the 1921 race massacre…

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By Ben Jealous Republicans in the U.S. Senate are a threat to our democracy. Here’s the latest proof: Republicans are using the Senate’s filibuster rules to stop Congress from creating a commission to investigate the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The filibuster has a long and dishonorable history. It was used over and over to block passage of civil rights laws. Now it is being used to undermine democracy in another way. On one level, we all know what happened on Jan. 6. A violent mob of Donald Trump supporters tried to stop Congress from affirming the…

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