NASHVILLE, Tenn., (TN Tribune) – Metro Public Health Department officials announced today a new COVID vaccine initiative to reach Davidson County’s homebound residents. Health officials have set up the following email address Homebound.Vaccination@Nashville.gov for homebound residents to request the COVID vaccine. When requesting a home visit for a homebound individual, please include name, address, email address, age, and if there is a home health agency affiliation. Health Department officials will follow up with an email with the date and appointment time for the home visit. Appointments for the homebound can also be scheduled by calling the COVID-19 hotline, 615-862-7777. The hotline is…
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Nashville, TN, (TN Tribune) — Nashville businessman and philanthropist Ben R. Rechter, whose behind-the-scenes efforts involving civil rights, education, nonprofits, public media, and the arts were integral in making the Middle Tennessee region a national model the past 50 years, passed away on May 7. He was 83. Rechter was president of Rogers Group Investments, Inc. and was a founder and the second-ever board chair at The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT), where he remained an active member of its Board of Trustees. CFMT honored him and other founders with the Joe Kraft Humanitarian Award in 2001. In 2016,…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune) — Meharry Medical College Ventures has announced that Dr. Veronica Mallett, current Executive Director of Meharry’s Center for Women’s Health Research, has been named President and CEO of Meharry Medical College Ventures. Under Dr. Mallet’s leadership, MMCV will cultivate opportunities to accelerate Meharry’s health care goals for Middle Tennessee and beyond. “It is an incredible honor to lead MMCV and further the College’s goals to impact the health care of so many people throughout our community,” said Dr. Mallett. “The COVID-19 pandemic exposed many inequities in our society that have caused alarming health disparities in minority…
A federal judge Tuesday denied an effort by the National Rifle Association to file for bankruptcy protection, ruling that the gun rights group had filed the case in a bad-faith attempt to fend off a lawsuit by the New York attorney general. “The Court finds, based on the totality of the circumstances, that the NRA’s bankruptcy petition was not filed in good faith but instead was filed as an effort to gain an unfair litigation advantage in the NYAG Enforcement Action and as an effort to avoid a regulatory scheme,” Judge Harlin Hale wrote in a 37-page decision. The decision was a victory for…
NASHVILLE—Democratic Caucus leaders in State Legislature condemned the decision today by Gov. Bill Lee to end all federally funded pandemic unemployment compensation programs in Tennessee, effective July 3. Sen. Raumesh Akbari, chairwoman of the Senate Democratic Caucus, said: “More than 200,000 Tennesseans have been laid off since Jan. 1 and the Lee administration just made the irresponsible decision to punish their families in a time of need. That’s not leadership, it’s legislative violence. This callous decision highlights just how out of touch this administration is with the lives of everyday Tennesseans.” Rep. Vincent Dixie, Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, said:…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune) – The Trap Music Museum announced today the organization’s expansion into the Nashville market with the opening of its second “Escape the Trap” Escape Room location. The escape room concept is set to officially open to the public Friday, May 28, 2021 and will be located at 1824 Jefferson Street. “Escape the Trap” Escape Room offers participants a unique blend of the escape room game experience, along with Trap music history and culture. During the hands-on experience, visitors interact with a series of rooms highlighting Trap Culture, along with live actors. The new Nashville location provides…
Memphis, Tenn. (May 11, 2021) – Michael Alston, EdD, CCDP/AP, assistant vice chancellor for Equity and Diversity, Title IX coordinator, and chief diversity officer at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has been named to the new position of associate vice chancellor for Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity at UTHSC. The appointment is effective June 30. Additionally, the Office of Equity and Diversity will become the Office of Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity (OIED). “This realignment emphasizes the importance of inclusion and diversity at UTHSC,” said Chancellor Steve Schwab, MD. Dr. Alston will report directly to the chancellor. He will also have…
By Jimmie E. Gates Frederick Pritchett was 17 when he learned he was going to prison for 55 years for armed robbery, kidnapping and motor vehicle theft. Less than a month after his initial Nov. 29, 2012, sentence, he was charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and robbery involving an incident while in custody at the Lauderdale County Detention Center. The teenager was later convicted and given the additional 45 years bringing his sentence to 100 years. Now, Pritchett is expected to leave prison in 2111 for crimes he committed as a teenager. By then, he’ll be…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune) – Black Restaurant Week, LLC, hosts its inaugural campaign in Nashville. The national culinary and cultural campaign celebrates the flavors of African American, African, and Caribbean cuisine with a regional showcase in Nashville. Black Restaurant Week is also celebrating six years of service. Since 2016, Black Restaurant Week has developed its multi-city culinary movement of community and culture as it relates to supporting black-owned businesses and talent within the food and beverage industries. The palate-pleasing showcase begins in Nashville from Friday,May 14 to Sunday, May 23. Founded in 2016, Black Restaurant Week began as a one-city food experience in Houston, Texas. To date, the culinary experience has expanded to 15 markets…
NASHVILLE, TN – By most accounts, President Joe Biden’s first hundred days in office far outshined Trump’s first hundred days. “Now, after just 100 days, I can report to the nation, America is on the move again,” Biden told a joint session of Congress on April 28. Biden talked about the American Rescue Plan, about 220 million delivered doses of COVID-19 vaccines, and he promoted his $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan. He called it a blue-collar blueprint to build America. The President’s next hundred days will not be so easy. He faces hurdles in Congress about immigration reform, taxes, labor rights,…