NASHVILLE – Earlier today,WeGo Public Transit staff, community members, and lawmakers joined the family of Elizabeth Duff for a renaming ceremony to officially commemorate the Elizabeth Duff Transit Center at WeGo Central. Duff was the first female and first African American female bus operator in Nashville when she was hired by the Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority (Nashville MTA) in April 1974. New signage and a rendering example of future historical displays were unveiled during the ceremony. “Elizabeth was a pioneer, born and raised here in Nashville. To the Duff family, I am here to say thank-you for continuing this legacy. Her son, Seneca, is…
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By Kate Sullivan CNN — Former President Donald Trump recentlycompared himself to Nelson Mandela, who spent 27 years in South African prisons before emerging to lead the nation out of decades of apartheid rule, as he railed against the numerous criminal charges against him. Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, sought to paint himself as a victim of political persecution, telling a crowd of supporters at a Derry, New Hampshire, rally, “I don’t mind being Nelson Mandela, because I’m doing it for a reason.” The remark from Trump, who has been indicted four times and faces 91 criminal charges across the…
ATLANTA, GA — The Black Futures Lab announced recently the Black Census Project, the largest survey of Black people ever conducted in the United States, has reached 200,000 respondents across all 50 states as of October 31. “As we conclude the Black Census Project, I am thrilled to have reached this historic milestone,” said Alicia Garza, Founder and Principal of Black Futures Lab, who began designing the Black Census Project after the 2016 election. “Every day, policy is being made about us, without us. We launched the Black Census to change that and build Black political power. I am grateful…
NASHVILLE, TN — The Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine at Belmont University today has earned preliminary accreditation from its accrediting body, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), allowing the College to begin recruiting students. Applications will open in early November for the College’s inaugural class of 50, which will matriculate in July 2024. Named in honor of health care icon, former Air Force surgeon and co-founder of HCA Healthcare Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Jr., the Frist College of Medicine is focused on developing physicians who embrace a whole person approach to healing in a community of service…
NASHVILLE, TN — New York Times bestselling author Jemar Tisby will be the keynote lecturer for the American Baptist College 2023 Presidential Lecture Series on Friday, November 3. The lecture will take place from 6-7:30 pm (Central) in the Susie McClure Library on the College’s campus, 1800 Baptist World Center Drive, in Nashville. Tisby is the author of “The Color of Compromise,” a New York Times bestseller, and the award-winning “How to Fight Racism.” He is a professor at Simmons College of Kentucky, a historically Black college in Louisville. He is also the founder of The Witness, Inc., an organization…
FRANKLIN, TN — Local residents are encouraged to bring their hard-to-recycle items to the “Nissan Recycling Roundup” event coming to Nissan North America’s Headquarters located at 1 Nissan Way in Franklin on Saturday, November 11 from 9 am to 2:30 pm. Please enter through the main entrance. Residents may bring electronics, batteries, ink jet cartridges, tires, scrap metal, textiles and textiles scrap, mattresses, medications and more. Visit tectn.org/recyclingroundup for a detailed list of materials that will be accepted at the event. The event will also feature a lineup of Nissan and INFINITI vehicles for guests to explore. Middle Tennessee Electric…
MEMPHIS, TN — Gayle S. Rose has worked tirelessly to improve the quality of life in Memphis for the past three decades through business and economic development and her visible advocacy for the poor. A social activist and serial entrepreneur, she has founded five charitable organizations and two for-profit businesses in her successful career. She is currently Founder and CEO of a leading technology and business continuity company, EVS Corporation. She is also the Founder and Chairman of the Rose Family Foundations private charity as well as her newest venture, Team Max, named after her late son, Max Rose. Team…
NASHVILLE, TN — For the first time in the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency’s 85-year history, it has established a Resident Services Department to identify, prioritize and provide services and resources for MDHA residents. The creation of the department was spearheaded by MDHA Executive Director Dr. Troy D. White. “Creating a Resident Services Department further cements MDHA’s commitment to investing in its residents by providing not only sustainable housing, but also access to opportunities that will allow them to reach their full potential,” Dr. White said. “The department’s formation – and recruiting a dedicated, qualified team to staff it –…
By Michael A. Cohen WASHINGTON, DC — Mike Johnson, the new Republican speaker of the House, is not exactly a well-known figure. When his GOP colleagues made him second in line to the presidency last week Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine was so unfamiliar with him that she told a reporter she would have to Google him. All that will likely change between now and next November. Johnson is a Trump-loving, election-denying, abortion ban-supporting, gay rights-opposing, climate change-rejecting, and conspiracy-believing conservative. If House Democrats are smart, they will turn Mike Johnson into a household name — though not in a good…
NASHVILLE, TN — The Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center celebrated 55 years of providing healthcare to patients through Middle Tennessee on Friday, October 20 at the Geodis Park. Dr. Matthew Walker Sr. founded the center in 1968 with a special grant of over $1 million from President Richard Nixon. The federally qualified health center in 1970 became the first in the country to be named after a Black American. The EPIC black and white masquerade gala was attended by over 200 people and featured three live bands, a wide variety of foods and photos from the more than five decades…