NASHVILLE, TN (TN Tribune) – Mayor John Cooper announced his FY2021-22 Metro Operating Budget proposal, which includes a $53,656,100 funding allotment for WeGo Public Transit services. This allotment will allow WeGo to advance its goals toward an equitable public transit system in alignment with the recently adopted Nashville Transportation Plan and to better provide service to Nashvillians. “WeGo Public Transit applauds Mayor Cooper’s proposed FY2021-22 Metro Operating Budget, and specifically its major commitment to public transportation service,” said WeGo CEO Steve Bland. “Last year, WeGo was able to absorb a budget cut from Metro during a very difficult year for…
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Calvin Herman Sinnette was born in New York City on August 30, 1924. His parents, Frances La Caille and Norman Joseph Sinnette, emigrated from Trinidad and settled in Harlem. Throughout his 96 years, Calvin had an abiding love for this thriving black city-within-a-city. He attended St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School and Stuyvesant High School. During his teen years, he developed an interest in medicine by working with his uncle who was a physician. He developed a life-long appreciation for jazz by occasionally ditching school to hear bebop at Minton’s playhouse. Calvin attended City College, New York and went on to…
Give Aaron Rodgers a break, Green Bay. Just like Bart Starr & Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers has been a Hall of Fame quarterback for the Packers for 16 years. And like Favre, it appears that Rodgers is on the verge of being traded to an AFC team before Rodgers can play a 17th season in frigid Wisconsin for a franchise that doesn’t appreciate what they have in Rodgers. The San Francisco 49ers reportedly offered Green Bay a generous trade package that included 49ers starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and the 3rd pick in this year’s National Football League draft (plus additional…
A Tennessee police department fired one of its officers who was caught on video high-fiving a man who used a racial slur.According to The Tennessean, which filed a public records request, the Franklin Police Department fired officer Seth Schilling last November after the video surfaced.Schilling reportedly responded to a call for a disorderly customer using homophobic and racial slurs at a bar in October. In the parking lot, Schilling approached a group of men who were not the reason for the original call. One of the men asked if it was illegal to use the n-word and another in the…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–After an extensive search, the Tennessee Higher Education in Prison Initiative (THEI) has named Laura Ferguson Mimms, Ed.D. its next Executive Director. Ferguson Mimms succeeds Molly Lasagna, the organization’s leader for four years and a pioneer and thought leader in the field of higher education in prison. Dr. Ferguson Mimms’ appointment began Monday, April 26th. “In searching for THEI’s next Executive Director, we were looking for an accomplished leader with a demonstrated commitment to disrupting systems of harm and a strong belief in the power of education to transform lives and communities,” said Dr. Lila McDowell, Chair…
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A shooting in June 2020 by Louisville police and members of the Kentucky National Guard resulted in the death of BBQ chef David McAtee after they shot into a crowd of people. McAtee’s death may also end up on the radar of the Justice Department during any investigation. By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on April 27 that the U.S. Justice Department will investigate police in Louisville, Kentucky. On March 13, 2020, 26-year-old EMT Breonna Taylor was fatally shot after three plainclothes members of the the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) entered her…
By Dr. Froswa Booker-Drew Shame and guilt are two powerful emotions. I think many of us have experiences from our childhood that shape who we are because of those moments of being laughed at, bullied, or even violated by others. If we are not careful, those emotions drive us to cover them up with addictions to food, sex, overspending, or other self-destructive behaviors. Guilt is about behavior. Shame is about how we see ourselves. We can change behavior but what happens when we don’t feel that we can change ourselves? One of the first examples of shame was in…
New Tennessee State University head football coach Eddie George’s inaugural coaching staff is loaded with NFL experience. First, George hired former Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams assistant Brandon Fisher as TSU’s new defensive coordinator. Then he targeted former Cleveland Browns and Las Vegas Raiders head coach Hue Jackson to be the Tigers’ offensive coordinator. Now, George has added Pepe Pearson as the Tigers’ running backs coach and Cory Harkey as the team’s next special teams coordinator and tight ends coach, according to John Brice of Football Scoop. The 30-year-old Harkey spent five seasons with the Rams from 2012-16, finishing…
GEODIS announced recently that Anthony Jordan has been promoted to the role of Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Americas region. An industry veteran with more than 35 years of experience, Jordan is appointed EVP and COO after serving most recently as Senior Vice President and Head of Market Line Operations for GEODIS in Americas. Jordan has dedicated the past 15 years of his career at GEODIS in various senior-level positions. Throughout Anthony’s 15-year tenure at GEODIS, he has proven himself as a true logistics professional who has played an instrumental role in supporting our…
WASHINGTON, DC — Gwainevere Catchings Hess, President, The Black Women’s Agenda, Inc. (BWA), released the following statement in response to the jury’s verdict in the State of Minnesota v. Derek Michael Chauvin case: The Black Women’s Agenda, Inc. hails the jury’s verdict convicting Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on all counts for the May 25, 2020 murder of George Floyd. As an organization founded to secure, advance, and protect the interests of Black women and their families, BWA is heartened by the jury’s findings. Nevertheless, they have unleashed a torrent of emotions. BWA is relieved that George Floyd’s life mattered…