By Amy Willoughby Bryant Many people have questioned whether a conservatorship can be established for a person without the person’s participation in the process or what to do when they suspect a loved one may be abused under an existing conservatorship. Fortunately, Nashville has an Office of Conservatorship Management to help protect individuals under conservatorship. Understandably, some people may be confused by the terms conservatorship and guardianship, which can be used to describe authority over two different things. However, in the U.S., there is no uniform federally mandated definition for the two terms. States determine how they choose to use…
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(TN Tribune)–In keeping with a promise made to the legendary artist/author and original and founding member of the Supremes, Mary Wilson, Motown/UMe announce the release of Mary Wilson: Expanded Edition, available for pre-order today, here. In time for what would have been Mary Wilson’s 77th Birthday, March 6, we celebrate her birthday and honor her history and legacy with the first of her album projects. Ms. Wilson, who retained ownership of her solo recordings, wanted to make the album – and much more – available to her many fans around the world. Mary Wilson: Expanded Edition is a newly compiled version of her…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)— WPLN News has hired Juliana Kim as the newsroom’s first Education Reporter, starting May 3, 2021. For the past year, Kim has been a reporting fellow at The New York Times, where she covered the New York City school system through the lens of kids and families. She was also part of reporting teams that investigated New York City’s high unemployment rate and the Atlanta spa shootings. Kim has also worked at ProPublica and the Baltimore Sun. Kim is especially passionate about focusing on equity and the achievement gap in education. “I admire WPLN’s commitment to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – Tennessee State University head football coach Rod Reed’s contract will not be renewed after 11 seasons at the helm of the TSU football program. The announcement comes following the conclusion of the shortened 2020-21 spring football season in which the Tigers finished 2-5. “After thoroughly evaluating the state of the TSU Football program, we’ve decided that it was time to make a change in leadership,” said Dr. Mikki Allen, Director of Athletics. “We would like to thank Rod for his service, dedication and commitment to his alma mater over the past 11 years. Rod is and…
For rapper, producer, and songwriter Price, Evans Street in Los Angeles is where he blossomed into the man he is today. There, he grew up with his mother and five of his relatives in his grandmother’s house. With that type of upbringing comes a plethora of tales that serve as the foundation of his second studio album, F.O.E.S., which was released last month. “I speak about so many different things on the album,” Price tells Billboard. “F.O.E.S starts with my single black mother having to take her three children to go move in with their grandma, which is so many of our realities.…
TN Tribune-A message from Johnnetta Betsch Cole, Ph.D. National Chair and Seventh President of NCNW National Council of Negro Women, Inc. was recently announced as a recipient of an investment from Goldman Sachs and other major organizational partners. Their historic multilevel financial investment is an outstanding commitment to impact the lives of One Million Black Women. Launched in partnership with Black women-led organizations, this new initiative from Goldman Sachs is the largest announcement of its kind in size and scope and will drive investment in housing, healthcare, access to capital, education, job creation and workforce advancement, digital connectivity, and financial…
By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–Tennessee State University will have a new head football coach this fall. While the official announcement was forthcoming, reports circulated over the weekend that former Titans star running back and Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George would replace Rod Reed. Reed had been head coach since 2010. The Stadium website initially reported that Reed informed his players Saturday night before their final game of the spring against Southeast Missouri that this would be his last time on the sidelines. TSU lost that game Sunday 46-23 at Hale Stadium, finishing with a spring record of 2-5.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – Tennessee State University spring commencement ceremonies will return to the campus as live events with National Urban League President Marc Morial, and CBS national correspondent Michelle Miller delivering the keynote addresses. The former New Orleans mayor is the guest speaker for the undergraduate ceremony on Saturday, May 1 at 8 a.m. He follows his award-winning journalist wife Miller who will speak on Friday, April 30 at the graduate event beginning at 4 p.m. Both graduations are scheduled for Hale Stadium. Graduates are looking forward to hearing the speakers. But they are also excited that…
(TN Tribune)–“CBS News veteran Kim Godwin is expected to become the next president of ABC News, a move that would make her the first Black executive to lead a broadcast-network news division in the U.S.,” Brian Steinberg reported overnight for Variety. Steinberg’s report followed this: Godwin “is in the final stages of negotiations with Disney to become president of ABC News, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation,” Dylan Byers wrote for NBC News. However, Steinberg cautioned: “CBS News declined to comment. ABC News, CBS and Disney could not be reached for immediate comment. There has been no official announcement of Godwin’s hire and…