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By Mohammed Khaku For the second successive year, 1.8 billion Muslims will begin observing the holy month of Ramadan: a time of dawn-to-dusking fasting in the midst of an un precedented global pandemic. It has been a big challenge for the community leaders to grapple with how to observe Ramadan’s rituals and celebrations in these unfamiliar times. Last year many mosques were under lockdown. This year the new CDC guidelines on “how to open the place of worship” will include zoom and in-person participation. For Muslims this is yet another opportunity to continue to strengthen our personal connection with the…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., is the oldest historically African-American Greek-lettered sorority, founded January 15, 1908 on the historical campus of Howard University “Alpha Chapter” in Washington, DC. It is the first Greek-lettered sorority established and incorporated by African-American college-educated women. This year marks another “FIRST” in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., History with the recent election of United States of America Vice President Soror Kamala Harris. Soror Kamala Harris was initiated into our founders “Alpha Chapter” on campus at Howard University. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., “Pi Chapter” is an undergraduate chapter located on the historical…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Nashville’s top health officials on Friday tweaked the city’s mask mandate to exclude requiring face coverings in outdoor spaces. According to the city’s latest public health order, masks will be still required for indoor spaces. However, people will no longer have to wear masks in outdoor public areas. The department still “strongly recommends” mask-wearing when social distancing isn’t possible. A mask mandate has been in place in Nashville since last June. The move comes as health officials have praised Nashville’s efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak. Nearly 31% of Nashville’s residents have received…
COOKEVILLE, Tennessee (April 9, 2021) — It was a big day for Tennessee Tech as students, faculty, staff, alumni and special dignitaries helped dedicate and celebrate the grand openings of the two biggest buildings on campus — the Laboratory Science Commons and the Marc L. Burnett Student Recreation and Fitness Center. “The buildings we celebrate today are functional, beautiful and inspirational,” said Tennessee Tech president Phil Oldham. “These buildings enhance our campus and enhance the college experience for our students.” The 160,000-square-foot facility that is the largest academic building in the history of Tennessee Tech. It is also the first…
Walk Bike Nashville and Black Girls Do Bike Nashville are co-hosting a ride for Black women, Indigenous women, and women of color to ride on the greenway this Sunday at noon. The ride will be between 3-5 miles and is intended for newer or beginner riders. Riders will have a phased-in start and all Davidson County COVID-19 event protocols will be followed. All riders will leave and return to Ted Rhodes Golf Course. Registration in advance is encouraged. Participants are being asked to wear “Black” to show solidarity while riding as part of the event on the greenway. For…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune) – A bill is moving through the TN State Legislature that will further criminalize homelessness across the state of Tennessee. HB0978/SB1610 would make solicitation or camping “on the shoulder, berm, or right-of-way of a state or interstate highway or under a bridge or overpass” a class C misdemeanor offense punishable by a $50 fine and community service work. This bill would also broaden the language within the Equal Access to Public Property Act of 2012 so that people could be prosecuted for camping not just on property owned by the state, but on all public property…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Tennessee has become the latest state to soon allow most adults 21 and older to carry handguns without first clearing a background check and training after Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed the measure into law. “I signed constitutional carry today because it shouldn’t be hard for law-abiding Tennesseans to exercise their (Second Amendment) rights,” said Lee, a Republican approaching his reelection campaign for 2022, in a tweet. Lee initially proposed the National Rifle Association-backed legislation last year before the COVID-19 pandemic caused lawmakers to narrow their focus. He renewed that effort when lawmakers returned for…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday joined fellow Republicans nationwide to advocate against COVID-19 vaccine passports, which are being developed in some areas to let inoculated people travel, shop and dine more freely. Currently, vaccine passports _ which show whether someone has been vaccinated or recently tested negative for COVID-19 _ exist only in New York via a government-sponsored smartphone app produced in partnership with a private company. But Republicans nationwide are pursuing proposals to ban their use as a restriction against people’s activities. “I think vaccine passports are a bad idea. I do not believe…