NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 2, 2021) – Metro Social Services will open an extreme cold weather shelter Friday, April 2, 2021. The Extreme Cold Weather Overflow Shelter will open Friday night in anticipation of extended extreme cold in Metro Nashville Davidson County. The shelter is located at the Nashville Fairgrounds located at 500 Wedgewood Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203. People with pets are welcome at the Cold Weather Overflow Shelter. The shelter is in the same complex as the Social Distancing and Isolation shelters at the Fairgrounds but in a separate building. There will be signage for people to go…
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The Rev. James Lawson, civil rights icon and Vanderbilt University Distinguished Professor, emeritus, has received the prestigious NAACP Chairman’s Award, which recognizes individuals who demonstrate exemplary public service and use their distinct platforms to create agents of change. Past recipients of the award include then-Sen. Barack Obama; Reps. John Lewis and Maxine Waters; former Surgeon General Regina Benjamin; actors Tyler Perry, Ruby Dee and Danny Glover; and musicians The Neville Brothers and Bono. The NAACP recognized Lawson during its 2021 Image Awards, which aired on BET on Saturday, March 27. Lawson was honored for his work as a social change…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Secretary of State Tre Hargett appointed Hamilton County Election Commissioner Secondra Diane Meadows to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Standards Board in compliance with the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). The EAC Standards Board provides advice, guidance and support to the commission on the development of Voluntary Voting System Guidelines, a set of specifications and requirements against which voting systems can be tested to determine if the systems meet required standards. “Commissioner Meadows has served the citizens of Hamilton County with integrity and a commitment to accurate results,” Secretary Hargett said. “I am confident…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Producing informative, entertaining and thought-provoking content has always been entertainment journalist Sonya Jenkins’ intent as a writer, so when the Coronavirus Pandemic interrupted her “social butterfly” calendar, Jenkins took social distancing as a time to up the ante creatively by launching two projects, SMILEY, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT (Paperback; December 18, 2020; $15.99) and “Shayla’s Catch Prequel,” streaming exclusively via Amazon Prime Video. SMILEY, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT takes young readers on a flight from Atlanta to Orlando, filled with rough air, a passenger with a peanut allergy, and common courtesy tips. On this particular flight, two unaccompanied minors…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) _ President Joe Biden’s administration and the state of Tennessee are building a community center for COVID-19 vaccinations in Memphis, officials said. The White House said Wednesday that the community vaccination site will be located on the grounds of the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis. The site will operate every day, for a six- to eight-week period, a news release from the Biden administration said. The site is expected to deliver up to 21,000 doses per week, and it should be up and running by April 7, White House officials said. Personnel from the 3rd Marine…
It is an established fact that public policy is the result of ideas that start with people, who create interest groups. Interest groups usually form on both sides of an issue, and issues give birth to proposed rules and potential laws that reflect the prevailing views growing out of the initial issues with its pros and cons. The United States Constitution never provided for political parties as we know them today. The party system we have today associated with our government now operating in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate is the by-product of a 1787 battle…
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled his first judicial nominees, a diverse slate that includes three Black women to sit on the federal courts of appeals. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is Biden’s pick for one of the vacancies on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, a partner with Zuckerman Spaedar, has been tapped for the seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and Perkins Coie partner Tiffany Cunningham has been nominated for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Cunninghman would be the first Black…
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is pleased to announce that Sandra Dawson Long Weaver, a co-founder of the organization, has been named the project coordinator for the NABJ-Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Black Press Grant Program. The program provides grants up to $10,000 to Black-owned media or freelance journalists to support coverage of how COVID-19 has affected the Black community and the K-12 education system. The grant term is March 2021-December 2021. “As the first female African American managing editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer and an active member of the Black Press, Founder Sandra Dawson Long Weaver knows first hand…
NASHVILLE, TN — Plans are underway at Pleasant Green Baptist Church for a mega outdoor worship experience on Resurrection Day Sunday, April 4. The service will be held at 10:00 AM in the parking lot of the church located at 1410 Jefferson Street. Worshippers may remain in their cars or view the service from an outside socially distanced seating section. All participants will be asked to wear masks. The church anticipates a large number in attendance at this service. In addition to the church’s regular membership, residents in the surrounding community have also been invited. Upon arrival, worshippers will receive…
NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville’s newest behavioral health hospital is now open and welcoming patients. Ascension Saint Thomas Behavioral Health Hospital, which is located at 300 Great Circle Road in Nashville, is proud to offer inpatient care for adults age 18 and older. This facility joins the comprehensive network of compassionate, convenient care offered by Ascension Saint Thomas across the region. “Ascension Saint Thomas Behavioral Health Hospital is a beautiful, state-of-the-art facility where patients can receive personalized services from a dedicated team of experienced professionals,” said the hospital’s CEO, Jim Spruyt. “In addition to providing superior care and comprehensive support, we…