Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Nashville Ballet will be concluding their latest virtual series this weekend with Attitude Part II. Aimed to highlight the wealth of talent native to Music City by bringing back fan-favorites by local artists, Attitude Part II will feature the virtual premiere of Artistic Director Paul Vasterling’s Seasons. Newly expanded and exclusively reimagined for this performance, Seasons is set to Antonio Vivaldi’s beloved score The Four Seasons recomposed by contemporary musician Max Richter. Performances are Friday, April 2 through Sunday, April 4. The performance link will be sent to all ticket buyers on Friday, April 2 and will be available to stream throughout the weekend. Due…
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The second day of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who is accused of killing George Floyd, was marked by emotional testimony from witnesses who recounted what they saw and how it left them feeling traumatized. Six people testified in all, including four witnesses who were younger than 18 on the day of Mr. Floyd’s arrest. Prosecutors walked through the arrest minute by minute with the witnesses. The youngest of them testified off camera, though viewers could hear them in real time. At times, their voices wavered as they recalled the events of May 25, and…
By Guy Anthony The day before Donald Trump left the White House, his administration dealt one final, brutal blow to some of America’s most vulnerable patients. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a policy that, if implemented, will put numerous lifesaving drugs off-limits to Medicare recipients. Medicare provides health insurance to 63 million seniors and people with disabilities. Trump’s gut punch affects Part D, the section of Medicare that covers most prescription drugs. The last-minute policy change would allow the private insurance companies that sponsor Part D plans to stop covering many medications in Part D’s…
By Quang D. Tran One Holy Saturday morning, my mother took me to church to kiss the bloody feet of Jesus. I was 6 or 7 years old at the time. When we arrived at the church, I saw the regular and occasional churchgoers, young and old, also waiting in line to venerate the Lord. Many tied white cloth headbands around their heads, a Chinese tradition that signifies the mourning of a teacher or family member. White, for many Asian communities, is associated with death. As I stood in line with my mom, I could see from a distance Jesus’…
Although the U.S. Supreme Court has identified the right to vote as a fundamental right, the U.S. Constitution phrases such voting less as an affirmative right than as a right guarded by prohibitions based on race (the Fifteenth Amendment), sex (the Nineteenth Amendment), failure to pay poll taxes (the Twenty-fourth Amendment), or age between 18 and 20 (the Twenty-sixth Amendment). In addition, the Supreme Court narrowed durational residency requirements in a Tennessee case known as Dunn v. Blumstein (1972). In early U.S. history, voting rights were largely restricted to white males, with some colonies also limiting the vote to church…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–A round of applause for the doctors who keep Middle Tennessee healthy. Ascension Saint Thomas is honored to recognize our amazing physicians on National Doctors’ Day. Tim Adams, president and CEO of Ascension Saint Thomas, says: “I want to wish our physician partners a happy Doctors’ Day! We appreciate all you do to care for our communities!” Enjoy the photos attached from today’s festivities, which included lots of delicious food. Be sure to thank the healthcare heroes in your life!
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)—Nashville, Tennessee — Fulfilling their commitment to "Finding Community, Building Faith, and Serving the World& Image Church and Image Network announces their Tank Blessings Community Partnership Service! Pastor Sam and Sierra Fitten are on a mission to assist the Greater Nashville Community in becoming the city seen in the “Image and Identity” God intended for it to be seen in. Their desire is to reveal what Kingdom Community looks like through their vision of Tank Blessings. Tank Blessings is an initiative to giveaway free gas and other giveaways, to the N. Nashville community, and being a spark…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (TN Tribune)— Young widow starts nonprofit organization which helped over 500 widow(er)s across the United States Widowed-by-lung-cancer in 2017 at age 27, while 5 months pregnant with her 10- month-old’s full little brother, Azurae Redmond, was always the demographic outlier of every typically conservative local widow group. Realizing there was a niche for young, Black widow(er)s, who were underserved, she set out to start a new 501(c)3 nonprofit called Young, Black & Widowed in September of 2020. Since its inception the nonprofit has helped over 500 widows and widowers across the United States navigate life after loss during…
By Mohammed Khaku The USA, being the most powerful and rich nation in the world, still finds it necessary to make huge amounts of money through manufacturing and selling weapons. This is called the Military Industrial Complex (MIC). The MIC accounts $175.08 billion in 2020 an increase of 2.8% from 2019. (1) The United States is home to five of the world’s 10 largest defense contractors, and American companies account for 57 percent of total arms sales by the world’s 100 largest defense contractors, based on SIPRI data. In January 1961, US President Eisenhower issued a warning to the American…
Dr. Bryant T. Marks Uses Unconscious Bias Training to Curtail Racial Discrimination ATLANTA, GA – Bryant T. Marks, Ph.D., one of the nation’s leading implicit bias trainers, is making “Hidden Bias of Good People,” an hourlong, TV special on an unconscious bias counseling session, available for viewing on his website. In an unprecedented move, the E.W. Scripps Company produced and aired the show commercial-free on its TV stations in 41 markets across the country in March. The show raises awareness of the unconscious impulses of people who are unaware of the role their inherent biases play in their everyday actions…