NASHVILLE, TN –Health advocacy organizations in Tennessee committed to protecting kids from the harmful effects of tobacco products and nicotine addiction call on the legislature to vote no on Senate Bill 1047 and House Bill 705. The below statement is on behalf of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Lung Association, American Heart Association, Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights and the Campaign for Tobacco-free Kids. “Senate Bill 1047 and House Bill 705 sound promising at first since the legislation says they will add e-cigarettes into Tennessee’s Non-Smokers’ Protection Act. However, when you look closer, they preclude any…
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President Joe Biden intends to nominate Tiffany P. Cunningham to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and if confirmed by the U.S. Senate, she would be the first Black jurist to serve on the nation’s top patent court. Cunningham is a partner at Perkins Coie LLP. She previously worked at Kirkland & Ellis LLP and clerked for Federal Circuit Judge Timothy B. Dyk. The Federal Circuit has jurisdiction over appeals in patent litigation. It also reviews decisions made by U.S. Patent and Trademark tribunals. The Federal Circuit also has jurisdiction over international trade and government contract cases.…
Candace Jackson Akiwumi Partner An experienced litigator, Candace Jackson-Akiwumi focuses her practice on complex civil litigation, white collar criminal defense, and investigations. Before joining the firm, Candace spent ten years as a staff attorney at the Federal Defender Program, Inc. in Chicago. As a federal public defender, she represented hundreds of clients accused of federal crimes ranging from fraud to firearms. Candace represented clients at every stage of the process, from investigation to trial, sentencing, and appeal, including petitions for writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court. She successfully advised grand jury appearances, negotiated pleas, achieved reduced sentences, and…
Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida and a close ally of former President Donald J. Trump, is being investigated by the Justice Department over whether he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paid for her to travel with him, according to three people briefed on the matter. Investigators are examining whether Mr. Gaetz violated federal sex trafficking laws, the people said. A variety of federal statutes make it illegal to induce someone under 18 to travel over state lines to engage in sex in exchange for money or something of value. The Justice Department regularly prosecutes such cases,…
Goldman Sachs recently announced a historic $10 billion investment commitment to impact the lives of at least one million Black women by 2030. The One Million Black Women initiative — launched in partnership with Black women-led organizations, including The Links, Incorporated — is the largest of its kind, and will drive investments in a multitude of areas such as housing, healthcare, access to capital, education, job creation and workforce advancement, digital connectivity, and financial health. Join us on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at 8 p.m. EDT for One Million Black Women Listening Tour. The session will be hosted by the…
Nashville, TN ––The Adventure Park at Nashville, the zip line and treetop climbing experience, announces “Easter Egg Hunt In The Trees”. On Easter weekend, April 2-4, the park will hold Easter Egg Hunt in the Trees! The Easter bunny will be hard at work hiding eggs for a COVID-friendly hunt all weekend long. The Easter Egg Hunt is free; however, guests still need to purchase a ticket for climbing, as the eggs will be hidden up high. 2021 FULL SCHEDULE: HERE About The Adventure Park at Nashville Sporting 12 different courses, including 15 zip lines, and 156 different elements, The Adventure…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – State lawmakers have passed legislation to allow Tennessee residents to carry handguns without a carry permit. The House voted 64-29 Monday evening to pass House Bill 786. Earlier Monday, gun control advocates, emergency room doctors and pastors — representing nearly 800 faith-based leaders stood shoulder to shoulder calling on Governor Bill Lee to reject one of his top legislative priorities. “The permitless carry of firearms that can take life unjustly is immoral,” one pastor said. Shaundelle Brooks, the mother of Akilah Aasilva a Waffle House shooting victim said, “We don’t want your sympathy, we want your action.”…
If you ever begin to doubt that elections matter, think about Black farmers. The new COVID relief law takes significant steps to address decades of shameful discrimination against Black farmers by the federal government. And that would not have happened without voters putting Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the White House and giving Democrats a majority in the Senate. The discrimination is well-documented. So is its devastating impact on Black farming families. Consider a few statistics. One hundred years ago, there were more than 925,000 Black-run farms. By 2017, that number had dropped by more than 95 percent. Today less than two…
NASHVILLE, TN – From empty venues, to cancelled shows, the heart of Music City has taken a beating. As we slowly resurface and aim for life as we knew it, James Hatem is partnering with The U.S. Bartenders Guild and Music Venue Alliance on Friday, April 9 in an effort to bring awareness to the struggles faced by Nashville’s local music scene in the last year and the resiliency of artists, crews and venues. James, in collaboration with some of Nashville’s finest, is doing his part in bringing hope back to the city by attempting to break a Guinness World…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–A Hillsboro High School senior who could be the nation’s next youth poet laureate wowed a crowd of school superintendents Thursday in Nashville. Alora Young, one of four finalists this year for U.S. Youth Poet Laureate, performed a poem titled “All That I Know Now” for the Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents after MNPS’s own leader, Director of Schools Adrienne Battle, welcomed the audience and introduced her. “I know many of you saw and heard Amanda Gorman, the former U.S. Youth Poet Laureate who performed at President Biden’s inauguration a couple of months ago,” Dr. Battle said. “Well, that…