WASHINGTON D.C. (TN Tribune) – The Center for Policy Analysis and Research (CPAR) at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) today released the second issue of a multidisciplinary journal focusing exclusively on public policy issues related to Black politics in the United States. Entitled “Africa – America 2021: Re-envisioning Liberation for the Global Black Diaspora,” this edition of the biennial publication presents scholarship and perspectives that chart course for the future of Black leadership and advocacy and captures the spirit of modern Black movements. Written by scholars and practitioners for a general, non-specialist audience, the Journal of the Center…
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NTT Data exec says Nashville’s lure will let it recruit nationally for many of the 350 jobs it plans to bring here authors Staff Reports Dan Albright NTT Data executives on Monday morning said they will build an innovation and digital delivery center at the Capitol View development downtown. The Fortune 500 company plans to hire 350 people for its local operation. Here, Dan Albright, its senior vice president of consulting, provides some perspective on what brought the company here and talks about its growth. How many other cities did you consider in addition to Nashville? And what were the…
NASHVILLE, TN – The country is in a race against time. Will enough people get vaccinated to achieve herd immunity and stop the coronavirus or will it resurge and force another series of lockdowns? Overall, the case numbers and deaths in the U.S. are declining and at least 12 states have relaxed restrictions. Schools are back to in-person instruction in many cities, including Nashville, Chicago, and Memphis. The latest research is troubling though. The B.1.1.7 variant arrived in the U.S. in late 2020 from Great Britain. In February, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) warned the B.1.1.7 could become predominant…
ASHVILLE, Tenn. – March 22, 2021 – Laziza Abdullaeva and Aziz Ashurov of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, agreed to pay $200,000 to settle False Claims Act allegations involving misrepresentations in their purchases of certain properties from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), Mary Jane Stewart, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, announced today. On December 30, 2019, relators William Worrall and Jim Gregory filed a qui tam action against Ms. Abdullaeva, Mr. Ashurov and their investment company, Capital Invest, LLC, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Relators alleged that…
(St. Paul, Minn) — The Bush Foundation Is Committing $100 Million In New Funding To Seed Two Community Trust Funds To Directly Support Wealth Building For Black And Native Communities In Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota And The 23 Native Nations That Share The Same Geography. This Funding Commitment Is Above And Beyond The Foundation’s Regular Grantmaking. The Foundation Will Seek One Or Two Steward Organizations To Receive The Funds And Design And Operate Grant Programs To Distribute The $100 Million. The Grant Programs Are Intended To Serve Individuals Who Need A Financial Boost To Access Wealth-Building Opportunities Such As…
By JAMES SATTERFIELD KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Elizabeth Cross Black expected to be laid to rest beside her husband, Hade, with a place of honor among their white Anderson County owners. But five years after his death, she wound up in the “Black ward” at a Knoxville hospital, alone and dying, too poor for life-sustaining medical care. Her body was discarded in a Knox County field-turned-dump-site for the poor _ no headstone, not even a marker on a map. “There’s no way we’re going to be able to find her body,” Anderson County volunteer historian Leo York says. “There are…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) along with Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee slammed the Biden administration’s self-induced border crisis and are pressing officials for information about how the administration is responding to the crisis amid the ongoing pandemic. The Senators are demanding information about the extent of the crisis and the government’s response: “Regardless of what the Biden Administration wants to call this current set of circumstances it has created, this surge in illegal immigration carries significant risks. It also imposes a heavy burden on public resources. Congress and the American people must have additional…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune) —Milton H. Jones, Vice Chairman of the Meharry Medical College Board of Trustees, has been elected Chair of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Board of Directors. Jones will focus on growing the organization’s endowment, benefiting the 37 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) belonging to the UNCF network of member institutions. Jones succeeds William F. Stasior Sr., retired Chairman and CEO of Booz Allen Hamilton, who served as UNCF’s Chair for 11 years. Former chairs of the UNCF board include John D. Rockefeller III; Michael H. Jordan, former Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo’s International Food…
Nashville, TN –The Adventure Park at Nashville, the zip line and treetop climbing experience, announces its “Adventures in STEM” program 2021. The Adventures in STEM program is an interactive adventure and educational experience for kids 10 years of age and over. Program participants will learn about science, technology, math, engineering… and adventure! The Adventure Park at Nashville is taking registrations for the Spring session. Class dates are Fridays: April 9, April 16, and April 23. The program cost is $175 for the 3 class session. The class will start at 4:30 p.m. with optional supervised climbing time from 5:30-7:00 p.m. Participants must…