Nashville, Tenn.-(TN Tribune) – Chronically underfunded school districts throughout the state have been especially challenged during the pandemic. However, the inadequacies and the gross underfunding predate this stressful year. Tennessee currently funds its public school system at a level that consistently places it in the bottom five most poorly funded states in the United States, per the National Education Association. During the current legislative session of the General Assembly, numerous bills have been introduced by members from both sides of the aisle to provide patches to shore up some of the urgent needs that school districts are facing, such as…
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NASHVILLE, TENN. (TN Tribune) — This spring, the Belcourt brings back Strong Leads: A Film Seminar for High School Girls, its free after-school program spotlighting films by and about women. Designed for 10th, 11th and 12th girls of all identities and now in its fifth year, Strong Leads explores gender representation in cinema, in the Hollywood establishment, and in film discourse. A presentation of the Belcourt’s education and engagement program, Strong Leads participation is by application only. Applications are available here bit.ly/Strong-Leads-Spring-2021 — and are due March 24. Applicants will be confirmed and notified on March 26. Students will watch…
NASHVILLE, TN – The American Rescue Plan Act, which Democrats passed without a single Republican vote, gives $1400 to most Americans, increases funds for food stamps (SNAP), makes health coverage cheaper and more accessible, provides housing assistance and funds to address homelessness, money for homeowners and renters to avoid foreclosure and eviction, money for schools, and funds to state and local governments. It is a very big bill. How big? One trillion dollars is a million dollars multiplied by a million. That’s a thousand billion. $1.9 trillion is $1,900,000,000,000. As Congressman Jim Cooper (D, 5th District) told reporters last week, the…
Question: “Why did you choose Catholic education and what’s its impact, specifically St. Pius’s, on you and your kids?” “I can’t do this anymore…” I remember the call like it was yesterday. My wife, Rhonda, was telling me that she just couldn’t stand to see our son, Ryan, crying and refusing to get out of the car to go into kindergarten. He was only five years old at the time, but he hated the regimented program we had placed him in, and our normally mild-mannered kid was crying and refusing to get out and go inside. He was speaking from…
By Michael Hernandez Entertainment Reporter & Texas Metro News Columnist It’s been 30 years in the making but finally one of the most eagerly anticipated sequels in movie history is available on Prime Video (free to its subscribers), COMING 2 AMERICA. The movie is set in present day Zamunda and we catch up with Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy), his queen (Shari Headley) and his family of three daughters who are well-versed in the culture of their native land. At the start of the movie King Jaffe Joffer is on his deathbed and reveals a long held secret to his son;…
Washington D.C. (TN Tribune)–The Embassy of Sierra Leone in Washington D.C. this week hosted U.S Congressman Gregory Meeks, a Democratic Member of the House of Representatives from Queens, New York, who recently became Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. The invitation for the evening was made by Ambassador Sidique Abou- Bakarr Wai of Sierra Leone the host. Also invited were Ambassador Seydou Kabore of Burkina Faso, Ambassador Kerfalla Yansene of Guinea, Ambassador Frederic Eden Hegbe of Togo, Ambassador Barfour Adjei Barwuah of Ghana, Ambassador George Patten of Liberia, Ambassador Mahmadou Nimaga of Mali and Ambassador Mathilde Mukantabana of Rwanda. Former…
Memphis, Tenn. (March 10, 2021) – The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute recently awarded Jonathan H. Jaggar, PhD, Maury Bronstein Endowed Professor in the Department of Physiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), a $2.3 million grant for his study titled “PKD proteins in endothelial cells.” The proposal’s goal is to provide a new understanding of how endothelial cells regulate blood pressure. Blood vessels provide all of our organs with oxygen and nutrients and determine blood pressure in the body. Endothelial cells, which line the inside of all blood vessels, can cause blood vessels to relax…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune) The Gospel Music Association will air its first Easter broadcast special, Because He Lives: An Easter Celebration. Conceptualized as a way to celebrate and recognize Christ’s death and resurrection through song, the star-studded line-up includes powerful performances by Amy Grant, Anthony Brown & Group TherAPy, CeCe Winans, Ellie Holcomb, Jekalyn Carr, Karen Peck & New River, Natalie Grant & Bernie Herms, Nicole C., and Zach Williams. Because He Lives: An Easter Celebration will broadcast worldwide on TBN Thursday, April 1, 2021, at 9:00 p.m. EST / 8:00 p.m. CST with additional broadcasts at 11:00 p.m. EST / 10:00 p.m. CST and Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. EST /…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — An Asian American singer and dancer who uses her talent to bring people of diverse cultures together will share her life’s work as part of MTSU’s National Women’s History Month celebration. “120,000 Stories: Nobuko Miyamoto and Her Long Song of Relocation, Race, Love and Revolution” is scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 16. To register for the Zoom link, go to https://bit.ly/3bcnvAm. Deborah Wong, who has worked with Miyamoto on her memoir and latest album, will join Miyamoto in a conversation about her songs, videos and community projects, social justice lessons from Asian America, intercultural coalition-building…
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (March 27, 2021) – Ole Ben Franklin Mitsubishi is presenting a High School Wheelchair Basketball Tournament on Saturday, March 27th with the first games starting at 9 am. The last games are projected to begin at 3pm. Elite high school teams from Atlanta, Charlotte, and Cincinnati will meet in Knoxville for the Hoopfest. Hoopfest At Rocky Top will be held at Emerald Youth Foundation at 1740 Texas Ave., Knoxville, TN 37921. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the general public cannot attend. Find Information about a Livestream of the Games here: www.rockytophoopfest.weebly.com For more information call 865-776-2265 or email: joshualoop@gmail.com