NASHVILLE (TN)– The Rev. Charlie Curb Center for Faith Leadership at Belmont University is announcing the creation of The Judeo-Christian Studies Initiative, which will sponsor several interfaith activities as a part of the work of the Rev. Charlie Curb Center. This endowed program is a multi-pronged endeavor that includes lectures, classes and conversations that will help to provide dialogue, perspective and understanding across these two major faith traditions. “The creation of this program will provide lasting lessons and teaching opportunities for both the Nashville community, as well as for our students,” said Belmont President Dr. Bob Fisher. “Anything that we…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Meharry Medical College today announced that it has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to establish a virtual simulation and telemedicine training program for medical students. The $20 million grant is part of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and is provided through federal CARES Act funding. The new virtual simulation and telemedicine program will be designed to enhance the training and development of future health care providers to help underserved communities overcome the disproportionate impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Offodile “This is an…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Metropolitan Nashville Department of Law filed a resolution today with the Metropolitan Council seeking approval of a $2.25 million settlement of the Estate of Daniel Hambrick’s civil claims arising from Mr. Hambrick’s shooting death on July 26, 2018. The settlement will resolve all civil damages claims against the Metropolitan Government and Metropolitan Nashville Police Officer Andrew Delke in the federal court lawsuit filed on March 11, 2019, Estate of Daniel Hambrick ex rel. Vickie Hambrick v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee, and Andrew Delke, Civil Action No. 3:19-cv-216. The settlement does not resolve the…
Washington, D.C. – As part of an important voting rights case being considered today by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Project 21 black leadership network joined a legal brief asking the justices to remember that “[e]qual protection should ensure that government decision-making is free from the taint of racial considerations, but disparate impact liability does not allow racial impartiality.” The Court will hear arguments today in a case that may render unconstitutional many of the race-based conjectures that mark sweeping new election reforms being considered by the U.S. Congress. “Phony claims of voter suppression should never trump legitimate voter integrity measures,”…
Nashville, TN– Stand Up Nashville is proud to announce the first cohort of2021 Change Leaders through its newly created Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute (BCLI).BCLI strives to reimagine policymaking for the common good by training and supporting individuals from Black, Brown, Immigrant, and working-class communities to serve on boards and commissions with the explicit goal of advancing equitable policies. Nashville has the ability to improve lives through its boards, commissions, and authorities by creating good jobs, improving schools, investing in affordable housing, protecting immigrants, and supporting climate justice. Yet, corporations and developers have been prioritized over people for the sake…
Washington, D.C. (TN Tribune)– NCNW joins the nation in observing Women’s History during the month of March. Coincidentally, or perhaps providentially, Dr. Dorothy Irene Height, President Emerita of NCNW, was born on March 24th and each year NCNW celebrates her legacy with a special program of activities. Just as we pay special attention to the accomplishments of Black women and men during February, Women’s History Month provides an occasion to pause and reflect on how women of all colors and creeds have shaped the nation’s history and how they are influencing its future right now. We observe Women’s History Month…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)– March 3, 2021 – Jody Watley, the Grammy award winner trendsetting icon in music, video, fashion and style has been appointed to be National Museum of African American Music’s first ever membership ambassador for the museum. Watley is one of the architects of 21st century pop. From her groundbreaking marriage of rap & R&B (1987’s “Friends,” a collaboration with hip-hop legends Eric B. & Rakim) to her vision-forward marriage of high fashion, street fashion and music in the ‘80s (long before it became the norm), to her fusion of jazz and underground club culture with keen pop…
A new leader has been selected to lead Alcorn State University’s Department of Fine Arts to new heights. Dr. Sean Daniels began his new role as the Department’s chairperson Monday, Feb. 15. Daniels, who has taught music professionally for over 28 years, previously served as a percussion area leader at Tennessee State University. He was also the Department of Fine Arts chairperson and director of Bands at Benedict College. Daniels currently serves as principal timpanist for the Colour of Music Festival Orchestra, an orchestra made up of musicians of African ancestry worldwide. In 2020, Dr. Daniels was elected to the Percussive…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Slim + Husky’s Pizza Beeria has opened its eighth location along Music City’s most popular thoroughfare. On Thursday, March 4 Nashville-based Slim + Husky’s Pizza Beeria celebrated the grand opening of its location, at 5056 Broadway Place. As one of the featured restaurants in downtown’s new Fifth + Broadway development, Slim + Husky’s is the first Black owned restaurant to open on Broadway. Tourists and local residents are invited to visit the Broadway location to enjoy an array of signature and custom-built artisan pizzas, made to order salads and cinnamon rolls, all staples of the Slim +…
By Delmarie Cobb It’s a sight many of us never believed we would see in our lifetime— hundreds of Americans storming the U.S Capitol in protest of the official presidential election results. Media, elected officials and government workers were all saying the same thing: “This is how election results are disputed in a banana republic — not our democratic republic,” former President George W. Bush said specifically. The intent of President Donald Trump to incite his followers on the same day the Senate was scheduled to hold its ceremonial joint session of Congress to count the Electoral College votes and…