Dear Editor, In the second impeachment trial, Mr. Trump’s lead lawyer barely concealed his client’s racism, sexism, and anti-Semitism. He directed special vitriol toward Vice President Kamala Harris, and House Manager Jamie Raskin. Attorney van der Veen endlessly repeated visual images of Ms. Harris, essentially depicting a Mammy gone rogue, and portrayed Mr. Raskin, a Jewish man, as morally and professionally bankrupt. The defense played Mr. Trump’s video image of Ms. Harris encouraging partisans to “fight” many more times than images of others. The former President’s counsel accused Mr. Raskin of being a liar, engaging in “impeachment lust,” being “intellectually…
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Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Nashville Public Television will host a free virtual screening event featuring clips from Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s new The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song documentary Monday, Feb. 15, at 6 p.m. During the event, a distinguished panel will explore the stories and social history of Nashville’s Black faith communities from the early 1800s through the 1960s. This community screening is a free event, however registration is required at wnpt.org/events. Press releases about the event and the series are available for download here. Social media images promoting the event and the broadcast are…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)—The Board of Trustees of Fisk University have named Dr. Vann Newkirk Sr. as the 17th President of Fisk University effective immediately. “We have had the pleasure of observing Dr. Newkirk’s outstanding work both as Provost and as interim President, and this was a unanimous decision by the Board,” said Chair Frank. L. Sims. A statement released by Fisk said: Dr. Newkirk has been an essential part of the amazing momentum that Fisk has built over the past five years. The University is poised for an exceptional future and Dr. Newkirk’s experience and insight around new programming and…
NASHVILLE, TN – Dr. David M. Carlisle remembers the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2002. At the time, he was working for the California Department of Public Health. “Those of us who are physicians or public health people were terrified because what we saw was a perfect storm situation,” Carlisle said. The worst type of pathogen any country could face would be an airborne respiratory one. “Some pretty aggressive public health measures were taken in response to SARS. But SARS kind of went away,” he said. It was never clear why it did. The SARS pandemic lasted about two…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – At its first walk-in vaccination clinic, the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System administered more than 1,400 Moderna COVID-19 doses Saturday to enrolled Veterans. On average, the health care system administers 450 doses each day. “I’m really proud to say we are in the top 25 percent of VA hospitals with the highest number of vaccines administered,” Dr. Richa Misra, TVHS director of vaccination, said. “Our vaccine teams made today’s event successful through their dedication and meticulous planning, along with our colleagues in the Army National Guard. Today has been absolutely incredible.” The walk-in vaccine clinic took place at the Nashville and…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–The Labor movement in Middle TN mourns the loss of retired ATU Local 1235 retiree Elizabeth Duff who died today from complications from COVID-19. Mrs. Duff was Nashville’s first Black woman to become a bus operator. Born and raised in Nashville, Elizabeth Duff was always intrigued by the city buses. As a kid, she would just sit on the bus and watch the driver do his job. Her first driving job was with Chevrolet Courtesy Car, and it was one of her clients that put the bug in her ear about driving for MTA. During Black History…
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Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Memphis Minnie was known as the Queen of the Blues. She was a singer, a guitarist and songwriter. She lived from 1887 to 1973. Please make a donation to support the Black press and journalism produced by The TN Tribune by visiting https://tntribune.org/donate/
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–After moving to Nashville in 1884, Preston Taylor, a business and religious leader, established Greenwood, Nashville’s second oldest Black cemetery. He helped start Tennessee State University in 1912. A public housing project was named after him in 1951. Please make a donation to support the Black press and journalism produced by The TN Tribune by visiting https://tntribune.org/donate/
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Multiple people were injured Saturday in a 21-vehicle crash on an icy roadway in Nashville. Twelve people were taken to local hospitals, fire officials said. Twelve others involved in the crash were not injured. A winter weather advisory was in effect Saturday morning for much of central Tennessee, according to the National Weather Service in Nashville. “Freezing drizzle, freezing fog, and light freezing rain may create very slick conditions this morning. Slow down and use extra caution when traveling,” the NWS tweeted prior to the crash. Message signs on I-24 on Saturday read: “Reduce speed, patches of…