COVID-19 hospitalizations have been on the rise in the United States for months, with weekly admissions now more than triple what they were two months ago. Seniors have the highest rates of Covid hospitalizations by far, but hospitalizations among children — especially among those younger than 5 — are rising fast. Nationally, more than half of new COVID-19 hospital admissions were among people 70 and older, and more than two-thirds are among people 60 and older, according to the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But a new analysis of federal data from the American…
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Nashville, Tenn.–Margaret Maddox Family YMCA will host Dog Palooza Oct. 5. All proceeds benefit Agape Animal Rescue & Training Center, where dogs in need of fostering or new homes can receive care and behavioral training. Each year, Margaret Maddox Y partners with a rescue pet agency and the money for registering their pooch goes directly to Agape. This is the third year hosting this fun dog pool day, in which the Y provides the pool and lifeguards. Y members and non-members can participate and all dogs MUST be updated on vaccination shots. WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023 WHERE: Margaret Maddox Family YMCA …
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)- The AIR Equity Initiative at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will host a free, public event that gathers leading voices and national experts on justice, public safety, and educational equity. The event, “Pathways to Peace: Reimagining the Future of Public Safety for Youth and Communities,” will be held on the campus of Meharry Medical College, in Nashville, and will be moderated by Grammy nominated recording artist Aloe Blacc. Among the speakers at the Oct. 12th event are Nashville City Council Member Brandon Taylor; Jill Fitcheard, executive director, Metro Nashville Community Oversight; Nicholas Sensley, founder and CEO…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-North Precinct Officer Cody Oliphant has been decommissioned as a result of his arrest for domestic assault Wednesday night. Oliphant’s wife reported that he put his hands around her throat during a verbal argument outside their home. Oliphant, 29, a 1-year MNPD officer, is charged with aggravated assault. The MNPD’s Office of Professional Accountability has opened an administrative investigation into Oliphant’s arrest.
KNOXVILLE, TN – The inaugural international FILM FEST KNOX will be held in Knoxville, Tennessee November 9-12, 2023. Festival passes for the 2023 festival go on sale Wednesday, August 30. Festival passes are $100 per person and will be available for purchase online at www.filmfestknox.com. Additional programming and ticketing options will be announced closer to the festival. Passholders will be able to attend the entirety of the festival with the exception of the Opening After Party. This includes two dozen narrative and documentary short and feature film screenings in various blocks (including the American Regional Film Competition and the Made…
By Bill Snyder Researchers in the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) have been awarded two five-year federal grants totaling $51 million to harness new and existing approaches for boosting recruitment and removing roadblocks to the efficiency of conducting clinical trials throughout the country. The grants, from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), recognize the expertise, leadership and plethora of clinical research tools developed over the past several years at VICTR, home of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s NIH-funded Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA). “VICTR is uniquely poised to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nashville CARES is proud to announce the 32nd Annual Nashville CARES AIDS Walk presented by NPS Pharmacy. The Nashville CARES AIDS Walk is Tennessee’s oldest continuously running HIV/AIDS fundraiser and one of the city’s highest profile events. This year’s goal is to raise $200,000 to help end the HIV epidemic in MiddleTennessee. The event takes place on Saturday, October 7 at Hadley Park. Hadley Park, a historical landmark in Nashville opened in 1912 and is considered the first public park in the United States for African Americans. Named for either the pioneer African American physician Dr. W.…
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Gayle Miles-Scott, former Supreme Tamiouchos, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority during the administration of the 30th Supreme Basileus Soror Glenda Glover, became an Ivy Beyond the Wall on September 27, 2023. Soror Miles-Scott served in this role from 2018-2022 as well as treasurer of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Educational Advancement Foundation®. She also served as Chairman of the International Financial Officer Certification Committee through two administrations from 2010-2018.Soror Miles-Scott was initiated in November 1980 into Beta Omega Chapter located in Kansas City, Missouri. She was a Silver Soror, Life Member, and active member of Beta Sigma Omega…
By Ashley Benkarski NASHVILLE, TN— A banner reading “One Nation Against Invasion” was hung from the Alameda Street pedestrian bridge over I-40 on or around September 9. The banner credited neo-fascist, white nationalist group Patriot Front, and on either side of it were fascist symbols. A photo of the banner was disseminated on Reddit thread r/nashville, and one commenter, upon seeing it, immediately took it upon himself to tear the banner down. Most commenters enthusiastically supported his action, but the post has since been deleted due to a slew of threats from fascist sympathizers. When asked for comment, the poster…
By Corey Williams and Mike Householder DETRIOT, MI — Marie Ronny and Kyan Bovee expect their futures to take off. Literally. The Black teens from Detroit are part of a free program teaching young people how to fly, while exposing them to careers in aviation, an industry in which people of color are traditionally underrepresented. Their classrooms are the skies above Detroit’s Coleman A. Young municipal airport and inside a large hangar there serving as home to the Tuskegee Airmen National Museum. “I want to be a mechanical engineer with a pilot’s license so I can fly my own creations. I…