By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor Both Stacey Abrams and the Black Lives Matter movement have been nominated to win the Nobel Peace Prize. The nominations represent an opportunity for either Abrams or Black Lives matter to win over even more support around the globe should they win. The Nobel Prizes have been given out since 1901 and were started by Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. Prizes are given out for distinguished work in Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine, and Literature. There have been many controversies around the Peace Prize and a win by Abrams or the Black Lives Matter would likely extend…
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By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Fans of Morgan Wallen are buying up the country star’s latest album after a video showed him shouting a racial slur last week. Wallen’s sophomore record, “Dangerous: The Double Album” retains its top spot for a fourth week on Billboard’s all-genre albums chart, less than a week after Wallen apologized for using racist language. The country music industry acted swiftly to publicly rebuke him and radio stations and streaming services removed his songs from their playlists. But fans responded by playing him even more. Billboard reports that his latest…
Nashville, TN—International Rock and Roll star Tina Turner is from Nutbush, TN. She is honored at a small museum at Exit56 on Route 40 in Tennessee. It includes furniture from the one-room school she attended. Please make a donation to support the Black press and journalism produced by The TN Tribune by visiting https://tntribune.org/donate/
WASHINGTON – Tennessee businesses and residents affected by the explosion in Nashville on Dec. 25, 2020, can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, Acting SBA Administrator Tami Perriello announced today. Administrator Perriello made the loans available in response to a letter from Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Jan. 22, requesting a disaster declaration by the SBA. The declaration covers Davidson County and the adjacent counties of Cheatham, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, and Wilson in Tennessee. “The SBA is strongly committed to providing the people of Tennessee with the most effective and customer-focused response possible to…
Nashville, TN—The 44th stamp in the Black Heritage series was issued on Jan. 28. It features playwright August Wilson. He is best known for his plays featuring a decade in the 20th about Black life in America. He won two Pulitzer prizes for the plays. Please make a donation to support the Black press and journalism produced by The TN Tribune by visiting https://tntribune.org/donate/
Nashville, TN—Part of Route 40 is named the Isaac Hayes Highway. Hayes recorded at Stax Records in Memphis. The studio is now a museum honoring other musicians like Rufus Thomas and Otis Redding. Please make a donation to support the Black press and journalism produced by The TN Tribune by visiting https://tntribune.org/donate/
Nashville, TN—The first recordings of Blues singer Muddy Waters were recorded in Nashville. Please make a donation to support the Black press and journalism produced by The TN Tribune by visiting https://tntribune.org/donate/
President Joe Biden and fellow Democratic leaders have their minds made up: They’re going to push forward a massive stimulus package now—even if it means no Republican support for it. “Hopefully in a two-week period of time we’ll send something over to the Senate and this will be done,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters on Friday. Democrats plan is to push forward a package along the lines of Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic aid proposal, which includes a round of $1,400 stimulus checks. Earlier this week Democratic leaders initiated the budget reconciliation process—a key step required to get the bill…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Sekou Smith, a longtime NBA reporter and television analyst, died Tuesday after a battle with COVID-19. He was 48. A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Smith went to college at Jackson State in Mississippi, before starting his career at the Clarion-Ledger in Jackson. He went on to become a fixture in the NBA universe — first as a beat writer covering the Indiana Pacers for the Indianapolis Star and the Atlanta Hawks for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, before joining Turner Sports in 2009. For more than a decade, Smith starred across all platforms for Turner, serving as an analyst for NBA TV,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, a charitable organization connecting generosity with need in 40 Middle Tennessee and beyond, announces its annual scholarship application process is now open and invites students to apply by March 15, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. Central Time, at www.cfmt.org. The Foundation administers more than 125 scholarship funds, established by individuals, companies and civic groups. Students may be eligible for multiple scholarships and need only to submit one application. Whether a student is studying law or horticulture, planning a career in criminal justice or teaching, or studying at a technical school or four-year university, The Community…