Behind the Black community’s lack of trust in the COVID-19 vaccine is also that lingering legacy of the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis, which was conducted by the U.S. Public Health Services (USPHS) beginning in 1932. Six hundred Black men—399 with syphilis, 201 without—were lied to and intentionally misled about the study’s purpose and were denied facts required to provide true informed consent. In exchange for their participation, the men received free medical exams, free meals, and burial insurance. Originally intended to be a 6-month study, it secretly lasted for 40 years and aimed to follow the men until their deaths. Researchers told…
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‘We don’t come out of the crisis the same, we can become better or worse, but never the same.’’ — Pope Francis That’s Pope Francis calling for a united front in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic in a translation of an interview cited by Bloomberg News on Sunday. “We have an increase in numbers of those who mercilessly profited from the misfortune of others, those who think only about themselves, who protested or complained about certain restrictive measures, unable to accept that not everyone has the same abilities and resources to face the pandemic,” he said, according to the…
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Gateway Chamber Orchestra (GCO) presents Beethoven@250: Humanity in 2020, a free streaming online musical event celebrating composer Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. CT. The virtual concert also honors the works of two groundbreaking composers in classical music: George Walker, the first African American composer to win the Pulitzer Prize, and Jessie Montgomery, one of the most energetic and inspiring interpreters of the American ethos. The performance, recorded in beautiful Mabry Concert Hall on the campus of Austin Peay State University, is a fitting soundtrack to a momentous year. From the centennial anniversary of the passing of…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – The Rev. Al Sharpton, one of the nation’s most renowned civil rights leaders and activists, will join Tennessee State University as a Distinguished Guest Lecturer for the 2021 spring semester starting in January. Sharpton will be a featured lecturer in the area of political science grounded in social justice during the academic term. “We are excited to have the Rev. Al Sharpton, a civil rights icon, serve as a distinguished guest lecturer at our university,” said TSU President Glenda Glover. “His presence means our students will be able to engage with a piece of…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) will officially open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 18. On that day, the museum will host a socially distant ribbon-cutting ceremony with museum board members, staff, elected officials and community leaders at the entrance to the museum located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Broadway in downtown Nashville. Museum members will have the opportunity to tour the museum during Members Preview Weekend on Saturday, Jan. 23, and Sunday, Jan. 24, and the museum will open to the public the following weekend, on Saturday,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(TN Tribune)– Amazon and The Housing Fund today announced a $2.25 million donation from Amazon to help preserve homeownership for hundreds of Nashville-area residents facing housing insecurity amid the unprecedented challenges of 2020, including tornado recovery, job loss, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and tax increases. With this donation, The Housing Fund will launch the Housing Resiliency Fund and will make financial grants to help ensure that low- and moderate-income families can keep their homes and maintain critical, long-term financial stability. “Amazon’s donation will help us keep more families in their homes, which is always our ultimate goal because homeownership…
By Jeffrey J. Cunningham Jeffrey J. Cunningham is self-employed and lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Yes, at first glance it does come across as a much wilder and a far more distant dream than any chimeric dream, but if you stay with me during our short exploratory journey and also remember that this is the United States of America, which is quite unlike any other country in the world, the dream will become less of a chimeric dream. The chaos, confusion and unrest that have gripped the nation since 2016 are doomed to fade away…
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ The head of Tennessee’s Veterans Services, as well as a top deputy, resigned following separate investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct and abusive behavior, records show. Gov. Bill Lee’s office confirmed Monday that former Commissioner Courtney Rogers and Deputy Commissioner Tilman Goins had resigned. The governor’s office did not reveal further details about why or when the resignations had taken place. Instead, investigation summary reports provided to The Associated Press by the Department of Human Resources show the two faced separate complaints and eventually submitted their resignation letters on Nov. 25.…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by Pennsylvania Republicans to nullify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the Keystone State, dealing another blow to the long-shot legal effort by President Trump and his allies to overturn the election in the courts. The Tuesday order, which was unsigned and included no noted dissents, came ahead of the midnight “safe harbor” deadline, which provides states a kind of immunity from congressional oversight into election results that are certified in time. The justices’ move leaves intact Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s (D) late November certification of Biden’s victory in a state he won…
Capt. Michelle Richter leads the Domestic Violence Division of the Metro Nashville Police Department. NASHVILLE, TN – If you grew up with violence you are likely to be that way when you grow up. Early childhood trauma tends to repeat itself in the next generation. Men often abuse their wives or partners because they never learned about trust and respect in their family growing up. They find it hard to develop healthy relationships when they become adults. “We live in a culture of abusive power that is given far too much license and yet is hidden in the shadows,” said…