By Jim Wallis (RNS) — We shouldn’t be surprised that an election that has come to be about race and culture is also the first in which the sitting president refuses to agree to a peaceful transfer of power. Both of us — a white Christian and a Black Christian, both evangelicals — have been noticing how differently white people and Black people, even those on the same side of the political aisle, are talking about what we are up against. Liberal and moderate whites are concerned about their core issues in this election, their deeply held convictions and commitments.…
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WASHINGTON – Last night the U.S. House of Representatives passed an updated version of the HEROES Act to support Americans and the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic The $2.2 trillion legislation passed the House by 214-207. Not a single Republican voted for the relief package. The bill would provide another round of $1,200 stimulus checks to eligible Americans and reinstate the additional $600 per week federal unemployment benefit. It also includes an estimated $70 billion to support children and families and more than $200 billion for education. It provides an additional $75 billion for COVID-19 testing and tracing – which…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ A manufacturer of N95 respirator masks plans to set up a $25 million facility in Tennessee that is expected to create 220 jobs over the next three years. The state Department of Economic and Community Development says Moldex-Metric Inc. is creating its first manufacturing center in Tennessee by retrofitting an existing building in Lebanon. Moldex also plans to build a distribution center on the 21-acre site in Wilson County. State officials say the company with headquarters in Culver City, California is expanding to meet a surge in demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Moldex has been…
FRANKLIN, TN – The community is invited to join the Black Business Expo on Saturday, October 3rd, 2020 from 3:00 pm until 7:00 pm at the First Missionary Baptist Church located at 113 Natchez Street in historic Franklin. The festival will have socially distanced games for families, food trucks, voter registration, and music for everyone to enjoy. One of the creators of this event is Howard Garrett, a Franklin resident and community volunteer and activist. “We always enjoy bringing our community together in fellowship and with the most important election of our lifetime in November, we want to help as…
NASHVILLE, TN — Former Tennessean reporter, editor, and columnist Dwight Lewis has been selected to co-chair the Policing Policy Commission. The Mayor’s Policing Policy Commission, is made up of 41 citizens, and was established in 2020 by the Mayor’s Office with the goal of analyzing nearly every aspect of Nashville law enforcement. For 40 years, Lewis informed Nashvillians about civil liberties and civil rights issues. He began his career as the editor of The Meter, a Tennessee State University’s campus newspaper and ended up as a Tennessean editorial page editor, reporter, and columnist. Lewis worked tirelessly to bring to light and…
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent More than half of voters 50-years and older in crucial battleground states are worried about contracting the novel coronavirus. At the same time, African Americans are particularly opposed to how President Donald Trump has handled the pandemic, according to extensive polling commissioned by AARP. In Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, Benenson Strategy Group and GS Strategy Group surveyed 1,200 to 1,600 likely voters from Aug. 30 to Sept. 8 by landline and cellphone. The margin of error for each was between plus or minus 2.5 percent and 2.8…
NASHVILLE, TN — Metro Human Resources has finalized a review committee to assist with the next stage of the Chief of Police selection process. The committee includes the following members: Chief Deb Faulkner. Faulkner leads the Franklin Police Department. She previously served with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, where she rose to the rank of Deputy Chief of Police for Uniformed Services, and with the state of Tennessee, where she served as the Inspector General of the Office of Inspector General. She is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the past president of the Tennessee Chapter of FBI…