Part 5 in a series tracking how the nation, the state, and Nashville responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN — The number of new cases in Nashville peaked July 7 and 411 Davidson County residents tested positive July 30-31 (12.5%). ICU bed capacity is down to 12%; 16% of hospital beds are unoccupied. A total of 199 people have died here. Tennessee had a total of 110,636 confirmed cases, 1092 deaths, and 1,009 new cases were reported August 3, according to the Novel Coronavirus Unified Command. The number of cases continues to rise in Tennessee and…
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By Earl “Butch” Graves, Jr. Black Enterprise CEO Over the past few days, civil unrest has gripped our entire nation. This was due to the unwarranted and senseless murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis last week by a police officer who placed his knee on the neck of Mr. Floyd for nine minutes as he begged for his life, while three other officers charged to protect and serve, did little – none of them displaying a shred of decency or humanity. It represents the latest, and perhaps the most disturbing, incident of police brutality against an African American man. As…
Hadley Park Towers at 2901 John A. Merritt Blue, will begin accepting on line applications at noon August 14, 2020. MDHA will open waiting lists at four properties during August. Online-Only Applications Will Be Accepted on a First-Come, First-Served Basis Nashville, Tenn. – Anyone currently on the elderly and disabled waiting lists for Madison Towers, Hadley Park Towers, Parthenon Towers or Vine Hill Studio Apartments will need to reapply. In order to qualify for elderly housing, the head of household must be at least 62 years old or have a documented disability. Applications will be accepted online only and can be submitted 24…
Dear Colleagues in Christ: With heartbreak, yet hope, we reach out to you in the name of our Lord and Liberator, Jesus, the Christ. It was unsettling and upsetting to witness the meeting with you, our moral leaders, and one of the most amoral persons to ever occupy the White House in the name of discussing prison reform. We are sure it must have been intoxicating to walk the corridors of power and sit at the table of governing authority. Unfortunately, those precincts of power have been infected by white supremacy and moral bankruptcy. Dr. Cornel West is correct, “we…
Funding Over $100 Million in PPP Loans for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses NNPA NEWSWIRE WASHINGTON, DC — Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) announced that he and the NNPA have agreed to assist the efforts of Earvin “Magic” Johnson, majority owner of EquiTrust, the nation’s largest minority-owned insurance company, and MBE Capital Partners (MBECP), the largest certified minority-owned asset-based lender, in funding over $100 million in PPP loans. EquiTrust, MBECP and the NNPA together today are focused on informing and encouraging minority- and women-owned businesses throughout the United States to take advantage…
By Antonio De Loera-Brus latinorebels.com Repealing the 14th Amendment, or at least its guarantee of birthright citizenship, has long been the ultimate fantasy of American nativists, from Stephen Miller to Ann Coulter to Joe Arpaio. You can understand why. Every 30 seconds a Latino in the United States turns 18. If they were born in the United States, that means they can now vote in the United States. Odds are pretty good they won’t feel too kindly about the people who wanted to strip them of citizenship in the country of their birth. But though the xenophobes in power wage…
NASHVILLE, TN — In its continuing outreach to support businesses and their employees during the coronavirus pandemic, First Horizon Bank is now offering an online version of its free Financial Wellness programs that are typically held onsite. The goal of the bank’s First Horizon Financial Wellness series of educational classes and one-on-one financial counseling is to help individuals improve their financial health – a subject that has taken on more importance during the pandemic. Human resource leaders who enroll their companies for the Financial Wellness programs can offer their employees a financial health benefit that includes a wide range of…
We have made great progress in making healthcare a right and not a privilege in this nation. One year after the passage of Health Reform Patient’s Bill of Rights, more Americans are covered by health insurance, people are receiving better care and better value and Medicare is helping Seniors pay for their prescription drugs. Thanks to these provisions: Nearly one million young adults now obtain coverage on their parents’ insurance plans, Insurance companies can no longer drop someone’s coverage when they get sick, Kids cannot be denied coverage for a pre-existing condition, Insurers can no longer put lifetime or annual…
By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN – Last week President Trump signed an Executive Order that would eliminate undocumented people from the 2020 Census count. “He wants to make sure American citizens have all the political influence and representation afforded by the Constitution,” said John Horstman, Special Advisor to the President. The U.S. Constitution requires all people living in the U.S. to be counted every 10 years, not just citizens. House democrats and the Census Bureau say Trump’s order is illegal and will face a constitutional court challenge. “The President pretends to be able to amend the Constitution by memo. Nothing could be…
NASHVILLE, TN — Grammy Award-winning country music artist Kix Brooks is the new chair of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Advisory Board, effective July 1, taking over for outgoing chair Allison DeMarcus. Louise Adams, who succeeds Judge Les Smith, was recently named chair of the Vanderbilt Eye Institute (VEI) Advisory Board. Approximately 100 community members serve as volunteers on VUMC’s advisory boards and are philanthropic supporters and advocates in the community. They are critical to VUMC’s mission to provide expert specialty care and advance discovery research and world-class clinical training. “Louise and Kix are both passionate and long-serving…