MIAMI & DALLAS — Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (“Southern Glazer’s”)—the world’s pre-eminent distributor of beverage alcohol — announced that it has signed a $1 million agreement with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) – the pre-eminent national organization dedicated to promoting educational excellence among students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs). The agreement establishes a partnership that gives Southern Glazer’s access to TMCF’s diverse talent pipeline, connects Southern Glazer’s employees with HBCU students for mentoring and professional development, and provides student leaders with opportunities to pursue future careers with the Company. In addition…
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NASHVILLE, TN — Meharry, in collaboration with Remote Area Medical, will provide free cleanings, fillings, extractions and dental x-rays to improve oral health across Middle Tennessee Meharry Medical College will provide free dental services to up to 600 uninsured or underinsured Middle Tennesseans at its annual Oral Health Day on Saturday, February 29, 2020. Free dental services provided at the one-day clinic include cleanings, fillings, extractions, dental x-rays, and oral hygiene and nutritional counseling. There will also be free kidney screenings provided by the Tennessee Kidney Foundation. The annual event – organized by the Meharry Chapter of the Association of…
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA President/CEO NNPA NEWSWIRE — It is a serious financial problem that far too many African-Americans – from impoverished individuals to working-class families – face these days in the bewilderingly complicated health-care market: Getting hit with an unexpected bill after a hospital stay or visit to the emergency room. Known as “surprise medical billing,” these unexpected costs arise when a patient goes to a hospital for emergency or non-emergency care, only to find out afterwards that one of the medical providers who administered care was not covered in the patient’s insurance network. This outrageous…
NASHVILLE, TN – Makayla Scruggs has been playing the clarinet since the 5th Grade. She’s now a senior at East Nashville Magnet High School and plays in the marching band and orchestra directed by William Jackson. Scruggs is going to Fisk University next year where she plans to minor in music composition. “Playing an instrument for me is like getting all of your pressures out,” Scruggs said. Scruggs sits in the front row on the left side in the band’s practice room. San Mirza is a junior. He sits in the third row on the right side with his tuba.…
Nashville, Tenn.- Sister Cities of Nashville announced its new board members for 2020. They are: · David Butler, Birch Healthcare Insights · Renuka Christoph, Music City Center · Tom Elmlinger, Elmlinger Law · Dr. Lee Fentriss, Heritage Medical Associates · Hiroshi Goto, Alliance Bernstein · Dr. Jeff Mahoney, Radiologist · Tabitha Robinson, NES “Sister Cities of Nashville is pleased to welcome these seven individuals to our Board of Directors,” said Board President Barry Kolar. “Their variety of personal and professional backgrounds will be an incredible asset to the organization as we continue to grow. We look forward to them representing…
This is a picture of the stadium Nashville SC wants to play in. Plaintiffs ask, “Why does it have to be built at the Fairgrounds?” NASHVILLE, TN – Chancellor Ellen Hobbes Lyle is letting some Chicago lawyers intervene in the preservationist lawsuit at the Fairgrounds. Four out of state and one local attorney, William N. Helou, are representing Nashville Soccer and Walsh Management. They sat at the defense table Friday, February 21, with Metro lawyers Lora Fox and Catherine Pham. Facing that impressive squad of imported legal muscle, sat sole practitioner Jim Roberts in blue sports jacket, off-white khaki slacks,…
NASHVILLE, TN — Make plans to attend the 63rd Annual Garnett-Nabritt Lectures taking place March 16-18, 2020 at American Baptist College. This year’s theme, “Empowering Congregations to Heal Communities,’’ seeks to empower congregations in the Black Christian prophetic tradition to respond to the rapidly changing church landscape. “ABC is in a unique position to respond to the ecclesial and theological challenges, changing economic demographics, and public policy changes impacting Black churches and the communities for whom they exist,” said Dr. Forrest E. Harris, Sr., President of American Baptist College. A recent longitudinal Congregational study by Duke University found, “31% of…
By Saybin Roberson, Contributing Writer/Los Angeles Sentinel At the site of the Black Wall Street Massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg announced the Greenwood Initiative: Economic Justice for Black America. Mid-January, Bloomberg addressed the biases stifling the Black community and countering the issues with future plans that will create generational wealth through ownership. “Even though Greenwood was called ‘Black Wallstreet’ it wasn’t full of bankers; it was really just a thriving upper-middle-class community where people worked hard, played by the rules and believed that they could get ahead,” Bloomberg stated in the opening of his speech. “In other…
Black men with high blood pressure could benefit from a research study beginning this month to check their vitals while they are getting a haircut at a barbershop. Previous research in Texas and California has shown barbershops can successfully support preventive medical care, leading Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers to begin a pilot research clinical trial for black men, who are traditionally less likely than white men to have regular preventive checkups with their doctor. “Hypertension is called a ‘silent killer’ because most people have no clue they have it until they have their blood pressure taken. There are no symptoms until…
Bowing to mounting pressure, Mayor John Copper agreed last week to a soccer stadium at the Fairgrounds. Cooper and SC Nashville owner John Ingram announced new terms in a deal that is still tied up in court. By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN – Mayor John Cooper and Nashville SC owner John Ingram announced changes to the soccer stadium deal Thursday, February 13. The latest plan shifts some of the costs for the stadium construction to team owners and creates a public plaza between it and the Speedway at the Fairgrounds. “We are very happy to be moving forward with the…