NASHVILLE, TN — The Associated Press published recently an article on Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s letter rejecting the Trump Administration’s executive order to allow states to decide to continue participating in the refugee resettlement program. The Southern Christian Coalition urges Gov. Bill Lee to follow Ducey’s decision and not only admit refugees in Tennessee but to also encourage all appropriate levels of government to welcome, not turn away the most vulnerable among us. The article references the letter Ducey wrote in his letter to Pompeo: “’Refugees arriving in the United States have been vetted and approved by the appropriate national security agencies and Department of…
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NASHVILLE, TN — Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center (MWCHC) partnered with Buena Vista Elementary School and provided hundreds of food and clothing items for students. The donations will be distributed to students during Buena Vista’s 2nd Annual Holiday and Toy Breakfast. The event is happening Saturday, Dec. 14 from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM at Buena Vista Elementary School (1531 9th Ave N). The Holiday and Toy Breakfast is not open to the public and will serve the historic Buena Vista community. For Giving Tuesday, the employees of MWCHC wanted to give back to the community. The staff collected child-friendly food items…
NASHVILLE, TN — On Thursday, December 12th at 9:00am, community members will gather outside Justice A.A. Birch Building courthouse for a press conference to release a report on their observations of Nashville bail hearings. The report finds that magistrates are not adhering to bail setting practices promised after lawsuit threat in 2017. Following the press conference, members of Southerners on New Ground (SONG) have called for a march to deliver the report to Chief Night Court Magistrate John Manson and Presiding General Sessions Judge Lynda Jones, demanding that all judges and magistrates stop relying on money bail at bail setting…
By Katharine Q. Seelye As a senior at Cornell in the 1930s, Margaret Lawrence had a nearly perfect academic record and expected to attend the university’s medical school. But Ms. Lawrence (she was Margaret Morgan at the time), the only black student in her class, was denied admission. “Twenty-five years ago there was a Negro man admitted,” the dean of the medical school told her, “and it didn’t work out.” That man had come down with tuberculosis and died, thus failing to graduate. It was excuse enough to reject her. She absorbed the shock, then applied to Columbia University’s College…
By Charlene Crowell As a candidate, President Donald Trump promised if elected that deregulation of the federal government would be an administration priority. Soon after taking the oath of office, he issued an executive order requiring that all departments and agencies to eliminate two existing regulations for every one new regulation proposed. In some cases, rules that were adopted prior to his term office but had not yet taken effect were either suspended or delayed. For example, the long-awaited payday rule at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was one important consumer protection that was delayed. Similarly, at the Department…
By Khalil Abdullah (Ethnic Media Services) – Within the African American community, the conversation about the upcoming 2020 census ranges from ‘why bother’ to ‘we’re all in.’ Let’s speak to the ‘why bother’ question. FAQ: Why should I bother with Census 2020? I filled out the census form the last time and I didn’t see any improvements in my neighborhood or community. Answer: Whether or not you saw the improvements you expected, many benefits of the census still touched your life, your community, and the people you love and care about – especially children. If you have a sense of…
CLARKSVILLE, TN — Currently residing within the brightly colored gallery walls of the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center are birds, and bunnies, and Abraham Lincoln, just to name a few. The Museum is featuring the paintings of internationally acclaimed artist Hunt Slonem through January 3rd in the exhibition Hunt Slonem: Both Sides of the Brush. Included in the show’s mostly large-scaled works are pieces from the Museum’s own collection, the Tennessee State Museum collection, as well as recent paintings from Slonem’s New York City studio. The paintings range from 1986 to the present, allowing the viewer a peek at…
MURFREESBORO, TN — It was almost like opening presents on Christmas morning. Only there was no tree yet in the recreation room at Building 17 — a residential rehab treatment program facility at the Alvin C. York Veterans’ Administration Medical Center. And these were not children, but grown men and women — patients and caregivers — whose eyes sparkled at the thought of what was about to happen. Patient Levi Troxell led the way as he moved to assist MTSU’s Keith M. Huber in opening a box with a new guitar. Troxell has played guitar for 32 years. He said…
THE NASHVILLE MINORITY BUSINESS CENTER WILL HONOR MINORITY BUSINESS OWNERS AT ITS 37TH MINORITY BUSINESS HONORS AND AWARDS RECEPTION ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13 AT THE NASHVILLE CITY CLUB AS PART OF THE NASHVILLE MINORITY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT WEEK RECOGNITION. THE WEEKLONG CELEBRATION, OBSERVED ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 THROUGH SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, WILL FEATURE THE AWARDS AND A TRIO OF LUNCH AND LEARN SESSIONS ON ECONOMIC EQUITY AND INCLUSION. NASHVILLE (November 27, 2019) – For the first time in its history, the Nashville Minority Business Center will recognize two longstanding African American-owned companies as Green Book Legacy Award recipients. These two businesses were listed in the…
By Peter White Student debt is like a loan shark who keeps breaking your fingers because you can’t pay him back. College students owe $1.6 trillion, second only to home mortgage debt. After you graduate and if you find a good-paying job, you could pay off your debt even with 5.8% interest. That’s the average interest rate among all households with student debt. Forth-five million Americans have student loan debt. If you can’t pay it off, you can declare bankruptcy but it won’t matter. You will still owe on those student loans probably until you die. It’s all in the fine…