NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville’s New Year’s Eve event is partnering with Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee for a citywide food drive from Dec. 7-13 leading up to Music City Midnight festivities, the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp announced today. In addition, the NCVC will collect nonperishable food items during Jack Daniel’s Music City Midnight: New Year’s Eve in Nashville (#Nashville NYE) taking place at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park on Dec. 31. Attendees are encouraged to bring canned goods to collection bins that will be located near the event entrances. Music City Midnight is free and open to…
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By Staff Reports NASHVILLE, TN — Fisk University has announced the promotion of Dr. Jens Frederiksen to senior vice president for institutional advancement and enrollment. According to a release, Frederiksen’s responsibilities include university fundraising, enrollment management, corporate relations and career development. Frederiksen assumed the role of vice president of institutional advancement in 2016. Since then, fundraising has increased “dramatically” year over year, culminating in a record $10.7 million for the previous fiscal year, the release notes. Also during this time span, alumni giving participation has risen to about 35 percent from 21 percent. In addition, Frederiksen has helped land “multiple key…
CYPRESS, CA —Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA), the fastest-growing Asian brand in the U.S. for the second consecutive year, has announced the appointment of Katherine Knight to the role of Vice President and General Counsel. The appointment is effective immediately. In this role, Knight will be responsible for overseeing all legal services and providing counsel on a broad range of legal, risk, business, and operational matters for MMNA, including product liability, class action litigation, regulatory affairs, labor and employment, and dealer franchise agreements. She will be located at the company’s new U.S. headquarters offices in Franklin, Tennessee, and will report…
NASHVILLE, TN — 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 Green Book in the 1960s among more than 1,900 businesses that were owned by African Americans and/or were deemed safe for travelers and residents of color across the country. Among the dozen or so businesses in Nashville that were listed in the historic Green Book, only two remain: Swett’s Restaurant and R&R Liquor Store. These businesses, which have outlasted segregation, Jim Crow laws, and other…
MURFREESBORO, TN — The wide world of choices for prospective nurses will be the focus of the next “MTSU On the Record” radio program. Host Gina Logue’s interview with Amanda Flagg, an associate professor of nursing, will air from 6 to 6:30 am on Sunday, Dec. 8, on WMOT-FM Roots Radio 89.5 and www.wmot.org. Flagg’s fascinating career includes 20 years as a flight nurse for the U.S. Air Force. She is a clinical nurse scientist who has published peer-reviewed articles on chronic renal therapy and patient-centered care for frontline nurses. Family counseling and nursing education are among her areas of…
Barbara Hillary, the first African American woman to reach both the North and South Pole, has died. She was 88. Hillary, then 75, reached the North Pole on April 23, 2007, after skiing there from a location where she had been dropped off by a helicopter. Hillary was so excited about her accomplishment, she removed her gloves and suffered frostbite on some of her fingers, reported the Seattle Times. The North Pole at the northern end of Earth’s axis, lies in the Arctic Ocean, about 450 miles north of Greenland. This geographic North Pole does not coincide with the magnetic…
NASHVILLE, TN — In the spirit of giving thanks, Belmont University today dedicated its chapel in honor of a man long deemed the “heart and soul” of the institution. Dr. Herbert C. Gabhart passed away in September 2009, but the former chancellor and president left behind a 50-year legacy of impact on this campus and the surrounding community. The Herbert C. Gabhart Chapel will now bear his name in gratitude for his service to Belmont and in honor of the committed Christian example he set. “Dr. Gabhart represented the heart and soul of Belmont, and we still miss him deeply,” said…
By State Senator Brenda Gilmore NASHVILLE, TN — Over the past few months there has been much contention over Tennessee’s implementation of the federal REAL ID law of 2005. The measure established new security standards for state-issued drivers’ licenses and identification cards. Beginning October 1, 2020, all persons must have a REAL ID-compliant license to enter certain federal buildings and board commercial flights within the United States. With the deadline looming, wait times are exceeding an hour at the 44 drivers license centers issuing new REAL IDs in Tennessee. Fellow lawmakers and community members are appalled over the long lines,…
According to his biography: “Garth C. Reeves, Sr. was born on February 12, 1919 in Nassau, Bahamas. His family moved to Miami, Florida four months after he was born. His father, Harry Ethelbert Sigismund Reeves, was a partner in The Magic Printing Company and founder of the Miami Times; his mother, a homemaker. His daughter, Rachel J. Reeves, became publisher and chief executive officer of the Miami Times in 1994 following the untimely death of her brother, Garth C. Reeves, Jr. After graduating from Booker T. Washington High School in Miami in 1936, Reeves enrolled in Florida A & M…
By Kamala Harris Eleven months ago at the launch of our campaign in Oakland I told you all: “I am not perfect. But I will always speak with decency and moral clarity and treat all people with dignity and respect. I will lead with integrity. I will speak the truth.” And that’s what I have tried to do every day of this campaign. So here’s the truth today. I’ve taken stock and looked at this from every angle, and over the last few days have come to one of the hardest decisions of my life. My campaign for president simply…