By Dr. Forrest E. Harris, Sr. President, American Baptist College The beginning of the 2019 academic year traditionally finds American Baptist College (ABC) excited about new students joining our educational institution and welcoming returning students. However, in place of my usual greeting to ABC students, I found it difficult, yet necessary to speak about the national tragedy of the Texas and Ohio massacres that took place on August 3 & 4. In less than 14 hours, 29 people were killed in two massacres, in two different cities across the U.S. There have been 254 mass shootings in the U.S. A mass…
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NASHVILLE, TN — Director of Community Relations Joyce Searcy and Belmont Trustee and Studio Bank Chief Relationship Officer Harry Allen are among 10 government, business and nonprofit leaders from Middle Tennessee chosen by Global Action Platform to attend a Harvard Business School leadership program June 24-28. Ten leaders from 14 cities across the U.S. are selected by senior community leaders in those cities to go to Harvard each June for an intensive case study workshop on urban and rural regional collaborations and strategies for economic resilience. The program was launched to develop leaders who understand cross-sector collaborations for shared prosperity…
NASHVILLE, TN — More than 40 Nashville organizations are joining forces to commemorate the centennial of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, granting the right for women to vote. Tennessee was the 36th and final state to ratify the amendment, and the deciding vote was cast in Nashville. Participating organizations are planning a series of events to create opportunities for the entire community to participate in dialogue, learning, performances, exhibits and voter education, and to recognize the work it takes to maintain a thriving democracy. Events will run through 2020, with a key focus on the period surrounding…
Gabriel Faulcon, North Carolina A & T Dean’s List student, excited about agricultural research GREENSBORO, NC — Drs. Uchenna Anele, Omon Isikhuemhen, Felicia Anike and Obed Quaicoe are researchers in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences who are working on integrating mushroom and cattle production. The team recently received a three-year, $500k grant from the United States Department of Agriculture through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) as part of its Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program. The AFRI program is the nation’s leading competitive grants program for agricultural sciences. The team is using its AFRI…
NASHVILLE, TN — For the second year in a row, MNPS saw growth in literacy that exceeded the state’s average growth. At the August 13, 2019 school board meeting, Dr. Paul Changas, Executive Director for Research, Assessment, and Evaluation, reviewed this year’s data with the community. Most notably, MNPS saw literacy growth and numeracy growth exceeding the state’s average growth, resulting in TVAAS scores of a 4 and 5 respectively. A 5 is the highest score the state gives a school district for overall growth. Math scores increased at every grade level this school year, and MNPS’ students scoring “On…
MURFREESBORO, TN — Middle Tennessee State University has been named one of the best places to earn an undergraduate degree in the nation by The Princeton Review, which called it “a go-to choice for those wishing to receive a quality and affordable education.” It marks the first time MTSU was awarded a coveted spot in the review’s renowned guide, “The Best 385 Colleges,” an honor given to roughly 13 percent of the nation’s 3,000 or so four-year institutions. Only one other public institution in the state, the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, made the unranked list. “We are pleased that The Princeton…
Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me although he be dead, shall live.” John 11 :25 “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heavens. “ — Ecclesiastes 3:1 Melanie Victoria “Vicki” Crouch was born on July 29, 1962 to the late Hubert Branch Crouch, Jr., and Josephine Crouch of Nash ville, Tennessee. She is the youngest of two born of their union. Sisters, Vicki and Valerie, had an inseparable bond and have been best friends since childhood. Vicki departed this earthly realm and spread…
Funeral services for the Reverend Everett Maxwell Rucker, Jr. were held on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Allen Temple AME Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. Rev. Rucker was reared in Nashville and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in music education from Tennessee State University. At TSU, he marched with the Aristocrat of Bands and played gigs with the Spectrum Band. While matriculating at TSU, he was initiated into the Alpha Theta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Everett was known for his ability to paint exceptional portraits and landscape drawings. While in junior high, he learned to play the…
NASHVILLE, TN — On Saturday, August 24 at 8pm, the Nashville Jazz Workshop welcomes Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum for a special concert in the Workshop’s Jazz Cave. The roots of Kirk Whalum’s unmistakable rich tenor sound are in his Memphis soul upbringing. From there, he prospered in the Houston, TX nightclub scene before being “discovered” by jazz pianist Bob James. Along the way he was mentored by the great tenor saxophonist Arnett Cobb. Kirk then went out on the road and began a recording career that only continues to get better. He has more than 25 solo recordings, including several…
“Make no mistake the ACLU and others will sue if this bill is passed into law. We will sue and we will win,” said Hedy Weinberg Director of ACLU Tennessee. NASHVILLE, TN – The Senate Judicial Committee “Summer Study” was like two days of Vacation Bible School for grown-ups. Part revival and part political theater, Tennessee Senate Republicans studied ways to overturn Roe v Wade, the 1973 Supreme court case legalizing abortion. People talked about God-given rights and quoted scripture. In a more practical vein, several speakers said putting one more conservative on the Supreme Court just might do it.…