NASHVILLE, TN — As President/CEO of the U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. (USBC), Ron Busby, Sr. brings business management skills as well as a lifetime of community development experience to the organization. Mr. Busby is a former successful business owner himself, and he has been recognized as one of the nation’s best CEOs. Ron grew his first company, USA Superclean, from $150,000 annualized revenue, to over $15 million in only 10 years. Early on in his career, USA Superclean was recognized as the largest Black-owned janitorial firm in the country. Mr. Busby has also started and grown two other janitorial firms,…
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NASHVILLE, TN — Last Thursday, the Panhellenic Society, Urban League of Middle Tennessee, NAACP Nashville, and Interdenominational Ministers Fellowship hosted a forum with the four prominent mayoral candidates: Mayor David Briley, State Representative John Ray Clemmons, Councilman-at-Large John Cooper, and former Vanderbilt professor Dr. Carol Swain. The forum was held at the historic Meharry Medical College’s Cal Turner auditorium. Attendees included members of the Divine 9 Greek Letter organizations, the leadership of Meharry Medical College, numerous elected officials, and members of the community. Moderated by Michael Milliner, Basileus of the Gamma Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi, the candidates were…
By Charlie Warzel/NYT The World Cup champions are a Choose Your Own Adventure of inspiration. You could choose to focus on how the team represents the absolute best of the American ideal: a perfect, unapologetic encapsulation of defiance, determination and grace under pressure. You could choose to focus on the players’ status as queer icons or their fight for equal rights or their brand of activism with its intersectional understanding of politics, gender and race. Then there’s their power as role models. As a Nike commercial put it, “a whole generation of girls and boys will go out and play…
By Monica Davey and John Eligon/NYT CHICAGO — Decade by decade, the newspaper told the story of black life in America. It took note of births and deaths, of graduations and weddings, of everything in between. Through eras of angst, its reporters dug into painful, dangerous stories, relaying grim details of lynchings, of clashes over school integration and of the shootings of black men by white police officers. Among a long list of distinguished bylines: Langston Hughes and Gwendolyn Brooks. After more than a century, The Chicago Defender will cease its print editions after Wednesday, the newspaper’s owner has announced.…
NASHVILLE, TN — On the North bluff of the Cumberland River Council member DeCosta Hastings hosted a big 4th of July Celebration. Council member Hastings had his own fireworks for this first of its kind event. There was an active crowd of almost 300 people on hand despite the heavy rain all afternoon before the event started. Delicious barbecue and sides, entertaining music and a children’s play area promoted a very family oriented event. “This event is a great opportunity for District 2 residents to connect with one another and enjoy an asset in our district,” said District 2 Metro…
The St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Nashville Marathon & ½ Marathon will take place on April 25-26, 2020. Featuring many of Nashville’s best live bands on stages along the course, the musically themed road race annually attracts more than 30,000 runners. Saturday’s marathon, half marathon and 5K conclude with a finish line festival outside of Nissan Stadium. Race week kicks off with the two-day Health & Fitness Expo on Thursday, April 23 and Friday, April 24 at Music City Center. The one-mile returns to Thursday night and the KiDS ROCK™Nashville presented by YMCA of Middle Tennessee and Doggie Dash takes…
FRANKLIN, TN — AdhereHealth™, a leading healthcare technology company focused on medication adherence, has announced a partnership with Papa, an award-winning companionship platform company serving the elderly, blind and disabled. A growing issue for millions of Americans enrolled in Medicare are SDOH such as loneliness, food insecurity and transportation, any one of them impeding optimal healthcare and medication adherence. This combined relationship addresses foundational barriers to care through advanced technologies and a compassionate, personal interaction. “We could not be more excited about this partnership as it extends the Adhere platform’s reach into the home with Papa assisting those most in…
MDHA will be accepting online only applications for two elderly Project-Based Voucher locations on a first-come, first-served from noon Wednesday, July 10, 2019 until 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, 2019. Depending on the number of applications received, the waiting lists may remain open beyond July 17, 2019. In order to qualify for elderly housing, the head of household or spouse must be at least 62 years old. Similar to the Tenant-Based Voucher Program, the PBV Program provides low-and moderate-income households with monthly rental assistance. However, PBV assistance is tied to particular units rather than to the family. Eligible families only…
NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Tennessee State University is the latest HBCU recipient of financial support from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and it Educational Advancement Foundation. The service organization continued its commitment of creating a $100,000 endowment at each of the nation’s four-year historically black universities and colleges with a donation to TSU President Glenda Glover. An initial gift of $25,000 was presented to President Glover during a bench dedication in her honor by the sorority. She was joined by Horace Chace, vice president of Business and Finance; Terry Clayton, member of the TSU Foundation Board; and Iris…
By John Ray Clemmons NASHVILLE, TN — As we work together to address Nashville’s greatest challenges, Metro cannot continue to neglect communities of color. Fully funding MNPS, solving our affordable housing crisis, and improving transit are essential to ensure equity, create opportunity, and demand justice for all residents. Ensuring equity is a primary value through which my administration will function. Fully Funding MNPS is a critical first step. MNPS serves nearly 86,000 students, and it is chronically underfunded and understaffed. Seventy percent of students in MNPS schools are brown and black children, many who attend some of the most critically…