NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville’s police oversight board has named its top candidate to become the group’s executive director. Chicago attorney William Weeden got the nod Tuesday night after the board interviewed five finalists. Metro will now extend a formal job offer. In his interview last week, Weeden praised Nashvillians for putting together a grassroots effort to pass a ballot measure to create the police oversight board. “You have the tools in place now to have a great agency,” he said. “Nashville has been behind the curve a little bit, but it doesn’t mean that Nashville can’t take the lead on…
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NEW ORLEANS, LA — Monday, April 9 will mark the kickoff of the 2019 Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans HBCU Speaker Series: Presented by Morris Bart. A media reception at 5:30 p.m. will precede the program, which begins promptly at 7:00 p.m. The inaugural event of the series, which will be hosted by Xavier University of Louisiana, will welcome Pastor Chris Harris of Bright Star Community Outreach in Chicago, who will discuss the model of NATAL – the Israel Trauma Center for Victims of Terror and War – and how he is applying it to train faith leaders and…
NASHVILLE, TN — Regions Bank today announced the company has appointed Latrisha Jemison to serve as Regional Community Development and Partnerships Manager. In this new capacity, Jemison oversees Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) compliance throughout Arkansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Her responsibilities also include diversity and inclusion outreach and national community partnerships in which she provides guidance and direction to Community Development Managers to ensure sustainable Community Development oversight for internal and external partnerships. “Regions Bank is focused on creating more inclusive prosperity by connecting individuals, families, nonprofits and local businesses with opportunities to help…
By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN – Two bills that would fine civil rights and church members if they turned in more than 100 deficient voter registration forms are being debated in both chambers of the state legislature this week. “This bill is a blatant attempt to further suppress the vote in Tennessee. In a state that has one of the lowest voter turnouts in the country we shouldn’t be making voter registration more complicated,” said Charlane Oliver, a community liaison with Congressman Jim Cooper’s office. The legislation is being pushed by Secretary of State Tre Hargett who says last minute…
By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN — The 2020 Census is a year away. Once every decade the U.S Census Bureau counts the population. They are supposed to count everybody. Unfortunately, the bureau usually misses a lot of children, Latinos, Asians, Black immigrants, prisoners, and American Indians. Advocates and Census Bureau professionals want an accurate count. That’s important because an accurate census is the basis for some $800 billion in annual federal spending for things like highways, food stamps, Medicaid, education and hospitals. If people aren’t counted, those resources don’t flow equitably as they should and what’s more, political representation…
NASHVILLE, TN — Bryla J Couture Clothiers launched its debut Winter 2018/Spring 2019 collection at ICON in The Gulch with a VIP Launch Party for 100 guests and partners to support fashion for a purpose on March 7th. The evening included champagne, hors d’oeuvres, live music and a fashion show with showstopper Bryla J Founder and CEO, Sharon W. Reynolds, who modeled The General.
(Black PR Wire) SARASOTA, FL — Visit Sarasota County is pleased to announce the addition of -The Newtown African American Heritage Trail as an official attraction on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail, which has more than 100 attractions across 15 states. The Newtown African American Heritage Trail is now the southernmost site. The announcement was made in Sarasota, Florida by Vickie Oldham, founder of Newtown Alive, an organization formed to promote the history and culture of Newtown, one of Sarasota’s oldest communities and Overtown, the neighborhood of the earliest African American settlers. The Newtown African American Heritage Trail attraction on…
By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN — The electronics giant Philips has been in Nashville for a decade. Two years ago it decided to build one of its seven global hubs in Nashville. On Tuesday, company execs were joined by Governor Bill Lee, Lt Gov. Rand McNally, Speaker of the House Glenn Casada (R-Franklin), and Commissioner Bob Rolfe, TN Department of Economic and Community Development to celebrate the opening of Philips Plaza, the Philips Global Business Services hub in Nashville. It is housed in five floors of a high rise on 414 Union St. in space vacated by Bank of America.…
By Wanda Clay NASHVILLE, TN — Anyone who loves fashion will want to attend Nashville Fashion Week on Jefferson Street where The Rev’s Demin will be highlighted. On April 7th the public is invited to this event at the Historic Elks Lodge, formerly The Club Baron at 2614 Jefferson Street at 3:00 p.m. Along with other designers in the fashion world, the Rev’s Denim is a unique design of various wearables made of denim, by The Rev. Barbara Woods Washington. With such items as hats, dresses, jackets, skirts and much more, it’s not just something made from “jeans,” it is…
NASHVILLE, TN — On Friday, March 15, fourth-year students at Meharry Medical College participated in Match Day – an anticipated, nationwide event where medical students discover their futures as physicians. The event took place in Meharry’s Cal Turner Family Center for Student Education where over 120 students learned the location of their residency. Match Day marks the moment in which the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) unveils the location and focus of medical students’ postgraduate residencies. For Meharry, Match Day is a dramatic cause for celebration – highlighting successes achieved and adversity overcome by each student as they learned their…