Part 1: What’s Killing Nashville’s Black Neighborhoods? NASHVILLE, TN – Single-family homes used to line the 700 block of 26th Ave N. But several lots are now empty, the modest houses gone, and the families who lived in them have moved away. Tonya Wade-Moody still lives in one of the remaining homes. And she is plenty angry. “Where are the affordable homes? All of these people are being kicked out, put out of their homes. You’re bringing in these high-priced condos/ apartments. The average person can’t afford that,” said Tonya Wade-Moody. She spoke to the City Council Dec 4, 2018. She gave much…
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NASHVILLE, TN — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee announces their Volunteers of the Year for 2019, Big Brother Gil Hanke and Big Sister Alanna Dodd. Hanke has served as a volunteer mentor to his Little Brother Robert, who is currently in sixth grade, for the past four years. Prior to their friendship, Robert struggled both academically and behaviorally in school, and his guardians knew he would benefit from a strong male role model in his life. Hanke and Robert are part of Big Brothers Big Sisters’ school based program, so Hanke visited with his young friend at school…
By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN — Representative Mike Curcio (R,Dickson) repeatedly and mistakenly cited a 2001 National Institute of Justice (NIJ) article when he spoke last week to the House Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and urged them to cut the heart out of Nashville’s Community Oversight Board. “The standards bill that you have before you was brought out of observed best practices by the National Institute of Justice that has studied such Community Oversight Boards across the country to find out what makes the boards work best,” Curcio said. The 167-page NIJ article does not list best practices or even…
NASHVILLE, TN — The Metro-Nashville Community Oversight Board has announced the adoption of a resolution opposing Tennessee General Assembly House Bill 0658/Senate Bill 1407. Resolution Opposing Tennessee General Assembly House Bill 658/Senate Bill 1407 The Metro Nashville Community Oversight Board (“COB”) strongly opposes HB 0658 / SB 1407. WHEREAS, Amendment 1 passed overwhelmingly by a margin of 59 percent to 41 percent in an open election which had historically high turnout; and provides community members an opportunity to help improve their relationships with law enforcement in a manner which they deem most effective for their particular communities. WHEREAS, approval of…
March is National Kidney Month, which is a month-long, awareness-raising grassroots effort to spread the word nationwide about the importance of kidney health. A Pacific Northwest transplant family knows all too well the life-saving difference healthy kidneys can make. The Blankenship family of Puyallup, Washington, assumed the role of transplant family with very little warning. Theirs is the type of story that strikes fear in parents’ hearts. Jennifer and Robert were thrilled to meet their first daughter, Sydney, and were excited to continue to expand their family when daughter Allison (Allie) arrived next — quickly followed by Katherine (Katie) the…
NASHVILLE, TN — Following its largest event in the past 17 years with over 2,200 in attendance, the Music Business Association (Music Biz) has announced that its Annual Music Biz Conference will remain in Music City through 2021 at the recently opened JW Marriott Nashville. Music Biz 2019 will take place May 5-8, with Music Biz 2020 and 2021 following May 11-14, 2020 and May 10-13, 2021, respectively. “We couldn’t be more excited to officially welcome The Music Business Association and their marquee annual conference Music Biz, to Nashville’s newest luxury hotel, JW Marriott Nashville, over the next three years.…
NASHVILLE, TN — The 2019 Tennessee Poetry Out Loud (POL) champion is Kendall Grimes, a junior at Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, TN. The competition was held on Saturday, March 2, in the Tennessee State Museum. “This experience has made me aware of the words that I use and how I use them. Poetry is such an intentional and precise art you really have to think about what you are saying,” said Grimes. “I have learned to feel what I am saying to make other people feel it too.” Leah Handelsman, Kendall’s teacher at Battle Ground Academy, emphasized the skills…
NASHVILLE, TN — The National Museum of African American Music has named Vincent PremDas as the director of development and Tamar Smithers as the director of education programs. Vincent PremDas joins NMAAM from Fisk University, where he most recently served as the associate vice president for institutional advancement, according to a release. He will be responsible for the museum’s capital campaign, annual fundraising and membership efforts. In his 20-year career, PremDas spearheaded major giving and development campaigns across various industries, including education, nonprofit, health care and government. His work resulted in philanthropic gifts while he was at the University of…
NASHVILLE, TN — For the past twenty-one (21) years, Metropolitan Interdenominational Church’s signature event during the National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS has been Praying through the Night. This year, the national launch for the Week of Prayer will be live streamed from Metropolitan Church where we will be joined by Dr. Pernessa C. Seele, founder and CEO of The Balm in Gilead. Join the congregation of Metropolitan Interdenominational Church for Praying through the Night beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 2nd and ending with breakfast at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 3rd. Each hour of…
NASHVILLE, TN — The nonprofit Tennessee Performing Arts Center announces Jennifer Turner will be its next President and Chief Executive Officer starting May 2019. Turner will follow Kathleen O’Brien, who will retire from TPAC in July, ending a 14-year tenure at the head of the arts center and 31 total years at TPAC. O’Brien, the first woman to lead TPAC in its almost 39-year history, started as Public Affairs Director in 1988. “Our Executive Search Committee did an exceptional job vetting applicants in a national search and finalizing their recommendation of Jennifer. Her experience and expertise, as well as her…