By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic “It’s not possible. I’m a normal kid!” Famous last words. That’s what’s on the lips of teenager Miles Morales as he goes through a change in life. No, not puberty. The young Blatino brother from Brooklyn has been bitten by a radioactive spider and his life has changed forever. And so did the legend of Spider-Man when it took a detour in 2011. That’s when writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Sara Pichelli created Marvel comic books that centered around the character Miles Morales, purportedly inspired by Barack Obama and Donald Glover.…
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By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic No matter how you slice it, a problem once relegated to the inner city is now all of America’s crisis. From a homeless person living under a bridge in New York City, to a kid OD’ing in a wealthy, bedroom community, drugs are killing people and making families implode. The latter is the central focus of the very striking and heart-wrenching drama/thriller Ben Is Back. Another film released earlier this year, Beautiful Boy, attempted to tell a similar tale of a middle-class parent/child battle against drug addiction. It starred Timothée Chalamet and…
WASHINGTON, DC — Theirs was a relationship of Shakespearean dimensions, father and son occupants of the Oval Office. A son who grew up struggling to live up to the example of the great man. A father who watched his eldest boy eventually take his place in the seat of power, his love unquestioned but his advice unwelcome. They always insisted that talk of tension was overblown, that those who tried to analyze their interactions for fracture points or Oedipal motives were engaged in “psychobabble.” But one way or the other, in the last years of the father’s life, according to…
Staff Report, Nashville Voice NASHVILLE, TN — As Metropolitan Nashville continues to evolve into one of America’s largest urban centers, leadership in our community is of the highest importance. Some leaders may be elected by the people they represent, some leaders rise to prominence through the sacrifice and success of their careers and some leaders are granted opportunities to hold spaces. All leaders, however, must possess a vision that puts the best interests of the community as top priority. But first, they must possess the power to bring that vision into fruition. Without power, they are just a person with…
NASHVILLE, TN — Jerry Williams, one of Nashville’s most admired nonprofit executives, has announced her intention to retire as Executive Director of Leadership Nashville. Williams will retire effective June 30, 2019 after completing her 25th year as the organization’s top executive. It is a privilege to lead this organization and a joy to work with each new class and the alumni who plan the program each year,” Williams says. “I would love to continue forever. However, 25 years is a significant milestone and it is time to pass the baton to someone else to bring Leadership Nashville great energy and…
NASHVILLE, TN — The Nashville Black Chamber of Commerce is proud to stand with Metro Nashville Mayor David Briley and others in support of the Equal Business Opportunity Program and the Small Business Reserve Program. Both measures, announced today by Mayor Briley, create a business equity package designed to ensure more small, women, and minority owned businesses receive an equitable share of public contracting awards. “We are elated to see Mayor David Briley make this positive move on behalf of women, and minority owned businesses in the Nashville area,” said Nashville Black Chamber of Commerce President Carolyn Waller. “Our membership…
NASHVILLE, TN — Tennessee Senate Republicans met Monday, December 3 in Nashville where they voted to elect Senator Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) as Senate Majority Leader and Senator Ken Yager (R-Kingston) as Republican Caucus Chairman. The Caucus also voted unanimously to nominate Lt. Gov. Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge) to the top leadership post as Lt. Governor / Speaker of the Senate for a second term. “I am truly humbled to be nominated by my caucus for re-election as Speaker of the Senate,” said Lt. Gov. McNally. “It has been the honor of my life to serve my Senate colleagues as Speaker…
Girl Scouts has been empowering girls across the country for more than 100 years and has served more than 50 million women. I’m proud that Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee is one of the fastest growing councils in the nation, serving 14,800 girls across 39 counties last year. We provide every girl with a chance to lead, a chance to take risks, and a chance to create positive change. While Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee continues to serve more girls each year with an enriched experience, Boy Scouts of America is pursuing a new experiment: including girls in the full…
NASHVILLE, TN — Majora Carter will be the keynote speaker at the annual J.U.M.P. Christmas Extravaganza on Thursday, December 6 at The Cal Turner Family Center at Meharry Medical College, 1011 21st Avenue North Nashville. The event is being held from noon – 1:30 pm. In August 2001, after exploring and then declining to engage in a campaign for NY City Council, Majora Carter founded Sustainable South Bronx (SSBx), where she served as executive director until July 2008. During that time, SSBx advocated the development of the Hunt’s Point Riverside Park which had been an illegal garbage dump. Carter was…
NASHVILLE, TN — The LIVE! Breast Cancer Awareness and Action Coalition will host a roundtable discussion. “Christmas Goes Pink in Nashville” will discuss breast cancer and mortality rates of African-American women diagnosed with the disease December 15 from 7:30 am to 2 pm. This event is open to the public and a Continental breakfast and lunch will be served. Please join us at Meharry Medical College, Stanley S. Kresge Learning Resources Center, Compton- Nelson Auditorium, 2001 Albion Street in Nashville. African-American women are diagnosed later and are twice as likely to die from the disease. The event will focus on…