WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Dream Academy hosted an exciting 17th Annual “Power of A Dream” Galathemed Living the Dream recently at Washington, D.C. Marriott Marquis presented by Amway in honor of the organizations 20th Anniversary. The gala fundraising goal of $1 million for the 450 attending guests was exceeded when global media leader Oprah Winfrey had Mpumi Nobiva, an alumna from the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy who was being honored at the event with the DreamBlazer Award, make a surprise announcement that Winfrey would match all donations made during the gala celebration. “Oprah Winfrey is a long-time supporter of…
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JACKSON, TN — Leading fintech company Advance Financial cut the ribbon Friday at the company’s newest store in Jackson. To mark the occasion, the Advance Financial Foundation donated $1,000 to Boys & Girls Club of Jackson. “As Advance Financial continues to grow, we make it a point to give back to the communities we serve,” said Shantrelle Johnson, VP of corporate citizenship for Advance Financial. “Through the Advance Financial Foundation, we are honored to provide extra support to local organizations that share our mission to provide crucial services to the people who need it most.” Started in 2014, the Advance…
NASHVILLE, TN — FW Publishing LLC is acquiring “hyper-local” online news publishing company Home Page Media Group, which operates online news sites including the Brentwood Home Page, Franklin Home Page, Spring Hill Home Page, Nolensville Home Page and Business Williamson. “Jimmy Webb and I are thrilled to purchase Home Page Media, which has been a pioneer in the expansion of intensely local news, business and sports coverage,” said Bill Freeman, who with longtime partner Jimmy Webb created FW Publishing LLC. “It is important to us and, we think, to Middle Tennessee that locally owned and operated news media are given…
NASHVILLE, TN — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee, along with more than 270 Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliates across the country, today unveiled a new, modern look and brand repositioning with a goal of recruiting more diverse volunteers. “The need in Middle Tennessee for young people to have a role model is more urgent than ever,” said Melissa Hudson-Gant, CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee. “To attract more volunteers of all generations, we needed a modernization of our brand to make an impact in the community and meet the need of the essential work of…
By Arthur Franklin, Jr. NASHVILLE, TN — Former Governor Phil Bredesen is running for the U.S. Senate to represent the state of Tennessee. He currently has several commercials explaining his various successes as a businessman, mayor, governor as well as why he should be our next U.S. Senator. At the conclusion of his commercials, he closes with “I am applying for the job”. The voters of Tennessee should accept his application and vote him in as our next U. S. Senator from the state of Tennessee. This is why: The federal government consist primarily of about ten (10) big areas:…
Salt Lake Community College’s 2018 Tanner Forum on Social Ethics is hosting Van Jones Oct. 9 at the SLCC South City Campus in the Grand Theatre, 1575 S. State Street, Salt Lake City. Free tickets to this event are available at www.slcc.edu/tanner. Seating is first come, first served. Doors open at 6 p.m., and at 7 p.m. Jones will give a presentation, followed by a Q & A and then a book signing at 8:30 p.m. Those needing special accommodations are asked to call 801-957-4659. Jones is president and founder of the nonprofit Dream Corps, a “justice incubator” with the goal to…
NASHVILLE, TN – Centennial Park holds a special place in the history of Nashville and the hearts of our community. From providing a natural environment for Nashvillians to congregate, recreate and relax to its origins as the site of the 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition, the park represents an important community meeting place and is culturally significant to our growing city. To honor Centennial Park’s rich and diverse history, The Conservancy for the Parthenon and Centennial Park will present Wade in These Waters on October 10 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM. The event will be held at the Centennial Arts Center…
NASHVILLE, TN — On behalf of the African American Episcopal Church (AMEC), Avison Young is pleased to announce the sale of AMEC’s property located at the corner of Lafayette Street and 8th Avenue South in Nashville for in excess of $21 million to Circle South Development, LLC. The site consists of 6 parcels totaling 1.714 acres on Korean Veterans’ Boulevard Circle adjacent to the Music City Convention Center which houses 1.2 million square feet of conference space. Plans for this site will be released at a future date. Buck Haltiwanger, Principal with Avison Young, stated “This property possesses a number…
By Arthur Franklin NASHVILLE, TN — Karl Dean took over the reins of Metro Nashville Davidson County in the middle of what would become the great recession (2008). For the first time in Metro history, the city had less tax revenue than the previous year to make Metro government work. “It was probably the most significant thing that happened in my first term,” Dean recalled. “We made the decision that we were going to manage within our own resources and make cuts. We weren’t going to balance our budgets by unbalancing the budgets of families and businesses. And we did…
By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN — If it’s trouble you’ve seen or looking for, chances are the NAACP is already raising hell about it or they know somebody who is. “We will continue to fight, alright? If you know anybody who wants to fight with us, tell ‘em ‘come on’. We need fighters, we really do,” said Gloria Sweet-Love, President TN State Conference NAACP. She was addressing the 72nd Tennessee State Convention of the NAACP that took place at the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville last week. Activists and advocates for criminal justice reform, voting rights, fair labor practices,…