NASHVILLE, TN — Two Nashville-based organizations, Advance Financial and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), were named to Forbes’ first-ever ranking of The Best Employers for New Graduates. Forbes partnered with market research company Statista to conduct an independent survey of more than 10,000 young professionals working for companies that have at least 1,000 employees within the United States. On a five-point scale, employees were asked to rank their workplace based on atmosphere, development, image, working conditions, salary, workplace and diversity. They were also asked if they would recommend their company to someone seeking employment and were able to evaluate their…
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MURFREESBORO, TN — One of the most ambitious University Honors College lecture series ever is scheduled for this fall at Middle Tennessee State University. With a November election slated to determine who will guide Tennessee for the next four years, Honors College faculty and administrators chose “Governors: Principles, Programs, Politics and Policies that Govern” as the theme for the fall series. Lectures, which are free and open to the public, are held starting at 3 p.m. every Monday starting Sept. 10 and continuing until Nov. 12. There lone exception is Oct. 15 when MTSU students and faculty are on fall…
By Carlissa Shaw Special to Tennessee Tribune from The New Tri-State Defender In record fashion during the Aug. 2 election, Shelby County voters turned to African-American women to serve in positions on the county and state level and the local school board. Of the nearly 560,000 eligible voters in Shelby County, a recorded 151,912 cast ballots during the cycle for County General, State/Federal Primary and Special Municipal elections. The outcomes included an unprecedented amount of African-American women becoming officeholders. The election cycle resulted in African-American women elected to several countywide offices and signaled an epic shift in demographic representation. Long-time…
NASHVILLE, TN — Construction of phase two of the Biltmore Place Apartments is now underway, offering 42 brand new affordable apartment homes to the Donelson area. Nashville Mayor David Briley was among the dignitaries wielding a shovel when the developer, Highmark Holdings, LLC, broke ground Friday morning. Construction is being funded in part by $6.3 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), awarded by the Tennessee Housing Development Agency, and a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) awarded by the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency. “Nashville needs more affordable housing,” said Mayor Briley. “Biltmore Place is a great example of…
MURFREESBORO, TN — Recognizing women as the fastest-growing group within the Veteran population, the VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) is hosting its second annual Women Veterans Wellness Event from 9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22. The event will be held at the Murfreesboro Army National Guard Post at 2350 on Armory Drive. This year TVHS will focus on its new Whole Health approach to care. TVHS is one of the VA’s 18 flagship sites for that program, which takes a holistic look at the many areas of life that can affect a Veteran’s health — the work…
NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville-based pop artist Ben Folds, who notably helped save Music Row’s Studio A; Brenda Lee, who is known as “Little Miss Dynamite and of “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” fame; Grand Ole Opry member Jeannie Seely; and GRAMMY-winning artist and comedian Ray Stevens all received stars on the Music City Walk of Fame during a recent induction ceremony on in Music City Walk of Fame Park. The inductees received the 81st, 82nd, 83rd and 84th stars on the Walk of Fame. Inductees are recognized for their significant contributions to preserving the musical heritage of Nashville and for contributing to the world through song or…
This Thursday, September 13th, DAV & RecruitMilitary will host a Veterans Job Fair at Nissan Stadium from 11am to 3pm. Nashville-area employers will be on-site to hire hundreds of transitioning military service members, veterans and military spouses. The event is sponsored by Farmers Insurance & Blue Line Rental and will feature DAV’s Mobile Unit that will assist veterans on-site with benefits questions and claims. Statistics prove that veteran employment is working for U.S. businesses. The U.S. Department of Labor recently released a report that confirms veteran unemployment has reached an all-time low of 3%. Veterans are one percent lower in…
Tennessee Faith & Civic Groups to lead speak-out against Kavanaugh vote at U.S. Senators’ Offices On Tuesday, September 11th, community advocates will hold a speak-out on the steps of Senators Alexander and Corker’s district offices. They will be backdropped by a mountain of paper reams representing the 100,000 documents still unavailable to the public about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. With the completion of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Kavanaugh’s nomination, many impacted communities have been left with many more questions and concerns, brought to light by the unparalleled secrecy of this confirmation process. We believe that a judge…
WASHINGTON, DC — The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church’s first elected female bishop, Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, and Stellar award-winning artist Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers, will headline the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.’s (CBCF) Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) Prayer Breakfast on September 15, 2018. The event, presented by The Coca-Cola Company, will be held from 7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. The Prayer Breakfast, a signature event for the CBCF, has welcomed some of the biggest names in gospel and the faith community, including Richard Smallwood and Bishop…
WASHINGTON, DC — The idea that Trump and his circle might have a special fear of black women is gaining traction, perhaps because of the White House’s panicked reaction to a new book by Omarosa Manigault-Newman. Ilhan Omar, the Somali-American who won a Democratic congressional primary recently, echoed this idea when she said, “I am America’s hope and the president’s nightmare.” The White House itself lent credence to this idea by their reaction to Manigault-Newman. Recently, Axios published an article titled “Inside Omarosa’s Reign of Terror” which quoted lurid statements by Trump officials about how scary Manigault-Newman was: • “I’m scared shitless of her… She’s…