LEBANON, TN — For the third consecutive year, Kubota Tractor Corporation has named five winners in its annual Kubota Hometown Proud™ Grant Program. This year, the company is especially proud to announce that The Black Farms, Food and Families Project, supported by local Kubota dealer Absolute Kubota, is one of those winners! Black farmers comprise less than 2% of all growers in America, and Fiddler’s Grove Historic Village aims to revitalize minority interest in agriculture in Wilson County, Tennessee, through a “seed-to-feed” project that extends beyond its locale at the Wilson County-Tennessee State Fair to the larger community. The Black…
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NASHVILLE, TN — HASTINGS Architecture, along with Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) and community stakeholders, worked closely to design the new James Lawson High School (JLHS) in Bellevue that will welcome students for the 2023-2024 school year starting August 8, 2023. The school, named after the Rev. James Lawson, offers 307,000 square feet; will allow 1,600 students and cost about $124 million. MNPS hosted a ribbon-cutting event at the James Lawson campus last Thursday featuring remarks by Mayor John Cooper, Director of Schools Dr. Adrienne Battle and other community and school leaders. The new high school is located on “Lightning…
NASHVILLE, TN — Effective Sunday, October 1, 2023, WeGo Public Transit will implement system-wide service changes that include schedule and route adjustments, additional WeGo Link zones, and expanded service hours on several routes. These changes reflect customer input and community feedback. They were approved by the Nashville MTA Board on July 27. Below is a detailed listing of changes: Route adjustments 29 Jefferson – change routing on John A. Merritt Boulevard at 32nd; buses will turn left on 32nd, right on Albion, and right on 33rd to the regular end of the line. 84 Murfreesboro – change routing to and from…
NASHVILLE, TN — Lambda Legal, with partners McDermott Will & Emery and Merchant Gould P.C., filed a federal lawsuit against Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County late last week challenging the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department’s (MNPD) discriminatory policies and practices that reject all job applicants living with HIV. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee on behalf of an anonymous plaintiff, John Doe, a 45-year-old Black man and decorated civil servant living with HIV who has worked as a Tennessee State Trooper and with the Memphis Police Department for several years.…
NASHVILLE, TN — Youth Villages is preparing to give more than 1,500 children, families, and young people, receiving services in Middle Tennessee, the items they need to go back to school. The Backpack Heroes program collects new backpacks and school supplies for children, who have experienced trauma or have a history of emotional or behavioral health issues, to receive the items they need to start school. “The youth we serve want to be like every other kid at school and deserve to have the same dusupplies as them,” said Julie Abbott, community engagement manager at Youth Villages. “Our supporters are…
By Angela Johnson The Obama family is mourning the loss of a former White House chef and close family friend who died in a tragic accident near their Martha’s Vineyard summer retreat. And now new details have emerged about 45-year-old Tafari Campbell’s final moments. An unidentified eyewitness who was out paddleboarding with Campbell on Sunday, July 23, told police they saw him lose his balance and fall into the water. The witness says Campbell, who was not wearing a life jacket and was not attached to the paddleboard, fought to stay above the water before eventually succumbing, MassLive reported. The…
By Nick Robertson WASHINGTON, DC — The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will partner with the NAACP to improve the department’s service for Black veterans, the organizations announced recently. The new initiative hopes to increase Black enrollment in VA services and assist in hiring “culturally-competent” care providers who specialize in working with minority communities, the VA said in a release. “As we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the integration of our armed forces, we must acknowledge the fact that Black Veterans have not always received the just treatment they deserve,” NAACP CEO Derrick Johnson said in a statement. “That’s why…
NASHVILLE, TN — The event kicked off the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix race week on July 31 at the The Bridge Building Event Space in Nashville. In May, Josef Newgarden became the first native Tennessean to win the Indianapolis 500. Newgarden is the most recent NTT INDYCAR SERIES winner, sweeping both races at Iowa Speedway on July 22nd and 23rd. He now turns his attention to winning his first Big Machine Music City Grand Prix. The Big Machine Music City Grand Prix is a three-day premier festival of racing and music from Aug. 4-6 featuring the NTT INDYCAR…
Story by Christopher Rhodes • 9h ago Blavity New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver died Tuesday, according to a statement issued by Oliver’s family. Oliver, 71, who was the first Black woman elected to statewide office in New Jersey, was serving as acting governor at the time of her death. Although Oliver had faced health challenges for some time, her death has come as a shock to her colleagues and admirers around the country, who are remembering her as a trailblazer, a mentor and a champion for her community. Illness while serving as acting governor Oliver died Tuesday after being taken to the hospital Monday. Oliver…
NASHVILLE, TN – (TN Tribune) – American Honda Motor Co. and Big Machine Music City Grand Prix have signed an agreement to make the popular automaker the Official Vehicle and Pace Car of the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix in Nashville through 2024. Honda’s agreement provides them with a highly-visible presence at the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix, promotional rights, trackside signage, hospitality and other assets during race weekend. Honda will provide all on track vehicles for pre-race events, on track safety and the 2023 Honda Civic Type R will serve as the Official Pace Car during race…