By JUDD LEGUM AND REBECCA CROSBY National–United States Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) went on national television this week anddefended white nationalists. It was not a slip of the tongue. It was a position that Tuberville has been making publicly for months. In May, Tuberville appeared on WBHM, an NPR affiliate in Alabama, and criticized the Biden administration’s efforts to root out white nationalists and other extremists from the military. Tuberville said that “Democrats are attacking our military” by “saying we need to get out the white extremists, the white nationalists.” The interviewer followed up, asking Tuberville if he believed that…
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Education recently brought on Tiffany Wilson, professional school counseling coordinator for MTSU’s College of Education, as the school counseling consultant for its just under $14 million grant project to retain and recruit mental health professionals into high-needs, rural school districts across the state. “I felt excited,” Wilson said about being asked to join the project. “I’m a product of rural education, so to be able to give back to the rural communities is a full circle moment. Typically, rural communities have limited access to mental health resources. This grant will help mitigate barriers by providing additional mental…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — How faculty in the Jennings A. Jones College of Business have reimagined the college’s management and leadership major is spotlighted in the July edition of MTSU’s “Out of the Blue” television magazine program. Leigh Anne Clark, a professor in the Department of Management, discussed the revamped major during an interview with program host Andrew Oppmann, vice president of marketing and communications. You can watch her eight-minute segment at https://youtu.be/hosmBXvEkow. Clark noted that with the popularity of new programs in recent years such as supply chain management and business innovation and entrepreneurship in response to market needs, faculty decided that the management degree, one of the college’s oldest degree…
(Atlanta, GA – July 31, 2023) – On August 9, The Estate of Whitney E. Houston and Primary Wave Music, will present, with Sony Corporation of America as the premium partner, the 2nd Annual Whitney Houston Legacy of Love Gala, in celebration of what would have been Whitney’s 60 birthday. The gala will be held at the St. Regis Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. This year’s Honorary Chairperson is Clive Davis, the chief creative officer of Sony Music Entertainment; along with special guests Harvey Mason, Jr., president of The Recording Academy; Larry Jackson, founder of Gamma; and Rickey Minor, Whitney’s longtime musical…
WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today applauded President Biden’s designation of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument, which protects three historic sites in Illinois and Mississippi that will help tell a more complete story of our country’s history. The new national monument includes places that were central to Emmett Till’s racially motivated murder, the acquittal of his murderers and the subsequent activism by his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, that helped catalyze the Civil Rights Movement. This national monument, established on what would have been Emmett Till’s 82nd birthday, will become the country’s 425th site managed by the…
NASHVILLE, TN — The Buffalo PAC is proud to announce its endorsement of Councilman Freddie O’Connell to be the next Mayor of Nashville! Councilman O’Connell is our choice for a stronger, unified Nashville because of his commitment to service, his proven track record of leadership and his vision for a Nashville that welcomes and values all its citizens. Councilman O’Connell is from Nashville and for Nashville, and he has proven himself to be a selfless leader who puts the needs of everyday Nashvillians far above outside interests. Councilman O’Connell’s dedication to early education, Nashville’s HBCU institutions, affordable housing, and commitment…
This post was originally published on St. Louis American By Charlene Crowell When the Biden Administration announced its latest initiative to reduce the nation’s trillion-dollar student debt, both borrowers and advocates rejoiced. In the coming weeks, an estimated 804,000 student loan borrowers will receive $39 billion in federal loan debt cancellations. The federal government estimates 18,800 Missourians should receive this loan cancellation — totaling $956.8 million in student-loan debt. These unprecedented debt cancellations are available due to systemic corrections that will now ensure all borrowers receive full credit for qualifying payments under the Department’s Income Driven Repayment (IDR) plans. More…
New York, NY (August 1, 2023) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), responded to the indictment against Donald Trump over his role in the January 6th riots that sought to overturn the 2020 election. The former president was charged with four counts in special prosecutor Jack Smith’s inquiry into violent attack on the U.S. Capitol. “Donald Trump has spent his entire political career taking a sledgehammer to the right to vote. Between the 2020 election and January 6th, he took a battering ram to the foundation of democracy. Donald Trump lost an election powered by…
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – S3 Recycling Solutions today announced that it has purchased another building in Springfield, Tenn. – adding 78,000 square feet of warehouse space to its real estate portfolio. The multi-million-dollar transaction comes five years after S3’s expansion to Springfield in 2018 when it opened a 75,000 square foot warehouse. The company has also hired John Revetti as its new chief operations officer. “As S3 continues to make substantial advances in our operations, we are adding the necessary pieces to our infrastructure to support our growth,” said S3 CEO Rod McDaniel. “Increased demand for e-waste solutions across…