HOSTING ‘GET OUT THE VOTE’ BLOCK PARTY FOR MAY 1 ELECTION The Equity Alliance released The Nashville Voter Guide today. The public resource is available online at nashvillevoterguide.com The 501(c)3 nonprofit will also host a Get Out The Vote Block Party and Rally from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 14 at Hartman Park Community Center. NASHVILLE, TN — Tennessee ranks 50th in voter turnout and 40th in voter registration. In Davidson County, communities of color live in precincts with the lowest voter turnout. Determined to flip these statistics, The Equity Alliancewas founded in 2017 to increase minority…
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University Announces Inaugural Festivities including the Investiture Ceremony, Presidential Scholarship Gala at Music City Center, and a Live Production of The Wiz NASHVILLE, TN — Fisk University will celebrate the inauguration of its 16th president, Kevin D. Rome, Sr., Ph.D., with a series of events slated from April 2-8, 2018. The investiture ceremony will be held Thursday, April 5 at 1 p.m. in the Fisk Memorial Chapel, 1000 17th Avenue North. The ceremony is open to the public. Mayor David Briley, Talladega College President Dr. Billy C. Hawkins, Lane College President Dr. Kent…
NASHVILLE, TN — Recently Meharry Medical College’s fourth-year medical students participated in Match Day – a heavily anticipated, nationwide event marking the moment in which medical students reveal the locations of their postgraduate residencies.For Meharry, Match Day is a dramatic cause for celebration, highlighting the achievements and adversity overcome by each student as they discover their future as physicians surrounded by family, professors, and peers. This year, a resounding 48 percent of Meharry’s Class of 2018 matched into primary care residency programs, which included internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, family medicine/psychiatry and internal medicine/pediatrics. Students also matched into specialty…
NASHVILLE, TN — Geraldine D. Heath, retired managing editor of the Nashville PRIDE Newspaper departed this life on Sunday, March 25, 2018. On March 19, 1944, Geraldine Darby was born in Sylacauga, Alabama and was preceded in death by her parents, John Hugh and Lorene Darby. She was the valedictorian of the East Highland Class of 1962. On December 31, 1960 she married her high school sweetheart, Curtis Heath and moved to Nashville in 1962 where they continued their education and raised three children. Geraldine and Rosetta Miller Perry were working together in some of the same civic/community circles and…
WEST PALM BEACH, FL — Roy Hobbs, a former Nashville anchor died recently. He was 64. Hobbs died at his home in West Palm Beach, where Hobbs worked from 1997 to 2003. He worked in Birmingham from 2006-2010 and also had stops in Boston, Mass.; Jackson, Miss.; Beaumont, Texas Nashville; and Houston, Texas where he founded the Houston Association of Black Journalists in 1986. His last known anchor job was at WRDE-TV in Delmarva, NBC Affiliate in Delaware from 2014 to 2016. Eddie Lard, former president of the BABJ, said Hobbs was instrumental in a lot of programs offered by…
NASHVILLE, TN — Providential history-making is mounting, as Saint James Missionary Baptist Church, of Nashville, celebrates her longest tenured pastor, in her 93-year history, this coming May. Reverend George T. Brooks, Sr., will celebrate his 34th year as pastor of Saint James on May 20, 2018, a distinction no other pastor of Saint James has held. The celebration will be launched with a Western-themed Fish Fry dinner on April 6, followed by the second annual musical concert “JAM2” session on May 6, consisting of local artist; then, the festivities will culminate to a day-long celebration of guest preachers at each…
NASHVILLE, TN — Mayor David Briley announced today the appointment of government affairs specialist Freda Player-Peters to serve alongside Joseph Woodson as senior legislative advisors for the Mayor’s Office. “Freda and Joseph will make a great team,” Mayor Briley said. “Together their years of experience working with the Metro Council will further strengthen communications between the Council and the Mayor’s Office and ensure we are all working closely together to serve the residents of Davidson County.” Player-Peters is joining the administration after serving as political director of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 205, where she was responsible for…
NASHVILLE, TN — The Equity Alliance is partnering with the Interdenominational Ministers Fellowship (IMF) to conduct voter registration drives at African-American churches in Nashville. Our goal is to have 100% of eligible church membership registered to vote. March 30: Creative’s Day Get Out The Vote Party, Hutton Hotel, Analog Lounge, 1808 West End 7:00 PM – Midnight (1-2 hour shifts) March 31: Mt. Zion Baptist Church Saturday Service, Jefferson Street location 5:00 – 7:00 PM March 31: BriteHart Social Impact Fair 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM April 1: Mt. Zion Baptist Church Easter Sunday Antioch & Old Hickory Blvd locations…
NASHVILLE, TN — Dr. Forrest E. Harris, President, American Baptist College, announces that experienced, highly-respected Nashville leader, Phyllis D. K. Hildreth, now heads the College’s new “Called to Lives of Meaning and Purpose” (CLMPI) Initiative as the recently-appointed Director of Grants Management and Strategic Partnerships. “Phyllis Hildreth brings to this distinctive project her rich background, a unique set of skills, spiritual fervor, and passion for social justice leadership,” said Harris. American Baptist College (ABC) received a five-year, $1.5 million implementation grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc. enabling ABC to create an Innovation Hub engaging two cohorts of diverse congregations from across…
JOHNSON CITY, TN — The fastest growing small-dollar loan financial services company in Tennessee, and one of the leading companies nationwide within its industry, continued its expansion in the Tri-Cities market today with the opening of a second store in Johnson City. The opening marks the 88th location for the company. The new location of Advance Financial, at 929 W. Market Street, is now open for business and will remain open 24/7 thereafter. Advance Financial is one of the only companies in its industry that serves customers around the clock. “At Advance Financial, we are committed to serving more residents…