By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN — Traci Patton fights the good fight everyday from her small office in Mercury Court, an extremely low-income complex of 145 single resident occupancy (SRO) units on Murfreesboro Rd. Patton is a service coordinator with Urban Housing Solutions (UHS), a non-profit that has 32 affordable properties in Nashville. Once people are off the street, Patton becomes a social worker. “Our goal is to keep them housed and address the barriers to housing. That is rental assistance, getting food, help with housekeeping, mental health issues, or health issues,” Patton said. “Everybody who lives in Urban Housing…
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NASHVILLE, TN — The Metro Council voted tonight to put the Let’s Move Nashville transit plan on the May 1 ballot. “This is an important step forward in giving Nashvillians a voice in their transit future, and I thank my fellow members of Council for giving them the opportunity to do so in May,” said Councilman Jeremy Elrod, who was the lead sponsor of the bill. “Our city’s traffic problems aren’t going anywhere, and we need to put a solution in action as soon as possible that alleviates our congestion issues. I look forward to voting for the transit plan…
By Nashville NAACP Economic Development Committee NASHVILLE, TN — The Metro Council passed Procurement Non-Discrimination Legislation in 2008, following two (2) Racial Disparity Studies completed in 1999 and 2004 that concluded that Metro Nashville Government and its agencies were underutilizing minority and women owned businesses within its procurement practices at a Statistically Significant Rate. This constitutes evidence under (Richmond vs Crosons 1989 Supreme Court case) that the underutilized minority groups and women have suffered discrimination. Metro Government, instead of following the recommendations/suggestions submitted by two different consulting firms and acting immediately, waited (4) years to pass watered down legislation that only…
By Peter White NASHVLLE, TN — Sixteen Metro School students have died in the last twelve months. While none of them died on school grounds, hundreds have been suspended from school. “When you suspend a child they go home and a lot of times when they are home they are unsupervised. When they are unsupervised and they have time to think of things to do. If they don’t have positive influences in their lives, they tend to do negative things ……and they end up in the court system,” said Juvenile Judge Sheila Calloway. That means those kids miss more school.…
NASHVILLE, TN — The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, a charitable organization connecting generosity with need in 40 Middle Tennessee and three Kentucky counties, announces its annual scholarship application process is now open and invites students to apply by March 15, 2018, at 11:59 p.m. Central Time, at www.cfmt.org. The Foundation administers more than 114 scholarship funds, established by individuals, companies and civic groups. Students may be eligible for multiple scholarships and need only to submit one application. Whether a student is studying law or horticulture, planning a career in criminal justice or teaching, or studying at a technical school…
MEMPHIS, TN — Pearl Shaw has been appointed President of Saad&Shaw – Comprehensive Fund Development Services. Shaw’s experience includes private sector business development and nonprofit fund development. She has worked directly with college and university presidents, trustees, and nonprofit executives for the past 14 years, providing guidance and coaching in the areas of campaign planning and case for support development. “Pearl provides a special brand of creativity and leadership that has sustained Saad&Shaw as it has grown to national prominence,” said Melvin Shaw, co-founder and vice president of Saad&Shaw. Shaw is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, a…
NASHVILLE, TN – Mayor Megan Barry answered questions Tuesday night after admitting to an affair with her bodyguard, Robert Forrest, a MNPS Sergeant. Forrest was part of Barry’s security detail on trips around the country as well as to Athens, Greece and Paris, France. “I had a consensual relationship with a member of my security detail and I am deeply sorry for that. I am embarrassed. I am sad. I am so sorry for the pain I have caused my family and his family. I know God will forgive me but Nashville doesn’t have to and I hope I can…
Dear Tennessee Tribune Subscribers: Today, I have acknowledged publicly that I have engaged in an extramarital affair with the former head of my security detail. I accept full responsibility for the pain I have caused my family and his. I am so sorry to my husband Bruce, who has stood by me in my darkest moments and remains committed to our marriage, just as I am committed to repairing the damage I have done. I also must apologize to the people of Nashville who elected me to serve as your mayor. I knew my actions could cause damage to my…
By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN –State Representative John Ray Clemmons (D-Nashville) and State Senator Lee Harris (D-Memphis) have introduced a consumer protection bill to protect Net Neutrality in Tennessee. The “Tennessee Net Neutrality and Internet Consumer Protection Act” imposes a one-year moratorium on companies who violate the act’s provisions and fines of $2,000 per day when a violation occurs. “Our legislation will protect consumers, ensure equal access to information, foster opportunity for innovation, and ensure a level playing field for our startup community,” said Clemmons. Clemmons consulted with legislators in California and crafted the bill after seeing similar bills from…