By Marjorie Calixte-Hallworth On November 20, 2017, Trump announced that he would not renew the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nearly 60,000 Haitians that were granted provisional legal residency in the United States after the 7.1 Earthquake that devastated the Island and killed more than 300,000 Haitians. Trump revealed that those Haitians had 18 months to pack up and go back to Haiti! Mind you, this is after countless people who had traveled to Haiti after hurricane Mathew in 2016 which virtually destroyed the South Haiti could attest that Haiti is in no way equipped to reinstate those earthquake victims…
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By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN — The new Republican tax reform caps the home mortgage interest deduction at $750,000. That will increase federal revenues by around $100 million a year. But rather than put that money into affordable housing and rental assistance, where it is most needed, Trump’s tax plan gives it back to the rich. “The significant deficits produced by the tax bill may trigger automatic funding cuts to the national Housing Trust Fund—a program that helps build and preserve rental homes affordable to people with the lowest incomes,” said CEO Diane Yentel of the National Low Income Housing…
NASHVILLE, TN — More than 15,000 Tennesseans took to the streets of downtown Nashville on Saturday morning for the second annual Tennessee Women’s March. Starting at Public Square and rallying at Bicentennial Mall, the crowd organized in support of myriad issues facing women. Signs championed topics ranging from reproductive rights and wage gaps to environmental justice and immigrant rights. “Today’s demonstration was a testament to bringing the community together and kicking off yet another year for sustained action,” said Rep. Brenda Gilmore, chairwoman of event. “The enthusiasm and commitment we saw last year hasn’t faded. People are still deeply passionate…
NASHVILLE, TN — Remington College Nashville Campus will celebrate National Children’s Dental Health Month in February by offering free children’s dental health services. Parents can bring their children in for a free basic teeth cleaning1 and ToothPrint identification. The ToothPrint is a special child identification device that records both bite characteristics and DNA information. Parents receive a wafer with the information imprinted on it. The procedure takes only a few minutes and children as young as 3-4 years of age are usually able to provide an acceptable imprint. Since opening, the Remington College Dental Hygiene Program has provided more than…
NASHVILLE, TN — New Leaders Council Nashville, the local chapter of the nation’s leading organization for progressive Millennial thought leadership and skills-based training, announced today the selection of Alandis Brassel and Erika Burnett of Nashville as a 2018 NLC Fellow. Brassel and Burnett will join 20 fellows throughout Tennessee this winter and spring in skills-based trainings to prepare them to be the changemaker of the future. “New Leaders Council Nashville is thrilled to welcome Alandis and Erika to our growing cohort of local changemakers and community members,” said Brenda Gadd, Co-Director of New Leaders Council Nashville. “All our new fellows…
NASHVILLE, TN — Deborah Ghent says when she and her husband Carl went on their first date, they hit it off so well that they discussed naming their first child Jazmin to honor their mutual love for jazz music. The couple had no idea they would have twins, but their decision to name their daughter Jazmin seems almost prophetic considering the recent success and recognition she has garnered as a smooth jazz artist. Jazmin Ghent, who was recently voted Best New Artist of 2017 by the Smooth Jazz Network, outshined Gerald Albright’s daughter Selina Albright, Billboard-charting jazz guitarist Adam Hawley and a…
NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville law firm Bone McAllester Norton PLLC hosted its 17th Annual Fellowship Breakfast on Monday, honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The event was held at the historic Woolworth on 5th, one of several lunch counters desegregated in 1960 by a group of Nashville students. Nearly 600 gathered to hear from guest artists, speakers, and community leaders on the history of Woolworth, Nashville’s role in the fight for social justice in 1960, and the call for justice today. Stacey Garrett Koju and Charles W. Bone, co-founders of the law firm, welcomed the…
NASHVILLE, TN — The Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County General Sessions Court Judges have elected Judge Melissa Blackburn to serve As Presiding Judge Over the Davidson County General Sessions Court effective until September 1, 2018. Blackburn succeeds Judge Angelita Blackshear Dalton following the appointment of Judge Dalton to Division II of the Criminal Court for the 20th Judicial District. Melissa Blackburn is Judge of Division II of the Nashville, Davidson County General Sessions Court, having been elected to the bench in 2014. In addition to the duties of a General Sessions Judge, she also presides over the Mental Health Court and Veterans…
By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN – The NAACP is organizing black businesses to get more city contracts. A small group of African American entrepreneurs met last week with District 5 Councilman Scott Davis. Davis told the group he’s going to introduce a bill in February to strengthen the city’s Procurement Nondiscrimination Program (PNP). Davis shared the draft bill to members of the Barry administration that has dismissed past complaints from minority businesses. “They are starting to come around because certain people can’t get elected without our support,” Davis said. For a decade, the PNP has underutilized minority businesses with the…
A Conversation about “Saving the Children,” Educationally, Socially and Economincally ANTIOCH, TN — Experts in the field of children & youth services will make presentations regarding ways to protect, guide and save them. Presentations will be delivered from the perspectives of education, social and economic issues. Panelists representing Juvenile Court, Children’s Services, Youth Organizations law enforcement, faith-based organizations and Youth themselves will participate at this event, along with citizens who will share their opinions and offer solutions. Pastor Howard Jones, candidate for State Senate, District 19 says, “This is an opportunity to speak “Truth to Power,” and develop solutions for…