Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is in custody at the Texas prison where she will spend the next 11 years serving her sentence for overseeing an infamous blood-testing hoax, according to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons. Holmes entered the minimum-security, federal women’s prison camp located in Bryan, Texas, on Tuesday. The arrival comes more than a year after a jury convicted Holmes on four felony counts of fraud and conspiracy in January 2022. She was sentenced to prison time in November. Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes ordered to begin 11-year prison sentence May 30 As she begins her sentence, Holmes…
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By Antoine M. Thompson Part 1 Tragedy at Tops The murder of 10 black people, and the physical and emotional wounds of many others impacted by the tragedy at Tops Market (a major brand name supermarket), in Buffalo, NY on May 14, 2022, when a White male racist entered the supermarket with the intentions to kill as many Black people as possible, will linger for many years to come. The tragedy at Tops on Jefferson Avenue has brought to light some of the severe disparities that continue to persist on the East Side, where most Black people live in…
Rubinetta Qualls Short was a Holy Child, born on Christmas Day, December 25, 1932. She departed this life on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at VITAS Inpatient Center at Rockledge, FL. Ruby was born in the Siloam Community in Lincoln County, Mississippi, the third child and first daughter of Samuel and Beatrice Qualls. At an early age, she joined Old Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, in Lucien, MS in Franklin County, where she was active in youth activities. Her early education began at McGee School in McCall Creek, MS. After completing elementary and junior high school, she completed her secondary education at…
Sponsored content from JPMorgan Chase & Co. Memorial Day is an opportunity for everyone to honor and remember those who lost their lives while serving to protect our freedom. To honor the day and those who served, we sat down with Mark Elliott, Global Head of Military and Veterans Affairs at JPMorgan Chase, to discuss the bank’s talent and hiring efforts, barriers Mark has overcome and what he’s looking to accomplish this year. 1. What is top of mind for you this Memorial Day and what might the bank be doing to honor the day? At JPMorgan Chase, it is…
NASHVILLE, TN — Gertrude Paskett Hobson was born in Antioch, Davidson County, Tennessee, on April 20, 1923, to Hulitt Paskett, Sr., and Lillie Floyd Paskett along with her younger brother Hulitt Paskett, Jr. Their life centered on hard work, family members, and attending St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Antioch. The original town of Antioch began with a church located at Mill Creek in 1810 was a small farmland and community town because workers traveled to and from downtown Nashville which is approximately 12 miles southeast and served by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. With Tennessee being…
NASHVILLE, TN — The Rev. Dr. Karen Y. Collier, retired associate professor and chairperson of the Department of Religious and Philosophical Studies at Fisk University, died May 5, 2023, at her Nashville home. A United Methodist clergywoman was a board member of the African American Methodist Heritage of the United Methodist Church, co-director of the Fisk University honors program, co-advisor of The Herald (Fisk University’s literary magazine) and the Fisk’ Race Relations Institute. Dr. Collier was reared in Nashville, where she and her family attended Clark Memorial United Methodist Church, and where she accepted the call to United Methodist ordained…
By Senator London Lamar This year has been a disaster for the Tennessee G.O.P. and it’s just as bad for working and middle class families. In the last decade of Republican control at the Tennessee General Assembly, the annual legislative session has followed a familiar pattern: Working families get lip service from Republicans while their party enacts more trickle-down economics and wastes time and tax dollars on power grabs that trample our freedom. This year was more of the same, but even more extreme. There are so many real problems facing Tennesseans right now: gun violence and public safety, housing…
NASHVILLE, TN — The goal of the Gents of Excellence empowerment Expo is to reinforce the character traits of an Young Gentlemen by empowering them with the tools and information to strengthen these skills, thus, enabling them to navigate today’s environment with confidence. Today, being a gentleman is a matter of choice. It is a title you earn through an unwavering commitment to invest in your character. It is not about perfection, but a constantly renewed pursuit of excellence. Gentlemen are not stiff, pretentious, or focused on elevating themselves. Instead, they strive to succeed while helping those around them succeed…
Nashville, Tenn. – Senator Bernie Sanders and State Rep. Justin Jones will join forces at Rally to Raise the Wage on Friday, June 2. The event, scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m., will be held at Henderson A. Johnson Memorial Gymnasium located at Fisk University, 910 Dr D.B. Todd Jr. Blvd., Nashville, TN 37208. With doors opening at 5:30 p.m., supporters are urged to RSVP to secure their spot in this rallying cry for economic justice. The rallying duo aims to gather like-minded individuals who are committed to championing the cause of raising the minimum wage to $17 an hour.…
By Nashville Stars Baseball Club A decade in downtown as a mighty engine of Nashville’s record tourism numbers. That’s the highlight of note as Music City Center, Nashville’s convention center and primary event complex, celebrated its 10-year anniversary of operation on May 20. The Center’s birthday comes on the heels of the recent announcement that Nashville set a tourism record for 2022. According to the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp., the city welcomed approximately 14.4 million visitors to the city in 2022, a 13% year-over-year growth from 2021, with a single-year record $8.8 billion generated in visitor spending. And with…