The Nashville Jazz Workshop is excited to announce a new concert series, Jazz in the Park. The monthly series consists of three Friday evening concerts at the Hadley Park Bandshell with some fantastic local artists. All concerts are from 5:30 to 7pm and are free and open to the public. The series builds on the Nashville Jazz Workshop’s mission to enrich lives and build community through world class jazz education and performance. Free concerts in the park give everyone in the community the chance to enjoy great music in a family-friendly setting. The Hadley Park Bandshell has plenty of park…
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By Jasmine Garsd On a sweltering summer afternoon last year, Jacqueline Arellano and James Cordero were out in a desert area on the border between California and Mexico, when they ran into a man in his 60s, who was alone, disoriented and wearing a wool sweater and loafers. “He’d been lost for three days,” says Cordero, “and he’d been going to the top of every nearby mountain, to try to get a better view of where to go, because he couldn’t tell which direction was what.” Arellano asked him where he was from. Venezuela, he told her, but, “yo no…
By Glenn Rifkin NASHVILLE, TN — Ralph Boston, the Olympic long jump champion who, in August 1960, broke the track star Jesse Owens’s 25-year-old world record in the event, and a year later became the first jumper to break the 27-foot mark, died on Sunday at his home in Peachtree City, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta. He was 83. The cause was complications of a stroke, his son Todd said. Boston dominated the long jump through much of the 1960s by breaking or tying world records six more times over that span. A tall and sinewy Mississippian, he won a…
NASHVILLE, TN — It was a history making moment for Nashville as hundreds of people gathered for a highly anticipated announcement in the mayor’s race. Davidson County Assessor of Property Vivian Wilhoite ended all speculation last Friday when she announced her candidacy to become Nashville’s first African American mayor before a huge crowd of supporters at the Grandale Manor in Antioch. “In 2003, my journey began here in District 29 as your councilmember working for, working with, and listening to the people,” Wilhoite said as she began her speech. Wilhoite said she is running for mayor to ensure that Nashville…
By Araceli Crescencio NASHVILLE, TN (WTVF) — It only takes one glimpse inside Sheila Clemmons Lee’s house to see what a loving mother she is. It’s been six years since Lee lost her son Jocques Clemmons. He was shot and killed by a Metro Nashville Police Department officer when police said he didn’t drop his gun during a fight following a traffic stop. His death led to city-wide protests. Since then, Lee has been on a quest for justice, making it her mission to prevent other mothers from experiencing the same agony. “Jocques — he didn’t get a chance. There…
LOS ANGELES, CA — Dual Threat Preparatory Academy, a Black-owned and operated educational program for student-athletes, is excited to announce the launch of its first summer program, the Blue Chip Academy, set to begin in July 2023. Dual Threat is an educational program focused on providing student-athletes with the proper tools to excel in their sport of choice and outside of sports as academic and civically engaged young leaders. This educational program will support student-athletes starting in the 6th grade. Each educational program will be based on topics that are applicable to the athlete’s age and sport. The program will…
NASHVILLE, TN — The Sharon Hurt campaign is thrilled and honored to receive word that Elect Black Women PAC has just been endorsed! Elect Black Women PAC is a national PAC that helps strong, empowered Black women candidates across the country win their races. Since they’ve announced their endorsement, there’s been an outpouring of support for the Hurt campaign. This comes on the heels of 35 pastors who announced their endorsement of the Hurt campaign last week. The Hurt campaign is building momentum, which is what is needed to win. A broad base of support reflects Hurt’s value of taking…
By Ashley Judd “Jesus wept” – the shortest statement in the Bible. Lamentations – the only emotion for which a book in the Bible is named. What is being said here? Perhaps that we are destined to grieve. And grieve, I have. My mother died by suicide one year ago. Earlier this month, I walked through my first birthday without her, a rite of passage everyone experiences with the death of their parents. At the shop where Mom and I always selected our cards, I read the “To Daughter” birthday cards and imagined which one Mom would have given me:…
By Jasmine Browley Tracee Ellis Ross has made incredible strides in her career both on and off the screen and she’s being celebrated for that by one of our most beloved institutions. The award-winning actress, producer, and Founder will be honored with a Doctorate degree by Spelman College. The honor will be bestowed at the school’s 2023 Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 21, 2023. The honor comes after Ellis’s years of success as the co-lead of ABC’s award-winning comedy series Black-ish and Girlfriends. Ross won the Golden Globe Award in 2017 as well as nine NAACP Image Awards for her…
NASHVILLE, TN — The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) has received a multi-year grant of $2,500,000 from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative. The museum will use the funding to curate the first exhibit of its kind: a showcase of rare, never displayed articles and music of the world-renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers®. Known as the first ambassadors of the Music City, the Jubilee Singers are recognized for their significant contributions to preserving African American spirituals. For 137 years, the ensemble has performed around the world, sharing America’s rich cultural heritage. NMAAM’s vision is to officially portray their years of phenomenal talent…