By Janice Malone It’s the ultimate night of Gershwin, with a mix of classic hits and orchestral works spotlighting the singular genius of this great American composer, as Nashville’s own Melinda Doolittle performs these legendary songs in concert, the Marcus Roberts Trio and the Grammy Award-winning Nashville Symphony Orchestra, will all be in concert for “Gershwin’s Greatest Hits,” April 19 – 21 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. The program includes: They Can’t Take That Away From Me • Selections from Porgy and Bess • Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off • Someone to Watch Over Me • Nice Work If You Can…
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By Janice Malone MONTGOMERY, AL — Are African Americans we still shackled? That is the central question presented in the book “Shackled Again?” By author Tony A. Watkins. In his debut book, Mr. Watkins extensively examines the ongoing, deeply rooted side affects that institutionalized racism continues to have in this country among African Americans, from the Civil War to the Civil Rights era, all the way up to the current calendar year of 2018. “Shackled Again?” features a collection of stories, historic documents, photos, important events and personal accounts of well-known names of the Civil Rights Movement. Names such as…
Leneiva Head is one of Nashville’s top real estate broker/expert and designer. Ms. Head is the founder of WELCOME HOME REALTY, one of Music City’s leading top performing real estate management companies. Leneiva entered the world of real estate in 2000, after enduring her own nightmare of a bad first home buying experience. The lessons she learned proved to be priceless, as she was inspired to create her own real estate solutions to help first-time homeowners realize the home of their dreams. Leneiva’s specialties include Residential & Commercial Leasing and Sales, HUD/VA/REO Properties, short sales, standard sales and creative financing.…
CHATTANOOGA, TN — Two years ago Tanorria Askew was a home cook, working in Chattanooga at a local credit union. Her whole life changed for the better when she was a contestant on the Fox Network’s hit show MasterChef, starring the master chef himself, Chef Gordon Ramsay. Tanorria walked away as the 4th best home cook in America. She won over producers, judges, and America with her southern culinary roots and sassy personality. Gordon Ramsay donned her shrimp and grits as the best shrimp and grits he’s ever had in the MasterChef kitchen! Even though Tanorria didn’t win Season 7 of Masterchef, she’s become…
By Janice Malone NASHVILLE, TN — The Winfrey family is one of Nashville’s most beloved, well known and established families. Each family member has achieved success in their own respective professions in media, commercial business, ministry, and entrepreneurship. Today, the five Winfrey siblings, Karla, Burnice Jr., Cardale, Victor (lives in Atlanta) and Carlton (lives in Detroit), along with their beautiful mom Ms. Judy, have all come together to add their talents to launch the family’s very own line of food products under the name WINFREY FOODS www.winfreyfoods.com @Winfreyfoods.com Their first signature product is ROYAL RELISH ORIGINAL CHOW CHOW. It’s a tasty new chow…
Last year, Dancing With the Stars’ Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Valentin Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd had their own smash hit ‘Our Way’ national tour that was a smash hit! Last year’s tour was all about family. For 2018 the family trio is back and this time it’s still all about family, plus-one. Maks and Peta are now the proud parents of their baby son Shai Aleksander, who is very much a part of their new tour titled CONFIDENTIAL. This will be their most honest tour yet, revealing secrets, hopes, and dreams. The show will inspire and delight plus, fans will learn a little bit more…
NASHVILLE, TN — The iconic Violins of Hope Nashville is coming to Middle Tennessee. Three years in the making, this historical project will feature more than 30 events planned between now and June, that is designed to educate, enrich and inspire. The catalyst for Violins of Hope Nashville is a collection of 32 instruments owned by Jewish musicians who experienced unspeakable horrors in Nazi concentration camps. Restored by Israeli luthiers Amnon and Avshi Weinstein, the instruments – have been the subject of a best-selling book “Violins of Hope” (by James A. Grymes) and an acclaimed documentary (“Violins of Hope Strings…
NASHVILLE, TN —Celebrated NCAA athlete and Meharry medical student, Nantambu Fentress offers insight and complete transparency on the success and failures of achieving his life-long dream in his inspiring new book. In Faith and Follow-Through: A Dream Conquered, the young Renaissance man shares the blue print to defying the odds and the power of persistence in today’s world. “I realized that I was selfish. When people asked about my story, I was uncomfortable answering because I didn’t want it to sound as if I was bragging. I was once told that my story wasn’t for me, but it was for…
By Janice Malone NASHVILLE, TN — The highly anticipated, new feel good film, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE, opens in theaters nationally March 16th. The film is based on the hit contemporary Christian song of the same name, by superstar group MercyMe. The band’s lead singer, Bart Millard suffered physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his father. His childhood and relationship with his dad inspired him to write the ‘I Can Only Imagine’ hit song. But the unknown backstory behind the song is even more inspiring than the song itself. Nashville’s own Amy Grant, often known as the ‘Queen…
By Janice Malone NASHVILLE, TN — Last week the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) and the U.S. Postal Service unveiled a stamp in honor of legendary performer and civil rights activist Lena Horne. The unveiling took place in the conference room of the post office on Royal Parkway. NMAAM Chief Curator Steven Lewis gave remarks detailing some of the many highlights of the legendary Ms. Horne’s lengthy and illustrious career, that spanned from film, music, Broadway television and a lifetime of dedication to civil rights and equality for all. “Lena Horne is, without a doubt, one of the…