NASHVILLE, TN- Who was the first all-Black punk band? This has become an increasingly frequent question among music fans over the last several years, as Black-art previously forgotten by mainstream media has gradually resurfaced into public appreciation. However, there is one band that was engrossed in the thriving hotbed of aggressive creative energy that was the 1970s New York City underground punk scene, living and performing alongside punk legends such as Sid Vicious, the New York Dolls, Dead Boys, the Cramps, and the Germs, still without their due time in the public spotlight. Their name is Pure Hell. Formed in…
Author: Logan Langlois
NASHVILLE, TN – Appreciation was brought to hidden history this week at Vanderbilt Divinity School as professor of Religious Studies at Georgia State University and author of the book Hidden Stories: Faith and Black Lesbian Leadership, Dr. Monique Moultrie, spoke at a book talk focused around bringing light to largely unsung influential Black LGBTQIA+ faith-based leadership. Moultrie said whenever she hosts a talk about her book, she hopes most of all that she exposes people to women that they hadn’t known before. She said she does not expect for all of the people who attend her lectures to walk into…
CLARKSVILLE, TN – Cooking corn bread so moist some customers call it a cake, Ebby’s Homemade Honey Cornbread has become a fast-growing baking company cooking up a storm in Clarksville, and collaborating with the city to warm the stomachs of its citizens. Husband and wife dynamic duo Chad and Ebony Terry said that Clarksville has made them feel right at home since moving in three years ago, and that they are looking forward to spreading their business throughout Middle Tennessee. “People have said they, like, love it,” Ebony said. “A lot of the times people will be like, ‘Oh, when…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Founded with the goal of providing a community space for Black women, both young and old, Puffy Girls Club has become a hot new hair-cutting parlor in Music City. Puffy Girls Club owner and founder Shaylla Smith said she felt inspired to open her business “to ensure that young girls are empowered to wear their natural hair or empowered to accept really their natural hair … before they put any additions in it.” Smith said that young girls with Black lineage are often made to feel insecure regarding their natural hair texture from their peers and the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The Metro Human Relations Commission hosted the inaugural Randy Rayburn Friendsgiving Feast last week at Nashville’s Farmers Market to launch its “Humans Over Hate” initiative. The host’s Executive Director Davie Tucker Jr. said MHRC was extremely excited about the event and the impact the initiative can make in communities in and around Nashville. “We’re interested in the general health, safety, peace and general welfare of all mass millions,” Tucker said. “This seems one of the things that we need to do.” Tucker said Humans Over Hate launched the “No Hate On My Plate” initiative, which will be working with…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Local baking aficionado’s Gramma’s Hands Sweetery received a Ruthies Award Nomination earlier this week in the dessert category, according to Gramma’s Hands owner and founder MoNique Ivory. She said the Ruthies Award nomination “is awesome,” and adds to several accomplishments Gramma’s Hands has achieved while in operation. Ivory said these accomplishments include several awards that have been won by a staple menu item of the sweetery – their ‘Good Good’ cinnamon rolls. Ivory said the menu of Gramma’s Hands is updated year-round with new and interesting sweets designed to delight the public. She said though she likes…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Vanderbilt Scarritt Bennett Center saw the screening of the impactful documentary “Tennessee 11” recently, which follows 11 Tennesseans who hold a wide variety of beliefs from across the political spectrum working together to draft solutions built on common ground on issues of gun rights and safety. Community activist Ron Johnson, one of the participants documented in “Tennessee 11,” said the screening was “beautiful.” It was followed by a Q&A where audience members could ask questions regarding the documentary and address its topics for the purpose of stirring up more conversation in the community and encouraging more…
NASHVILLE, TN – Nashville Film Festival has wrapped up its 2024 year, and according to the festival’s Executive Director Jason Padgitt, with great success. Padgitt said the festival itself was able to hold a wide variety of entertainment for guests, showing a total of 150 films that hailed from 25 different countries around the world. “It’s been terrific and it’s really great to see something that you get to imagine all year come to life,” Padgitt said. “Just seeing the reactions of the audience and the filmmakers, and really everybody associated with the Film Festival, has been really gratifying and…
NASHVILLE – Project 2025 remains a key talking point of the upcoming election cycle, but how would the plan directly affect Tennessee? Colin Seeberger, a senior advisor for Communications at American Progress, recently published a piece breaking down how the implementation of Project 2025 could negatively impact the average Tennessean. He said that Project 2025 shifts the tax burden from the wealthy on to the middle class, and that under the plan, the average Tennessean supporting a family of four could see a yearly tax increase of $2,420. Seeberger said Project 2025’s proposals on “limits or lifetime caps on [Medicaid]…
NASHVILLE – Several Nashvillian community action groups have come together to host an upcoming ‘City-Wide’ Stop Hate In Nashville Rally. The rally was organized largely by longtime civil rights activist Venita Lewis, Hamid Abdullah of The Brothers Round Table, and John Smith of John Smith Marketing. The rally is scheduled for Aug. 17, 3 p.m. at the Nashville Metropolitan Courthouse steps. Venita Lewis said that the rally has a general but important purpose: to pull Nashville together and take a stand against hateful rhetoric and actions that have taken place across Music City at an alarming rate in recent years.…