By Dr. June NASHVILLE, TN — The Tennessee Tribune is pleased to announce the launch of their online store this Friday, November 10. The unique selection of products available for purchase represent some of the top sellers that also offer online sales. Customers that travel, or live out-of-state, have an opportunity to view the offerings at the Tribune online store and personally shop with each vendor with the simplicity of clicking on the vendor links. Shown are a few of the over 80 diverse suppliers that sell retail products at The Tennessee Tribune’s stores at the Nashville International Airport…
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By Ms. June NASHVILLE, TN — Flight Spirits, a renowned minority-owned distillery now based in Nashville, announced its partnership with The Tennessee Tribune in creation of a branded whiskey namesake for a special Juneteenth release, Flight 1991. This collaboration brings together the important history and significance of Juneteenth with the Tennessee Tribune and Flight Whiskey’s commitment to service, excellence and community. Flight Spirits, founded in 2021, by three friends with close ties to the aviation industry emerged as a beacon of resilience and connection during challenging times. Their values, rooted in friendship and fueled by the desire to stay connected,…
By Ms. June NASHVILLE, TN — Sharon Reynolds, award winning entrepreneur and President/CEO of DevMar Products, LLC and DevMar Manufacturing is a key player in the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) and Young Entrepreneur Women (YEW) Conferences in Nashville, TN March 21 through March 30, 2023. These two conferences sponsored in part, by The Tennessee Tribune, Bristol Myers Squibb, DuPont, EY, Nissan Group of the Americas and others brings the nation’s leading authority on certifying women businesses and future entrepreneurs together for networking, business development, identifying best practices and celebrations of success. The WBENC National Conference, held at the…
By Ms. June NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville International Airport (BNA), Skyport Hospitality, The Tennessee Tribune, and Chaux Consulting announce the opening of the Tennessee Tribune Store by changing the landscape of airport retail properties on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. Over 40 diverse vendors and HBCU collegiate apparel will be included in the inventory. The arduous process which began over three years ago started with 432 applications desiring to join Fraport-USA’s efforts to convert the Nashville airport into the crown jewel of airports. Nashville’s culture resonates for tourists and BNA is a destination location for international travelers, and an entertainment paradise accessible also to Nashville’s minorities…
By Ms. June NASHVILLE, TN — Tom Morales, the owner of ACME Feed & Seed located on Broadway, has surfaced as a beacon of hope for the safety and health mandate enforcement in Nashville’s once thriving hospitality industry. Morales, whose mother raised 10 kids, and then cooked for the Dismus house for 30 years, was schooled to do the right thing. No stranger to challenges he has dedicated most of his adult life to saving pieces of history in Nashville, from the Loveless Cafe to Woolworth and Acme Feed & Seed. A Nashville native, he started his entrepreneurial career as…
By Ms. June TRIBUNE EXCLUSIVE NASHVILLE, TN — Under the previous leadership of former director Dr. Shawn Joseph, Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) partnered with Nashville State Community College in 2018-2019 and launched the Early College High School Program. According to Dr. Joseph, “Every rising eighth grade student in Davidson County with at least a B-Average, who can pass the required state tests, can apply for the Early College High School Program and participate in a regular high school educational schedule and graduate with a tuition paid Associates’ Degree after four years.” These pre-requisites and application standards are no different…
By Ms. June As of this date, the State of Tennessee tested over 211,443 citizens at 22 testing centers. This number reflects (at press time) a total of 13,502 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state with 219 deaths (at press time) and the reported recovery (at press time) of 6,081 citizens. Data indicates that Shelby County (Memphis, TN) and Davidson County (Nashville, TN) have the highest number of deceased, recovered, total cases as well as negative labs. Of these numbers, a total of 1,143 Tennesseans have been hospitalized. The current data also indicates that 20% of the confirmed cases are…
By Ms. June NASHVILLE, TN — Officials from Fraport USA and Nashville International Airport (BNA) marked the construction start for the airport’s new retail concessions program last week and announced the first shops and restaurants set to open by spring 2020. Fraport USA’s innovative program reimagines airport retailing – with the emphasis on local flavor and flair at more than 90 new locations when it is completed in 2023. Fraport USA took over management of the BNA retail concession in February 2019, after winning the Nashville International Airport contract in summer 2018 against strong competition. Speaking at the launch event,…
By Ms. June NASHVILLE, TN — Dr. Janet Walsh gives new meaning to the expression “Janet of All Trades.” She is the Tea Maven, Founder of Tea Tea and Company, an accomplished long-tenured Librarian, a North American Iced Tea Champion, and Global Tea Champion. Her passion for the art of tea making has led her to be innovative in this portion of the beverage industry as she has added a new instant all-natural tea to her existing repertoire of bagged and bottled teas. Dr. Walsh will officially launch her new product at the World Tea Expo in Las Vegas from June 10 –June 13,…
This year, the 2019 NNPA Publisher Lifetime Achievement Award recipient will be none other than Mrs. Rosetta M. Perry, publisher of the Tennessee Tribune, in Nashville, TN. Mrs. Perry’s lifetime of accomplishments will be recognized at the 2019 NNPA Publisher Lifetime Achievement Award Black Tie Dinner, Friday evening, January 25, 2019 at the Hilton Orlando Hotel. Mrs. Perry has been a freedom fighter for justice all of her life, working closely with the SCLC and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. She also worked for the U.S. Civil Rights Commission in the 60’s and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in…