Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management and Christoph Communications are teaming up to promote Nashville’s ethnic community through Nations in our Neighborhood, which showcases Nashville restaurants organized by country. A team of students from the Turner Family Center for Social Ventures will work with Christoph to launch a citywide campaign on “Embracing the Nations in our Neighborhood” and assist in the development of cross-cultural training. “We are always excited to see our students collaborating with local ventures that positively impact Nashville,” said the dean of Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School, M. Eric Johnson. Renuka Christoph, owner, explains that a…
Author: Tn Tribune
WASHINGTON, DC — A memorial service for trailblazing civil rights journalist Simeon Booker will be held on Monday, January 29, 2018, his wife, Carol McCabe Booker, has announced. The service is scheduled for 10 a.m. at the Washington National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Booker, a journalistic icon, died Dec. 10 at the age of 99. Booker’s more than half-century of civil rights reporting, most notably the brutal murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi, helped propel the civil rights struggle onto the front pages of newspapers across the country which had long ignored the oppression of Black Americans. Previously,…
NASHVILLE, TN — The Nashville Symphony invites local students of diverse backgrounds to audition for Accelerando, its education initiative designed to prepare gifted young musicians from underrepresented ethnic communities for pursuing music at the collegiate level and beyond. Currently in its second year, Accelerando engages individual students in grades 5-11 over a multi-year period with extensive instruction, performance and learning opportunities, and will also offer students and their families assistance with applying for collegiate music programs. All services are provided free of charge. • Informational meetings to be held in January and February for prospective students and their families —…
NASHVILLE, TN — Tennessee State University will join other area higher education institutions in celebrating the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on Jan. 13. This year, Fisk University will be the host institution for an anticipated 500 students that will go into the community and provide service to more than 15 organizations. Students will meet at Fisk at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13. Other institutions joining Fisk and TSU are: Belmont University, Lipscomb University, Meharry Medical College, Nashville State Community College, Trevecca Nazarene University and Vanderbilt University. One project in particular will take place on TSU’s main…
NASHVILLE, TN —The Pearl High School Heritage Classes Foundation, Inc. is sponsoring the ‘Living Legends’ fundraising event honoring Mr. Jimmy Church, a graduate of Pearl High School. Mr. Church is nationally known for his vocal and instrumental expertise, and his high energy choreography. He has gained an international reputation for his music and dance routines, and has developed a unique musical sound that is immediately recognizable. The Living Legends Ball will be held at the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel Friday, February 9, 2018. The reception begins at 6:00 p.m., with dinner and dancing beginning at 7:00 p.m. The attire for…
NASHVILLE, TN — Creating a business concept and becoming the first in any industry has its challenges and very few are able to celebrate their fiftieth year mark, but in January 2018, Ghertner & Company will achieve this major milestone. In 1968 when Frank Ghertner founded his real estate firm, Ghertner & Company, he saw a growing need for community association management in the state. At the time, there were not any companies that managed homeowners associations, so he obtained the education and professional designations necessary to make this the primary focus of his firm. Ghertner & Company became the…
BALTIMORE, MD — The NAACP issued the following statement today regarding H&M’s recent advertisement: The NAACP condemns the recent advertisement by H&M, which pictured a young Black child wearing a hooded sweatshirt with the label “the coolest monkey in the jungle,” as an unacceptable racist and derogatory action. “H&M’s decision to use this ad is appalling and evidence of a lack of racial sensitivity within their corporate culture. We asked the ad be removed immediately,” said NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson.”
NASHVILLE, TN — Howard Gentry, Jr. currently serves the Metropolitan Government of Nashville as the Criminal Court Clerk of Davidson County. He was appointed Criminal Court Clerk in 2011 and reelected in 2012. His office is responsible for performing the clerical duties (hard copy and electronic forms) for the operation of the General Sessions and State Trial Criminal Courts. A Nashville native and graduate of Tennessee State University, Gentry was elected three times to countywide public office. He was a Metro Council member-at-large before being elected Metro Nashville-Davidson County’s first African American vice mayor. Gentry told the Tribune he was…
NASHVILLE, JANUARY 10, 2018 — Tennessee Environmental Council is promoting the great need to plant 250,000 trees this February 24, 2018, alongside 25,000 volunteers of all ages. Tennessee’s growing population equates to more consumption and deforestation. The Council’s Tennessee Tree Project was created to plant one million native trees across the state. The organization has planted more than 360,000 trees since 2007 fulfilling our mission to educate and advocate for the conservation and improvement of Tennessee’s environment, communities, and public health. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA), and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) are…