Now that 2017 has ended, it’s an excellent time to take inventory of the blessings and breakthroughs you’ve enjoyed, the challenges and difficulties you persevered through, and the manner in which you confronted, resolved, and learned from the many things that happened in your life over the past year. For many of us, this is also an excellent time to reevaluate our paradigms and explore our belief system. Know that doing so can create an incredible inflection point and facilitate a mindfulness shift that can prompt you to dedicate yourself to ending any unhealthy cycles that may have consumed your…
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By Toska Medlock Lee NASHVILLE, TN — The United States has 5 percent of the world’s population but 25 percent of the world’s incarceration population. With more than 7.3 million men and women on parole, probation, in jails or prisons, or under some form of correctional supervisions, the Church has a massive mission field opportunity that could help eradicate the plague of locking up our future. Right here in the great state of Tennessee, according to the prison policy initiative, if Tennessee were a country it would rank number 10. These statistics along with powerful visuals and personal reflections demonstrated…
NASHVILLE, TN — Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (HBE) bring their fresh and funky jazz sounds to Nashville for the first time for an evening of unforgettable music at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s James K. Polk Theater on Feb. 14, 2018. The seven sons of jazz trumpeter/band leader Phil Cohran (Earth, Wind, and Fire, Chaka Khan) carry on his musical legacy in the brass band tradition in HBE with generous doses of hip hop, soul and funk, creating an intoxicating and boisterous musical blend that is sure to delight jazz enthusiasts and a new generation of music lovers. Together the brothers…
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Vanderbilt University Commemoration January 12-15 Schedule of Events as follows: Friday, January 12th 12:00 p.m., MLK Kickoff Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. Come out and enjoy great soul food and fellowship as we officially kick off the MLK Commemoration. MLK Weekend of Action. For more info please link to https://www.vanderbilt.edu/oacs/mlkweekendofservice/ Monday, January 15th 10:00 a.m. Nashville Freedom March Buses leave from The Ingram Commons at Murray Circle and Kirkland Circle. Lite Breakfast Refreshments will be provided at both sites. Buses for the 2018 Freedom March arrive for pick up at 9:00 a.m. at Kirkland…
NASHVILLE, TN — Delores Williams is all about helping people. It keeps her very busy, but she doesn’t mind. With a fulltime job at Tennessee State University as the office manager in the College of Liberal Arts, Williams also runs Star Ministries, Inc., a non-profit organization in south Nashville that caters to the hungry and needy in the community. She receives no pay for her services at Star Ministries. “I love people,” said Williams, when asked how she is able to balance the demands of students, faculty and staff and still reach out to the hundreds who come to Star Ministries. “My passion comes from…
NASHVILLE, TN — Advance Financial Chief Experience Officer Tina Hodges announced to employees recently a tax initiative that will yield an additional collective $500,000 to employees and more than $550,000 to community organizations. The Nashville-based company — which offers flex loans, cash advance, check cashing, electronic wire transfers, prepaid cards and free bill-pay and money orders — is undertaking the moves in response to the new federal tax reform legislation. Specifically, Hodges said Advance Financial is doing the following: 1.) Increasing its 401(k) match from 3 percent to 5 percent for all employees. 2.) Increasing the share of profits that…
MONTGOMERY, AL — The Blacksonian is and will always be a cherished place in our hearts. Now, we can add another historical museum to our radar! On April 26, 2018, the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) plans to launch the country’s first national memorial dedicated to racial terror and the victims of lynching. It also plans to open a new slavery museum, The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration on that same date! The museum will be located in Montogomery, Alabama just a few blocks away from the new memorial, The National Memorial for Peace and Justice. The museum and memorial will highlight history…
NASHVILLE, TN — The Metro Council on Tuesday selected Councilman Nick Leonardo, an attorney who also serves as a legal analyst for NewsChannel5 to serve as the newest General Sessions judge as the Metro Council voted 21 to 16 to elect him. “I am thankful to the Council for their support in voting for me to become General Sessions Judge. This is an honor I will uphold in high esteem.” Before the vote, Leonardo and his opponent were allowed to make presentations to the Council to make their case. Leonardo made a passionate and poignant speech to inform the council…
MEMPHIS, TN — The New Tri-State Defender (TSD) has a rich and inspirational legacy. This year the newspaper celebrated 66 years of continuous publishing in Memphis. During this time, the TSD has been a major journalistic voice in the Greater Memphis region, first under the leadership of the Sengstacke family, then Real Times Media and most recently the local ownership and operation under Bernal E. Smith II. The investment group that constitutes the board of directors very much respects the TSD legacy and is committed to the continuity and mission of the publication. As an independent press outlet, the TSD’s…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor WASHINGTON, DC — Barack Obama, a constitutional law professor, Nobel Peace Prize winner and the nation’s first black president, graciously handed the keys to the White House to a reality TV star who has been accused of sexual assault. Shortly after his inauguration, President Donald Trump began signing dozens of executive orders that threatened to rollback much of the progress that was made during the previous eight years under the Obama Administration. And, it was the Trump Administration that not only slashed funding for advertising during the open enrollment of the Affordable Care…