NASHVILLE, TN – Community leaders, executives from Nashville’s top employers, U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper and State Sen. Steve Dickerson are announcing Project Register, a nonpartisan effort they created to raise awareness about online voter registration in Middle Tennessee. Ranked 40th in voter registration and 50th in voter turnout, Tennessee is home to more than 838,000 adults who are not registered to vote. After working together to boost Nashville high school registration rates by 85 percent in 2015, Rep. Cooper and Sen. Dickerson want to raise voter registration rates across all of Middle Tennessee, where eligible voters work, live, learn and…
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NASHVILLE, TN — Hundreds of people—including family, friends, teammates and fans—gathered at Vanderbilt’s Langford Auditorium Dec. 4 for the premiere of Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace, a documentary of the late Wallace’s courage and struggles as a student-athlete breaking the color barrier in the SEC. “The film is called Triumph for a reason,” Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos said at the event. “Perry’s triumph in the classroom and out of it is a story that no one will ever forget.” Filmmaker Rich Gentile, Perry Wallace’s teammate and fellow SEC pioneer Godfrey Dillard and Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos…
Nearly half of Americans have high blood pressure under guidelines published last week, which lowered the threshold for the chronic condition. The impact was huge. Overnight, more than 30 million adults with a systolic blood pressure (the top number) of 130 to 139, or a diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number) of 80 to 89, got a new diagnosis: stage 1 hypertension. That left many wondering if the change wasn’t a big conspiracy, cooked up by the pharmaceutical industry, to get more people to take a prescription drug. For others, there was just confusion. Why the change? And what should…
COLUMBIA, TN — Side two of the Columbia Public Mural Project depicting a much-beloved mule, iconic of Columbia’s nickname “Muletown”, has been completed. Atlanta-based artist Michael Colley signed his name to the wall, marking the end of his work on the two-sided mural in Columbia, Tennessee. The serpentine mural wall stands as the gateway to the new Columbia Arts District in front of Columbia Fire Station No. 1 at 1000 South Garden Street. Side one of the two-sided public mural project, completed in June by Colley, commemorates 150 years of fire service by the Columbia Fire Department. As Colley worked…
NASHVILLE, TN — A recent report from Tennessee Valley Archaeological Research (TVAR) confirmed historians’ long-held suspicions that there is a “high likelihood” of human remains still present on the property of Ft. Negley Park and the abandoned Greer Stadium. TVAR’s Interim Management Summary dated November 19, 2017, first obtained by and reported on by The Tennessean, indicates that their initial archaeological study to date is unable to rule out the existence of human remains on any area of the studied ground and, in fact, shows that the possibility exists for human remains to be found on the entire area under…
NASHVILLE, TN — A trio of former Nashville sports greats will be the guest speakers as part of the inaugural The Sports Fund Lecture Series event. Former Tennessee Titans stars Chris Sanders and Chris Hope will be joined by Vanderbilt University basketball record-setter Shan Foster for a panel discussion titled “Life After Sports: Giving Back,” scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8 at McGugin Center on the Vanderbilt campus. Vanderbilt Vice Chancellor and Athletics Director David Williams will moderate the panel. The program will take place at the Vanderbilt Football Meeting Room at McGugin Center, 2601 Jess Neely Drive. The…
CHICAGO, IL — The building was completed in 1971 after John H. Johnson established Ebony and Jet as premiere magazines highlighting Black life and culture in America. Johnson borrowed $500 against his mothers’ furniture to start his media empire. For decades the magazines sat on millions of coffee tables in Black households across the country The vacant Johnson Publishing Company headquarters, once the home of Ebony and Jet magazines on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue, has been sold for $10 million to developer 3L Real Estate, the Rosemont-based firm announced on Nov. 20 and are planning on converting this property to newly-minted…
NASHVILLE, TN — In a recent study commissioned by UNCF (United Negro College Fund), research findings have concluded that Fisk University is a significant contributor to the economic growth and sustainability of the Nashville community, generating substantial economic returns year after year. HBCUs Make America Strong: The Positive Economic Impact of Historically Black Colleges and Universities documents the significant economic contributions of Fisk University and the nation’s network of HBCUs by quantifying their impact on the economy, employment and increased earning power of their students. The study was underwritten by Citi Foundation and the economic estimates were prepared by the University…
NASHVILLE, TN — Perry Wallace, BE’70, the Vanderbilt University student-athlete who integrated Southeastern Conference varsity basketball, died Dec. 1. He was 69. “Vanderbilt, the sports world, and the entire country lost a civil rights icon today. We are deeply saddened by the passing of Perry Wallace, who through quiet strength and courage blazed a trail that still serves as a lesson in resilience and perseverance in the face of incredible obstacles,” Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos said Dec. 1. “We are more fortunate for having known him and for his legacy at Vanderbilt. While his passing sadly comes just…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Dec. 5, 2017 – Owning or renting a home has become unattainable for many Nashvillians and The Housing Fund (THF) says it’s time to change the conversation about affordable housing. During breakfast meeting this morning at the Wildhorse Saloon, Marshall Crawford, new president and CEO of THF, told a roomful of 100 investors, community partners, government officials and others that THF will be an active and vocal leader in the city’s affordable housing conversation. THF is a private, 501(c)(3) organization established to finance affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization projects throughout Middle Tennessee. “We must make housing more…