NASHVILLE, TN — The Institute of Real Estate Management ® (IREM) has announced that Freeman Webb Company has been awarded its 2017 Accredited Management Organization® (AMO) of the Year in its Real Estate Management Excellence® (REME) program. This international award is given to the company that best exemplifies the organization’s goals of providing professional, ethical real estate management services. IREM expects their accredited organizations to provide innovative, leading-edge business practices and initiatives, to share successful initiatives and to foster further innovation within the real estate management industry, both locally and globally. Chosen from a pool of over 1,100 AMOs across…
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NASHVILLE, TN — Mayor Megan Barry received the ATHENA National Leadership Award recently at LeQuire Gallery during a reception. Martha Mertz, ATHENA International Founder, presented the award. The award is presented to nationally known women leaders who have achieved the highest level of professional excellence, have contributed personal time and energy to improve the quality of life for others in her community and actively assisted others, particularly women, to realize their full leadership potential. Mayor Barry joins honorees that include Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Astronaut Sally Ride. Mayor Barry is a pioneer in politics…
NASHVILLE (November 15, 2017) – April Ryan, a renowned journalist, White House correspondent and nationally syndicated radio host, will deliver the commencement address when Tennessee State University holds its fall graduation ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 9. The commencement will take place in the Howard C. Gentry Complex on the main campus, beginning at 9 a.m. Nearly 450 undergraduate and graduate students will receive degrees in various disciplines. Ryan, described as “having a unique vantage point as the only black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House” since the Clinton administration, is also known for her “Fabric of America” news…
By Nolan D. McCaskill President Donald Trump back to Washington on Wednesday with a call for impeachment hearings. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) told reporters that five Democrats have signed on to his resolution to introduce five articles of impeachment against the president. The Democrats charge that Trump obstructed justice when he fired FBI Director James Comey; that he has violated the Constitution’s emoluments clause by continuing to frequent and profit from his businesses; and that he has undermined the federal judiciary and freedom of the press. “We’re calling upon the House to begin impeachment hearings,” Cohen said. “It’s not a…
2017 Awardees include Joe Hall, Phyllis Hildreth, Linda McClellan and Leonard Morton, Sr. NASHVILLE, TN (Nov. 8, 2017) –The Jefferson Street United Merchants Partnership (J.U.M.P.) celebrates 21 years of community engagement and cooperative economic development at its annual holiday luncheon, honoring community leaders, business owners and the musical history of Jefferson Street. The 21st Annual J.U.M.P. Christmas Extravaganza and Fundraiser will be held on Thursday, December 7, 2017, at the Meharry Medical College Cal Turner Family Center, (1011 21st Avenue North, Nashville, TN), from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm with registration opening at 11:30 am. Sponsorships, tables and Individual tickets…
Meharry students to train in HCA system; partnership bolsters Meharry’s growth and HCA’s commitment to medical education Nashville, Tenn. — HCA Healthcare, one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services, and Meharry Medical College, one of the nation’s largest historically black academic health science and research centers, today announced that they have entered into a partnership in which the college’s students will train at TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center. Under a Memorandum of Agreement, students at Meharry’s School of Medicine will receive medical training at HCA’s TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center in Nashville. The agreement expands a decades long relationship between the two…
MEMPHIS, TN — The Freedom Award One of the nation’s most prestigious events is an annual event for the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. Held each year in the fall, The Freedom Award honors individuals who have made significant contributions in civil rights and who have laid the foundation for present and future leaders in the battle for human rights. Since 1991, the Freedom Award has served as a symbol of the ongoing fight for human rights both in America and worldwide. This event was held on October 19, 2017.
NASHVILLE, TN — Many people do not realize the significance that Nashville played in the Civil Rights Movements, but those driving down Clarksville Highway in will now get an idea thanks to the creative work of Norf. The mural depicts an image of Diane Nash, Curlie McGruder, E. Alexander Looby, John Lewis and two children. The theme of the mural is historical, but also the bridge between the old and the new. The strong “strides” represent perseverance and continuing improvement from generation to generation. The mural read, “Freedom is not a destination, it’s a journey.” The mural was dedicated earlier…
NASHVILLE, TN — Recently Minority Business Enterprise protégées from Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, along with their corporate mentors, convened in Nashville at the corporate headquarters of CoreCivic. As a Centers of Excellence corporate participant and sponsor, CoreCivic serves as a mentor to minority-owned businesses like Nashville’s own SourceMark – a premier provider of innovative products, services and solutions to the health-care and retail pharmacy industry – and plays an integral part in its growth. The Tri-State Minority Supplier Development Council (TSMSDC) Centers of Excellence event included business spotlight presentations by six Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and two corporate mentors,…
AP News NASHVILLE, TN (AP) — Archaeologists are rolling high-powered radar gear through the thick outfield weeds and empty parking lots of an abandoned Nashville baseball stadium, looking for hints of unmarked graves of slaves and free black men who died building the war-battered fort next door. The findings could prove pivotal for Fort Negley, one of the most significant Civil War sites for African-Americans and the focus of the latest clash between historic preservation and growth in a city with a complicated racial past. The booming capital, which adds about 100 residents a day, is considering plans to demolish…