By Jessyln Cook and Ryan J. Reilly A campaign adviser caught lying to the FBI about Russian “dirt” on Hillary Clinton is now cooperating with investigators. WASHINGTON ― Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and onetime business associate Rick Gates were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy and money laundering in connection with an intensifying investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Manafort left his Virginia condo and, with his attorney, walked into the FBI field office in Washington early Monday. A 12-count federal grand jury indictment unsealed shortly after his surrender includes charges of conspiracy against the U.S., conspiracy…
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A white supremacist rally in Shelbyville was met by police and counterprotesters, and a second rally was canceled. By Cristopher Mathias White supremacists, neo-Nazis and fascists descended on a Middle Tennessee town Saturday for a “White Lives Matter” rally, striking fear into communities desperate to avoid the kind of violence that visited Charlottesville, Virginia, nearly three months ago. But it was met with a heavy police presence and resistance from counterprotesters. A second rally planned for the afternoon in the larger college town of Murfreesboro was abruptly canceled by organizers. An umbrella group of white supremacist organizations called the Nationalist…
NASHVILLE, TN — Fifty-five years after it hosted its first event – a Church of Christ revival – the Metro-owned Municipal Auditorium is celebrating the completion of major renovations to the historic venue, including a build-out of new dressing room space that is fully decorated and customized for privacy and comfortability. Additionally, the general public will benefit from new seating that includes restored wooden chair backs and new seat cushions. Upgrades were also made to the facility’s plumbing system, ticket windows, and floors. New security measures will be implemented later this fall, including the installation of metal detectors. The renovations…
NASHVILLE, TN — Tennessee State University’s Brown-Daniel Library is celebrating 45 years as a federal government depository library. The celebration coincided with TSU’s 2017 Homecoming recently. TSU President Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover joined a host of federal, state and local officials, as well as former and current staff of the library, for a ceremony that included proclamations from Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslem, Nashville Mayor Megan Barry, and the Tennessee General Assembly. Special guest and keynote speaker was Davita E. Vance-Cooks, director of the U.S. Government Publishing office. Glover said Director Vance-Cooks’ visit and participation was significant to TSU as a…
NASHVILLE, TN — Best Buddies Tennessee has recognized Nashville-based financial services company Advance Financial with the charity’s Most Money Raised award for a donation of $7,000 from the company and its employees to the Best Buddies Friendship Walk on October 1. The Best Buddies Friendship Walk is the No. 1 walk in the country raising awareness and funds to support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The walk plays a key role in funding Best Buddies programs, which are dedicated to one-to-one friendships, leadership development and integrated job opportunities for individuals with IDD. “Donating money is just one way…
By Elyssa Kirkham $1.28 billion — that’s the combined student debt of 2016 dental school graduates, according to numbers reported in the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Survey of Dental School Seniors. Student debt is a huge financial burden for dental school graduates, even on a median salary of $159,770, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. But dental school candidates might be more focused on getting through the competitive admissions process than limiting their student debt. Dental schools fielded nearly 80,000 applications in 2016-17 but enrolled just 6,165 students, according to the American Dental Association (ADA) Health…
MEMPHIS, TN — The national Black journalistic community, as well as the city of Memphis, was stunned, saddened and shocked by the sudden passing Sunday of the New Tri-State Defender’s president and publisher Bernal E. Smith, II. Only 45, Smith was impressive as a civic leader and activist prior to taking over the New Tri-State Defender’s publishing duties and presidency in 2010. “The New Tri-State Defender and its management board is devastated,” was contained in a joint statement issued by the paper’s associate publisher Karanja Ajanaku and Calvin Anderson, president of Best Media, the Defender’s parent company. “ We extend…
Trump fired back at Corker on Twitter, calling the GOP senator a “lightweight.” By Hayley Miller The public feud between Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and President Donald Trump continued to escalate on Tuesday. The GOP senator, who warned earlier this month that Trump’s behavior could lead to World War III, told CNN that he believes the president’s legacy will be the “debasement of our nation.” “He’s obviously not going to rise to the occasion as president,” Corker said. “I think at the end of the day, when his term is over, I think the debasing of our nation, the constant…
By Jennifer Hansler After President Donald Trump repeatedly referred to her as a “wacky Congresswoman,” Rep. Frederica Wilson fired back on Sunday morning, saying that the ambush in Niger that left four US soldiers dead “is (Trump’s) Benghazi” and demanding an apology to “the nation” from White House chief of staff John Kelly. “Niger is @realDonaldTrump’s Benghazi. He needs to own it,” the Florida Democrat tweeted. Wilson and Trump have traded barbs for nearly a week on the controversy stemming from the President’s condolence call to Myeshia Johnson, the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, one of the soldiers killed…
By Wayne Risher Bernal E. Smith II, president and publisher of The New Tri-State Defender and Memphis civic leader, died Sunday at his home, his newspaper reported. He was 45. The Defender, one of the country’s oldest African American newspapers, quoted a family spokesman as saying Mr. Smith was with family when he was found Sunday afternoon. Details weren’t immediately available. “The New Tri-State Defender and its management board is devastated,” said a joint statement from associate publisher Karanja Ajanaku and Calvin Anderson, president of Best Media Properties, the Defender’s parent company. Bernal E. Smith II, president and publisher of The…