NASHVILLE, TN — With the news that Nashville Mayor Megan Barry has come to apreliminary deal to use tax dollars to build a new Major League Soccer stadium, the Beacon Center is formally calling for a public referendum to allow local taxpayers to vote on whether their tax dollars should fund any part of the new stadium. The referendum question should be concrete and legally binding, and the Beacon Center would like to be a part of crafting the question. Mark Cunningham, a spokesman for the Beacon Center, said, “The Beacon Center is against the city of Nashville forcing taxpayers…
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Activist and alumnus Justin Jones ‘17 and alumna Jamye Coleman Williams, Ph.D., ‘39 to serve as convocation keynote speakers NASHVILLE, TN — Fisk University will host its Jubilee Day convocation on Friday, October 6 at 10 am in the Fisk Memorial Chapel. Serving as this year’s keynote speaker will be alumnus Justin Jones ’17 and alumna Jamye Coleman Williams, Ph.D. ’39. The event is free and is open to the public. Celebrated annually, Jubilee Day commemorates the historic day in 1871 when the Fisk Jubilee Singers® departed from Fisk University to tour the United States and abroad to raise funds for…
NASHVILLE, TN — Much has been discussed and more regarding the upcoming election for the Senate seat that Senator Corker will be vacating, following his recent announcement that he will not be seeking re-election to that position. While many notable leaders of our communities and our state have expressed an interest in this position, I find that it is less important who wins this seat than the important need that the winning candidate holds a proper perspective on leadership. It is vital that we all collectively see the importance of a balanced perspective and that the candidate who ultimately fills…
By Euan McKirdy When retiree Stephen Paddock checked into his 32nd-floor suite at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino last Thursday, nothing appeared unusual. Paddock had booked room 32135, described by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Joseph Lombardo as one large suite with uninterrupted views of the Las Vegas Strip. The former accountant would’ve had a clear view of the Route 91 Harvest festival, a three-day country music event taking place in an open-air, ground-level venue across the Strip, some 400 yards away from his hotel. On Sunday night, as the crowd of about 22,000 people listened to headliner Jason Aldean…
By Brett Molina The brother of the man who police say killed at least 58 people and injured about 515 said his family is “dumbfounded” by details of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. “We can’t understand what happened,” said Eric Paddock, brother of Stephen Paddock, identified by authorities in Las Vegas as the gunman who opened fire from a hotel room during a nearby outdoor concert. Paddock spoke outside his home near Orlando, reports the Orlando Sentinel. Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said Stephen Paddock, 64, was found dead by officers who stormed his 32nd-floor room at the Mandalay Bay…
By Susannah Cullinane, Euan McKirdy and Holly Yan 50 dead after shooting on Las Vegas Strip; suspect ID’d By Susannah Cullinane, Euan McKirdy and Holly Yan The Las Vegas Strip massacre has no known link to overseas terrorism or terror groups, a US official with knowledge of the case said. Separately, a woman described as a “person of interest” after the attack is not believed to be involved in the shooting, police said in a statement. “Marilou Danley is no longer being sought out as a person of interest,” the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said. “LVMPD detectives have made contact…
By Paul Vercammen and Faith Karimi After serving nine years for a Las Vegas kidnapping and armed robbery, an upbeat O.J. Simpson walked out of a Nevada prison with little fanfare early Sunday to start a new life as a parolee. The former NFL star left prison shortly after midnight local time, and was picked up by a friend, according to Brooke Keast , a spokeswoman for the Nevada Department of Corrections. “I told him, ‘Don’t come back,’ and he responded, ‘I don’t intend to,’ ” she said. “He was upbeat, personable and seemed happy to get on with his life.” Unlike previous instances,…
By Ralph Ellis Puerto Ricans reacted harshly on Saturday to President Trump’s tweets that leaders of the hurricane-ravaged Caribbean island “want everything to be done for them when it should be a community effort.” Several Puerto Ricans contacted by CNN stood up for San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, who apparently provoked the Trump tweet with a call for more aid, and many said the Puerto Rican community at home and abroad is already working together. “I’m amazed that he has the gall to say Puerto Ricans expect everything to be done for them,” said Griselmarie Alemar of Stratford, Connecticut.…
“We are deeply committed to safeguarding user content, regardless of the user’s nationality.” By Ryan Grenoble On Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company will make available to congressional investigators the 3,000 ads it has so far linked to a Russian campaign intended to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election. In a followup blog, Facebook general counsel Colin Stretch made clear the company is only providing the ads through gritted teeth. “Disclosing content is not something we do lightly under any circumstances,” Stretch wrote. “We are deeply committed to safeguarding user content, regardless of the user’s nationality, and ads are user…
WASHINGTON, DC — Black history is inseparable from American history, and the Black experience represents a profound and unique strand of the American story. This stamp issuance recognizes the richness of that experience by celebrating the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC. The stamp art is based on a photograph of the museum showing a view of the northwest corner of the building. Text in the upper-left corner of the stamp reads “National Museum of African American History and Culture.” Opened on Sept. 24, 2016, the National Museum of African American History and Culture is…