NASHVILLE, TN — Pastors from five Nashville area churches launched the National Faith Initiative at Mr. Zion Baptist Church. The unveiling came during an intimate concert featuring gospel superstars, Richard Smallwood and Yolanda Adams, and was hosted by Dr. Bobby Jones and 92Q’s Connie Denell. The two-hour event also featured performances by the Nashville Super Choir, AGB and a mass choir with members from eighteen churches. Faith leaders and their congregations have specifically united to show and garner support from the faith community for NMAAM. The concert launched an initiative that rallies churches and leaders around the country to donate…
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NASHVILLE, TN — Jazzy 88 WFSK home to Nashville’s jazz radio, will host its 12th annual Radiothon, beginning Friday, October 6-8 as part of its annual fundraising campaign. Serving Nashville since 1973, Jazzy 88 WFSK has a Smooth & Contemporary jazz music format, talk programs and cross-cultural programming. “Our annual theme, ‘Where the Community Gathers to Support WFSK’, really speaks to how WFSK has become a staple in the Nashville area for the last 44-years. “We hear from a legion of local and global supporters, listeners, recording artists, friends and family who lend their support to be a part of…
NASHVILLE, TN — Even musical giants have to start somewhere! In the first concert of their 15th season, the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra explores beginnings with early works of Beethoven, Shostakovich and Albéniz. Under the direction of Music Director and Conductor Christopher Norton, the orchestra performs the inaugural attempts at the complex symphonic form by two greats of the symphonic canon, the 29-year-old Beethoven and the still-teenage Dmitri Shostakovich. Providing a pleasing palate cleanser between those two substantial works are the lively Spanish melodies and dance rhythms of the Suite Española, written at age 26 by Isaac Albéniz. Tennessee State University will…
NASHVILLE, TN — You may see it on Interstate 65, Downtown Nashville or parked at Meharry Medical College. And if you haven’t seen it, chances are you will soon. The truth is, you can’t miss it! The Roland Experience has been a game changer for Emanuel O. Roland II and his thriving photography business – Roland’s Photography. Although most Nashvillians may know the brand Roland Photography, they were not aware of the owner’s first name – Emanuel. Quite simply, the Roland Experience is a motor vehicle outfitted for a modern photography experience. The mobile photo studio comes to clients and…
ANTIOCH, TN — Metro Council members from the Antioch area expressed their sadness yesterday at news of the shooting at Burnette Chapel Church of Christ and sent their condolences to victims of the violence. They also vowed to stand firm and united with the community against violence. “My heart and my prayers are with our neighbors at Burnette Chapel,” said Antoinette Lee, recently elected to represent the 33rd district, where the tragedy took place. “I am available to help this family of believers in any way I can as they now begin the difficult process of putting the pieces of…
By Hannah Lang Washington (CNN)Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, took a knee on the House floor Monday night in solidarity with NFL players who knelt during the National Anthem following President Donald Trump’s criticism of the protest. “There is no basis in the First Amendment that says that you cannot kneel on the National Anthem or in front of the flag,” she said. Lee said Trump had a “lack of judgment” to comment on the players’ freedom of speech. “There is no regulation that says that these young men cannot stand against the dishonoring of their mothers by you calling…
By Lauren Fox Tennessee Republican Sen. Bob Corker said Tuesday he will retire at the end of 2018. “After much thought, consideration and family discussion over the past year, Elizabeth and I have decided that I will leave the United States Senate when my term expires at the end of 2018,” Corker said in a released statement. Corker is the Senate’s foreign relations committee chairman and had told CNN earlier month that he was considering whether or not to run again. “When I ran for the Senate in 2006, I told people that I couldn’t imagine serving for more than…
“I’ve never said anything about race.” By Igor Bobic President Donald Trump insists his criticism of National Football League players who kneel during renditions of the national anthem ― a means of protesting police brutality across the country ― is not racial in nature. “The issue of kneeling has nothing to do with race,” he said in a tweet on Monday. “It is about respect for our Country, Flag and National Anthem. NFL must respect this!” His comment echoes a similar remark he made the previous day. “This has nothing to do with race. I’ve never said anything about race,”…
A woman was killed in the Sunday morning attack by a man wearing a ski mask, police said. By Nina Golgowski One person was killed and seven others injured after a masked gunman opened fire at a Tennessee church late Sunday morning before he shot himself and was taken into custody, police said. Officers responding to the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch found one woman dead in the parking lot, six other “innocent persons” shot and an usher pistol-whipped, a Metro Nashville Police spokesman said at an afternoon press conference. “The majority are older adults,” the Nashville Fire Department…
Eligible homebuyers can make an appointment now to apply for a matching down payment assistance grant of $15,000 on October, 6-7; program includes homebuyer education WHO: · Hon. Nashville Mayor Megan Barry · Donald Phoenix, Regional Vice President, NeighborWorks America · Eddie Latimer, Chief Executive Officer, Affordable Housing Resources · Stephen Norris, Region Bank President, Wells Fargo WHEN: September 26 – 11:30 a.m. WHERE: 2206 24th Avenue North, Nashville WHAT: NEWS CONFERENCE to announce a $4.2 million local homebuyer program that will provide matching down payment assistance grants of $15,000 for eligible greater Nashville homebuyers,…