NASHVILLE, TN — Vice Mayor David Briley announced new committee chairs for 2017-18, including District 28 Councilmember Tanaka Vercher, who replaces John Cooper as the leader of the Budget and Finance Committee. Davette Blalock takes over leadership of the Charter Revision, Sharon Hurt is the new chair of Convention, Tourism and Public Entertainment Facilities, Dave Rosenberg is chair of Education, Bob Mendes is chair of Ad Hoc Affordable Housing, Kevin Rhoten is chair of Parks, Library and Recreation, Brett Withers is chair Personnel, Public Information, Human Relations and Housing, Mary Carolyn Roberts chair of Public Safety, Beer and Regulated…
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NASHVILLE, TN — Hayley Mason, reporter and fill-in anchor for WSMV-TV in Nashville, was a finalist at the Salute to Excellence Awards program on August 12 in New Orleans during the 42d annual career fair and convention for the National Association of Black Journalists. Mason’s story, “Tondra’s Story: The Battle for Baby Kingston” was entered in the investigative category for television markets ranked 16 and below in the country. Her story competed against two others. She has also won local awards in Nashville for her reporting. In addition, Mason moderated “A Conversation with the NABJ Founders” on the first day…
MEMPHIS, TN — The Coalition of Community Unions will hold a special Pre-Labor Day Recognition of African-American Unions in Memphis on Sunday, September 3rd at the African-American Museum. The group says the event will showcase how unions were formed to provide equal rights for working people. In addition to the program, the Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators will have a special check presentation to the African-American International Museum Foundation. Rep. Barbara Cooper says the event promises to be “educational, informative, entertaining and refreshing.” The program begins at 4 pm at the Museum, 1035 Firestone Boulevard in Memphis. Rep. Cooper…
By Hazel Trice Edney TriceEdneyWire.com — During the 2008 housing crisis, an estimated 7 million Americans lost their homes due to foreclosure. African-Americans were hit the hardest with a loss of nearly $200 billion, according to the Center for Responsible Lending. As the economy has struggled to recover and the housing market is now at a boon, a groundbreaking new program aims to permanently restore the wealth of Black homeownership – through new career opportunities and financial education at Historically Black Colleges and The Center for Financial Advancement, to launch this semester at Fisk University in Nashville, “will elevate money…
NERVE and SAFE tools are in place to combat, respond and protect Nashville from excessive flooding NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In wake of the devastating and tragic flooding in the Houston area we extend our heartfelt thoughts and prayers and stand ready to send any available resources, when requested, as we know the damage and trauma massive flooding can cause. In that spirit we must always stay vigilant and ready to combat the destruction of natural disasters as they can happen without warning as shown in the heartbreaking floods of Houston. During the 2010 flood in Nashville, the need for…
More than 100 million people in the United States have diabetes or prediabetes. Learn more about the state of diabetes in our nation from the National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2017. The report provides the most recent scientific data on diabetes incidence, prevalence, complication risk factors, prediabetes, and much more. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Diabetes Translation (DDT) conducts the only surveillance of this kind in the United States. Data in the report show that although diabetes cases are still growing in the United States, the growth rate is slowing. However, the number of people with…
MURFREESBORO, TN — Thousands of people descended upon Middle Tennessee State University for the Great Tennessee Eclipse Monday (Aug. 21), knowing that it was a good chance they wouldn’t be around for the next total eclipse over this area — five-plus centuries from now. They cheered wildly as the epic, coast-to-coast solar eclipse reached totality — with the sky literally darkening and exposing the planets Venus and Jupiter to the naked eye — at approximately 1:29 p.m. in the green area called the Science Corridor of Innovation. Braving 90-plus degree heat and bringing pop-up tents, fold out chairs, picnic blankets…
MEMPHIS, TN — Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. toured Collins Chapel Connectional Hospital with Bishop Williamson, ecumenical leaders, Healthcare Professionals, African-American Physicians, elected officials, Chamber of Commerce representatives and potential donors. Jackson spoke and promoted Collins Chapel Connectional Hospital’s $5 million renovation and expansion. Jackson also participated in a Community Forum at the National Civil Rights Museum. The topics he covered was: Preparing for MLK 50: Where are we 50 years later, Minority Participation with City, County, State and Institutional Contracts. Panelist for the event included Felecia Bean-Barnes, Vice President, Bean & Prince Contractors and board member of the Memphis…
NEW YORK, NY — Teachers and principals from Tennessee have shared their views and experiences in state-level data released today by Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL). The report features a special Tennessee-only subset of the national data released in the company’s Teacher & Principal School Report series: Equity in Education and Focus on Literacy editions. To download the national and Tennessee-specific reports, visit www.scholastic.com/teacherprincipalreport. Report findings highlight key differences between educators nationally and in Tennessee. Areas of study include: Barriers to Learning. More Tennessee teachers say many of their students face barriers to learning from outside of the school environment, compared to…
NASHVILLE, TN — ‘Driving While Black: A Report on Racial Profiling in Metro Nashville Police Department Traffic Stops’ will be discussed on August 31 at Clark Memorial United Methodist Church, 1014 14th Ave. N. at 6 pm. Gideon’s Army and those working on Vanderbilt’s Truth and Reconciliation Project will be at Clark UMC at 6 pm to answer questions regarding the report, their advocacy for justice, as well as other information affecting their organization. Youth, children, adults, seniors and the general public are invited to participate in the sharing and discussion of the report. ‘Driving While Black: A Report on…