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African Street Festival set for Sept. 18

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Meharry Dean Dr. Cherae Farmer Becomes First African American Woman to Lead National Dental Education Association

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My Brother’s Keeper Nashville Selected for Obama Foundation Accelerator Program

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Civil rights icon Carolyn Goodwin Willett honored with street naming in Memphis

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Largest Women’s Suffrage Museum will be in Knoxville

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IN MEMORIAM: Dolly Parton Dead at 80 — How She Built a Legacy of Love and Earned Her Place in Black Culture

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African Street Festival set for Sept. 18

Phyllis Qualls-BrooksSeptember 3, 2026

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Meharry Dean Dr. Cherae Farmer Becomes First African American Woman to Lead National Dental Education Association

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My Brother’s Keeper Nashville Selected for Obama Foundation Accelerator Program

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Civil rights icon Carolyn Goodwin Willett honored with street naming in Memphis

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Memphis adds mental health option to 911 calls

September 3, 2026

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Commentary: The systemic targeting of Black women leaders

September 3, 2026

Nashville

Nashville Homelessness Count Rises 5.4 Percent in 2026

September 3, 2026

Statewide

Banning of THCA potentially blows $110M hole in Tennessee’s budget

September 3, 2026

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Nashville Rep. John Ray Clemmons Calls for Investigation Into $9.2 Billion I-24 Toll Lane Contract

NASHVILLE—State Representative John Ray Clemmons is calling on Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and his office to investigate the bidding…

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Tennessee Democratic Party’s Historic Organizing Hub Trains More Than 350 Organizers Across Tennessee

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Sen. Oliver Seeks Reversal of Penalties Over Congressional Redistricting Protest

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Leader Akbari: Grocery tax repeal, universal pre-K, health coverage, public school funding and Pot for Potholes now define the November ballot

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Veteran Republican lawmakers lose Tennessee House races

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MTSU International Affairs graduate advancing global energy research

August 29, 2026

Education

TSU’s Dr. Kisha Bryan-Jordan to Shape Global Education in Vietnam as Fulbright Scholar

August 28, 2026

Education

Fisk Releases White Paper Outlining Academic Benefits of Proposed Data Center

August 20, 2026

College

Gov. Bill Lee, Tennessee Cabinet Visit Fisk Amid Data Center Controversy

August 19, 2026

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Banning of THCA potentially blows $110M hole in Tennessee’s budget

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Gov. Bill Lee announces intent to re-name BNA in honor of Dolly Parton

August 30, 2026

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Book Review: “Mahalia Jackson, Moving On Up a Little Higher: The Story of An American Civil Rights Pioneer”

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Books

Newly released journals provide another tool for better mental health

Lucas JohnsonJuly 25, 2026

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The Foundation for a Vision

By Rev. Howard Jones Jr.January 24, 2020

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Pots and Kettles – Republican Hypocrisy and Double-Talk

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MUSIC CITY CENTER ANNOUNCES DIVERSITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE VENDOR EXCELLENCE AWARD OF THE YEAR

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State Rep. Bob Freeman Joins Freeman Webb Company

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McKissack & McKissack matriarch, philanthropist passes

August 22, 2026

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Black churches have always found a way to do more with less

August 19, 2026

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August 13, 2026

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Arnold Perkins: At 85, a Life of Service, Faith and Giving Back

August 29, 2026

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IN MEMORIAM: Dolly Parton Dead at 80 — How She Built a Legacy of Love and Earned Her Place in Black Culture

August 26, 2026

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Country Music Icon Dolly Parton Dies at 80

August 25, 2026

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Bishop William Barber Announces National Voter Mobilization Tour

August 19, 2026

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