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Trump attacks drive first Black head of Smithsonian into retirement

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Watkins Family Invests Another $500,000 in TSU’s Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. Institute, Bringing Total Support to $1 Million

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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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Trump attacks drive first Black head of Smithsonian into retirement

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Watkins Family Invests Another $500,000 in TSU’s Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. Institute, Bringing Total Support to $1 Million

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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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You Have the Power Announces Closure After 30 Years of Service

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Vanderbilt announces call for nominations for Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. Award; deadline is Sept. 20

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Tennessee Department of Health Announces 1st Recipients of Rural Health Transformation Program Grants

September 8, 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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Veteran Republican lawmakers lose Tennessee House races

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Vanderbilt announces call for nominations for Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. Award; deadline is Sept. 20

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MTSU International Affairs graduate advancing global energy research

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August 28, 2026

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Vanderbilt announces call for nominations for Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. Award; deadline is Sept. 20

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Second Sammy Davis Jr. Biographical Project Slated

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