TDH, Meharry Partner To Provide Needed Dental Services In Middle Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Health Commissioner John Dreyzehner, MD, MPH, joined officials from Meharry Medical College and other state and local officials Tuesday, October 22, for an open house at...
View Article‘Race’ comes to Tennessee State University Nov. 7-10
Play tackles controversial issues of rape, sex and race NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – “Race,” the latest play from Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning playwright David Mamet, makes it debut Nov....
View ArticleLupe Fiasco Keeps Nashville in the “Loop” on New Tour
By: Kendall Sullivan Known for his lyricism which tends to focus on social issues, and his various lyrical techniques, Lupe Fiasco has been turning heads in the music industry since 2005 when he rose...
View ArticleT.J. Martell Foundation Raises Over $1.4 Million For Cancer Research
Jennifer Breithaupt, Brandon Steiner, John Sykes, Carrie Underwood and Target Corporation Accepted This Year’s Honors – President Bill Clinton Was a Presenter and Sting and Bryan Adams Performed to...
View ArticleHell’s Kitchen Winner Has New Book For Kids
By Janice Malone It will soon be time to start a New Year and that can mean plans to make a new you, but don’t forget about the children too. As state, local and national data clearly shows the U.S....
View ArticleEastman Breaks Ground on New Corporate Business Center
New building to showcase company’s commitment to growth and sustainability KINGSPORT, Tenn.,– Eastman Chemical Company executives were joined by Tennessee officials to break ground on the future...
View ArticleCrutchfield One Of Six Women Inducted Into The Tennessee Women’s Hall of Fame
Inez Crutchfield was one of six women inducted into the 2013 Tennessee Women’s Hall of Fame during the Tennessee Economic Council on Women annual conference in Nashville Oct. 28.”I wish people would...
View ArticleFall brings a harvest of lessons for Overbrook teachers
As the leaves begin to change color ever so slightly and the weather finally turns cooler, teachers at Overbrook are taking a cue from Mother Nature and bringing a harvest of fall lessons into their...
View ArticleSubtle Racism Damages Health
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – “My office says my name, Rachel, on the door. I am the only one who sits in it. People constantly walk in, see me, and say, ‘Oh, I’m...
View ArticleKerry Washington, Star of Scandal, is Pregnant
Rumors are flying around the entertainment industry that Kerry Washington, star of the hit ABC series “Scandal”, is pregnant with her first child. Sources told E News, US Weekly and People that they...
View ArticleTSU’s College of Agriculture adds new program in Biotechnology
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – Tennessee State University’s College of Agriculture, Human and Natural Sciences has received approval from the Tennessee Board of Regents to begin offering a...
View ArticleMTSU job fair presents opportunities for veterans
MURFREESBORO — MTSU sophomore Kevin Tonsetic has been trying to find work since August. The history major and former serviceman with the U.S. Marine Corps does not need a full-time job. A part-time job...
View ArticleTennessee Chamber Hosts Effects of Unionization Event
The Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry hosted a roundtable discussion on the effects of unionization on Oct. 29. Wes Blumenshine, chairman-elect for the Tennessee chamber board and Catherine...
View ArticleFirst HBCU Student Newspaper Launched 130 Years Ago in Nashville
By Pamela E. Foster Special to The Tennessee Tribune The Fisk Herald was founded in June 1883 by students of three literary societies at Fisk University in Nashville, making it America’s first...
View ArticleYWCA HOSTS ACADEMY FOR WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT DINNER
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The YWCA of Nashville & Middle Tennessee recently hosted its 22nd annual Academy for Women of Achievement celebration and induction dinner at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown...
View ArticlePatricia Kyger Receives Spirit of Service Award
Honored for five decades of service to community Nashville, TN – Longtime community volunteer Patricia Kyger was honored with the Spirit of Service Award on Wednesday, October 23, during the 2013...
View ArticleLupe Fiasco’s “TETSUO & YOUTH TOUR” Hits Nashville
By: Kendall Sullivan Photo by: Jamal Henry Atlantic Records recording artist Lupe Fiasco brought his “Tetsuo & Youth” tour to Nashville recently. Doing something that is not normally done in the...
View ArticleArtlightenment 2013 Art and Film Festival
Fifth Annual Multi-media Art and Film Festival Slated for November 14, 15 and 16 Nashville, TN – Artlightenment, the annual Multi-media Art Show and Film Festival which showcases visual artists,...
View ArticleAffordable Care Act Seminar Saturday
FBCC will host the Affordable Care Act Seminar at 625 Rosa Parks Blvd. Information will be made available to the public about the Affordable Care Act, often referred to as ObamaCare, as well as...
View ArticleStuart Honored With Leadership Award
By ELLEN KOBE Society of Professional Journalists INDIANAPOLIS–Reginald Stuart, a native of Nashville who began his career in local media, has been honored with the Associate Press Media Editors’...
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