MLK Day Celebrated With Fellowship Breakfast
Staff Reporter Photos by Clint Confehr Nashville is considered the training ground for the peaceful methods of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and America’s Civil Rights Movement. “I think of this...
View ArticleCasting Call Out Nationwide
Currently Casting Nationwide: An unprecedented opportunity for daughters who want to find their long lost father. You will join a renowned Private Investigator in a life-changing journey of discovery...
View ArticleFlorida Teen Makes History As Youngest Person Ever To Pass Uk Bar Exam
by Kunbi Tinuoye Gabrielle Turnquest, from Windermere, Florida, has demonstrated superior academic prowess to become the youngest person to qualify as a barrister in the U.K. She was called to the Bar...
View ArticleRoger Williams University Paved The Way For Future HBCUs
By A.J. Dugger III Roger Williams University was a legendary historically black college (HBCU) based in Nashville during the 1800s and early 1900s. Though it has been defunct for nearly 100 years, the...
View ArticleLast Call: Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship Deadline...
2014 Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship The Payne Program is designed to attract outstanding young people to careers in international development as USAID Foreign Service...
View ArticleObama Heading To Nashville Next Week Following State Of The Union Speech
The White House announced that President Barack Obama will visit Nashville as part of a national tour after Tuesday’s State of the Union address to drum up support for proposals he will outline in his...
View ArticleNashville Area Men Graduate From The New Life Program
By Ronald W. Weathersby The New Life Program (NLP) – “A Place Where Fathers Matter,” is an initiative of the Metro Public Health Department of Nashville/Davidson County. NLP gives Nashville’s fathers...
View ArticleRomance, Relaxation and Exploration at The Lodge and Spa at Callaway Gardens
By Renuka Christoph The Lodge and Spa at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, GA is a quintessential retreat for couples, tucked away in a blanket of pine trees. The resort offers the perfect combination...
View ArticleMichelle Obama, Subway Team Up for Healthy Eating Campaign
By Alexis Taylor Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper First lady Michelle Obama was in good company when she visited a Subway restaurant in the nation’s capital on Jan. 24 to announce a...
View ArticleMcGavock High School Lies Quiet, Outside Nashville, Awaiting Presidential Visit
By Howard M. Romaine On mapquest, McGavock lies halfway between downtown Nashville, and Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage. A huge place by this writer’s standards, with 14 acres under roof, and way over...
View ArticleNAACP Statement on the State of the Union Address
(Washington, DC) – The NAACP has released the following statements regarding this week’s State of the Union Address. From Roslyn M. Brock, Chairman of the NAACP Board of Directors: “Tonight we heard...
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Construction Begins on Nashville Sounds Ballpark at Sulphur Dell
Ronald W. Weathersby After years of stalled talks regarding construction of a new baseball park groundbreaking ceremonies for a new $38 million 10,000-seat baseball stadium in North Nashville took...
View ArticleTSU, Partners to Hold One-Day Sustainable Living Workshop Feb. 6
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – Tennessee State University, in collaboration with Lipscomb University, and Go Green North Nashville, will hold a sustainable Living Workshop on the TSU main campus...
View ArticleDelta Dental of TN Invests in Big Brothers Big Sisters
$15,000 Presented to Alliance for Statewide Initiatives NASHVILLE, Tenn – Delta Dental of Tennessee has presented a $15,000 investment to the Tennessee Big Brothers Big Sisters Alliance today in...
View ArticleThe “12 Years a Slave” Interview
By: Kam Williams Artist and filmmaker Steven Rodney McQueen was born in London on October 9, 1969. His critically-acclaimed directorial debut, Hunger, won the Camera d’Or at the 2008 Cannes Film...
View ArticlePresident Obama Visits Nashville High School
By Jason Luntz Nashville, TN – Over 1,500 people packed the gymnasium at McGavock High School to hear President Barack Obama speak on Jan. 30. Nashville was the President’s last stop in a post-State of...
View ArticleTSU College of Business Accreditation Reaffirmed, Commended for Strengths and...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – The College of Business at Tennessee State University has successfully maintained its accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business,...
View ArticleIt’s a Red, Red, Go Red World This Week
National Wear Red Day is Friday, February 7 to support women’s heart health; many local activities coming. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (February 2, 2014) – If you’re “seeing red” this week, it’s a good thing! Red...
View ArticleChoosing a Doctor
Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer You and your doctor (primary care provider) share an important relationship. It is focused on your health. So, you need to choose a doctor you’re...
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Nearly Half of Black Men Arrested by Age 23
By Ronald W. Weathersby By the time of their 18th birthday, nearly one-third of African-Americans, 26 percent of Hispanics and 22 percent of whites have been arrested. And by the age of 23 nearly 50...
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