Nashville Unites Over Ferguson
By Clint Confehr NASHVILLE, TN — Steps are being taken to solidify Nashville Unites, a response to violence in Ferguson, Mo., where a white policeman shot an 18-year-old black man to death. Nearly 500...
View ArticleEtiquette Academy Changes Lives in Memphis
By A.J. Dugger III MEMPHIS, TN — Avery Johnson’s life was changed forever when her mother enrolled her in an etiquette class as a young girl. Today, Johnson is the owner of The Southern Academy of...
View ArticleMcConnell Details GOP Strategy to Derail Obama’s Last Two Years
By Zenitha Prince Special to the NNPA from The Afro-American Newspaper If Republicans have their way, the last years of Barack Obama’s presidency will be a doozy. In an interview with Politico,...
View ArticleFour Seasons Orlando Brings Luxury to the Sunshine State
By Renuka Christoph The Four Seasons Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort is a harmonious convergence of upper echelon luxury and dreamy comfort, offering its guests the finest in accommodations. The...
View ArticlePerspectives About Brown’s Death as Different as Black and White
by Zenitha Prince Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Reactions to the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed African-American teen killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., and the...
View ArticleEditorial: What Do You Expect? It’s What is Happening in Ferguson, Mo.
By Rodney Beard Ferguson, Missouri has had enough and they are the epitome of what happens sometimes when enough is enough. I don’t agree with the level of violence and confrontation on either side,...
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Metro Sports by Scott C. Wallace
WTNTribune Radio Sports Broadcasts Five Games in Two Days Tennessee Tribune affiliated asked to broadcast GDFL Championship Game The WTNTribune Radio crew had a busy two days during the Labor Day...
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Metro Sports by Scott C. Wallace
Venom Re-sign Three More from PIFL Championship Team Whites Creek Alum Jamie Graham and Lebanon’s Ken Walton among signees. NASHVILLE-The Nashville Venom continued their busy offseason as they...
View ArticleTSU College of Business Launches 12-Month Option for the MBA Degree
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – The College of Business at Tennessee State University has announced a 12-month degree completion option for the Master of Business Administration. The program is...
View ArticleEditorial: “Just” The Way It Should Be
By Rodney Beard We are in the midst of the most significant transition that our generation will ever see in this society. It is called typically, “The Browning of America.” I am sure that I don’t have...
View ArticleMarching for National Movement Against Police Brutality
By Saeed Shabazz Special to the NNPA from The Final Call STATEN ISLAND, New York- Thousands recently marched in this borough to protest the killing of Eric Garner, 43, an unarmed Black man by police...
View ArticleNow What? The Country Waits for Developments in Michael Brown, Ferguson Case
By Herb BoydSpecial to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News The shots fired by Officer Darren Wilson that cut down Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 9 are still echoing. The fact that they were...
View ArticleCommunity Demands Accountability During ‘Ferguson and Beyond’ Forum
By Kenya Vaughn Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American “The temperature is rising is in this room,” said Pastor. F. Willis Johnson. “What is happening right now –it ain’t because the air is...
View ArticleHigh Rise Safety Important for More Tennesseans Every Year
NASHVILLE – A steadily increasing number of Tennesseans live or work in multi-story or high-rise buildings, structures for human occupancy more than 75 feet above the lowest level. To protect personal...
View ArticleTennessee Film, Entertainment and Music Commission Launches New Website
TNentertainment.com Offers Comprehensive Resource for All Things Entertainment NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Film, Entertainment and Music Commission (TFEMC) recently announced the launch of its new...
View ArticleEbola Could Sink Africa Rising Dreams
Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News Aug. 25 (GIN)—An airlift of emergency supplies needed for those treating Liberians with the virus Ebola was launched this weekend by the U.N....
View ArticleHabakkuk Films Has Red Carpet Premiere
By Janice Malone NASHVILLE, TN — It was a night of glitz, glamour and fun when Habakkuk Films had their red carpet Nashville premiere of the new film KEYED: A DEADLY GAME OF SEX “LIES” BETRAYAL. The...
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Women in NAACP
It’s going to be a hat fight! Don’t miss the ladies of Pumps & Politics modeling in the Women in NAACP hat fashion show, where women of Nashville will be modeling the best in hat fashion. Then...
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Metro Sports by Scott C. Wallace
Storm Look to Earn Trip to Memphis Nashville GDFL team playing for Impact Conference Championship this Saturday NASHVILLE- The stage is set and the Nashville Storm (12-0) of the Gridiron...
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Bordeaux Varsity Comes up Short in Championship Rematch By. McKinley Young Jr. The Bordeaux Eagles varsity team had a tough game on Saturday as they took on one of their rivals the Donelson-Hermitage...
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