Editorial: Wake Up Everybody!
By Rodney Beard In 1965, the practice of state disenfranchisement related to the right of all people to vote, especially minorities in the South, took its toll. Voting-rights activists had been...
View ArticleTennessee Chamber Of Commerce & Industry And Kingsport Chamber Award Area...
Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey And Rep. Jon Lundberg Receive “champion Of Commerce” Award Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce awarded the...
View ArticleTennessee State University President Glover Extends Scholarship Offers to...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – If Darrick Tucker’s enthusiasm over TSU President Glenda Glover’s announcement of scholarship offers is any indication, more than 100 top high school seniors from...
View ArticleNo Good Deed: Film Review by Kam William
Housewife and Kids Abducted by Killer in Edge of Your Seat Thriller By Kam Williams It is usually a bad sign when a movie studio decides not to preview a picture for film critics. In the case of No...
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Metro Sports by Scott C. Wallace
Week Two Metro High School Football Roundup By McKinley Young Jr. Firebirds Roll in District Opener (WTNTribune Radio Game of the Week) Pearl-Cohn running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn had 234 yards on eight...
View Article2nd Annual Walk With Your Doctor Day Brings Health Care Providers And...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The 2nd annual Walk With Your Doctor Day 5k Walk will be held on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at the Ted Rhodes Golf Course located at 1901 Ed Temple Blvd in Nashville, TN....
View ArticleStevie Wonder Calls Out Ferguson Mayor
By Dorothy Rowley Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Music legend Stevie Wonder says the mayor of Ferguson, Missouri, hasn’t fully grasped the racial unrest that has rocked the town since...
View ArticleFamily-Friendly Carpet and Tile that Work for Your Home
(StatePoint) Your home’s flooring matters. Not only can it affect property value, but it’s also a fundamental element of design and style. With so many choices available, it can be difficult choosing...
View ArticleThis Is Where I Leave You: Film Review by Kam Williams
Family Grieves Patriarch in Droll Dramedy Based on Best Seller By Kam Williams When Mort Altman (Will Swenson) passes away, his children return home reasonably expecting to remain in town briefly....
View ArticleViolence Against Women Law Needs Strengthening
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In July, bystander footage of an unidentified California highway patrol officer pummeling a Black woman on the side of the road hit the...
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Metro Sports by Scott C. Wallace
WTNTribune Sports Radio Week 3 Wrap Up By. McKinley Young Jr. Burros Dominate to Stay Unbeaten The Hillsboro Burros (4-0) felt they had something to prove and that they did as they dominated their...
View ArticleEditoral: Between a Rock and an Even Harder Place
By Rodney Beard I read several blogs and newspapers everyday, typically the ones that more closely share my views, and I have several writers that I like in particular. This morning I read an opinion...
View ArticleMTSU Celebrates China With McPhee Photo Exhibit
MURFREESBORO — A receptive audience turned its attention to China as seen through the eyes of MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee while at the same time helping raise scholarship funds for MTSU students....
View ArticleTN Department of Corrections Promotes Taylor
NASHVILLE, TN — Neysa Taylor has been named Director of Communications for the Tennessee Department of Corrections. She had been the Public Information Officer for the last year. As the Director of...
View ArticleInspirational TV With Treva and Kevin
NASHVILLE, TN – Wednesday Mornings at 7:30am are not the same because people near and far are tuning in and talking about the Treva and Kevin show Get Inspired. Hosted by Treva Gordon and Attorney...
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Metro Sports by Scott C. Wallace
Week 4 Metro Baker’s Dozen and Match ups Hillsboro (4-0) vs. #3 McGavock (WTNTribune Radio Game of the Week) East Nashville (4-0) vs. #8 Stratford McGavock (4-0) at #1 Hillsboro Pearl-Cohn (3-1) at...
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Metro Sports by Scott C. Wallace
Former Titan Dontel Watkins and current Storm lineman Jeremy Buchanan were teammates at Antioch High School By Scott C. Wallace NASHVILLE- After focusing on signing players within the organization,...
View ArticleLibrary of Congress Hosts Civil Rights Exhibit
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In honor of the 50th anniversary of the landmark Civil Rights Act, the Library of Congress has launched “The Civil Rights Act of 1964:...
View ArticleHurricanes Katrina and Sandy: Disaster Inequality
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Columnist WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Just before Labor Day 2005, the world was stunned as images of Gulf Coast citizens, trudged through chaos and stagnant floodwaters, strewn with the...
View ArticleFilm Review: Reverential Biopic Revisits Life of Free-Spirited Renaissance Woman
By Kam Williams Altina Schinasi (1907-1999) was lucky enough to be born with the proverbial silver spoon in her mouth. The youngest of three girls, her parents were Sephardic Jews of humble origin who...
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