Texas de Brazil Offers Continuous Dining Experience
By Clint Confehr NASHVILLE, TN — Open nearly a month, Texas de Brazil is a protein powerhouse offering flame kissed meats directly from the fire for immediate satisfaction. On the northeast side of...
View ArticleBring in the New Year at Gold Strike Casino
By Renuka Christoph Bring in the gold for 2015 and head to the Gold Strike Casino Resort for some gaming, fine dining and relaxation. Gold Strike Casino Resort is a 32-story self-contained luxury...
View ArticleHow Music is Fueling the #BlackLivesMatter Movement
By Deonna Anderson Special to the NNPA from VoiceWaves / New America Media LONG BEACH, Calif — I still remember the first time I heard Lupe Fiasco’s “All Black Everything.” I was in my apartment in...
View ArticleFamilies Still Wait for Justice in Unsolved Civil Rights Murders
By Avis Thomas-Lester Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Juanita Evangeline Moore hates Christmas. It was on Christmas night, in 1951, when her civil rights activist father, Harry T....
View ArticleElected Black Republicans Not Expected to be a Plus for the Community
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Black Republicans made history during the midterm elections in November by winning in Texas, South Carolina and Texas, but political analysts wonder if the victories will have any...
View ArticleThe Happy Holidays Challenge
By Thomas Sheffield The holiday season forces us to reflect. We get to see how far we have come and get an idea of where we are going. Personally, I also reflect on the blessings I have received and I...
View ArticleWhy Vegan Is the New Black (BOOK REVIEW)
Book Review by Kam Williams “An estimated 82% of black women and 69% of black men are considered overweight or obese, with 45% and 40%, respectively, suffering from hypertension. Heart disease is the...
View ArticleEditoral: Actually, We Really are All in This Together
By Rodney Beard Speaking of racists in high (or low) places that need to just go away and live in obscurity, how about Rudy Giuliani? What does he mean when he says that the Mayor of New York needs to...
View ArticleLet’s Have a Happy Sustainable New Year!!!!
By Thomas Sheffield We have made it. 2015 is here as is the euphoria for another new year. Let the New Year’s resolutions begin. Let’s resolve to lose weight, to exercise, to eat healthy, to pray more,...
View ArticleFunk Man of the Year for Tribune, Nashville
By Clint Confehr District Attorney Glenn R. Funk is The Tennessee Tribune’s Man of the Year. The reason is clear and succinct. “In the last 26 years the Nashville District Attorney’s office employed...
View ArticleStudy: Cuts Pushed by IMF Spurred Ebola Crisis in West Africa
Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News Spending cuts, pushed by an international lender, “weakened health-care systems in the West African region,” leaving the countries “underfunded,...
View ArticleObama’s Cuban Revolution: What it Means for Afro-Cubans
by Karen Juanita Carrillo Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News President Obama’s surprise announcement that the United States will normalize relations with the government of Cuba leaves...
View ArticleThe 10 Best, No, the 100 Best Films of 2014: by Kam Williams
Kam’s Annual Assessment of the Cream of the Cinematic Crop 2014 has produced a cornucopia of great films, at least a dozen of which has an excellent shot at taking home the Academy Award for Best...
View ArticleA Good Stretch
By Thomas Sheffield Before we get started, I think we could all use a good stretch. Now let’s stretch our goals. We can all choose goals that are easy to reach but are we really better off? Many...
View ArticleNo Good Deed: DVD Review by Kam Williams
Taraji P. Henson and Idris Elba Match Wits in Riveting Thriller While this movie is by no means a masterpiece, it is nevertheless a tautly-wound nail-biter which keeps you on the edge of your seat from...
View ArticleHow Success Came to the Loves Part 1
By M. Simone Boyd Wouldn’t you like to jump from one success to another in life? Personally, I’d like to skip all the valleys and forever live on the mountain top. But we all face adversity. And how we...
View ArticleRussell Simmons: The “Who Polices the Police?” Interview with Kam Williams
“Rush” to Judgment: Hip-Hop Icon Seeks Solution to Rash of Police Shootings Russell Simmons has been very active as of late in the Black Lives Matter movement, and not merely as a participant on the...
View ArticleNAACP Statement on Explosion Near Colorado Springs Branch
BALTIMORE, Md. – The NAACP has released the following statement regarding an ongoing investigation into an explosion near the Colorado Springs Branch. No injuries were reported in what is believed to...
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Gallery of Metro Sports
WTNTribune Sports Gives Names to Annual Metro Awards This year the WTNTribune Sports Radio team announced it will recognize three former and two current Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools...
View Article‘Let Freedom Ring’ With the Nashville Symphony
NASHVILLE, TN — “Let Freedom Sing!” is a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the positive impact of the civil rights movement on Middle Tennessee. Free and open to the public, the 2015...
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