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By Michael A. Grant, J.D. NASHVILLE, TN — Representative Harold M. Love, Jr., representing Tennessee’s 58th legislative district, served as host to the recent conference of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators held at the Grand Hyatt Ho...
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FBI Data Sheds Light on State’s Violent Crime Rate By Stephanie Langston NASHVILLE, TN (WKRN) — Robbery, aggravated assaults, and homicides are all violent offenses that Tennessee is seeing far too often.& New data from the Federal Bureau...
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MEMPHIS, TN — Paula Anderson Coaching and Consulting LLC is offering an Entrepreneur Bootcamp for emerging entrepreneurs in Tennessee starting Jan. 2024. This is one of our continuing education courses in partnership with Austin Peay State Univer...
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From Staff Reports COLUMBIA, TN — Two middle school sisters here are ringing bells this Christmas in conjunction with their Beta Club memberships. Courtlyn James and her sister, Paizley James, are among many Salvation Army volunteers who are r...
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FRANKLIN, TN — The African American Heritage Society of Williamson County invites you to join us for our Annual Christmas Open House on Saturday, December 9 from 10 am to 1 pm at the McLemore House Museum located at 446 11th Avenue North in Franklin...
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Contributed In a dazzling display of elegance and celebration, the 2023 Masquerade Gala hosted by the African American Chamber of Commerce (AACC) unfolded at Music Hall, leaving an indelible mark on Greater Cincinnati’s cultural landscape....
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 4 months ago
The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem. A coalition of gender-based violence advocates and organizations today applauded the New York City Council as it voted to adopt a resolution that will help the most marginalized survivors gain better...
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By Logan Langlois NASHVILLE, TN — Black Santa has always been a hotly debated holiday figure in the American consciousness. Many of his critics often forget, or maybe never learned, that the image of Black Santa was originally meant to mock the B...
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By Syama Allard& (RNS) — The United States’ Christian population is smaller than it’s been in the past 50 years, with fewer than 65 percent of Americans counting themselves Christian. Still, more than 90 percent of the country observes the d...
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NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville Holiday Traditions like going to the ballet to see The Nutcracker, the Ryman to see The Vince Gill and Amy Grant Christmas special always top our list of Holiday Season Events not to be misses. You also need to make plans t...
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By V.S. Santoni On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a 42-year-old seamstress, made a courageous decision that would ignite the Montgomery Bus Boycott and catalyze the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Parks, having boarded a city bus in Mo...
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By Wiley Henry EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first installment of a two-part series about a woman who turned her life around after a tumultuous battle with alcohol and drug addiction. MEMPHIS, TN — Meishal Berniece Henry is deliriously happy. She...
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If anyone has any doubts that major college football is first and foremost a big money enterprise driven by television dollars, they should be forever convinced by what the college football playoff committee did this past Sunday. For the first...
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By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — Alice Walker’s novel “The Color Purple” has previously been released as a film and also in a theatrical version. But there’s a new, updated film adaptation coming to theaters for Christmas. This week viewers can get an...
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NASHVILLE, TN — Join the Nashville African American Wind Symphony (NAAWS) and Scarritt Bennett Center for a magical evening of Christmas music and giving. The concert, scheduled for December 10 from 5-7 pm, will be a blend of classical and contempo...
