Category : News

Interview with Dr. Millicent Y. Black

By Charlotte Fontaine NASHVILLE, TN — Dr. Millicent Y. Black discussed the re-release of her book “Empowering Women Who Suffer from Domestic Abuse” with the powerful tagline “From Victim to Voice.” The book, according to Amazon, “Seeks to affirm...

Bullying in Tennessee is a misdemeanor as of July 1

By Tori Gessner NASHVILLE, TN (WKRN) — A change in Tennessee law that formally defines bullying and cyberbullying and ensures the acts would be treated the same as harassment will go into effect July 1. The amendment, HB 2590, expands the offe...

First-of-its-kind entertainment venue is heading to Music City

NASHVILLE, TN — Music is in the name, but musical innovation is a key part of the game. That once again remains evident in the plan for a 55-acre campus called Rock Nashville, comprising three buildings and more than 514,000 of space serving live...

100 years after teen’s death family files lawsuit

By Hayden Mitman PHILADELPHIA, PA — Alexander McClay Williams, who was executed at 16 after being convicted of murder in 1931, is the youngest person put to death in Pennsylvania. The family of a teen who was executed by the state of Pennsylva...

Washington Township grants $100 million in contracts to diverse suppliers

Washington Township schools have announced that their Supplier Diversity Program has awarded more than $100 million to diverse suppliers to make improvements to the district schools. “Our supplier diversity program reinforces our commitment...

Former mayor hopes her message can help erase addiction stigma

NASHVILLE, TN — The personal impact and destruction caused by drug addiction has affected every segment and community in this nation. Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry is just another among millions whose families have been devastated by drug addic...

Advanced academics: High school students take on college before graduation

Graduation season is upon us, but for five GEO Next Generation Academy students, there will be more than one stage to walk across this year. Taking classes throughout their high school career, these students are set to have earned associate degrees...

We’re removing lead from drinking water, once and for all.

In 2014, Flint, Michigan, made national headlines. It was all due to elected officials’ decision to switch the city’s drinking water supply — intended to be a cost-saving measure but with disastrous consequences for public health. The other is...

All hands on deck for Franklin Pride

By Logan Langlois NASHVILLE, TN — All hands are on deck for Franklin Pride’s fourth annual event to be hosted June 1, the organizers of which are preparing for upwards of 10,000 visitors, according to Board Member Robert McNamara. He said the fes...

NOAH to celebrate 10 years in June

NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville Organized for Action and Hope (NOAH), is celebrating 10 years of building community and power for ordinary people to establish the “Beloved Community” that is equitable, just, fair, and democratic for all. It is an ambitiou...