Category : Black Local and National News

Tennessee DACA Recipients Fight for Their Futures at the US Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, DC — On November 12th, the United States Supreme Court began to hear the oral arguments that will determine the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Here’s what’s at stake: the justices will decide whether to...

Influential Educator Advocates for Mentorship and Community Engagement

By Carjamin Scott NASHVILLE, TN — Michael Pratt, an influential educator, is the Assistant Principal at East Nashville Magnet High School. He is an advocate for mentorship and community engagement and is engaged in multiple mentoring programs includi...

UpRise Nashville Trains the Underemployed for Careers

By Clare Bratten NASHVILLE, TN — Adults ages 19 to 50 who are unemployed or underemployed can get mentoring, training and tuition for careers as a part of a program called UpRise The program is part of a community outreach for West End Community Chur...

Our Democracy Needs Fixing

There is no question that the founders of our democracy did a great job crafting a constitution that anticipated most of the problems that they determined could occur. The three co- equal branches of government was a stroke of genius that has served...

Nashville Women Named “America’s Most Dateable”

SANTA MONICA, CA — The women of Nashville have been named “America’s Most Dateable” for 2019 by The Great Love Debate, a globally-touring series of live Town Hall-style theatrical events. This is the first time the Music City’s women have been honor...

TSU Secures $11.4M for Better Child Care

By Michael McLendon NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Child care providers in Tennessee will have the opportunity to receive additional training thanks to a new $11.4 million federal grant secured by Tennessee State University’s Center of Excellence...

The Paris Pullout

By Thomas Sheffield Last week, the Trump administration made the decision to pull the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement. Do you know what it is or why it is important? Do you know what it means? If you are like the majority of Americans, inclu...

Addiction Does Not Have a Face, It’s a Disease

By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — With those words, Jacqueline Holloway, college educated, from a close knit family, began to tell her story of substance misuse and her journey from losing everything; her home, her possessions, her family, and her jou...

2019 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid Limited

The new 2019 Hyundai IONIQ HYBRID LIMITED goes beyond hybrid features, nor does it drive like a hybrid. Of the many features, there’s a standard 6-speed EcoShift® Dual Clutch Transmission and when added with Sport mode, it gives you quick, precise sh...

Nashville Black Chamber of Commerce Holds Inaugural Gala

NASHVILLE, TN — The 2019 Nashville Black Chamber of Commerce Inaugural Gala at the J W Marriott Nashville on October 26, 2019, was a great success! A beautiful audience of more than two hundred fifty guest came together to celebrate Black business le...

Nearly 20,000 tires diverted from county landfill

The Resource Recovery and Energy Division of the Will County Land Use Department hosted an event on Sat. Nov. 9 at the Will County Fairgrounds to offer residents an easy way to dispose of unwanted tires. “Our Land Use employees work hard to ma...

Joliet District 86 board approve new support staff contract

The Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspectors approved a new three-year contract Wednesday night for the Joliet #86 School Related Personnel Council, American Federation of Teachers, Local 604. The three-year wage settlement provid...

What Causes Bad Breath?

Have you ever found yourself asking “why does my breath smell bad,” well you are not alone. Bad breath happens to so many people and it can be caused by a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, chewing gum or popping a mint in your mouth will only ma...

Rwanda exports 2,163 kg of gold, UAE imports 12,539 kg of it

Congolese gold miner – Photo: Robert Carrubba by Ann Garrison The mining industry is particularly difficult to regulate because both raw ore and refined products can cross borders almost as easily as cash. How much ore is delivered to a refi...

Queen & Slim

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