Category : Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs

Prescribing Equality: Dr. Dorothy Lavinia Brown

By V.S. Santoni& Dr. Dorothy Lavinia Brown, an eminent figure in American history, left an indelible mark on both the medical field and the civil rights movement. Born on January 7, 1919, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dr. Brown faced numero...

Empowering Women in Politics: The Vote Run Lead initiative

By V.S. Santoni Sabrina Shulman Credit: Timothy H. Raab Northern Photo & Sabrina Shulman, chief political officer at Vote Run Lead, and Erin Vilardi, the organization’s CEO and founder, illuminate the profound impact of Vote Run Lead in sh...

FedEx, TSU continue HBCU Student Ambassador Program partnership

By Alexis Clark NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — FedEx has announced its continued partnership with Tennessee State University after launching its third cohort of the FedEx-HBCU Student Ambassador Program. Announced in 2021, the program launche...

Thurgood Marshall: Pioneering Justice in civil rights symphony

By Ivan Sanchez Thurgood Marshall, an iconic figure in American jurisprudence, reshaped the nation’s legal landscape as the first African American Supreme Court Justice. Born on July 2, 1908, in Baltimore, Maryland, Marshall navigated the treache...

Chief Noel holds listening conversations

By Vivian Shipe Students and officers met at Logan Temple in East Knoxville. Photos by Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN —& There have been three so far. Listening conversations have been held in East Knoxville, Lonsdale, and in the Latina commun...

MTSU aims to help rural medical providers

By Logan Langlois MURFREESBORO, TN — Middle Tennessee State University has recently launched a PA program that is partnering up with medical facilities in many of Tennessee’s rural areas. Program Director Dr. Marie Patterson said many of these ru...

Les Gemmes Nashville Chapter Literary Luncheon set for May 18

NASHVILLE, TN — The Nashville Chapter of Les Gemmes will hold its 17th annual Literary Luncheon on Saturday, May 18. It begins at 11 am at the Music City Center. This year’s theme is “Celebrating Our Stories…Empowering Our Future.”& The f...

Howard students make NCAA history

Howard University made history last weekend in the same manner as Fisk last year and TSU will in the future, by doing something in the athletic world no one expects or anticipates an HBCU will do. Thanks to Jordan McCreary Graham as well as stude...

Actors accept huge challenge

By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — It’s hard to imagine a more challenging feat than portraying Civil Rights icons and legends Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.& But that’s precisely the task that’s been undertaken by the duo of Kelvin Harr...

Williams lands role in new film

By Ron Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — Tyler James Williams has enjoyed success as a youthful star in “Everybody Loves Chris,” and is now a regular in the third season of the ABC hit “Abbott Elementary.” However his newest endeavor is something totally diff...

Celebrate Spring among the cherry blossoms at the Garden on March 23

MEMPHIS, TN — Memphis Botanic Garden (MBG) is pleased to announce the much anticipated annual Cherry Blossom Picnic will take place on March 23 from 10 am-4 pm this year. This beloved event encourages attendees to celebrate spring among the sakura (...