Category : News

9 months ago

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...

9 months ago

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...

9 months ago

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...

9 months ago

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...

9 months ago

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...

9 months ago

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...

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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...

9 months ago

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...

9 months ago

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...

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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...

News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 9 months ago

Domestic work/er

LaTasha Jones There exists an idiom that aptly captures the pattern of how “the establishment” perceives Black advancement in America. It goes, “One step forward, two steps back,” dating back to Reconstruction. Perhaps it i...

News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 9 months ago

Black and country

Camike Jones Who gets to decide what is and is not country music? Beyonce’s new singles, “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages,” have stirred up some controversy recently. Some country fans and radio DJs have deemed her music to not be true country m...

9 months ago

UWP Urges Vieux Fort Solidarity Against Gun Violence

As members of the United Workers Party (UWP) Constituency Branch of Vieux Fort South we stand firm in condemning all forms of violence and crime, particularly the alarming increase in gun violence in Vieux Fort. The loss of young lives to violence is...