The foreclosure, neighborhood blight and natural disaster crises are having a disproportionate impact on minority communities, and minority-owned real estate businesses across the nation. As a result of these concerns, the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB®), the...Read More

The local NAREB (National Association of Real Estate Brokers) organization is working diligently to carry out the Realist creed: Democracy in Housing.  According to the president of  NAREB-Nashville, Kenneth Green, who is a licensed mortgage loan originator with Franklin American Mortgage Company, the organization has been actively working within the community to improve the “State of Housing in Black America.”...Read More

Vanderbilt University is holding its annual commencement events May 9-11. Each year the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center sponsors a fantastic program for  students of color who are graduating. The Black Graduates Recognition Ceremony and Reception is the highlight for participating African American, African, and Latino students who are transitioning from their undergraduate...Read More