Entertainment and sports news from the Middle Tennessee area
Construction signs are gone. Fences are down and Phase Two renovations to the city’s most iconic greenspace, Centennial Park, are complete. A celebratory opening event is planned for late summer. Metro Parks Director Monique Horton Odom said, “We know that…
Tennessee State University will receive part of $1.2 million from Baxter International, Inc. a leading global medical products company, to support Black students pursuing health and science degrees and ultimately help expand the pipeline of Black healthcare professionals. Baxter recently…
OMAHA, Neb. — Sometimes it’s just not meant to be. Sometimes you have to tip your hat to the opponent. Vanderbilt was beaten this week at the College World Series. Beaten by a combined score of 24-10. Beaten to the…
The Nashville Jazz Workshop (NJW) is a jazz lovers haven founded 20 years ago to amplify the sounds of jazz across Music City. In their new location on Historic Buchanan St., the workshop continues to offer world-class jazz education and…
With lightning-like quickness and a will to dominate, Sha’Carri Richardson is on her way to the Olympics in Tokyo. The 21-year-old native of Dallas, Texas, won the women’s 100-meter final during the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. Richardson’s victory…
It was a volatile time. Malcolm and Martin had been assassinated in recent years. Civil uprisings and riots had just simmered down. The summer of ’69 was a chance for a much-needed cultural break and reawakening. That happened in Harlem’s…
