Stories about local events and specific community focused articles
A collaboration of local groups and individuals came together with the community to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Negro Baseball League in 1920, which was home to a local team, and the unveiling of a historical…
The state’s community colleges and colleges of applied technology comprising the College System of Tennessee were given broad flexibility to alter their classes and other operations as needed locally to protect students, faculty and staff from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),…
Anger is an emotion and should not be ignored. Teaching children how to handle anger is better than telling them they are not angry and ignoring their hurts. Here is an example in preschool. One toddler takes the other toddler’s…
The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) is one of the largest and most diverse unions in North America, with members in virtually every sector of the economy. Representing nearly one million current and…
African-American astronauts in the United States Space Program include 14 African-Americans to actually fly into space. Mae Jemison was the first African-American woman to fly in space, and served as a mission specialist on STS-47 (space transport system mission number 47), on the shuttle Endeavour.in…
Jane Matilda Bolin was the first black woman to graduate from Yale Law School, the first to join the New York City Bar Association and the first to join the New York City Law Department. She became the first black…
