Saturday turned out to be a fun-filled and unbridled love fest between Hall of Fame singer Janet Jackson and her multitude of fans worldwide. Thirty-five years after her groundbreaking 1986 Control album rocketed to No. 1 on the albums pop…
Monday, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee delivered his third State of the State address and presented budget and legislative priorities to a joint session of the General Assembly. According to Lee, decreased spending and adjustments at the beginning of the pandemic…
This week, the Tennessee NAACP hosted its Legislative Day on the Hill. Each year, the Tennessee State Conferences of Branches of the NAACP meets to galvanize members from around the state, and to support and oppose legislation by the state…
Education and transportation take center stage in Mayor John Cooper’s capital spending plan (CSP), which includes Nashville’s largest-ever investment for schools and advances transportation improvements without additional tax increases. Two-thirds of the $474.6 million plan go to education and transportation…
James E.K. Hildreth, president/CEO of Meharry Medical College, has been named to President Biden’s COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force. In response, Hildreth released the following statement: “I am honored to be chosen by President Biden as a member of the…
If you were told that you have three weeks to live, what would be your reaction? What would you say? What would you think? What would you do? Think about it. If a friend told you that they had three…
