Community leaders and many others gathered in Centennial Park for a special ceremony on March 12 recognizing Nashville Arbor Day. Nashville is noted as ‘An Official Tree City, U.S.A.’ recognizing the many programs in the city promoting planting trees. For…
Mayor Karl Dean joined friends and supporters of legendary track coach Ed Temple at a reception on Sept. 30 to announce the creation of a statue honoring Temple. The event was held in the main atrium at Bridgestone Arena. Pete…
Last updated on October 3rd, 2014 at 04:59 pmThe Musicians Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will each have one famous African American inducted in 2014. Buddy Guy will be inducted here in Nashville, and…
The Nashville Branch of the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People held its 40th Freedom Fund Gala in the Davidson Ballroom of the Music City Center on September 21. The theme was a ‘Salute to Women of Vision.’…
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The 50th anniversary of the March on Washington was marked August 28. To commemorate this milestone, the Annapolis-based Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Committee, Inc. unveiled the nation’s first memorial to the 250,000 ‘foot soldiers’ of the…
