There was little to celebrate or be happy about in 2020, particularly for Black America. So as the calendar turns to 2021, and many wish friends, family and associates, ‘Happy New Year!’ we’ll place an overwhelming emphasis on the ‘New…
The Nashville Branch of the NAACP is hosting its biennial election on Thursday, January 7. Due to COVID-19, there will not be any in-person voting. All members in good standing will be eligible to vote via Election Buddy. In order…
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the leading infectious disease doctor and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, addressed the African American community’s fears of accepting the new coronavirus vaccine. “To my African American brothers and sisters: This vaccine…
As we say goodbye to the year 2020 that brought so many changes, we can’t help but ask, ‘what the new year will bring?’ Rev. Enoch Fuzz, pastor of the Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church, was hit by the biggest personal…
The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA), in partnership with the Office of Mayor John Cooper, has awarded $7.8 million in Emergency Solutions Grant Coronavirus (ESG-CV) funding to 13 local nonprofit and social services agencies to provide rapid re-housing for…
Kwame Leo Lillard was a champion for justice who has now joined the ancestors. After battling kidney disease for years he finally succumbed on Sunday, December 20, 2020 after testing COVID-19 positive. He had formed the African American Cultural Alliance,…
