NASHVILLE, TN — Scarritt Bennett Center marked its 100th year with a commemorative event featuring a transformative conversation with Dr. Bernice A. King, daughter of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Mrs. Coretta Scott-King. The event took place at Wightman Chapel, where Dr. King spoke 67 years prior. On April 25, 1957, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a powerful address to the Conference on Christian Faith and Human Relations at Scarritt College, now known as Scarritt Bennett Center. Originally slated for Vanderbilt University, the conference was moved to Scarritt College due ..read more

On Tuesday night, Metro Council struggled through a rules change proposal by Councilmember Sandra Sepulveda that would allow the body more time to review board and committee nominations, extending the timeline of the confirmation vote by two weeks. “So, someone will come before the Rules Committee, we will have questions, we would go over their résumé, and then we would vote on a recommendation,” explained Sepulveda. “Then, at the next meeting…their vote would be on our agenda.” According to Sepulveda, the existing rule has created “a situation where our boards and commissions don’t look and ..read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – The Metro Public Health Department (MPHD) will welcome stakeholders to the inaugural Music City Behavioral Health and Wellness Summit on April 23rd and 24th at Riverside Nashville. The Honorable Patrick J. Kennedy, a former U.S. Representative and a longtime advocate for mental health, will deliver the keynote address. The summit will gather local leaders and stakeholders in the mental health world to discuss challenges facing our community, possible solutions to problems and opportunities for collaboration. “The Metro Public Health Department is making a big i ..read more

Nashville, Tenn. – Congressman John Rose, Mayor Freddie O’Connell, several elected officials, Cayce Place residents and representatives from the Tennessee Housing Development Agency, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Amazon joined the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency today for the ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration for the newest residential development at Cayce Place. “Supporting more affordable housing has been a top priority of mine since being elected to Congress,” Congressman Rose said. “I am thrilled to see more quality, affordable apartments ..read more

Nashville, TN (March 26, 2024) – The Senator Thelma Harper Foundation announced today the 39th Annual “Kids are Special Too” Easter Egg Hunt will be held this Saturday, March 30, 2024 at the Metro Police Training Academy, 2715 Tucker Road in Nashville. The first 500 children to arrive will receive a gift bag filled with goodies and all children present at the start will have the chance to hunt for over 5,000 Easter eggs. Hidden among the eggs will be over 75  prize eggs. The annual event was begun by the late Nashville State Senator Thelma Harper and has continued for ..read more

NASHVILLE, TN — In celebration of Scarritt Bennett Center’s 100th year in Nashville, the community is invited to attend a conversation with Dr. Bernice A. King, daughter of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Mrs. Corretta Scott-King, who will be speaking in historic Wightman Chapel 67 years after her father. On April 25, 1957, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke in Wightman Chapel at Scarritt College to the Conference on Christian Faith and Human Relations. On the last day of the conference, he addressed some 350 church leaders, the day after receiving the Social Justice Award from ..read more

By Logan Langlois NASHVILLE, TN — The average unhoused person must walk between 10 and 15 miles a day in Music City, and Open Table Nashville (OTN) is trying to make that journey a little easier. The outreach and advocacy group will be hosting a one-mile walk to raise $20,000 for their daily efforts on Saturday, April 6th at 9:30 a.m. at Cleveland Park. The fundraiser named Walk With OTN will be a family-friendly event meant for community building, and for supporters to talk together while enjoying popsicles in the park.  As a part of the event, OTN challenged its supporters to walk 15 m ..read more

NASHVILLE, TN — The Tennessee Human Rights Commission will be celebrating it’s 60th Anniversary on Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville from 5:30-8 pm.  The theme for the Anniversary is “Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Present, Safeguarding our Future: Marking 60 years of Civil Rights in Tennessee.”  Taking place on the same date as the 60th Anniversary of the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the event will commemorate important figures and moments of the Civil Rights Movement, celebrate the accomplishments of the THRC over t ..read more

By Rhea Kinnard NASHVILLE, TN —Multi-talented and former Fisk Jubilee Singer Kimberly Fleming will headline the 2024 Les Gemmes, Inc. annual Literary Luncheon event along with Friends of Fisk (also former Jubilee Singers). The annual event will be Saturday, May 18 at the Music City Center in downtown Nashville. Fleming’s ensemble will put their talent on full-display before the several hundred attendees expected at the 17th annual event. Fleming was recently nominated for a Grammy® Award in January for her single “I Like Me,” a song written to encourage girls and women on the importance of lo ..read more

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – The Dr. Katherine Y. Brown (KYB) Leadership Academy a leadership development program with a mission to build the capacity for global leadership while also increasing awareness of pulmonary hypertension (PH) hosted its 2024 groundbreaking international conference in Trinidad and Tobago, marking a significant milestone with the launch of the 30th cohort of the KYB Leadership Academy program, exclusively comprised of thirty two (32) scholars who live in Trinidad. These scholars participated in a three month virtual training program, collectively completed hun ..read more