Peter White, Author at BlackPressUSA

Waiting on deck l-r; At-Large Candidates Zulfat Suara (2nd left), Gary Moore, Councilman Bob Mendez, Gicola Lane, Councilman Fabian Bedne, and Council member Burkley Allen

At-Large Candidates Get Questioned on Topics

THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Six candidates for at large council answered questions Monday night before a crowd of at least 1,000 at Plaza Mariachi on Nolensville Rd....

Business7 years ago

Nashville General Opens Midtown Clinic for Primary Care and Medical Specialties

THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Nashville General Hospital CEO Dr. Joseph Webb cut a ribbon Monday on a new health clinic in midtown. The facility on Charlotte...

On Monday, June 10 at Plaza Mariachi a big crowd applauds candidates running to be Nashville’s next mayor.

Politics7 years ago

Top City Hall Contenders Play the Plaza Mariachi

THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — On Monday three of the four top candidates for Mayor answered questions from Nashville’s refugee and immigrant population at the Plaza Mariachi. The...

Members of the Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators call for Speaker Glen Casada's resignation May 13, 2019.

Government7 years ago

Lee Ignores Last Minute Appeal and Signs Voucher Bill

THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Governor Bill Lee signed his controversial school voucher bill into law.

These grammar school kids helped artist Andee Rudloff imagine the mural, they helped her paint it, and got drivers to slow down and look at it as they pass by.

Art7 years ago

Mural Slows Down Traffic, Calms Neighborhood

THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Drivers don’t speed past Amqui Elementary School in Madison on their way to Gallatin Rd. anymore. Walk Bike Nashville, artist Andee Rudloff,...

L-R, Mayor David Briley, Representative John Ray Clemmons, At-Large Councilman John Cooper, and former Vanderbilt professor Carol Swain talked traffic, bikeways, and sidewalks at the Watson Grove Missionary Baptist Church on Wednesday, May 22.

Politics7 years ago

Candidates Agree: Traffic is Bad And Scooters Aren’t Helping

THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — The race for Mayor is on and four candidates faced off against each other Wednesday morning to talk about sidewalks, bikeways, and traffic....

Wearing red, teachers at H.G. Hill Middle School pose with signs May 1, 2019. They want a raise six times more than the 3% Mayor David Briley has offered.

Economy7 years ago

MNPS Teachers Call for Day of Action on 5/16/19!

THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Metro Nashville Public Schools’ (MNPS) teachers across Nashville have organized a “Day of Action” that includes rallies and a march on Thursday, May...

At the Avon Williams campus in downtown Nashville, Rep. Harold Love, Jr. announces his successful effort to bring an additional $1.9 million to cash-strapped TSU every year. “This wasn’t asking for new money. This was asking for old money that wasn’t paid,” Love said.

The Tennessee Tribune7 years ago

Rep. Harold Love, Jr. Gets TSU $1.9M for Reparations

THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Representative Harold Love (D-District 58) has managed to get chronically underfunded TSU $800,000 for its agricultural research station in McMinnville and $1.1...

“We did not do our part,” said School Board Vice Chair Christiane Buggs.

Economy7 years ago

School Board Approves Joseph Severance Package

THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — In a 5-3 vote, the Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education decided Tuesday to buy out the contract of Metro Nashville Public Schools...

Representative Mike Curcio urges members of the House subcommittee on Criminal Justice to pass his bill that will strip Nashville’s COB of its subpoena power and remove COB members who come from communities most affected by police violence. The bill, HB 658, now heads to the full House for a floor vote.

Government8 years ago

Dickson Republican Tell House Committee Cutting COB is Best Practice

THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Representative Mike Curcio repeatedly and mistakenly cited a 2001 National Institute of Justice (NIJ) article.

Congressman John Rose and Plaintiff Attorney Jim Roberts find a common cause fighting City Hall.

African News Digest8 years ago

Tennessee State Fair Association Files Suit Against Metro

THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — The Tennessee State Fair Association filed suit Friday to block Metro’s plan to build a MLS stadium at the State Fairgrounds.

Politics8 years ago

African-Americans Were Russian Targets in 2016 Election

THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — The Senate Intelligence Committee released two reports this week about Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

I believe that Tennessee can go from “Good” to “Great.” I believe that Tennessee can lead the nation,” said Governor-elect Bill Lee in his victory speech Nov. 6.

The Tennessee Tribune8 years ago

Governor – Elect Bill Lee Believes in Camelot, But Where is Sir Lancelot?

THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Lee is a political conservative and a Christian fundamentalist.

Cars parked for the big October Flea Market where Metro wants to build new Expo buildings. That will reduce parking even more than the 20 acres of parking converted into playing fields alongside Brown’s Creek and Craighead St. Photo by Shane Smiley.

Business8 years ago

Fairground Vendors Will Get Their Day in Court

THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Construction was scheduled to begin on the State Fairgrounds in early November. But late Friday afternoon, October 27, Chancellor Ellen Hobbes Lyle...

At a workers town hall meeting October 25, union leaders raised their biggest concerns with candidates Dean, Gilmore, and Freeman

Economy8 years ago

Working People’s Town Hall and a Ride to the Polls

THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Back in the day, campaign events like the one held last Thursday were well-attended festivities organized by the unions that represent government...

Four-year olds sit for a pre-school staple: listening to a story.

Community8 years ago

Everything You Didn’t Learn in Kindergarten Will Hurt You

TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — NASHVILLE, TN — DeeAnne Miree loves to come to work in the morning. She is principal of the Cambridge Early Learning Center in...

“We have to think about this other strategy. If you keep doing defensive work, you just kind of respond, respond, respond. You have to be proactive. You have to build,” says Briana Perry, Co-director of Healthy and Free Tennessee.

Politics8 years ago

Imagining Another Right-winger on the Supreme Court

THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — The U.S. Senate begins confirmation hearings Tuesday, September 4, and will likely confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. He is currently...