Nashville PRIDE December 9, 2022

Jan 6 House Select Committee to recommend criminal charges to Dept. of Justice

War nock wins Georgia Brings U.S. Senate Democrats to power ful new majority

by Hazel Trice Edney

( Tr i c e E d n e y Wi re . c o m ) – S e n

Raphael Warnock (D-Ga ) has won reelection to the U S Senate, solidifying a clear Democratic majority in the 100-member body The win ends a hard-fought run-off against Donald Trump-backed Herschel Walker former star football player who ran neckin-neck against Warnock in the midterm election

Warnock s 51 4% to 48 6% win on Tuesday, Dec 6, is especially important for those issues overseen by powerful Senate committees Those committees include the Budget; Banking, H o u s i n g a

Finance; Health Education, Labor and

Governmental Affairs; Joint Economic

The January 6 House Select Committee has decided to make c

Department of Justice

Based upon the mountain of damning testimony and evidence compiled against Donald Trump, it’s believed that the committee will push for the unprecedented prosecution of a former president Rep Bennie Thompson (DMississippi) told reporters that the committee had not narrowed down all those who they may recommend for prosecution

He hinted that some of the witnesses committed perjury when they were called to testify Remembrance

Administration; Select Committee on

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The Warnock win brings the Senate Democratic majority to 51-49; thereby eliminating the need for Vice President Kamala Harris having to break ties in the case of 50-50 votes The win also signals another blow to the influence once held by former President Donald Trump and his endorsed candidates, most of whom failed miserably in the mid-term elections Nov 8

F o l l o w i n g Wa l k e r ’s c o n c e s s i o n

speech in which he encouraged his supporters to continue to believe in America, Warnock declared in front of a cheering crowd what he described as the four most powerful words ever spoken in a Democracy: The people have spoken!”

The current pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, once pastored by Dr Martin Luther King Jr said: I am an example and an iteration of [Georgia’s] history, of its peril and

promise of the brutality and the possibilities But because this is America, because we always have a path to m a k e o u r c o u n t r y g r e a t e r a g a i n s t u n s p e a k a b l e o d d s , h e r e w e s t a n d together ”

He also pointed to the fact that just because voters suffered through long lines in in-climate weather did not mean voter suppression and intimidation did not exist

between six and seven years old

well as six adult staff members Prior to driving to the school, he shot and killed his mother at their Newtown home As first responders arrived at the scene, Lanza committed suicide by shooting himself in the head

Davidson County citizens who died in shootings in 2022

“We’re going to remember the Sandy Hook children and educators (dead now for 10 years) and all those in Davidson County who died in gun suicides, homicides a n d u n i n t e n t i o n a l s h o o t i n g s i n 2022 said event organizers We will engage in several activities to keep their names alive

Refreshments will be served following the gathering For those who cannot attend but want their loved one’s name remembered, email the name to <nashvillemomsgroup@gmail com>

T h e D e p a r t m e n t o f H o m e l a n d

Security (DHS) announced on Dec 5 it would extend for two years the REAL ID full enforcement, from May 3, 2023-May 7, 2025

Officials deemed it important to allow states additional time to ensure residents have driver ’s licenses and identification cards that meet the secur i t y s t a n d a r d s e s t a b l i s h e d b y t h e REAL ID Act

As required by the law following t h e e n f o r c e m e n t d e a d l i n e f e d e r a l agencies, including the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), will be prohibited from accepting driver s licenses and identification cards that do not meet these federal standards DHS continues to work closely with U S states, the District of Columbia, and the U S territories to meet REAL ID requirements Secretary of

According to DHS the extension is necessary, in part, to address the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ability to obtain a REAL ID driver s license or identification card

REAL ID progress over the past two years has been significantly hindered by state driver ’s licensing agencies having to work through the backlogs created by the pandemic DHS officials wrote in the news release

Many of these agencies took various steps in response to the pandemic

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climate change toxic facilities and inland flooding have had on Black families The report notes the devastation caused in places like New Orleans, La ; Jackson, Miss ; and Flint, Mich

“We often think of wealth in terms of cash, investments and even Bitcoin, but wealth is also found in the water we drink the air we breathe and the land on which we live, said NAREB President Lydia Pope “It is the sacred duty of community leaders policy makers and financial industry specialists to lift communities so that all children can thrive and grow up with opportunities for good health wealth and happiness in their lives ”

The report states: “Race has historically been the main determinant of the placement of toxic facilities in the United States And decades of redlining and segregation has ensured that B l a c k i n n e r- c i t y c o m m u n i t i e s a r e home to some of the most deteriorated

As required by the law, following the enforcement deadline, federal agencies (including the Transport a t i o n

accepting driver ’s licenses and identification cards that do not meet these federal standards

including automatically extending the expiration dates of driver ’s licenses and identification cards and shifting operations to appointment only

House of Representatives (photo by Frank Schulenburg, Copyright: CC BY-SA 4 0) by Stacy M Brown, NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent

service for victims of Sandy Hook and gun violence, Dec 10

Marie Delus, New York Moms Demand Action volunteer and survivor

Sen Raphael Warnock (D-Ga ) speaks to supporters after winning Georgia’s runoff race

S t a t e o f H o u s i n g i n B l a c k A m e r i c a re p o r t c i t e s b a r r i e r s t o B l a c k h o m e o w n e r s h i p , i m p a c t o f c l i m a t e c h a n g e , e n v i ro n m e n t a l h a z a rd s

NAREB has released its ‘2022 State of Housing in Black America (SHIBA) Report,’ analyzing Black homeownership and the historic barriers Blacks face when seeking to purchase a home and gaining wealth

by Stacy M Brown, NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent

Homeland Security Alejandro N Mayorkas, 63, said in a news release

“This extension will give states needed time to ensure their residents c a n o b t a i n a R E A L I D - c o m p l i a n t license or identification card

White teacher fired after telling students his race was ‘superior’

edged that the incident “has prompted local and n a t i o n a l m e d i a a t t e ntion” and issued an apolo g y t o “ a n y p a r e n t s w h o s e s t u d e n t s h a v e b e e n i n c l u d e d i n t h e v i d e o w i t h o u t t h e i r knowledge

T h e f u l l s t a t e m e n t from Dr Killian follows:

How a racist, segregationist pushed Georgia into a history of runoff elections

by Stacy M Brown, NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent

With Georgia having experienced its second runoff in two years t o d e t e r m i n e w h i c h p a r t y r e p r e s e n t s t h e state in the U S Senate o n e i r o n y a b o u t t h e election isn’t lost

Groover fell in defeat f o r e l e c t i o n t o t h e

House in 1958

A c c o r d i n g t o t h e National Park Service ( N P S ) A r c h i v e s , t h e M a c o n p o l i t i c i a n b l a m e d h i s l o s s o n “Negro bloc voting ”

was left to the option of each local party executive committee througho u t t h e s t a t e researchers said W h y d i d G r o o v e r propose this significant a l t e r a t i o n i n J a n u a r y 1963?

s i s n o longer employed by the district after a video surfaced of him saying he b e l i e v e s W h i t e p e o p l e are “the superior” race

I n t h e v i d e o t h e unidentified White middle school teacher was captured saying: Deep down in my heart, I m e t h n o c e n t r i c , w h i c h means I think my race is the superior one

It’s unclear what led to the controversial conversation inside a classroom at Bohls Middle School

R a p p e r S o u t h s i d e s son is in that class and they put the video on s o c i a l m e d i a w h i c h quickly went viral The v i d e o s h o w s t h e s t udents quick reaction to t h e s t a t e m e n t , w h i c h prompted one student to

ask, “So White is better than all?”

The teacher then asks the students to let him finish speaking before adding: I think everybody thinks they’re just not honest about it ”

Several students then appear to confront the teacher about his bold claim asking him if he just openly admitted to being racist

I think everybody is a racist at that level, the teacher said When asked a second time if he just said he is racist, the teacher said: “I did I did If I’m going to be honest with you I n a s t a t e m e n t released on November 1 4 , P f l u g e r v i l l e I S D

Superintendent Dr Douglas Killian said that the t e a c h e r i s n o l o n g e r employed” by the district and that the district is actively looking for a replacement ” Dr Killian acknowl-

L a s t F r i d a y, N o v 11 , P f l u g e r v i l l e I S D o ff i c i a l s w e r e m a d e aware of an inappropria t e c o n v e r s a t i o n a teacher at Bohls Middle S c h o o l h a d w i t h s t udents during an advisory c l a s s A s o f M o n d a y morning Nov 14 the teacher in question is no l o n g e r e m p l o y e d b y Pflugerville ISD and we are actively looking for a replacement

In addition to providing this video to our administrators, the video w a s s h a r e d o n s o c i a l media by some in the class and has prompted local and national media attention We apologize t o a n y p a r e n t s w h o s e s t u d e n t s h a v e b e e n i n c l u d e d i n t h e v i d e o w i t h o u t t h e i r k n o w ledge

We want to reiterate t h a t t h i s c o n v e r s a t i o n does not align with our core beliefs and is not a reflection of our district or our culture at Bohls M i d d l e S c h o o l P f l u g e r v i l l e I S D a n d B o h l s M S s t a ff w o r k t o g e t h e r t o c r e a t e a n inclusive and welcoming environment for all of our students

The advisory discussion was inappropriate, i n a c c u r a t e a n d u n a cceptable and this type

The two candidates i n c u m b e n t D e m o c r a t Raphael Warnock and R e p u b l i c a n H e r s c h e l Walker are both Black

W h a t m a k e s t h a t ironic is that Georgia’s runoff elections began in 1963 when a segregationist legislator named D e n m a r k G r o o v e r earnestly fought to disrupt the power of the Black vote and ensure t h a t a W h i t e p e r s o n w o u l d p r e v a i l i n a n y c l o s e l y f o u g h t c a mpaign

Having served as a state representative in t h e e a r l y 1 9 5 0 s ,

He carried the White vote, but his opponent triumphed by garnering Black ballots by a fiveto-one margin

“ G r o o v e r s o o n devised a way to chall e n g e g r o w i n g B l a c k political strength,” NPS researchers wrote Elected to the House again in 1962, he led t h e f i g h t t o e n a c t a m a j o r i t y v o t e a n d runoff rule for all county and state contests in both primary and general elections

“Until 1963, plurality voting was widely used in Georgia county elections, and the decision on whether to have a majority or plurality

Tw o d e c a d e s a f t e r introducing the majority vote plan, he candidly admitted that in the 1 9 5 0 s a n d 1 9 6 0 s : I was a segregationist I was a county unit man B u t i f y o u w a n t t o establish if I was racially prejudiced I was If you want to establish that some of my political activity was racially motivated it was

At the time of the l e g i s l a t i v e d e b a t e i n February 1963 it was extensively reported in the state’s newspapers t h a t G r o o v e r a n d h i s allies saw the measure “as a means of circumventing what is called

by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent

A m e r i c a ’s h i s t o r ym a k i n g v i c e p r e s i d e n t plans to swear in Los Angeles’ history-making mayor during an inaugural ceremony scheduled for Sunday, Dec 11 K a m a l a H a r r i s t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s ’ f i r s t Black and first woman vice president will do t h e h o n o r s f o r K a r e n Bass, the first woman to serve as mayor in the city of angels

Officials said holding the historic ceremony on Sunday makes it more convenient for the p u b l i c t o p a r t i c i p a t e while allowing Bass to devote her first day in o ff i c e t o a t t e n d i n g t o city business

“ A n g e l e n o s a r e s o frustrated ” Bass said in a CBS Mornings interview this week “There i s s o m u c h p e n t - u p u rg e n c y t o s e e s o m et h i n g h a p p e n i m m e d iately Part of my job is to c o m m u n i c a t e e x a c t l y w h a t I ’ m d o i n g w i t h Angelenos and the timeline so I manage expectations But at the same

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F o r m e r P r e s i d e n t Obama also threw his s u p p o r t b e h i n d B a s s s h o r t l y b e f o r e t h e November election

Bass 69 a six-term c o n g r e s s w o m a n a n d a finalist on President Joe B i d e n ’s s h o r t l i s t o f potential running mates, drew more votes than any mayoral candidate in Los Angeles history

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In the video, the unidentified White middle school teacher was captured saying: “Deep down in my heart, I’m ethnocentric, which means I think my race is the superior one ”

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spokesperson for Harris said Bass asked t h e v i c e p r e s i d e n t t o administer the oath of office as a nod to their status as two of Californ i a ’s m o s t p o w e r f u l Black women Harris and President Biden endorsed Bass in August after she won the June primary by seven percentage points over her rival, billionaire real e s t a t e d e v e l o p e r R i c

VP Kamala Harris plans to swear in New Los Angeles

Mayor Karen Bass

Kamala Harris, the United States’ first Black and first woman vice president, will do the honors for Karen Bass, the first woman to serve as mayor in the ‘city of angels ’

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Music City definitely earns its nickname this month At three venues, three incredibly talented African American singers will enthrall their audiences encompassing classical, country and soul/R&B The country artist is singing with the Nashville Symphony and the soul/R&B star will be at the “Mother Church of Country Music

Smokey Robinson Ryman Auditorium December 16 That’s all that really needs be said William “Smokey” Robinson Jr is a legendary singer-songwriter record producer record executive and co-founder of Motown Records Robinson and his group, the Miracles met Berry Gordy who was

(l-r) Smokey Robinson, Mickey Guyton, and Will Liverman

impressed with Robinson’s vocals and ambitious songwriting “Got a Job was the beginning of a successful collaboration and the beginnings of Motown In 1960, Miracles recorded their and

N a s h v i l l e I n t e r n at i o n a l A i r p o r t ( B N A ) k i c k e d o ff i t s h o l i d a y c e l e b r a t i o n t h i s w e e k with live music, puppet performances, carolers, balloon artists and three s c h e d u l e d a p p e a r a n c e s f r o m S a n t a C l a u s through Dec 23

O n D e c 1 4 B N A will host Metro Nashv i l l e P u b l i c L i b r a r y / Wishing Chair Productions’ Puppet Truck feat u r i n g t h e m a r i o n e t t e version of Hansel and Gretel, the classic Brothers Grimm tale told with t h e c h a r m i n g P e e k o Puppets Show times are 11:30 am and 1:30 pm and will be performed at t h e S o u t h Te r m i n a l Stage, near Green Beans Coffee just outside the security exit check point

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T itans part ways with GM Jon Robinson

Te n n e s s e e Ti t a n s

Controlling Owner Amy Adams Strunk informed Jon Robinson Tuesday that he has been relieved of his duties as general manager

Vi c e P r e s i d e n t o f Player Personnel Ryan Cowden, who has been with the Titans for seven years will lead player p e r s o n n e l f o r t h e remainder of the season

Preliminary work for a new general manager will begin shortly and a c o m p r e h e n s i v e s e a r c h will be begin once the season is complete Amy Adams Strunk r e l e a s e d t h e f o l l o w i n g s t a t e m e n t o n Tu e s d a y morning: S i n c e b e c o m i n g c o n t r o l l i n g o w n e r i n 2015 my goal has been to raise the standard for what is expected in all facets of our organization

I b e l i e v e w e h a v e m a d e s i g n i f i c a n t p r ogress both on and off the f i e l d t h r o u g h i n v e s tments in leadership, personnel and new ideas This progress includes the core of our business the football team itself which is regularly evalua t e d b o t h b y r e s u l t s (wins and losses) and team construction/roster building

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Continued on page 5 South Terminal Stage, near Green Beans Coffee Dec Time Performer 2 – 3-4 pm Harmony Mennonite Youth Group 9 – 12-2 pm John Birdsong Quintet 12 – 12-2 pm Marty Crum Jazz Quartet 14 – 11:30 am and 1:30 pm Puppet Truck 16 – 11 am-1:30 pm ACT IV 16 – 2-4 pm Santa Claus and Balloon Artist 19 – 2-2 pm Billy Gaines 19 – 5-7 pm John Birdsong Quintet 20 – 12-2 pm Leif Shires Jazz Combo 20 – 2:30-4:30 pm James Satterwhite Trio 21 – 11 am-1 pm Pattie Cossentino 21 – 2-4 pm Michael Fair 22 – 11 am-1 pm Sonja Hopkins 22 – 2-4 pm Kent Goodson 23 – 11 am-1 pm Teri Reid Quartet 23 – 2-4 pm John Birdsong Quartet Concourse A/B Rotunda Dec Time Performer 22 – 10 am-1 pm Jim Hayden 22 – 2-5 pm Diane Marino 23 – 10 am-1 pm Rob Harris 23 – 2-5 pm Karlton Taylor BNA Live Stage, Concourse C Dec Time Performer 9 – 10-11:30 am Doug the Pug 19 – 2-4 pm Diane Marino Duo 22 – 2-4 pm Santa Claus and the Balloon Artist 23 – 2-4 pm Holiday Karaoke North Terminal Dec Time Performer 16 – 12-2 pm Santa Claus and the Balloon Artist 20 – 3-5 pm Joe West Trio Roaming in Terminal Dec Time Performer 14 – 2:30-4:30 pm The Yuletide Carolers 19 – 2:30-4:30 pm The Yuletide Carolers 21 – 1-3 pm Sandy Claus

we have accomplished in my eight seasons of ownership but I believe there is more to be done and higher aspirations to be met

I want to thank Jon for his dedicated work to set this organization on an upward trajectory and I wish him and his family the best

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R o b i n s o n a s g e n e r a l m a n a g e r i n J a n u a r y 2016 and in 2017 he was promoted to executive v i c e p r e s i d e n t / g e n e r a l manager

A n a t i v e o f U n i o n C i t y, Te n n , R o b i n s o n worked as the director of college scouting with the N e w E n g l a n d P a t r i o t s b e f o r e s e r v i n g a s t h e director of player pers o n n e l f o r t h e Ta m p a Bay Buccaneers

By Cass Teague

Loud and clear

Per for mances include local musicians, Puppet T ruck, balloon artist, Santa Claus

Schedule of holiday entertainment at Nashville Inter national Airport

By Jim Wyatt

by William T Robinson, Jr

The movie Wakanda Forever definitely delivers, continuing to manif e s t t h e i n t e l l e c t u a l prowess and culture of a beautiful people a people that have often been trivialized and devalued i n a d o m i n a n t W h i t e society that prioritizes a Eurocentric agenda The s t r e n g t h , c u l t u r e , a n d creativity of people of African descent continue t o b e r e f l e c t e d , w h i l e o ff e r i n g a n o t h e r f i l m that also serves to entert a i n a n d u n i t e t h e A f r i c a n D i a s p o r a a n d the world

P r o b a b l e t h e m a i n s e l l i n g p o i n t s f o r t h i s film, just as in the first m o v i e o f t h e s e r i e s Black Panther, is that it d e p i c t s a p o s i t i v e , s t r o n g a n d a d m i r a b l e p o r t r a y a l o f B l a c k s altering how Blacks are seen by themselves and m a n y o f t h e i r W h i t e counterparts

The movie continues to be refreshing, reminding or even educating Blacks of their greatness and making people of c o l o r f e e l e x t r e m e l y proud

O n e m a i n c o n c e r n f o r m a n y p e o p l e w a s whether the movie could hold up to the fanfare of the original Black Pant h e r m o v i e e s p e c i a l l y w i t h t h e u n f o r t u n a t e passing of it key figure a n d h e r o T ’ C h a l l a p l a y e d b y C h a d w i c k Boseman

It was important that the strength and majestic power of the Black Panther continue to be an uncompromising focus For most viewers this was achieved But some p e o p l e m a y f e e l t h e Black Panther ’s power and credibility was compromised by the substitution of a female lead, however powerful Chadwick Boseman c r e a t e d a p o w e r f u l ,

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Black hero Some say t h a t c a n n e v e r b e equaled but nonetheless Wakanda Forever rises to the occasion, continuing to capture the energy and excitement of the audience One must also realize the ever present strength of the movie is in the dialogue The plot revolves around protection of the valuable substance ‘vibranium’ from the manipulative diabolic aims of questionable nations seeking to use the valuable element for s e l f - g a i n p o w e r a n d control

The movie invites its viewers to become critical, conscious, and sagacious thinkers in analyzi n g t h e m o t i v e s o f men whether good or bad, and the dire conseq u e n c e s t h a t m a y l i e a h e a d i f t h e w r o n g choices are made and implemented Too often h u m a n i t a r i a n , b e n e v olent endeavors are adulterated by diabolic individuals and groups for selfish purposes

The reoccurring plot t o k e e p t h e s u b s t a n c e v i b r a n i u m o u t o f t h e hands of shady individua l s o r g o v e r n m e n t s i s u n d e r s t a n d a b l e a n d c o m m e n d a b l e , d e s p i t e the humanitarian good if it were used to benefit all mankind Thus, we a r e p r e s e n t e d w i t h a n ever synergizing plot A nation of people of Mexican ancestry exist-

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Noteworthy indicators demonstrate our ‘shrinking world The rapid spread of COVID-19 is a clear example Plant and animal invaders without natural enemies also proliferate exponentially and cause significant damage to our ecosystem

Wikipedia describes the spotted lantern fly as: a plant hopper indigenous to parts of China It has spread invasively to Japan, South Korea, and the United States Its host plants include grapes stone fruits and the Chinese sumac tree In its native habitat their populations are kept in check by parasitic wasps The piercing wounds caused by their mouthparts and the honeydew waste they excrete have been found to be significantly detrimental to the health of host plants In 2014 it was recorded in the U S and is now invasive throughout the Northeast

Contrary to what may be suggested this is not an entomology essay It provides background to a story about a psychological assault on a nineyear-old Black child

Nine-year-old Bobbi Wilson learned about the harm posed by the spotted lantern fly In October with homemade insecticide in-hand, Bobbi explored her Caldwell, N J , neighborhood for the wingedinvaders She enthusiastically pursued her mission until it was interrupted by the police who had been called with a report that: “There s a little Black woman walking spraying stuff on the sidewalks and trees on Elizabeth and Florence I don’t know what the hell

she’s doing Scares me, though The complaint also noted that she wore a hood Gordon Lawshe, a former Republican Councilman in Caldwell and a neighbor of Bobbi’s family made the complaint The police responded but upon arrival determined that Bobbi was a child The responding officer waited with Bobbi until her mother came to see what was happening After she arrived, Bobbi s mother, Monique Joseph recalls Bobbi asking: Am I in trouble?” Joseph pulled her close while she and the officer reassured her that nothing was wrong

The excuse offered by Lawshe was that he thought she was a “lost little girl” or “little old lady with dementia ” The apology Lawshe offered was not accepted because Joseph could not understand why he called the police before his own investigation especially since their families had been neighbors for years and there was only one Black family on the block

This incident has forced the Caldwell community to deal with perceptions of race and racism the weaponization of police, and the ability of people of color to occupy and move in space interpreted by Whites as ‘their own ’ This incident asks the question: “What circumstances define the ability of Blacks of any age to coexist in any community?”

Apparently many Whites perceive Blacks of any age gender or size as a threat Reasonable adults who watch videos of Bobbi can discern that she is a child and I am sure the same is true in-person We are blessed that the respond-

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A t l a n t i s - l i k e e n v i r o nm e n t c a l l e d ‘ Ta l o k a n ’ arises with the goal of secretly protecting their v a l u a b l e r e s o u r c e o f v i b r a n i u m f r o m t h e world So you have two n a t i o n s o f p e o p l e o f color battling only to conclude that they must work together to protect t h e i r v i b r a n i u m i n t e rests

The movie continues to tantalize it viewers with the rich culture and t r a d i t i o n s o f m a n y A f r i c a n n a t i o n s t h u s acting as a conduit in r e u n i t i n g t h e A f r i c a n Diaspora and educating the world to the beauty intellect, and resilience of Blacks The film also manifests the rich beauty of Mexican culture

A special note should be given to the continu e d d e f e r e n c e a n d r e s p e c t g i v e n t o t h e African ancestors Their i n f l u e n c e o n t h e i r descendants in making decisions going forward is essential to the plot This practice is a valua b l e s a c r e d s p i r i t u a l A f r i c a n t r a d i t i o n t h a t seems to be waning for m a n y y o u n g A f r i c a n s Americans in the Western part of the world The importance of the ancestors is paramount Wa k a n d a F o r e v e r continues to show the greatness and beauty of Blacks to a generation of people who have for too long seen Blacks viewed in a negative light The pride and joy the movie brings to people who may feel marginali z e d i s i m m e a s u r a b l e , g i v i n g t h e m a g r e a t e r s e n s e o f w o r t h F r o m living in a country where we are inundated from a Eurocentric perspective o n e v e r y t h i n g , i t i s invigorating for so many p e o p l e t o s e e t h i n g s from a strong and powe r f u l A f r o c e n t r i c p e rspective

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d H R - 4 0 i n every congressional session from 1989 until he left Congress in 2017 T h e n , C o n g r e s s w o m a n Sheila Jackson Lee (DTe x a s ) a b l y t o o k t h e baton and ran with it, amassing more than 200 C o n g r e s s i o n a l c o s p o nsors for the legislation t h a t w o u l d s t u d y a n d develop reparations proposals for African Americans

Had House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif ) c h o s e n t o s c h e d u l e a vote on HR 40, it would l i k e l y h a v e p a s s e d , given its strong cosponsorship While as many as 40 Senators have supp o r t e d t h e c o m p a n i o n legislation S40 introd u c e d b y S e n C o r e y Booker, reparations legislation was not likely to pass the Senate With R e p u b l i c a n s p o i s e d t o take the House of Representatives HR 40 won’t get a House vote But P r e s i d e n t B i d e n c a n m o v e t h e r e p a r a t i o n s m o v e m e n t f o r w a r d b y signing Executive Order 4 0 ( # E O 4 0 ) , w h i c h could establish the comm i s s i o n t h a t H R 4 0 requires

T h e o rg a n i z a t i o n s t h a t s u p p o r t H R 4 0 , including the NAARC, National African American Reparations Comm i s s i o n ( o n w h i c h I serve), and N’COBRA, the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America, are urging President Biden to sign this executive order on Dr King’s birthday in 2023

C a l l i e H o u s e w a s one of the first reparations advocates, advocating for the National Ex-Slave Mutual Relief Bounty and Pension Act, seeking pensions for formerly enslaved people who fought in the Civil War

r e p a r a t i o n s m o v e m e n t House was a threat to the i l l u s i o n o f W h i t e supremacy Her organiz a t i o n f i l e d a l a w s u i t against the U S Treasury, seeking to distribute cotton tax revenues to formerly enslaved people Of course, the case f a i l e d w i t h t h e U S Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court asserting that the government had immunity for the crime o f e n s l a v e m e n t a n d owed nothing to formerly enslaved people In the eyes of White Ameri c a , H o u s e h a d t o b e punished for her audacity thus her conviction and jail sentence

Callie House sowed the seeds that are now bearing fruit For example, the notion that cotton tax money should be u s e d t o c o m p e n s a t e those who picked cotton has borne fruit in the c o n t e m p o r a r y r e p a r at i o n s m o v e m e n t I n E v a n s t o n , I l l i n o i s , t h e f i r s t m u n i c i p a l i t y t o i m p l e m e n t r e p a r a t i o n s marijuana tax money is being used to compensate those affected by d is c rim in a t o ry h o u s i n g policies Connecting the source of payment to the h a r m p e o p l e e x p e r ienced is Callie House’s legacy

More than 100 local r e p a r a t i o n s a d v o c a t e s g a t h e r e d i n E v a n s t o n December 1-3 at a gathe r i n g s p o n s o r e d b y N A A R C a n d F i r s t Repair, the organization founded by Robin Rue S i m m o n s , t h e f o r m e r E v a n s t o n A l d e r w o m a n w h o w a s t h e f o r c e behind local reparations Described by some as the Rosa Parks of the reparations movement S i m m o n s h a s b e e n a visionary in “informing local reparations nationally ”

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every $10 Whites have The reason for this gap is simple and deliberate It isn t that Black people don’t save enough It’s t h a t d e l i b e r a t e p u b l i c policy has been used to a c c e l e r a t e t h e W h i t e accumulation of wealth (think the GI Bill) while decelerating Black accumulation The ugly history of the White economic envy that led to lynchings violent comm u n i t y d e c i m a t i o n ( Tu l s a , Wi l m i n g t o n , N C ), government-sanct i o n e d l a n d a p p r o p r i ation (sundown towns), a n d g o v e r n m e n t - s a n ct i o n e d d i s c r i m i n a t o r y b e n e f i t s d i s t r i b u t i o n (how many Black veterans were denied benefits) is directly responsible for the wealth gap T h i s h i s t o r y m a k e s a strong case for reparations

S o m e s u g g e s t t h a t local remedy is not the s a m e t h i n g a s r e p a r ations They are wrong! If a l o c a l e n t i t y h a r m e d Black people that entity must fix it, as must the f e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t E v e r y e n t i t y t h a t h a s h a r m e d m u s t r e m e d y t h a t F e d e r a l , s t a t e , local, corporate, and university

T h e h a r m i n f l i c t e d o n B l a c k p e o p l e h a s contemporary outcomes and must be remedied

ing officer demonstrated more restraint than Timothy Loehmann, the Cleveland Ohio officer who murdered 12-YO Tamir Rice within 13 seconds of exiting his police cruiser

Lawshe’s complaint is another example of Whites using the fear of stereotypical Black behaviors, inherent in many White officers to intensify officer ’s desire to control the coming and going of Blacks Like any nuisance species,’ age, gender, size and intent are irrelevant

Ms Joseph says that the encounter has changed her daughter Bobbi remains confused and still tries to process the event Testifying before the Caldwell City Council, Hayden, Bobbi s 13-year-old sister said: “She was not only doing something amazing for our environment she was doing something that made her feel like a hero What Mr Gordon Lawshe did to my sister was extremely offensive, traumatic and scarring towards my family I can confidently assure you guys that she will never forget this

We won’t either!

(Dr E Faye Williams is president of The Dick Gregory Society <thedickgregorysociety org>; <drefayewilliams@gmail com> and President Emeritus of the National Congress of Black Women )

The government, of c o u r s e o p p o s e d h e r e ff o r t s , w i t h t h e P o s t O ff i c e D e p a r t m e n t a g g r e s s i v e l y v i l i f y i n g her House was convicted of postal fraud (the same thing Marcus Garvey was convicted of) Her jury was all White males

She was incarcerated for a year, a blow to the

She gathered people from Boston, San Francisco Asheville Amherst, Miami, Nashville, E v a n s t o n , a n d o t h e r c i t i e s t o s h a r e t h e i r strategies to obtain local reparations

A t t e n d e e s a l s o r a llied around the need for a n E x e c u t i v e O r d e r (#EA40) to establish a n a t i o n a l r e p a r a t i o n s commission to suggest ways to provide reparations

The wealth gap is in t h e n e w s t h e s e d a y s

P e o p l e w h o c a r e a b o u t n a t i o n a l r e p a r ations should reach out to their Congress members, e s p e c i a l l y t h e W h i t e H o u s e , t o e n c o u r a g e President Biden to sign an executive order We m u s t a l s o t h a n k C o ng r e s s w o m a n S h e i l a J a c k s o n L e e f o r h e r efforts

Callie House was not the first person to take the reparations struggle to the courts, and the struggle continues

President Biden can move the struggle forward with a supportive executive order

( D r J u l i a n n e M a lveaux is an economist, author and dean of the College of Ethnic Studies at Cal State LA )

Economic guidance from Prof. James Clingman

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It is not an exaggeration to say that day by day week by week, month by month and year by year most Black newspaper columnists, Black television and radio commentators Black civil rights l e a d e r s a n d e s p e c i a l l y

Black politicians read, w r i t e a n d t a l k a b o u t B l a c k p o l i t i c s f r o m e v e r y p o s s i b l e a n g l e

Unfortunately for Black folks they don t do the same with the critical subject of economics

What they and the rest of us need to do is to t a k e t i m e t o r e a d a March 20, 2013 column by the gifted Professor J a m e s C l i n g m a n T h e column entitled Putting Economics Before Politics’ if we want to know the real deal about that important subject

P r o f e s s o r C l i n gm a n s f i r s t p a r a g r a p h states the following: “It is always been intriguing to me that we have elected thousands of Black politicians since Recon-

s t r u c t i o n e s p e c i a l l y s i n c e 1 9 7 0 , w h i l e t h e number of Black economic advocates pales in c o m p a r i s o n W h i l e understanding that Black economic advocates are not elected per se, it is obvious to me that if economics is at the bottom of everything in this c o u n t r y, B l a c k p e o p l e should have at least as many Black economists, economic advocates and e c o n o m i c l i t e r a r y i n s t r u c t o r s a s w e d o politicians ”

P r o f e s s o r C l i n gman s closing paragraph i n t h e s a m e c o l u m n states that “Economics is

about empowerment and o u r d o l l a r s s h o u l d b e used more wisely to that e n d P o l i t i c s i s a b o u t s e l f - i n t e r e s t a n d o u r votes should reflect that truth The best help is s e l f - h e l p We m u s t o rg a n i z e a n d r a l l y around basic economic principles And until we o u r r e a l l y s e r i o u s i n p l a y i n g t h e p o l i t i c a l g a m e , w e m u s t w e a n o u r s e l v e s o f t h e m i l k and pabulum of political dependence and get on a steady diet of competit i v e e c o n o m i c s a n d mutual respect

W h a t P r o f e s s o r C l i n g m a n i s r e a l l y telling us is that there is no political power witho u t e c o n o m i c p o w e r There may be a limited degree of political influence but to have political power a group must first p o s s e s s e c o n o m i c power

Fortunately there is a g r o w i n g n u m b e r o f young Black folks foll o w i n g t h e g u i d a n c e suggested by Professor Clingman

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i n f r a s t r u c t u r e i n t h e nation Black communities are on the front lines of climate change as a l a c k o f r e s o u r c e s a n d outdated housing stock and infrastructure make them more vulnerable to the adverse effects of extreme weather and climate change ”

T h e 2 0 2 2 S H I B A report outlines the status o f B l a c k h o m e o w n e rship and the broad challenges that Black families and individuals face when they seek to purchase a home as well as the impact of new banking trends on their family financial security

In the first quarter of 2022, the Black homeo w n e r s h i p r a t e w a s 4 4 7 % , d o w n f r o m 4 5 3 % i n 2 0 2 0 T h e Black/White homeowne r s h i p d i s p a r i t y w a s 2 3 8 % i n 1 9 7 0 a n d climbed to over 31 percentage points by 2019 In 2022 the homeowners h i p g a p i s s t i l l “ a n a s t o u n d i n g 3 0 % t h e report states, continuing a two-decades trend of an expanding homeowne r s h i p g a p b e t w e e n B l a c k s a n d W h i t e s Equally important the current Black homeownership rate remains far below its peak recorded i n 2 0 0 4 , w h e n B l a c k homeownership exceeded 49%

The report also analyzes the recent trend of n o n - d e p o s i t l e n d e r s such as Fintech compan i e s , i n c r e a s i n g t h e i r market share of mortgages, and the impact on other bank related functions

Higher profit more l u c r a t i v e i n v e s t m e n t strategies for banks has come at the expense of supporting homeownership and wealth building in low-income communities and communities o f c o l o r, ” t h e r e p o r t states Federal Reserve data indicate that in the third quarter of 2021,

The former Congress i o n a l B l a c k C a u c u s C h a i r h a s p r i o r i t i z e d tackling the city s homeless crisis She said she wants to work to eradicate the problem immediately “ L o s A n g e l e s h a s b e c o m e u n a ff o r d a b l e You have to have a comp r e h e n s i v e a p p r o a c h There’s no magic bull e t , B a s s s a i d i n a n a t i o n a l l y t e l e v i s e d i n t e r v i e w l a t e l a s t month

“So first and foremost, you have to pre-

“You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me,” “I Second That Emotion” and the group’s only number-one pop hit The Tears Of A Clown Other notable hits include Ooo Baby Baby,” and “The Tracks of My Tears ” Robinson wrote many hit singles such as “Who’s Loving You My Guy The Way You Do The Things You Do, My Girl, “Get Ready” and “Ain’t That Peculiar ”

1975’s A Quiet Storm had three hit singles; “Cruisin peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100; Robinson topped the charts with “Being with You,” and One Heartbeat had two Top 10 hit singles “Just to See Her” and One Heartbeat Smokey has seven Grammy Awards, honorary of Doctor of Music degrees from Howard University and Berklee College of Music an individual star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a second star with The Miracles, and was inducted as a solo artist to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and to the Kennedy Center Will

r e s i d e n t i a l r e a l - e s t a t e loans hit a historic low as a percentage of total a s s e t s ( 1 0 % ) a t U S banks, whereas the share of safe assets (investm e n t s s u c h a s c a s h Treasuries, and government-guaranteed securities) increased from the prior year The closing o f b r a n c h e s b y l a rg e r b a n k s i n l o w - i n c o m e areas and profit-maximizing strategies such as h i g h o v e r d r a f t f e e s debit card swipe fees, ATM withdrawal fees, and wire transfer fees a m o n g o t h e r c h a rg e s , h a v e p a r t i c u l a r l y i m p a c t e d l o w - i n c o m e c u s t o m e r s a n d c u stomers of color ”

The report finds that 72% of Black applicants and 63% White applicants applied for loans at i n d e p e n d e n t m o r t g a g e companies in 2021 The report notes that traditional banks continued t o d i s p r o p o r t i o n a t e l y attract White applicants: 33% of Whites sought l o a n s f r o m b a n k s i n 2021 compared to 20% of Blacks Further the report notes origination r a t e s w e r e h i g h e r a t i n d e p e n d e n t m o r t g a g e companies than at banks f o r b o t h B l a c k s a n d Whites

In 2021, denial rates continued to be lower at i n d e p e n d e n t m o r t g a g e c o m p a n i e s t h a n a t banks,” the report notes “Disparities in denials m i r r o r t h o s e i n l o a n o r i g i n a t i o n r a t e s a s Black applicants fared much worse than White a p p l i c a n t s a c r o s s a l l l e n d e r t y p e s B l a c k a p p l i c a n t s h a d a 2 0 % denial rate at banks compared to eight percent among White applicants A t i n d e p e n d e n t m o r tgage companies, denial r a t e s w e r e 1 3 % f o r Blacks versus five percent for Whites ”

This year s SHIBA report includes six recommendations outlining

vent people from falling into homelessness And clearly, affordability is k e y t o t h a t B u t y o u know, people are on the streets for a variety of issues And you have to a d d r e s s w h y t h e y r e there

“ I s i t s u b s t a n c e abuse? Is it mental illness? Is it just straightu p a ff o r d a b i l i t y ? We have people who are in tents who actually work full-time We have thousands of children who are in tents

“Some with mothers

16, Nashville Opera presents An Evening with Will Liverman at the Noah Liff Opera Center

This is a rare opportunity to hear one of the most exciting, up-andcoming baritones of our time in an intimate, cabaret-style setting Called “a voice for this historic moment by the Washington Post the GRAMMY-nominated Liverman is the recipient of the 2022 Beverly Sills Artist Award by The Metropolitan Opera

He opened the Met s 2021-22 season in a celebrated breakout performance” (New York Times) as Charles in Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones Following Fire’s success the Met announced that Liverman will star in Anthony Davis’ X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, the second opera

what Congress, regulators and the private sect o r m u s t e n a c t t o improve access to the A m e r i c a n D r e a m o f homeownership: Eliminate loan level price adjusters Eliminate penalty f e e s f o r b o r r o w e r s t o a c c e s s d o w n p a y m e n t assistance

R e c a l c u l a t e t h e impact of student loan debt

Leverage special purpose credit programs

End discriminatory a n d a b u s i v e a p p r a i s a l practices Fix the broken and o u t - o f - d a t e h o u s i n g finance system

T h e r e p o r t c i t e s a study by the National Association of Realtors i d e n t i f y i n g m i l l e n n i a l s as the largest segment of Black homebuyers in the wake of the COVID-19 p a n d e m i c T h e t r e n d continued in 2021 but d e c l i n i n g a ff o r d a b i l i t y likely contributed to a slower growth rate of Black millennial homeb u y e r s s i n c e S p r i n g 2021

T h e r e p o r t c i t e s another issue that may b e a d r a g o n B l a c k homeownership:

“Black college gradu a t e m i l l e n n i a l s h a v e less than one tenth the w e a l t h o f t h e i r W h i t e c o u n t e r p a r t s F u r t h e r student loan debt represents a major challenge f o r B l a c k m i l l e n n i a homebuyers, as it can limit the amount of savings that can be used for a down payment Black millennials owe more in student loans and carry t h a t d e b t l o n g e r t h a n o t h e r g r o u p s A n d b e c a u s e B l a c k h o u s eholds have less wealth a n d f e w e r s a v i n g s o n average than the general population Black millennials rely less on their f a m i l i e s ’ f i n a n c i a l resources when purchasing a home than White millennials ”

who fled domestic viol e n c e , s o m e w h o a r e teenagers who aged out o f f o s t e r c a r e S o m e p e o p l e w h o w e r e f o rm e r l y i n c a r c e r a t e d because they were not able to find housing are in tents

“So we have to have a c o m p r e h e n s i v e a p proach and address why people were unhoused But first and foremost, we have to get people off the streets People are literally dying on the streets in Los Angeles, and this has got to stop ”

by a Black composer in the company’s history, premiering in fall 2023 An Evening with Will Liverman will feature opera selections Liverman s favorites, and very likely a holiday carol or two

Mickey Guyton in

Music City Christmas

This Music City holiday tradition returns December 15 - December 18 with special guest vocalist country star Mickey Guyton Celebrate the most magical time of year with your Nashville Symphony and Principal Pops Conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez for a night of holiday fun amid the splendor of the Schermerhorn Symphony Center with feature dancers Broadway singers and some very special guests, including Jolly Old Saint Nick himself

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Again) Republicans In the end, Warnock won t h o s e t r a d i t i o n a l l y D e m o c r a t i c a n d p r edominately Black areas s u c h a s A t l a n t a a n d Augusta while Walker got his votes from largely rural areas, but not enough

P e r h a p s Wa r n o c k ’s g r e a t e s t l i n e Tu e s d a y night was when he intro-

duced his mother: “I want to say thank you to my mother who is here tonight You ll see her in a little while But she grew up in the 1950s in Waycross Ga picking somebody else’s c o t t o n a n d s o m e b o d y e l s e s t o b a c c o B u t tonight she helped pick her youngest son to be a United States senator

REAL ID... from page 1

Passed by Congress in 2005 following a 9/11 Commission recommendation, the REAL ID Act e s t a b l i s h e s m i n i m u m s e c u r i t y s t a n d a r d s f o r s t a t e - i s s u e d d r i v e r s licenses and identification cards Security standards include incorpor a t i n g a n t i - c o u n t e r f e i ting technology preventing insider fraud and using documentary evidence and record checks to ensure a person is who they claim to be

Under the new regulations beginning May 7, 2025, every traveler 18 years of age or older will need a REAL IDcompliant driver ’s lice n s e o r i d e n t i f i c a t i o n c a r d s t a t e - i s s u e d e nhanced driver ’s license, or another TSA-acceptable form of identification at airport security checkpoints for domestic air travel

Officials noted in the release that, since enactment of the REAL ID

Act in 2005, advancem e n t s i n t e c h n o l o g y h a v e e n a b l e d T S A t o m a k e s i g n i f i c a n t i m provements in checkpoint screening particularly in t h e a r e a s o f i d e n t i t y management, on-person s c r e e n i n g a c c e s s i b l e property screening and alarm resolution

Through the deploym e n t o f t e c h n o l o g i e s such as Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT); A d v a n c e d Te c h n o l o g y (AT) X-ray; then Computed Tomography (CT); B o t t l e d L i q u i d s S c a nners (BLS); Credential Authentication Technology (CAT); as well as deployment of Passenger Screening Canines (PSC) and the rollout of T S A P r e C h e c k T S A h a s c o n t i n u a l l y a d v a n c e d i t s s e c u r i t y capabilities, DHS officials wrote TSA also increased i t s v e t t i n g c a p a b i l i t y through Secure Flight, a r i s k - b a s e d p a s s e n g e r

p r e s c r e e n i n g p r o g r a m t h a t e n h a n c e s s e c u r i t y by identifying low and h i g h - r i s k p a s s e n g e r s before they arrive at the airport by matching their n a m e s a g a i n s t t r u s t e d traveler lists and watch lists “REAL ID requirem e n t s w i l l s t r e n g t h e n these improvements furt h e r b y p r o v i d i n g a n additional layer of confidence in the identity of the traveler ” DHS officials said

All 50 U S states, the District of Columbia, and four of five U S territories covered by the REAL ID Act and related regulations are issuing REAL ID-compliant d r i v e r ’s l i c e n s e s a n d identification cards

These standards have s i g n i f i c a n t l y i m p r o v e d the reliability and accuracy of state-issued driver ’s licenses and identification cards For more information o n R E A L I D , v i s i t <www dhs gov/real-id>

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of interaction will not be tolerated in any PfISD schools

We apologize to our students and families at Bohls Middle School for the undue stress or concern this has caused We h a v e c o u n s e l o r s a n d administrators available for any of our students and families who want to discuss this situation further We always do our best to ensure the safety of all students We encourage them to be self-advocates and let an adult know when something is wrong, as they did in this situation If you see something say something

“ A s a l w a y s , w e appreciate the support of o u r B o h l s M i d d l e S c h o o l f a m i l i e s a n d entire PfISD community

The initial statement released on the incident

follows here: “When the incident first came to light on November 11 Dr Killian released the following statement: We are aware of an inappropriate conversation a teacher at Bohls Middle School had with students this week during an advisory class This interaction does not a l i g n w i t h o u r c o r e beliefs as a district The video of the conversation includes statements t h a t w e f i n d w h o l l y i n a p p r o p r i a t e T h e teacher has been placed on administrative leave while Human Resources conducts an investigation “Pflugerville ISD a n d B o h l s M S w o r k t o g e t h e r t o c r e a t e a n inclusive and welcoming environment for our stud e n t s T h e a d v i s o r y activity was inappropria t e , i n a c c u r a t e , a n d

unacceptable This type of interaction will not be t o l e r a t e d i n P f I S D schools Staff checked in with students today Our counselors and administrators are always availa b l e i f y o u r s t u d e n t wants to discuss this situation further

We always do our best to ensure the safety o f a l l s t u d e n t s We encourage them to be self-advocates and let an adult know when something is wrong, as they did in this situation This could be to a parent a teacher, or a counselor If you see something, say something We apolo g i z e f o r a n y u n d u e stress or concern this has caused As always we appreciate the support of our families and community

This article originall y a p p e a re d i n T h e Louisiana Weekly

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the Negro bloc vote ”

N P S s a i d G r o o v e r later confirmed that he used the phrase bloc v o t i n g ” a s a r a c i s t e u p h e m i s m f o r N e g r o v o t i n g a n d t h a t h e s p e c i f i c a l l y a i m e d h i s proposal at Black leaders whom he believed s e c r e t l y c o l l a b o r a t e d with White politicians to a ff e c t t h e o u t c o m e o f elections

O f G r o o v e r w h o died in 2001, the New G e o rg i a E n c y c l o p e d i a states that he was closely involved in several n o t o r i o u s e v e n t s t h a t still impact state politics

F o r e x a m p l e i n 1956, Groover was the house floor leader for Gov Marvin Griffin and helped pass the bill that changed the state flag to include the Confederate battle emblem

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flag, Groover acknowledged later, was a defiant response to federal court decisions striking down racially segregated schools the encyclopedia stated

As segregation died out in Georgia the Conf e d e r a t e f l a g d e s i g n became a sore point with Black voters and business leaders

Gov Zell Miller tried to change the state flag in the early 1990s but c o u l d n o t o v e r c o m e massive resistance among conservative White lawmakers

W h e n G o v R o y B a r n e s m a d e a n o t h e r attempt to change the flag in 2001, he enlisted the support of Groover who was 78 years old and dying of heart probl e m s e n c y c l o p e d i a researchers continued W h e n l e g i s l a t o r s

i n t r o d u c e d a b i l l t o change the flag design, Groover made a dramatic appearance before the House Rules Committee to urge adoption

It has become the most divisive issue on t h e p o l i t i c a l s p e c t r u m and needs to be put to rest,” he said

“It would bring to an end this cauldron of disc o r d t h a t a d v e r s e l y affects our lives and the future of our children and grandchildren ”

The bill passed and t h e f l a g d e s i g n w a s c h a n g e d , a l t h o u g h t h e r e s u l t i n g c o n t r o v e r s y w o u l d m e a n B a r n e s s defeat when he ran again for governor in 2002 G r o o v e r d i e d l e s s than three months after that last dramatic political appearance in support of a new state flag, on April 18, 2001

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Warnock-Walker race had for weeks set the political world on edge as millions anticipated who would win between President Biden a n d O b a m a - b a c k e d Wa r n o c k a n d Wa l k e r, w h o w a s b a c k e d b y Trump and Georgia Gov B r i a n K e m p a m o n g other so-called MAGA ( M a k e A m e r i c a G r e a t

Church

Making the best use of church space

was waiting at McKendree United Methodist Church in downtown Nashville, but not for a church service

“I’m here to get help with some clothes and stuff,” Brown said “I’m homeless right now, so I m trying to get all the help I can get Somebody told me about this program with this church right here so that’s why I came over ”

Like many folks waiting to take their turn in McKendree’s Clothes Closet on Sept 29, Brown had an air of weary resignation about him but also a faint, defiant hope about his future

Up until a couple of years ago Brown who grew up in a Nashville housing project had worked his way up to managing a White Castle burger joint and had a wife and a home

“I had everything, but me and my wife you know how it goes going through a divorce and stuff, he said I go to other churches, too They do showers let you wash your clothes help you with housing identification and all that type of

stuff

Although ministries like the Clothes Closet have been going on forever in churches, loss of members in recent times is leading church leaders to use thousands of square feet of otherwise wasted space to expand their reach further into the community At the same time McKendree is working to grow its membership by experimenting with smaller ministries that meet outside the church building in coffee shops and the like

“When I got here in 2009, the third and fourth floors [of the church] were vacant,” said Rev Stephen Handy, pastor of McKendree Those were historically Sunday school classes But as the congregation aged over time those Sunday school classes went away ”

Handy and other church leaders decided that the space should be repurposed to serve the community Some of that is being done by the church itself, while McKendree partners with other entities better prepared to offer other services

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it had to be nonprofit and it had to align with our mission of making disciples for the transformation of the world,” Handy said

Today, McKendree uses church space to provide free haircuts, house and help 18- to 24-yearolds who have aged out of foster care, offer a temporary place to live for missionaries who serve in the city feed people provide medical and dental checks in collaboration with United Methodistrelated Meharry Medical College and operate the Clothes Closet Monday through Friday, 90% of the McKendree church building’s 46,425 square feet is being utilized with some sort of ministry Handy said We re just reclaiming our roots Handy said “It’s part of our history that we had abandoned through wanting to be this upper middleclass church, when God has called us to be examples of Jesus to connect with the marginalized

“If you’ve got to be in a downtown urban center, you have to connect with the marginalized and probably 20% of our congregation are marginalized people ”

Faithful Utterances

Fateful fr enemies

by Dr Froswa Booker-Drew

I saw the video It was difficult to watch S h a n q u e l l a R o b i n s o n , 25, of Charlotte, beaten severely allegedly by one of her travel companions Robinson traveled on Oct 28 with six friends to the resort city of San José del Cabo Initially, her mother was called by the friends and told that her death was the result of alcohol poisoning

The death certificate instead revealed that the c a u s e w a s a “ s e v e r e spinal cord injury and atlas luxation,” an instability of the first two neck vertebrae, WSOC r e p o r t e d A l c o h o l w a s n o t m e n t i o n e d i n t h e report on the death cert i f i c a t e a n d l i s t s t h e time between injury and death as about 15 minu t e s a n d n o t e s t h a t S h a n q u e l l a w a s f o u n d unconscious in the living room

The video circulating shows Shanquella was being hit repeatedly in her head She was not fighting back Someone c a n b e h e a r d o n t h e v i d e o a s k i n g i f s h e c o u l d a t l e a s t f i g h t back The mother said she recognizes the people on the video as the friends Shanquella traveled with to Mexico and believes the video was shot during the trip It w a s d i s t u r b i n g t o s e e others in the video do a b s o l u t e l y n o t h i n g t o break it up

Although the investigation continues on this case my heart aches for the family As a mother of an adult daughter you hope that the people who are around your child who profess to be their friends are actually people who will look out for your child

It’s sad that you must c a u t i o n y o u r c h i l d r e n a b o u t t h e p e o p l e t h a t they are around and that

t h e w o r l d i s n t s a f e Despite no matter how much you try to protect y o u r c h i l d f r o m ‘ s t r a n g e r d a n g e r, ’ i t ’s often those who are the closest that can cause harm

I don’t know exactly what happened in this young woman s assault and death, but I do know that we live in a world with those who camouflage who they are The l y r i c s o f t h e f a m o u s O ’ j a y s s o n g s t a t e s ”They smilin’ in your face, All the time, they want to take your place, The back stabbers ” The Bible affirms this: “For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless unappeasable slanderous without selfcontrol brutal not loving good treacherous re c k l e s s s w o l l e n w i t h conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,” 2 Timothy 3:2-4

As much as we’d like to believe in the good in everyone, the reality is t h a t e v e r y o n e d o e s n t h a v e t h e s a m e m o r a l code, ethics or integrity S h a n q u e l l a m u s t h a v e trusted these individuals to travel out of the count r y w i t h t h e m T h e y o b v i o u s l y g a i n e d h e r trust only to betray it We ’ v e a l l e x p e r ie n c e d b e l i e v i n g t h a t someone cared for us, had our best interests at heart only to discover otherwise Betrayal isn t n e w J o s e p h w a s betrayed by his brothers, Potiphar s wife and the P h a r a o h s c h i e f c u p holder (Genesis 37:2324 28; Genesis 39:161 8 ; G e n e s i s 4 0 : 2 3 NLT)

King Saul rewarded David for taking Goliath down Even after bringi n g D a v i d i n t o S a u l ’s f a m i l y a n d k i n g d o m , Saul was determined to murder David (1 Samuel

of the people ” Matthew 17:22, NLT

Betrayal is devastating It is not only a violation of trust but the c o n s e q u e n c e s c a n impact our mental, emotional, spiritual and in some instances, physical w e l l - b e i n g We d o n t always know who will b e t r a y u s T h e B i b l e reminds us to be careful: “Look I am sending you o u t a s s h e e p a m o n g wolves So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless a s d o v e s , ” M a t t h e w 10:16

I know that justice w i l l b e s e r v e d f o r S h a n q u e l l a R o b i n s o n Don t be misled you cannot mock the justice of God You will always harvest what you plant Galatians 6:7

(Dr Froswa’ BookerDrew is the host of the Tapestry podcast and the author of three books for women She is also the v i c e p re s i d e n t o f Community Affairs for the State Fair of Texas To l e a r n m o re , v i s i t <drfroswa com> )

by Barbara A Woods Washington, M Div First observation on t h e q u o t e ( m e ) : “Knowledge is Biblical Education is not ” is in the 3 Words that could easily be seen as a Trilogy; or Trinity if you would partake in the gravity of this writing: Knowledge/Biblical/Education These THREE WORDS

I am reminded with my whole heart of the very first word Jesus spoke emerging from the wilderness to begin h i s w h a t w o u l d b ecome a timeless, planetary universal futuristic calling to (hu)mankind ”Repent” !

To g e t p a s t t h e impotence of English language is everything i n c o m i n g t o t e r m s with metanoia in the m o s t l i t e r a l s e n s e : m e t a / c h a n g e w o v e n with noia/mind Mind changing that turns a people without knowle d g e f r o m d e s t r u ction particularly in a culture/nation that has her mind made up on injustice at it’s most high levels It is revelation in and of itself to see these 3 Words in the order in which they appear in this quote: Knowledge Biblical Education

“But when knowledge comes, the whole world is turned upside down The meaning of t h i n g s b e g i n s t o e m e rg e A n d m o r e importantly the relat i o n s b e t w e e n t h i n g s are seen for the first time Questions are asked and answers are sought

A s t r o n g r e s t l e s sness comes over the spirit and the enormity of error moves over the h o r i z o n l i k e a v a s t

s h a d o w S t r u g g l e emerges as the way of life A n ap p etite is a w a k e n e d t h a t c a n n e v e r b e s a t i s f i e d ” (Howard Thurman)

While spending 33 w e e k s o n F a c e B o o k Live: “Divided We Fall - D i a l o g u e O n T h e G r e a t D i v i d e s ” , w e remained on the ‘MaleF e m a l e D i v i d e ; unable to get beyond observing life from 0-5 y e a r s I t b e c a m e a moment of dire straits to realize that children are required to disassociate their “0-5 Knowledge base” in exchange for a complete other system of information To where whole groups of children when they e n t e r t h e A m e r i c a n E d u c a t i o n a l S y s t e m s are labeled to determine a course of action based upon their lack o f u n d e r s t a n d i n g i n this scheme of things

I c o m e f r o m a M a t r i a r c h a l F a m i l y where we had to know many things that went on in our environment t h a t t h r e a t e n e d o u r very existence as children A very strong statement used by our family so many, many times on the question of the age of a child: “She 4 going on 44!”

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To consider Knowledge being Biblical is t o f i r s t l o o k t o s e e where it is located in scripture Starting out with the First Chapter of Luke WOW What a Word to receive in this Christmas Season

“ A n d M a r y s a i d , “My soul magnifies the Lord And Elizabeth also gives birth to a son w h i c h f o l k w a n t t o know why she chose the name John? “None o f y o u r k i n d r e d i s called by that name

As this text unfolds, John’s Father Zachariah is filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied “And you, child, w i l l b e c a l l e d t h e p r o p h e t o f t h e M o s t High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins,”

“Knowledge of Salvation for Christmas!

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Directory of Churches

Greater St John Baptist Church 2200 26th Ave No Nashville, TN 37208 (615) 263-9450 Sunday Worship: 10:45 a m Herbert T Brown pastor

Gordon Memorial United Methodist Church 2334 Herman Street Nashville, TN 3728 615-329-2779

Sunday School @ 8:45am Sunday Worship @ 10:00am Bible Studies: MondayThursday @ 6pm; Wednes days @ 12 noon gordonmemorialumc org Rev Dr Paula B Smith Pastor

Jefferson Street MBC 2708 Jefferson Street Nashville TN 37208 615-329-2990

Morning Worship: 10 a m Rev Aaron X Marble, pastor John Wesley UMC 901 Benton Avenue 615-298-2019

Sunday worship 8am/11am Daniel M Hayes Sr pastor jwesleyumc@ bellsouth net http://jwesleyumc org/ Lake Providence MBC 5891 Nolensville Pike Nashville, TN 37211 (615) 833-5539

Sunday worship: 8am/11am Rev H Bruce Maxwell pastor

The Living Word International Church 5100 Wyoming Ave Nashville, TN 37209 615-297-7437

Worship Times: 11:00 a m 7 p m (1st & 2nd Sun ) Bishop Adebanjo thelivingwordcogic com

Mt Lebanon MBC 222 Franklin Lime Stone Rd 11:00 a m worship service 615-596-0456

Nehemiah Missionary Baptist Church Pastor Thomas E Hunter Sr 916 16th Avenue North Nashville TN 37208 615-942-5261

Sunday School:9:00am

Sunday Service: 10:00am Tues Bible Study:6:30pm nehemiahmissionary baptistchurch com New Salem A M E Church 1800 4th Ave N Nashville, TN 37208 615-964-7246

Sunday Worship 11 a m Pastor Eddie L Sneed

Payne Chapel AME Church 212 Neil Avenue (615) 262-3675

Sunday Worship: 10 am Rev W Antoni Sinkfield Schrader Lane Church of Christ 1234 Schrader Lane Nashville TN 37208 (615) 329-0950

Sunday Worship: 7:45/10:15 a m /5:00 p m Robert Gardenhire, Pastor Spruce Street Baptist Church 504 Spruce Street Nashville, TN 37203 Worship at 11 a m (615) 329-4105

Pastor Raymond Bowman St John A M E Church 1822 Formosa Street Nashville TN 37208 (615) 320-1026

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Sunday Worship 10:00 a m Rev Lisa Hammonds

St Luke A M E Church 355 Blythe Ave Gallatin Tenn 37066 615-452-3137

Sunday School 9:15 am Sunday Worship 10:30 am Rev Dr Barbara J Crawford

St Matthew MBC 2412 Osage Street (615) 329-0173

Sunday Worship 11:00 a m Rev W B Armstrong, pastor

Gospel United Missionary Baptist Church 3700 Fairview Dr Nashville, TN 37218 615-876-7022 9:30 Sunday School Sunday Worship: 11:00 a m Pastor Carlos A Jones

jamesgreen@yahoo com Rev James J Green, pastor Mt Vernon MBC 1022 New Providence Pass Madison, TN 37115

Sunday Worship 11 a m 615-860-0213

Bishop Willie Joy pastor mtvernon1022@cocast net

St Paul A M E Church 3340 W Hamilton Ave Nashville TN 37218 (615) 876-7219 Rev Harold Moses Love Jr www stpaul-amec com

Word of Life Christian Center International 4100 Clarksville Pike Nashville TN 37218 (615) 876-3086

Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Rev Alexander Arthur

i s c i p l i n e P r o b l e m given as label to the 5 year old child forced to l i v e i n s i l e n c e w i t h t h e i r 0 - 5 K n o w l e d g e base And before YOU KNOW it becomes Generational

Barbara A Woods Washington, M Div

by Jim Patterson

Jacques Brown

18; and 1 Samuel 19) Even Jesus experienced b e t r a y a l J e s u s w a s b e t r a y e d b y s o m e o n e close to him “And even as Jesus said this, Judas, one of the twelve discip l e s , a r r i v e d w i t h a c r o w d o f m e n a r m e d with swords and clubs They had been sent by the leading priests and elders

Dr Froswa Booker-Drew

Clergy members gather in prayer during a vigil at McKendree United Methodist Church in Nashville to grieve and remember people lost to acts of racism. (photo by Mike DuBose, UM News)

Movie Review: Emancipation

make a respectful, distinguished and historical production After all, if Tyler Perry could curb h i s t e n d e n c y t o m a k e cheap comedies and create the deeply moving a n d h a u n t i n g A J a z z m a n ’s B l u e s c e rtainly Fuqua could step out of his comfort zone too

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It’s a miscalculation This film is built around a former slave seen in a h o r r i f i c p h o t o w h o s e back bore the scars of whippings and evil vestiges of slavery Reimagining his life is a noble endeavor but this is the wrong execution

Aside from a brief interview and the short news article ‘Whipped Slave,’ which was published in Harper ’s Weekl y m a g a z i n e i n J u l y 1 8 6 3 , l i t t l e i s k n o w n a b o u t t h e m a n i n t h e iconic image Conjecture and creative license fill i n c h a p t e r s t h a t w e r e never written

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O d d l y, t h e f i l m i s divided into two distinct segments: the escape and Union/Confederate battles Initial scenes on a plantation are steeped in slave porn: Racist taunti n g e p i t h e t s ; b e a t i n g s a n d w h i p p i n g s ; B l a c k men dragged by horses a t t a c k e d b y d o g s a n d shot in the head They’re branded on the face with h o t i r o n s a n d y o u n g Black girls are leered at by White men Maybe the dehumanizing lang u a g e , v i o l e n c e a n d degradation were part of t h e t i m e s b u t i n t h i s instance it just feels like c h e a p e m o t i o n - b a i t i n g f u e l t o r e v u p a c t i o n fans

D e e m e d M u s i c C i t y s f a v o r i t e h o l i d a y t r a d ition this year ’s product i o n w i l l f e a t u r e t h e b e l o v e d , u n i q u e - t oNashville story, plus live music by the Nashville Symphony and a brandnew Snow Scene

The tragedy of the real man s story and his survival are worthy of a d r a m a t i z a t i o n T h e a v e n u e c h o s e n b y t h e f i l m ’s p r o d u c e r s a n d s c r e e n w r i t e r B i l l C o ll a g e ( To w e r H e i s t ) i s what may give discerni n g a u d i e n c e s p a u s e Peter s tale is told in the action/thriller vein It s a genre director Antoine Fuqua has honed over his career with thrillers ( R e p l a c e m e n t K i l l e r s ) and hero-worship action movies (The Equalizer) This might have been a good time for the director to change course and

As Peter flees the camerawork (B&W with hints of sepia by cinem a t o g r a p h e r R o b e r t R i c h a r d s o n , K i l l B i l l : Vol 1) favors shots of slave hunters on horseb a c k a n d m e n a c i n g h o u n d s t r a c k i n g P e t e r and the other escapees These chase scenes feel t o o c o w b o y - i s h l i k e F u q u a ’s T h e M a g n i f icent Seven One of the c h e e s i e s t s e q u e n c e s comes when Peter wrestles an alligator underwater He finally steps out of the quagmire, you t h i n k h e ’s t h e v i c t o r, t h e n t h e g a t o r a t t a c k s one more time like a monster in a tacky horror film

“When I created this b a l l e t a l m o s t f i f t e e n years ago, I wanted to m a k e i t s o m e t h i n g unique to our community- something we could b e p r o u d o f s h a r e d Nashville Ballet Artistic Director Paul Vasterling “ O v e r t h e y e a r s , i t ’s become so much more than that It’s a tradition o u r d a n c e r s l o o k f o rward to, an experience w e s h a r e w i t h f a m i l y and friends and most of all an opportunity for us all to come together to celebrate the magic of t h e h o l i d a y s a n d t h e beauty of dance

Inspired by the 1897 C e n t e n n i a l E x p o s i t i o n w h i c h c e l e b r a t e s i t s 1 2 5 t h a n n i v e r s a r y t h i s y e a r, N a s h v i l l e ’s N u tc r a c k e r s h o w c a s e s t h e unique history and cult u r a l i n n o v a t i o n o f Music City

T h e p e r f o r m a n c e begins with Clara and her Uncle Drosselmeyer at the Exposition, where they experience invent i o n s f r o m a c r o s s t h e g l o b e a n d s e e t h e beloved Nutcracker for the first time

Along with the iconic land of sweets and sugar plum fairies, several Nashville treasures are featured throughout the performance including Centennial Park and the Belle Meade Mansion

Iowa to play Kentucky in 25th T ransPer fect Music City Bowl

The game will be televised nationally on ABC, the first time the Bowl has been featured on network television D e s p i t e b e i n g selected in 2020, this will be the first official a p p e a r a n c e f o r t h e H a w k e y e s f o l l o w i n g that year s cancellation due to COVID-19 This will be the second overall and second-straight m e e t i n g b e t w e e n t h e two schools Kentucky beat Iowa in the 2021 Citrus Bowl

“On behalf of the Tr a n s P e r f e c t M u s i c C i t y B o w l b o a r d o f directors, our staff and our volunteers, we look forward to hosting Iowa a n d K e n t u c k y i n o u r game this New Year s E v e ” S c o t t R a m s e y p r e s i d e n t / C E O o f t h e Tr a n s P e r f e c t M u s i c City Bowl, said “Both schools bring passiona t e f a n b a s e s a n d w e cannot think of a better w a y t o c e l e b r a t e o u r 25th anniversary than w i t h t h e s e t w o p r ograms in our game

Tr a n s P e r f e c t P r e sident/CEO Phil Shawe s a i d : “ I t s b e e n a n impressive year of football for the Big Ten and SEC We are proud to host the University of Iowa and University of Kentucky in Nashville on New Year ’s Eve, and we look forward to a great game

I o w a f i n i s h e d t h e year 7-5, winning four out of their last five games and posting a 5-4 conference record in the Big Ten The Hawkeyes fini s h e d t h i r d i n t o t a l defense in the conference and one of the top defenses in the country (5th overall) Defensive

Iowa will face off against Kentucky in the 25th annual TransPerfect Music City Bowl on New Year ’s Eve, December 31

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“On behalf of our team and all of us at the University of Kentucky, we are excited to accept the invitation to play in the TransPerfect Music C i t y B o w l S t o o p s s a i d T h e B i g B l u e N a t i o n a l w a y s p a i n t s Nashville blue and the hospitality is second to none We look forward to a great week and our team can’t wait to play o n e m o r e t i m e t h i s year ”

Known for its eyecatching costumes and elaborate sets, this year s a t t e n d e e s w i l l g e t t o experience the debut of a brand-new Snow Scene Inspired by the company’s Emmy Award-winning film adaptation of the beloved production, the new Snow Scene is designed to look as if you are staring into a p i e c e o f d a r k m i c a stone with reflections and sparkles inside that make the dreamy costumes pop more to the audience The new scene was created specifically for this production by r e n o w n e d d e s i g n e r Campbell Baird

N a s h v i l l e ’ s N u tc r a c k e r w i l l f e a t u r e Nashville Ballet company dancers the artists of NB2 a youth cast of stud e n t s f r o m S c h o o l o f N a s h v i l l e B a l l e t , R e joice School of Ballet, and the Hispanic Family F o u n d a t i o n , a n d l i v e music by the Nashville Symphony A complete h o l i d a y e x p e r i e n c e guests will also be able to enjoy several pre-perf o r m a n c e a c t i v i t i e s , including a commemorative photo booth, meet and greets with characters from the production and story times hosted b y N a s h v i l l e B a l l e t t e a c h i n g a r t i s t s N a s h v i l l e ’ s N u t c r a c k e r is sponsored in part by the Tennessee Titans

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Established in 1998, the TransPerfect Music C i t y B o w l h a s t r a n sf o r m e d t h e w e e k between Christmas and New Year s Day into one of the city s busiest times of the year for tourism and has become Nashville’s holiday tradition

This year marks the B o w l ’s 2 5 t h a n n i v e rsary where fans have opportunity to vote on t h e 2 5 t h a n n i v e r s a r y t e a m a n d r e l i v e t h e B o w l s t o p 2 5 moments

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N a s h v i l l e B a l l e t i s the largest professional ballet company in Tennessee Nashville Ballet presents a varied repertoire of classical ballet and contemporary works b y n o t e d c h o r e o g r aphers, including original works by Artistic Direct o r P a u l Va s t e r l i n g Nashville Ballet and the second company, NB2 (a pre-professional training company), provide more than 55,000 arts experiences to adults and child r e n a n n u a l l y t h r o u g h v i r t u a l a n d i n - p e r s o n s e a s o n p e r f o r m a n c e s a n d i t s C o m m u n i t y E n g a g e m e n t p r o g r a mming Curriculum-based C o m m u n i t y E n g a g em e n t p r o g r a m s b r i n g d a n c e e d u c a t i o n t o

Nashville’s Nutcracker retur ns to TPAC

Iowa from the Big Ten will play Kentucky from the Southeastern Conference in the 25th e d i t i o n o f t h e Tr a n s P e r f e c t M u s i c City Bowl on Saturday, Dec 31 at 11 am CST inside Nissan Stadium in downtown Nashville Bowl according to representatives

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