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Perfect 36 Society Funding Monument to Suffragists

By Clint Confehr

NASHVILLE, TN — Membership in the Perfect 36 Society is approaching its limit of 200 women to be remembered forever on Legislative Plaza as supporting women’s rights.

The society is a fund-raising arm for Tennessee Woman Suffrage Monument Inc., a non-profit organization that obtained permission on Jan. 8 from the State Building Commission for placement of a bronze statue on the bridge over 6th Avenue that connects the plaza and the Tennessee Performing Arts Center.

Trees will be removed where the statue is to be placed next fall. Yellow rose bushes will be planted around the monument to remind people of what was known as the War of the Roses when opponents of women voting wore red roses in their lapels. Yellow roses were worn by advocates for ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Tennessee was the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment in 1920 when its governor signed legislation making three quarters of the then 48 states supporting the change.

The requirement of 36 states

is believed by some to have inspired a newspaper cartoonist to coin the phrase “Perfect 36.” It’s the statement by a husband observing his wife’s figure. In the editorial cartoon, the wife’s reply is “Oh! Colonel!”

Now some 95 years old, the cartoon is reproduced in a 1998 book “The Perfect 36: Tennessee Delivers Woman Suffrage.” A copy of the history book by Carol Lynn Yellin and Janann Sherman, edited by Ilene Jones-Cornwell, will be delivered to members of the Perfect 36 Society, according to Tennessee Suffrage Woman Monument Inc.

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The Tennessee Woman Suffrage Monument, as portrayed by a sample statue

by Nashville-based artist Alan LeQuire in his studio.

The Transformation of Public Housing in Memphis Beset by a dilapidated public housing stock, the Memphis Housing Authority has successfully transformed its age-old family developments into a beautiful oasis of mix-income communities with manicured lawns and ample amenities.

By Wiley Henry Special to The Tennessee Tribune

MEMPHIS, TN — By 2016, the demolition of the last of Memphis’ large public housing developments for families could end the “warehousing” of some of the city’s poorest African-American residents and literally wipe clean the last vestiges of family public housing forever.

The William H. Foote Homes, located on Danny Thomas Boulevard north of Mississippi Boulevard, was built in 1940 for low-income families. It is the last of the city’s public housing developments that was home to innumerable families from the onset.

The first tenants who took a survey were “gratified” to transition to their new digs with “inside toilets, adequate

Robert Lipscomb, director of Housing and Community Development and Executive Director of Memphis Housing Authority

heating, and electricity,” according to a newspaper article during that period on an addition to Foote Homes.

But the blueprint for housing the city’s indigent families is being revamped. There was merit in public housing; however, arguments abound over whether or not poverty, errant behavior, unsanitary conditions, and criminal activity come into play when there are large concentrations of people.

“Crime is a result of poverty to some extent,” Robert Lipscomb, director of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and executive director of Memphis Housing Authority (MHA), reasons. “So we have to reduce poverty. And when you do that, you will see a reduction in crime.”

Lipscomb is the face of public housing dismantlement and a proponent of replacing them with modern mixedincome communities. “We have to make sure that people have a good place to live, a choice of where they want to live,” said Lipscomb.

Although more than 400 families remain at Foote Homes, the fate of the 420-unit development is contingent

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Mayor Signs Executive Order for Diversity Committee “The more our workforce reflects NASHVILLE, TN — Mayor Karl Dean signed an the diverse cultures in our communiexecutive order to create a Diversity Advisory Committee to help ensure that Metro Government’s work- ty, the better job we do as a local government to provide needed services force reflects Nashville’s rich diversity. to our citizens,” Mayor Dean said.

“We also want our local government to serve as a model for employers in Nashville when it comes to having a diverse workforce.”

The Diversity Advisory Committee will serve in an advisory capacity to the Mayor and will develop a plan that will ultimately assist all Metropolitan Government agencies, boards and commissions in their efforts to recruit, hire and retain a workforce that is inclusive and rep-

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Mayor Karl Dean recently signed an executive order to create a Diversity Advisory Committee to help ensure that Metro Government’s workforce reflects Nashville’s rich diversity.

Greene Introduced at Campaign Kick Off

On this week’s Take 10 On Tuesdays Sustainability Consultant Thomas Sheffield sits down with Social Media Director Jason Luntz. The discussion centers around how Sheffield helps provide organizations with the tools and expertise they need to actively manage their social and environmental impacts. Sheffield also explains the history African-American’s have had implementing sustainable solutions in their own lives. To watch the video please go to:

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NASHVILLE, TN — Metro Council District 1 candidate, Loniel Greene, a native of Nashville, prepares to kick off his campaign this week. Formerly a commissioned officer in the United States Army for more than eleven (11) years and a combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom 07-09, Greene currently works as an education attorney.

Mr. Greene is a passionate advocator for the improvement and development of the communities of District 1. He serves on the board of directors of Purpose Prep Charter School and the Northwest YMCA. He hopes to use his leadership in District 1 to “Strengthen Through Unity.”

Believing that the first district of-

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fers a rich heritage to Nashville, he is determined to hold onto that while making positive changes once elected to the council. “I believe that District 1 is critical to the future of Nashville. We must advocate for strong neighborhoods, better schools and sensible economic growth to move District 1 forward.”

He invites the community to join him at his community kick off this Friday, January 23, 2015, from 5pm to 7pm, at Harper’s Restaurant (2610 Jefferson Street) to enjoy networking, music and great food.

For more information you can visit www.LonielGreeneforNashville. com or call the campaign office at 615-212-9156.

WOMEN THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, January 22 - 28, 2015

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A Mom’s Note, A Son’s Vote and the 19th Amendment

By David J. Shestokas

Ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution guaranteed the right to vote for women across the United States. Constitutional studies usually focus on the Supreme Court and its opinions. This approach often loses the personal stories of the real people behind the Constitution’s every word. The tale of Febb Ensminger Burn and her son, Harry T. Burn is just such a story.

In 1878 and for the next forty years resolutions to amend the Constitution guaranteeing women’s voting rights were introduced in the United States Congress. The Constitution’s Article V requires a twothirds vote by both houses of Congress for a proposed amendment to be submitted to the states for ratification.

Forty Years of Congressional Rejection From 1878 to 1918, the proposed amendments to provide universal suffrage for women failed to achieve the needed two-thirds vote. On June 14, 1918, the required congressional vote was achieved and the following was submitted to the states: “Section 1. The right of the citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.”

Summer of 1920: War of the Roses in Nashville

By August 1920, when the issue came before the Tennessee State Legislature, thirty-five states had approved the resolution. The Constitution requires approval by three-quarters of the states. In 1920, this number was thirty-six. Though only a single state short of ratification women’s suffrage supporters knew victory was not certain. The opposition believed that if Tennessee did not pass the Nineteenth Amendment the law would die. A “war of the roses” took place in Nashville that August.

Tennessee women joined together in writing letters, making speeches, and lobbying legislators. The yellow rose became the symbol of support for women’s suffrage. Red roses were the opposition’s symbol. Members of the Tennessee legislature “showed their colors” by wearing roses on their lapels indicating which side they were on.

Tennessee House Deadlocked On Friday, August 18, the Tennessee House debated a joint resolution for ratification that had recently passed the state Senate. A count of roses worn by House members showed 49 red and 47 yellow. It appeared the Tennessee House would reject ratification. After a lengthy debate, House Speaker Seth Walker, a proclaimed “anti,” boldly proclaimed, “The hour has come.

The battle has been fought and won, and I move . . . that the motion to concur in the Senate action goes where it belongs—to the table.”

This legislative maneuver would effectively kill the resolution and ratification of the amendment. However, Rep. Banks Turner came over to the Suffragist’s side and the vote was deadlocked at 48 for and 48 against. A second roll was taken and the vote remained 48 to 48.

The next vote taken was not to table the resolution, but an actual vote for or against joining the Tennessee Senate in approval.

Harry Burn, Febb Burn and the Crucial Vote As the crucial vote took place the mind of 24 year old freshman legislator Harry Burn was in conflict. He wore a red rose.

He faced reelection in the fall. The issue was contentious among his constituents. A deciding vote either way could decide his electoral fate.

While Burn wore a red rose on his lapel, in his pocket he had a letter from his widowed mother, Febb Burn. Mrs. Burn had written a seven page letter to her son, mostly about family matters. However, in the letter she made clear her wishes regarding her son’s vote on ratification: “Dear Son, Hurray and vote for Suffrage and don’t keep them in doubt. I noticed Chandlers’ speech, it was very bitter.

I’ve been waiting to see how you stood but have not seen anything yet…. Don’t forget to be a good boy and help Mrs. Catt with her “Rats.” Is she the one that put rat in ratification, Ha! No more from mama this

A suffrage protest in Chicago in 1920. Sue Shelton White is third from the left. Photo courtesy of Library of Congress

Abby Crawford Milton of Chattanooga

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Yvonne Wood of Lebanon, secretary of TWSM Inc., is accepting checks for membership in the Perfect 36 Society.

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Patricia A. Pierce as seen in Washington, D.C., during an event commemorating the first march by suffragists advocating ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution which conferred the right to vote for women.

Paula F. Casey of Memphis, left, president of Tennessee Woman Suffrage Monument Inc., is seen standing with Lilly Ledbetter, namesake of the Fair Pay Act, the first bill signed into law

by President Barack Obama on Jan. 29, 2009.

State Rep. Beth Harwell, R-Nashville, who’s the first woman to serve as speaker of the state House and chair of the state Republican Party, 2001-’04.

time. With lots of love, Mama.”

When the clerk called Harry Burn’s name on the decisive resolution, he voted “Aye”, honoring the wishes of his mother.

The Tennessee House approved the resolution 49-47, and universal women’s suffrage

became part of the United States Constitution.

The organized movement to secure a woman’s right to vote is often dated to the first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, NY in 1848. In the 72 following years, there are many stories of those involved in the struggle. In the end, the Nineteenth Amendment and women’s voting rights were secured by a mom’s note and her son’s vote.

Born during or shortly after the Civil War, Juno Frankie Pierce was the daughter of a slave. She was educated at the John G. McKee Freedmen’s School and Roger Williams University in Nashville.

After the death of her husband, Pierce in 1923 opened the Tennessee Vocational School for Colored Girls, where she served as superintendent until 1939. Her mission was to create a vocational school for delinquent black girls; without one, they were jailed. The school operated, later under a different name, until 1979.

Pierce was a suffragist, invited to ad-

dress the May 1920 state suffrage convention, where she said, “What will the Negro women do with the vote? … We are asking only one thing: a square deal.

We want recognition in all forms of this government.”

Before the civil rights movement of the 1960s, Pierce led her women’s clubs on a march to city hall to protest segregation in public facilities. She died in 1954.

Frankie Pierce was a member of First Baptist Church, Capitol Hill. The Pastor is Rev. Kelly Miller Smith, Jr.

Jane Eskind was the first woman to achieve a statewide office with her 1980 election to the Public Service Commission to chair the Tennessee Democratic Party The late Lois DeBerry the longest serving member of the House, will be named separately on the TWSM . DeBerry was the second African American woman to serve in the TN General Assembly and the first woman to be speaker pro tempore of the House.

J. Frankie Pierce Founded School for Girls

J. Frankie Pierce First Baptist Church, Capitol Hill

LOCAL NEWS THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, January 22 - 28, 2015

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The Key Attributes of Building and Maintaining a Solid Family Foundation

By Deborah A. Culp

The organizations lead in reads; “Family Foundation Fund - Restoring Fatherhood,” however there is so much more to this organization and their charted mission to serve. The Family Foundation Fund is a non-profit organization based out of Nashville, TN whose mission is to nurture boys with absent fathers into. Successful, Christcentered manhood and to inspire and equip them to be fathers that impact the destiny of future generations.” A statement from distinguished Man of God, visionary Onnie Kirk, Founder/Executive Director.

The recent gala fundraising event held at Lipscomb University in Nashville drew a standing room only crowd.

Attendees and supporters of various faiths, shades off color, economic, financial and social status, lined Allen Arena both in support of the “Family Fund Foundation” and to hear, meet and greet the evening Keynote Speaker.

The man of the hour was none other than, world renown (retired) neurosurgeon, author, philanthropist, husband, father and trailblazer; Dr. Benjamin Carson.

Benjamin Solomon “Ben” Carson Sr. was born September 18, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan. He is the first surgeon to successfully separate conjoined twins joined at the head. Among his cornucopia of achievements, accolades and awards, Dr. Carson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush, in 2008.

This was after he delivered a widely publicized speech at the 2013 National Prayer Breakfast. He became a popular conservative figure in political media for his staunch views on social and political issues. Spurring talk of his

Onnie Kirk

becoming a Republican candidate for the 2016 presidential election.

His impacting keynote address was filled with hope, promise and strong core values; it was well received by all in attendance. Dr. Carson shared the ups and downs of coming from an impoverished environment, reared by an uneducated but extremely loving mother who only wanted the best that life had to offer her children. Another link in his change of transition came from the power of reading and books. Books proved to be far more than a series of paper pages bound together, they were an invaluable escape route to an unforeseen lifetime of change.

Dr. Carson shared his story of growing up in a single parent home, how his mother worked hard as a domestic worker for little money, but she made it work and raised her family. He spoke about his anger issues and the impact that family unity can have on our nation.

He gave examples of how families like the Vanderbilt’s

and the Rockefellers that built U.S. infrastructure and empowered other families with jobs. Accompanied by his wife the evening was made even more memorable as she happily told the story of how they met. How they parented their children and how they always knew the Lord had a special call on their lives. Even when describing a near death car accident that they both walked away from while attending Yale University together. God clearly spared them from what should have been a fatal car accident and allowed them to learn from that lesson and testimony.

Dr. Carson also shared the power of a couple working together, the only books he’s written that have been New York Times Bestsellers are the one’s he’s written with his wife. He also shared how many people have a Hollywood perspective of marriage. They get in and then get out when things get tough. He stated that marriage is like two pieces of sandpaper rubbing together, things are rough starting out, but as time goes on things get smoother. Dr. and Mrs. Carson’s visit to Nashville helped raise money for the Family Foundation Fund, a mentoring program for boys from single parent homes, based in Tennessee, but recognized and respected nationwide.

All are welcome to get involved and to help make a variable difference by donating, volunteerism and participation. The next Family Foundation Fund event is “Fatherhood Games” on Father’s Day weekend 2015.

Tribune readers can register at http://www.fatherhoodgames.com/ (615)876-7170 Email: info@FamilyFoundationFund.org www.FamilyFoundationFund.org

Arnett Selected for Prestigious Award NASHVILLE, TN — The Division of Materials Research at the National Science Foundation (NSF) notified Fisk University that Dr. Natalie Arnett has been selected for a five-year CAREER award. Her project, “SusChEM: Synthesis and Characterization of Disulfonated Poly(arylene ether sulfone 2,4,6-Trichloro-1,3,5-triazine) Hybrid Copolymers” will support research

Dr. Natalie Arnett

for developing novel membrane materials for fuel cell applications and the integration of this research into polymer education through appropriate courses and laboratory experiences.

The NSF CAREER Award Program is NSF’s premier program in the nation em-

phasizing the importance that NSF places on the early development of academic careers dedicated to stimulating the discovery process in which the excitement of research is enhanced by inspired teaching and enthusiastic learning.

Dr. Arnett, who is Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Director of Graduate Studies for Chemistry, is the first female and only Fisk faculty member to win the prestigious award in almost two decades.

The award is expected to total $547,465.

Dr. Arnett will design the “Introduction to Polymer Chemistry: General Chemistry Concepts” lecture and lab, a new course for freshman students at Fisk.

The award also includes support for one Fisk chemistry graduate student to participate in research.

“The NSF CAREER Award is the most prestigious and highly competitive science award of NSF. We are extremely proud of Dr. Arnett and NSF’s recognition of her excellence in integrating research and education. Her project will impact the retention of undergraduates (including underrepresented minorities) in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and increase the pipeline of talent for STEM advanced degrees and careers,” said Fisk University President, Dr. H. James Williams.

Fisk’s Crowder Wins Award

NASHVILLE, TN — Fisk University senior and Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Scholar, Mark Crowder, won the Physiology award at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) recently in Austin, Texas. Mark’s research focused on an animal model of heart failure, and his efforts to discern the molecular bases underlying the reduced cardiac function.

His research, which was completed in the pharmacology laboratory of Dr. Joey Barnett at Vanderbilt University, was under the direction of Fisk University professors, Dr. Lee Limbird and Dr. Steve Damo.

Nia Johnson, Saffron Little, and Maria Boyer also participated in the national conference and impressed the judges with the high impact of their research direction, understanding of their research, and the gaps in knowledge that they were addressing.

ABRCMS is designed to encourage underrepresented minority students to pursue advanced training in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and to provide faculty mentors and advisors with resources for facilitating students’

Mark Crowder

success. It is one of the largest professional conferences, attracting approximately 3,300 individuals, including 1,700 undergraduate students, 400 graduate students and postdoctoral scientists and 1200 faculty, program directors and administrators.

Students came from over 350 U.S. colleges and universities. All are pursuing advanced training in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and many have conducted independent research.

Scarritt Bennett to Host Caged Bird Sings Series NASHVILLE, TN — The Caged Bird Sings is the first in a new series by Scarritt Bennett Center, the Phenomenal Woman program, a year-long celebration of the contributions of women in art, politics, religion, science and social justice inspired by the life and work of Maya Angelou.

The Caged Bird Sings will consist of an afternoon of poetry, song and African dance dedicated to global warriors against the oppression of women and children featuring dramatist, writer and nationally acclaimed musician Paula Larke and professional dancer, Bolanile Ajanaku Habib, along with a local team of poets, singers, dancers, and young drummers.

Paula Larke was artist-in-residence at the Riverside Church, NY, until May of 2002 and is a veteran of the Broadway, Off-Broadway, and touring stages.

For over 25 years, Larke has performed nationally presenting chants, songs, and spirituals from Tuskegee, Alabama, the Georgia Sea Islands, the Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains, and the Piedmont Plateau region of North Carolina.

She is a modern-day djali (village chronicler in West Africa), carrying the personal stories of ordinary people.

Bolanile Ajanaku Habib is a professional dancer, dance instructor and school teacher. Born in Memphis, TN, she was raised in The Ajanaku Family, a collective cultural heritage and research movement, where she was first introduced to West African dance and drum at the tender age of three. While in Memphis, Bolanile was trained and danced with the Nubian Dance theater.

Visit http://www.scarrittbennett.org/ event/the-caged-bird-sings/ for more information.

The costs are Adult $25, Student/ Child $10 (the performance is not recommended for children under 13) *A group rate is available at a discount of 20% for groups of 5 or more. Please call 615-340-7557 or email programs@scarrittbennett.org to register a group.

This series begins Saturday, February 7, 2015 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. at the Scarritt Bennett Center – Harambee Auditorium located at 1008 19th Ave. S., Nashville, TN.

BUSINESS THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, January 22 - 28, 2015

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MTSU Hires Branam as Director of Development MURFREESBORO, TN — Middle Tennessee State University has hired Patricia “Pat” Branam to strengthen its successful fundraising efforts as its new director of development.

Branam, who assumed her new role Jan. 5, previously served as associate vice chancellor and interim vice chancellor at the University of TennesseeChattanooga and as a constituent development officer and assistant dean at the University of Cincinnati.

At UTC, Branam helped the university exceed its fundraising campaign in recent years, managed the university’s foundation of more than $100 million in assets and instituted campus-based annual giving programs.

“Pat brings a wealth of expertise to the position and is an accomplished fundraiser and administrator,” said Joe Bales, vice president for university advancement at MTSU. “She will greatly enhance our knowledge and experience base, and I am confident she will be an outstanding mentor, educator and professional resource for our staff and volunteers.”

As director, Branam will play a key role in support of MTSU’s ongoing Centennial Campaign and new fundraising initiatives. She will also manage the efforts of the university’s other development directors in the MTSU Development and Foundation Office.

“It is an honor to join the outstanding fundraising team of campus leaders, deans, college development officers, and campaign volunteers who have been leading MTSU in achieving important

Patricia Branam

goals of the Centennial Campaign,” Branam said.

“They have achieved ground-breaking success, and together we can build an even stronger base of philanthropic support for the innovative initiatives MTSU is fostering campuswide.”

Branam’s family has been based in Chattanooga. Her husband, Gene, is a retired prototype model maker. Their daughter, Amanda B. Dunn, is a litigation attorney with Luther-Anderson PLLP, and their son, Matt, is an assistant manager with Opus.

The Branams are self-professed soccer fanatics with football taking a close second.

Chamber Names Coleman as Chief Growth Officer NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce President and Chief Executive Officer Ralph Schulz announced today he has named Stephanie Coleman the Chamber’s chief growth officer. Coleman replaces Donna Mattick, who is leaving a 23-year career with the Nashville Area Chamber to join global nonprofit Soles4Souls as the organization’s chief investor relations officer.

Stephanie Coleman

“Donna Mattick has been a leading voice for the Chamber and our members for more than two decades, and we owe our success in no small part to her immense contributions,” said Schulz. “I’m saddened that she’ll be leaving us, but excited for the energy and vision she’ll bring to Soles4Souls on a global scale.

I’m also excited that Stephanie Coleman has agreed to fill Donna’s shoes.

Stephanie has demonstrated her abilities as a strategic thinker in a variety of roles for the Chamber, and has proven her importance to the organization many times. I could not think of a person better suited to continue the Chamber’s progress.”

“I want to thank the Nashville Area Chamber for giving me the opportunity to continue contributing to the economic vitality of our region,” said Coleman.

“Donna Mattick has been an important mentor for me, and although the task of taking on her role will be daunting, I

could not have learned from a better Chamber professional.”

“It has been an honor to serve the Nashville region through the Chamber.

The accomplishments and relationships built together, over the last 23 years, are very meaningful to me. I look forward to continuing those friendships.” said Mattick. “I’m excited by my new opportunity to broaden support, here at home and globally, for Soles4Souls’ inspiring mission. The organization has made such an impact on the lives of the people it has touched. I’m ready to be a part of this courageous work.”

Coleman joined the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce in 2008 after leaving a congressional staff position in Washington, D.C. She has served in a variety of roles at the Chamber, including vice president of communications and marketing, vice president of policy and most recently, vice president of member value and strategic alliances.

She is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and the University of Kentucky’s Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce. In 2013, she was named a member of Nashville’s Emerging Leaders, and is currently at work on a master’s of business administration at Lipscomb University’s College of Business.

Mattick joined the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce in 1992 after serving as executive director of the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce. As a member of the Chamber’s senior leadership team, she was instrumental in the organization being named the 2009 Chamber of the Year by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives.

Her role includes leading the Chamber’s growth team, encompassing membership sales, member relations, sponsorships, strategic alliances, programs and events, as well as marketing and communications. Additionally, Mattick led a team which raised more than $16 million for the Nashville Chamber’s five-year economic development initiative, Partnership 2010, and more than $18.5 million for a subsequent effort, Partnership 2020. Mattick is a graduate of the University of Alabama-Birmingham and the Institute of Organization Management at the University of Georgia.

How to Determine Who is Allowed a Premium Tax Credit

By Lavestia Gaston –Harper, Macc, Tax Accountant, HD Vest Registered Representative Global Tax Express, Accounting & Financial Services Olive Branch, MS & Nashville, TN

The Premium Tax credit is the biggest item effecting individual and businesses this 2015 tax filing season. As a follow up to our previous discussion of the Affordable Care Act here we expand on the Premium Tax Credit.

In general, taxpayers are allowed a premium tax credit if they meet all of the following: The taxpayer, spouse (if filing a joint return), or dependents were enrolled at some time during the year in one or more qualified health plans offered through the Marketplace.

One or more of the individuals listed above were not eligible for other MEC (except coverage through the individual market) during the months they were enrolled in the qualified plan through the Marketplace.

The taxpayer is an applicable taxpayer. A taxpayer is an applicable taxpayer if he or she meets the following three requirements: The taxpayer’s income is at least 100% but not more than 400% of the federal poverty line for the taxpayer’s family size (see Publication 4012, ACA tab).

If married, the taxpay-

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LAVESTIA GASTON-HARPER er files a joint return with his or her spouse (unless the taxpayer is considered unmarried for Head of Household filing status, or meets the criteria in Notice 2014-23 or T.D. 9683, which allows certain victims of domestic abuse or spousal abandonment to claim the premium tax credit using the MFS filing status for the 2014 calendar year). See Form 8962 instructions for more details about these exceptions.

The taxpayer cannot be claimed as a dependent by another person.

Eligible taxpayers could have the credit paid in advance to their insurance company or could receive the benefit of the full amount of the premium tax credit on their federal tax return. Those who chose to have advanced credit payments must file a federal tax return even if they are not required to file a return.

Taxpayers with household income below 100% of the federal poverty line for their family size may be eligible for the premium tax credit as long as at least one of the taxpayer,

spouse, or dependents who enrolled in a qualified health plan is not a U.S. citizen, but is lawfully present in the U.S. and not eligible for Medicaid because of immigration status, and the taxpayer would otherwise qualify to be an applicable taxpayer.

The Federal Poverty Line (FPL) is determined by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). The Federal Poverty Line is an income amount considered poverty level for the year, adjusted for family size. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) determines the federal poverty guideline amounts annually. The government adjusts the income limits annually for inflation.

HHS provides three federal poverty lines: contiguous states and D.C.; Alaska residents, Hawaii residents For purposes of the premium tax credit, eligibility for a certain year is based on the most recently published set of poverty guidelines as of the first day of the annual open enrollment period. As a result, the premium tax credit for 2014 is based on the 2013 guidelines.

Seeking a knowledgeable Tax Professional for assistance in tax preparation will help the taxpayer navigate through these challenging changes to their tax return.

Fair Tax

Congress seems dead serious about reforming taxes in the new 114th session just begun. In spite of the fact that many Congress Critters think they want to simplify the income tax along the lines of Hall/Rabushka, I want to tell you about a plan that leaves the so-called Flat Tax stumbling at the gate.

In order for you to set out on this journey with me, you need to put whatever is left of your childhood imagination in gear. Imagine a device much in the shape of an airport metal detector arch. Passing through this gadget however erases all knowledge of the income tax system. Pass with me through the arch and we will explore a whole new way of raising revenue.

We should stipulate the federal government needs revenue to provide us with at least the basics, such as protection from enemies at home and abroad, coining a medium of exchange, enforcing federal law and representing us in the world. But now that we have no knowledge or recollection of an income tax, what is the best way to raise revenue? Enter the FairTax®.

The FairTax originated at a luncheon meeting among several business friends in Houston in the mid-nineties. They basically asked themselves the question we are now facing. Starting with a blank piece of paper, what is the simplest, most unobtrusive, least punitive, way of raising revenue? These luncheon buddies did not come up with the answer right away so they decided to put it to the people at large.

Focus groups of citizens were convened in 4 major cities around the country and little by little the skeleton of a new tax system began to take shape. The next step was to carry those findings to some of the best economic minds in the country in order to add muscle and sinew, and then it was back to the original focus groups for analysis and criticism. The result is the FairTax pending in Congress today as HR25

in the House and S 155 in the Senate.

The FairTax comes quite literally from Main Street, not Wall Street, and certainly not from K Street nor Capital Hill. (and no, that is not a typo). This is the people’s plan. It is not intended as another band aid for the counterproductive and woefully outmoded income tax, but rather an outright replacement. In essence it is a federal sales tax or a consumption tax. Here are a few of the advantages: Get your entire paycheck, for an immediate 10% raise, maybe more Never file another 1040 for the rest of your life Trillions returned from overseas accounts for investment in the world’s best business environment Expand GDP by 10% the first year making it a jobs bill too.

Get a check each month to reimburse tax on necessities. For a family of four it would be $564.

Closes the IRS Retakes control of your income from Congress and eliminates tax favors for the special few who can afford to play the lobby game.

One of the lessons learned from those original focus groups was that once people understood how it works, 80% support the FairTax. In fact at PopVox, the voter sentiment compilation service, those in favor outnumber those opposed by 95% to 5%.

Please, now that you know nothing of the income tax, give the FairTax a test drive.

Sometimes “too good to be true”, is true.

Oh by the way, your memory will all come back in the weeks leading to April 15th.

David Boone, Volunteer, Americans For FairTaxation, Director Mn 1st Congressional District, 22254 Creamery Dr., Houston, MN, 55943

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3 Ways to Evaluate Nonprofit Technology Part one of a two part series

“The main reason nonprofits look to update or implement technology is to acquire additional functionality that will automate more tasks, which they hope will free up time to work on more strategic projects.” – Janna Finch Technology plays a critical role in the life of nonprofits, large and small. Accounting, fundraising, social media, admissions, recruitment, ticket sales, and human resources are only a few of the areas that depend on technology solutions. To help you navigate the maze of software solutions we interviewed nonprofit market researcher Janna Finch. She works with Software Advice, a donor management and fundraising tech resource for nonprofits. www.SoftwareAdvice.com.

Here are Finch’s three suggestions for software evaluation.

“Most importantly, write down what you and the people who will use the software need it to do. Be specific. “Automatically generate 3,000 annual giving statements and email them to recipients,” “support recurring donations,” “integrate with our current fund accounting software,” and “allow 11 staff members and volunteers to access the system at the same time” are examples of how specific you should get.”

“Learn about the types of pricing models offered by software vendors and calculate the total cost of ownership (TCO).

The two most common pricing models are perpetual license and subscription. With a perpetual license, you typically pay a larger amount upfront to cover the license and set-up fees, then a smaller amount (around

20 percent of the license cost) annually for periodic upgrades and support. With subscription pricing, those same costs are spread out and paid for in smaller amounts monthly or annually for as long as you use the software. Subscriptions often start around $50 a month, but can scale much higher.”

“Finally, you need to make sure that everyone who will use software can use it. To do this, take advantage of vendors’ demos and free trials to give the software a testdrive before committing. It may look like the perfect solution on paper, but hands-on experience may uncover that it has a learning curve greater than expected. If that’s the case, look at different software or add training costs to your budget.”

But, how do you know when to migrate to another platform? Here’s what Finch has learned from working with buyers. “There are a few situations when you should consider scrapping what you’ve got for a new vendor or product. The most obvious time is when a vendor goes out of business or stops supporting the product you’re using.

Another is when your operations have outgrown the software’s capabilities and your options for customizing it are limited or cost prohibitive. Nonprofit professionals I talk to sometimes mention that unhelpful or unpleasant customer support is the reason they’re considering a switch.”

Next week: how to determine nonprofit software costs Copyright 2015– Mel and Pearl Shaw; Mel and Pearl Shaw position nonprofits, colleges and universities for fundraising success.

For help with your fundraising visit www.saadandshaw.com or call (901) 522-8727.

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2015 INFINITY QX70

Luxury Meets Versatility

By Tribune Staff

The 2015 QX70 continues to stand out from cookie-cutter luxury crossovers with aggressive aerodynamic styling. The sleek body features a long hood, stretched wheelbase and short front and rear overhangs. The design’s distinctive side air vents, located behind the front wheels, allows air to flow through the engine compartment and out the side of the vehicle, reducing front-end lift. The bold front grille and fascia design are framed by signature High Intensity Discharge (HID) bifunctional xenon headlights and standard fog lights.

The QX70’s aggressive silhouette is highlighted by a strong front-to-rear shoulder line, tight greenhouse, kickedback roofline and integrated rear spoiler, while its large LED taillights extend beyond the body, helping create aerodynamic down force. Large dual exhaust outlets with chrome finishers cap the action-ready appearance.

The special QX70 Sport Package

provides an added level of stealthy performance appearance with a dark finish front grille with dark finish upper and lower surrounds, and dark finish fog light surrounds, outside mirror housings, side air vents, lower side moldings, roof rails, and upper and lower trunk finishers.

The Infiniti QX70 is offered in eight exterior colors: Graphite Shadow, Malbec Black, Umbria Twilight, Liquid Platinum, Black Obsidian, Midnight Mocha, Moonlight White and Iridium Blue. The Deluxe Touring Package includes 20-inch wheels and tires, aluminum pedal accents, Maple interior accents, quilted leather-appointed seating, climate controlled front seats and tonneau cover.

The numbers: The Infiniti QX70 starts at $45,750 for the QX70 3.7 all goes up to $73,000 for the most powerful QX70 5.0 AWD. Fuel economy ratings of 16 City / 22 Highway MPG.

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#ReclaimMLK Seeks to Combat the Sanitizing of MLK, Jr.’s Legacy

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By Rodney Beard

When I was 10 years old I knew enough about the Civil Rights Movement to know that I had to be a part of it. I remember telling my mother twice that I was going to ride my bicycle to see my friends who lived near demonstrations in my community.

She gave me explicit instructions to “stay away from that!” for fear of being hurt. I went anyway. I will never forget my heart pounding watching our people stand up for our rights in peaceful yet powerful demonstrations.

Our parents talked to us about Civil Rights, Voter Rights, racism, equality, education, being engaged in the Movement, and it inspired us. As kids, we talked about the struggle.

I remember many summer nights when we would sit on the porch and talk about everything we could think of. As kids, we were trying to understand the culture in which we lived. We didn’t have video games, cable TV, satellite radio, drugs or alcohol, sexual exploits, or anything else. We did however, have brilliant minds, thoughts about our existence, maturity, and each other to talk to.

Somehow, after we all got what we wanted or needed: such as a home in a desegregated community, enrolled in a previously segregated school, or seated in formally racist restaurants and bars. I guess we thought that we had finally arrived. Consequently, we forgot or abandoned the vehicle (Movement), that had brought us so far, not realizing that it required regular maintenance, including tune-ups.

RODNEY BEARD I have to admit that I too became a bit comfortable and distracted. I didn’t keep my part of the maintenance up by not carrying on the dialogue of the Movement with my children as our parents had done for us. I mean come on, I had great relationships with White friends that I actually enjoyed as a waiter at TGI Fridays, which was the hippest restaurant chain in the country during the 70’s. This was my favorite job of all--working with liberal, hippy/musician/restaurant people.

We worked together as a team “on the floor,” and when the shift was over we partied all over town, drinking at bars and restaurants with other waiters and bartenders. Most of us were musicians doing sets in clubs late into the mornings, then partied some more. We hung out at each other’s “cribs,” passed bottles of liquor around, drank from them, and other items that touched our lips together (hookah? weed wasn’t legal then right?) all the time.

When my kids began going to school, they never went to the one around the corner. We drove them to the best integrated schools, even if we had to wait or pay. So now, many of their friends were White and they enjoyed those rela-

tionships as well as I did mine.

Ok, so I didn’t talk about race with them often enough knowing that it made them uncomfortable, what with us being so fully accepted in “mixed culture.” That was good— teaching diversity in the new world, right? I didn’t teach them what I was taught because I was living the life that I was taught that the Movement would bring and here it is. I had it! Right?

Wrong! The hate has not gone away but became like a thick piece of tough red meat (protein) on a 50 year simmer. It’s now being served up by the “wrong” (some say the “right”) to their base in heaping doses and they’re hungry for it.

If we actually begin a dialogue with our young people, we will discover that they want and need their “social and political protein” as well. But how will they get it? We have to talk and then listen to them.

Kids are more aware than we know and they’re tired of milk, they want and need meat--the meat of the issues, so that they can be a part of the Movement right now. Trust me, they do.

Like Brandi Becoats once told her dad and me, as she listened to us decide a matter when 8-yearsold, I quote her all the time: “Just do the doggone thing!” So, tell them.

They’re listening and need protein to be able to fight!

Truth is the path to freedom. Enough is enough.

Tell your kids what they need to know already.

Enough is enough.

Rodney Beard can’t be reached via email at pastorbeard@comcast.net

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Martin Luther King Jr. had more than “a dream,” but you might didn’t notice that on Monday during observances for his birthday.

Somewhere between his assassination and today began an MLK-neutering campaign meant to turn the famed agitator’s holiday into a national Day of Service, a generic mishmash of good feelings that contorts King’s social-justice legacy into a blissful Hallmark card of post-racial nothingness.

This has not gone unnoticed, from scholar Cornel West—who has pushed back against the “Santa Clausification” of King—to the #ReclaimMLK campaign, currently being spearheaded by young activists involved in the Black Lives Matter campaign. Many realize it’s time to stand up for what King actually stood for before his entire legacy is retconned into some “Chicken Soup for the Soul Brother,” feel-good tripe.

“It’s been co-opted,” said Alicia Garza, one of the co-founders of Black Lives Matter. “People want to neutralize it.”

Garza is part of the #ReclaimMLK campaign, which kicked off on King’s actual birthday, Jan. 15 and involves acts of civil disobedience—marches, sit-ins and shut-ins—through Jan. 19. Protesters want to use the holiday to call for action against police brutality while reiterating King’s legacy as a leader dedicated to defending black lives. Garza said that organizers are using the day off that many workers get to call for a “day on” to fight injustice.

“We really want to do everything that we can on this ‘Day of Service’ to lift up the needs and dreams of black lives,” Garza said.

The work of this campaign is important, since MLK did not die because he wanted someone to paint a wall. While volunteering in and of itself is great and people should be encouraged to give back, it is not what

Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where he delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, during the Aug. 28, 1963, march on Washington, D.C.

got him killed. He was shot by an assassin for fighting against the racist, classist status quo, murdered while in Memphis, Tenn., to support striking black garbage workers. To make his birthday a day about giving back is to defang the legacy of a man who was both revered and reviled in his time for his tireless work confronting America’s sins.

Calling out the ills of racism, capitalism and the Vietnam War didn’t involve any of the warm fuzzies that revisionists have assigned to King by solely focusing on the fantastical end of his famed speech at the March on Washington.

Marshall Ganz, senior lecturer in public policy at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, pointed out that while most people know about King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, they may not know that the bulk of the speech was about urging the Kennedy administration to act on protecting the rights of black citizens.

Ganz pointed out that although most of the speech is about the “fierce urgency of now,” some find it more pleasant to focus on King’s beautiful hope for the future. For those who think that pointing out racial inequality is racist, Ganz said, “I have a dream” is psychologically less burdensome than “America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked ‘insufficient funds.’

“The point of the March on Washington was to put the administration’s feet to the fire to make freedom now mean something, but all

of that gets almost literally bleached out of it, turning it into this sort of very sanitized version of ‘Gee, isn’t it wonderful,’” Ganz said. “Dr. King was a prophetic figure, and prophets are pains in the ass. They hold a critical view of the world they live in, [contrasted] with a very hopeful perspective on what was possible. I think that prophetic tradition was Dr. King’s tradition. And now they just want to have the hope and leave out the pain.”

The “they” Ganz is referring to are those “who benefit from the status quo.” He says that people who benefit from the way our society is structured like things the way they are and want to avoid controversy. Neutralizing King is more about “normalizing” a oncecontentious situation to make it more palatable.

In this case it involves shame surrounding the enforcement of racial segregation by violence and the disregard for African Americans’ citizenship.

“It’s a process of making it, ‘Oh, let’s just forget about all that challenge and struggle,” Ganz said. “It’s up to the people that continue to see the need for change to keep that spirit alive.”

Ganz lauded the efforts of #ReclaimMLK, believing that it is necessary to “retrieve” MLK’s “prophetic past as opposed to that Santa Claus, that sanitized past.

“Another generation is saying you don’t get to take away our history,” he added. “We’re going to reclaim that history.”

Danielle C. Belton is a Washington, D.C.based satirist and blogger.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor; This year marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act. The anniversary follows the release of Ava DuVernay’s film Selma, which documents the movement that gave birth to the VRA. In scene after scene, the film reminds us just how vehemently whites openly opposed equal voting rights for all.

Today, however, thanks to the work of Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights advocates, laws are on the books guaranteeing equal access to the ballot box, regardless of skin color.

Yet, 50 years after the events of Selma, equal access to the ballot box is in grave peril. We may no longer hear biases expressed as openly as in the days of Selma, yet racism continues to haunt the

voting process.

In recent years we seen a terrifying trend across the country as states pass laws making it more difficult for minority and other marginalized voters to cast their ballot. Restrictive photo-identification laws have passed in at least 16 states, even though African Americans are less likely to have photo ID Early voting, which African Americans do at higher rates than most voters, is being cut. Restriction after restriction is making it harder to vote. In 1881, Tennessee passed the first Jim Crow law, which segregated train cars. Other Southern states soon followed. Tennessee is the new 1881 will other states follow.

F. B. Loffton Murfreesboro, TN

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Backfield in Motion Youth Program Enhancing Lives One Student at a Time

By Deborah A. Culp

NASHVILLE, TN — How do you eat an Elephant? “One bite at a time”, reads the timeless proverb. Of course in real life, there is no such thing as eating an Elephant, but the “one at a time analogy” is both relevant and as real as it gets. The Nashville, TN based “Backfield In Motion” (BIM) youth program has mastered the art of changing and enhancing the lives of young people since the year 2000. Backfield in Motion (BIM) is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization that combines academics and athletics to inspire 150 inner-city boys, ages 10-18. Geared to reach their maximum potential and become significant contributors to society.

Through staunch leadership, skills, strong character and education the program has a time tested formula where year round sports, tough love and vested TLC makes a variable differnece in each young life that in entrusted in this special program. Oh yes, there are the hot nutritional meals and snacks that help keep them in play as well.

Backfield In Motion Students enjoying an event As with most nonprofit 501 © 3 organizations the program depends Executive Assistant Marva Bicknell heavily on grants and contributions. Toss in the A brief look into the day of a “Backfield long days and countless In Motion” participant would include; pickhours of personal time ing them up at their school via the BIM Bus, and genuine sweat equity a healthy snack. Tutoring them in Math and from the caring staff and Reading, serving them a nutritional meal and the basics of BIM are serolling them right into the pre-planned, sports curely laid. practice and play which has been scheduled.

BIM core, close knit Year round sports is the key with BIM, staff consists of; CEO ranging from; Football to Basketball, to SoftJames “Boots” Donnelly, ball (Baseball) to Volley Ball to Wrestling. a proud 2014 College It’s not all fun and games either , the enrolled Football Hall of Fame youth, staff and volunteers work hard and Inductee, Vice President l-r, Vice President Micah Kimble and CEO James “Boots” Donnelly l-r, Honorable Nashville Karl Foster Dean and “Stay the course” to assure the program’s Micah Kimble and Marsuccess and the progressiveness of everyCEO James “Boots” Donnelly va Bricknell, Executive one involved. Several students completing Assistant, Grant Writer and often the first smiling face guest’s see upon arriving at the orgathe program have gone on to lead productive nization. CEO Donnelly insists that everyone call him “Boots” and when asked how a name lives. like “Backfield in Motion” came about, either Vice President Micah or “Boots” stated that “It takes a village to raise a child. “Is that just another analogy or is there anything of it derives from a football term, of the players being in motion by running. (Hence backfield sustenance to it? Yes it still reigns true and that village or the children in said village don’t in motion) The ongoing roster of dedicated volunteers change as the program evolves. This is no necessary have to come from our own fold. Interested in helping BIM make a difference and 9 to 5 job or “head count” based organization. The people involved with BIM or who cross continue their standards of excellence of working with deserving, eager young people, or paths with them in any positive way serve as favorable enhancements to these young lives you just love sports? BIM may be a good match. and inadvertently deposit greatness into their future.

For more information call (615) 227-9935 or visit online at www.backfieldinmotion.org

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THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, January 22 - 28, 2015

African-American History and Culture Conferences Set for February 13 at TSU

NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Room) — The 34th annual Nashville Conference of African-American History and Culture will take place Friday, Feb. 13, at the Tennessee State University Avon Williams campus.

Co-sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts, and the Metropolitan Historical Commission, the conference will focus on the educational and musical legacies of Nashville’s African-American community. For more than 30 years, the award-winning conference has brought together historians, students, educators, community leaders and others interested in African-American history and culture.

The 2015 conference continues the long-standing tradition of focusing on unsung heroes in Tennessee’s cultural history from slavery through the 20th century. Those highlighted at this year’s conference include John McCline, a former slave at Cloverbottom Plantation in Donelson, who escaped from bondage, worked for the Union Army in the Civil War, and eventually found a new life in the American West. Also highlighted during the daylong conference is journalist, author and educator Samuel Yette, an English graduate from Tennessee State University, who

became an influential and sometimes incendiary voice on civil rights, and was the first African- American Washington correspondent for Newsweek.

Along with McCline and Yette, the life and work of King Daniel Ganaway will also be explored. Ganaway, an African-American from a Rutherford County family, was an award-winning photographer, working in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Chicago. His portraits were exhibited during the 1920s and 1930s in Los Angeles, Chicago, and as part of the Harmon Foundation’s traveling exhibit of African-American artists.

This year’s speakers include Belmont University professor and noted author, Dr. Sybril Bennett, who will speak to the lessons of the Underground Railroad and how its innovative network can be adapted for networking in the 21st century, and Tennessee State University historian, Dr. Carroll Van West, who will present “Where giants walked: American Baptist College and Selma’s voting rights movement.”

Building on the conference’s long-standing commitment to honoring the contributions of African Ameri-

cans to city’s cultural scene, the Nashville Public Library’s Wishing Chair Productions will stage “Anasazi the Spider,” in honor of the rich story-telling traditions of the AfricanAmerican community.

Conference participants will also have the opportunity to view the winning student video documentaries from the 2014 Tennessee History Day competition. Honored for the best projects in African- American history, middle- and high-school students and their teachers will show their documentaries shorts from the 2014 Nashville Conference Committee competition.

The conference takes place Friday, Feb. 13, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Avon Williams Campus of Tennessee State University. Registration is $20, and includes admission to all speakers and performances, additions to the Profiles of African-Americans in Tennessee series, and other publications. Lunch and parking are also included.

To register visit www.nashville.gov/mhc, or call 615.862.7970.

Honda Turns Spotlight on TSU ‘Dream Maker’ NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — For more years than some can remember, Audrey Stradford has been helping students realize their dreams of a college education. Known as “Miss Audrey” to many who have graced the halls of Tennessee State University, it is not uncommon to see her open her checkbook to help pay for a student’s textbook and tuition or buy them a hot meal.

It is because of this and many other acts of kindness and encouragement over the past three decades that Honda will recognize Stradford with the Power of Dreams Award during the Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase later this month in Atlanta.

“I was shocked and actually thought someone was pulling my leg,” said Stradford, who works as a financial aid assistant at the University. “I’ve always been one to work behind the scenes. I’ve been a giver my whole life and it is hard for me to be on the receiving end.”

An iconic figure at TSU for more than 30 years, Stradford will be the first to receive the Power of Dreams Award, meant to honor an individual who has helped HBCU culture thrive—by helping students achieve their dreams through positive support, guidance and leadership within the institution or community.

Michelle Allen, who wrote the nomination for the award, said Stradford is very deserving of the award and has made an impact on the lives of many a student over the years. “’Miss Audrey’ has been very instrumental in the lives of students here on campus,” said Allen, TSU band office manager. “She helps them stay on track and stay focused on graduation. She has been a mother figure to many and does not do it for a reward, but out of the goodness of her heart.”

Stradford graduated from the University in 1966 with a degree in Sociology. She met her future husband at TSU and eventually moved to Detroit a few years later. But she always made sure to return for the annual Homecoming activities, missing only two over the years.

However, it was her love for the school and the students that would keep her coming back a few times each year to volunteer in what ever capacity she could.

She has helped with everything from new student

Audrey Stradford

move in, homecoming activities, and encouraging students to remain in school and study hard, to eventually returning to Nashville 12 years ago and landing a job in the financial aid office.

Her main focus has been students over the decades and has reached out a helping hand to many who just needed a voice, a kind word of encouragement, or a motivational “kick in the pants” when they needed it.

According to Stradford, it is the joy of seeing “her” students graduate after sometimes struggling, that makes it all worth it for her.

“I have cried at many a graduation,” she said. “Sometimes I am the first one to receive a hug, even before their parents. The proudest moment for me is watching

the students I’ve had an influence on walk across that stage and receive their diploma. And that gives me the greatest satisfaction and makes it all worth it.”

Stradford will receive formal recognition at the 13th Annual Honda Battle of the Bands Jan. 24 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. She will be there to cheer on TSU’s Aristocrat of Bands as they compete against seven other marching bands from HBCUs around the country. This year’s theme is “March On,” to remind to students and fans that life on and off the field is a journey, and no matter the challenge, the dream or what may lie ahead, learning never stops as long as you commit to “March On.”

Photographer Stein Returns to MTSU Baldwin Gallery MURFREESBORO, TN — Acclaimed photographer Harvey Stein is returning to MTSU’s Baldwin Photographic Gallery with a new exhibit, “Harlem Street Portraits,” that opens Tuesday, Jan. 20, for a monthlong run.

Stein, who brought his photo collections from Mexico and Italy and from Coney Island to MTSU in 2007 and 2011, respectively, also plans a free Feb. 5 public lecture at 7 p.m. in Room 103 of the Bragg Mass Communication Building on campus.

He shot the photos for the “Harlem Street Portraits” exhibit over a 23-year period to capture the “energy and grace” of the New York City neighborhood he says has always been “welcoming and vibrant and eager to connect.”

The photos in the Baldwin Gallery exhibit, which ends Feb. 26, also are included in a hardbound book published in 2013.

The Baldwin Photographic Gallery is located in Room 269 of the Bragg Mass Comm Building, and its operating hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MondayFriday. The public can schedule a visit to the nationally renowned gallery by contacting MTSU photography professor and Baldwin curator Tom Jimison at tom.jimison@mtsu.edu or 615-898-2085.

Stein, an award-winning photographer, author, educator, curator and lecturer, is director of photography at the Umbrella Arts Gallery in New York City and has had

his photos exhibited worldwide as well as included in 50 museums and private collections.

He teaches at the International Center of Photography in New York City and also conducts major photo workshops across the United States.

Photographer Harvey Stein Of the Harlem photos, Stein explains that they’re “mostly collaborative portraits that abandon the strategies of candid photography and instead engage the individual with their full knowledge and involvement.

“I usually don’t point, shoot and scurry on,” he continues. “I want to enter into some kind of exchange and dialogue. Usually at my instigation, we share a brief con-

One of Stein’s “Harlem Street” portraits.

versation or laugh, comment on the passing scene, come to a shared understanding. I want my subjects to be as aware of my presence as I am of theirs.”

You can learn more about Stein’s work at his website, http://harveysteinphoto.com. The Baldwin Photographic Gallery website is located at http://baldwinphotogallery.com. A searchable campus map of MTSU, complete with parking details, is available at http://tinyurl.com/ MTSUParking14-15.

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Legislators Return for 109th General Assembly

By Rep.Brenda Gilmore Weekly Wrap up – Week of January 12, 2015

This week legislators returned to Nashville for the start of the 109th General Assembly. As is the tradition, our session began with the invocation from a local minister. From there members & their families enjoyed a beautiful performance of patriotic songs from the Oak Ridge Chorus.

Business began with members being sworn-in by the Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court, Jeffery Bivens of Sullivan County. Representatives then signed our oath of office, before moving on to elect a Speaker of the House. For the third time, Democrats and Republicans joined together in a show of bipartisanship to unanimously elect Beth Harwell of Nashville as Speaker.

Rep. Curtis Johnson was chosen to serve as Speaker ProTempore and Joe McCord, himself a former member of the House, was appointed Chief Clerk.

The remainder of the initial week of session was spent organizing committees, offices and staff for the two-year General Assembly. Since Tennessee is a part-time legislature, it is unusual for us to be in session an entire week. However, part of our constitutional responsibility is to inaugurate the Governor every four years. Having just been re-elected, Governor Haslam was sworn in on Saturday for his second term.

This week was also marked by movement on the Governor’s Medicaid expan-

Harry and State Rep. Brenda Gilmore

sion plan known as Insure Tennessee. Details about this program are still emerging, but the plan could extend coverage to over 200,000 working Tennesseans through two programs.

The first program is the Volunteer Plan.

This would allow those below 138 percent of the poverty line—about $33,000 a year for a family of four—to receive a subsidy to help them buy insurance through their employer. The second plan is known as Healthy Incentives Tennessee. This program would allow people between 100 and 138 percent of the poverty line to access Medicaid-type benefits, but with monthly premiums and pharmacy co-pays. Partici-

State Rep. Brenda Gilmore

pants in the HIT plan would also have the option of a health savings account where members can earn money to use for medical services by engaging in healthy living practices.

Governor Haslam has called the General Assembly into a Special Session to consider passage of his Insure Tennessee plan. Hospitals, especially those in rural & high-need urban areas, have been strong advocates for the plan. Estimates from the state’s economist show that 15,000 Tennessee jobs could be lost if we fail to pass a form of Medicaid expansion. While I have not committed to vote either way on the issue, I want to make sure we keep our local

hospitals open. I also want to make sure we reduce the burden of uncompensated care currently placed on local tax payers. If this plan addresses these issues in a fiscally responsible manner, I am open to voting for passage.

As the weeks go on I will begin filing my own legislative package. My office is always open to you if you have any questions or suggestions. Just call 615-7411997 or email Rep.brenda.gilmore@capitol.tn.gov. It is an honor to serve as your State Representative in the 109th General Assembly.

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Cohen Statement in Recognition of MLK, Jr. Day

Shaquita Starks Minority Fellowship Award Recipient

Doctoral Student Receives Minority Fellowship MEMPHIS, TN — Shaquita Starks, MSN, FNP-BC, PhD candidate at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), is the recipient of the Minority Fellowship Program Award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Association. As a result, she will receive a $5,000 award towards her tuition and a stipend. The program is a part of the American Nurses Association.

A certified family nurse practitioner, her research focuses on the determining what affects the quality of life for African American women caring for patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) -- to include examining the mood profile of study participants, reported substance use, prevalence of historical depression, anxiety, and physical symptoms of depression. Her long-term goal is to practice nursing and develop a program of research that will examine the connection between mental health and social influences of health, and its subsequent consequence on mental and physical health in ethnic minorities.

As Tennessee’s only public, statewide, academic health system, the mission of

the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is to bring the benefits of the health sciences to the achievement and maintenance of human health, with a focus on the citizens of Tennessee and the region, by pursuing an integrated program of education, research, clinical care, and public service.

Offering a broad range of postgraduate and selected baccalaureate training opportunities, the main UTHSC campus is located in Memphis and includes six colleges: Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. UTHSC also educates and trains cohorts of medicine, pharmacy and/or health professions students -- in addition to medical residents and fellows -- at its major sites in Knoxville, Chattanooga and Nashville. Founded in 1911, during its more than 100 years, UT Health Science Center has educated and trained more than 57,000 health care professionals in academic settings and health care facilities across the state. For more information, visit www.uthsc.edu.

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MEMPHIS, TN — Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: “When Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial more than 5 decades ago, he reminded the nation of the ‘fierce urgency of now.’

He reminded America of the pressing need to address injustice, inequality, and unfairness without delay. While great strides have been made over the last 50 years, we still have much work remaining. Whether it’s addressing income inequality, education, jobs, infant mortality, poverty, excessive police force, or the racially disparate impact that mandatory minimum sentences have on our communities, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day reminds us that we cannot cease or slow our work towards his goals.” “As we commemorate and celebrate the life of Dr. King, let us each recommit to fulfilling his dream. While Dr. King’s assassination remains a painful memory for Memphis and a blemish in our nation’s history, we can still work to make sure his positive impact on our society grows rather than fades. Change cannot be achieved unless we work to-

Rep. Steve Cohen (TN-09)

gether, side-by-side, to help each other, to create instead of destroy. This Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, everyone can do their part to honor his legacy and help make justice a reality for all of God’s children.”

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Vanderbilt Chancellor Series ‘The Voting Rights Act of 1965 - Commemorating 50 Years’ Toy Lisa Mitchell, Ph.D.

“Persuasion, Protest, and Politics lead to the voting rights act, stated Vanderbilt Chancellor, Nicholas S. Zeppos as he opened the evening for a conversation commemorating 50 years since the passage of the voting rights act of 1965 as part of the Chancellor’s Lecture Series at Vanderbilt University. The evening included a panel of distinguished guests including Actor and Activist, Harry Belafonte, award winning historian Michael Beschloss, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, historian, and legal scholar Annette Gordon-Reed and Visiting Professor Jon Meacham. Zeppos exclaimed a right such as voting that should be self evident to all people unfortunately is one that is not so evident and remains unrealized by some especially minorities. Supreme Court challenges to the protective provisions of the Voting Rights Act ultimately led to the Supreme Court decision in 2013 to strike down section four of the Act that allowed for special scrutiny of states with a history of voting discrimination.

The evening called for the panelists to critique the historical context that lead to the legislation such as the marches, especially, the Selma to Montgomery marches in which Harry Belafonte was a participant. Michael Beschloss provided the historical narrative of Lyndon B Johnson signing the historic and transformative legislation and Annette GordonReed provided some legal perspectives of how the social movements and the law worked hand in hand to bring about the Voting Rights Act. In fact, Beschloss concluded that without Selma, the voting rights act would not have passed and the social movement moved LBJ to pass the legislation and the process was completed within a four month time span.

Belafonte was asked to describe the historical setting before the passage of the voting rights act and he proceeded to describe a time that was filled with

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Actor and activist Harry Belafonte at Vanderbilt’s Chancellor’s Lecture Series with Connie Kinnard

Fans getting book signed by Harry Belafonte

disappointment for many African Americans especially after World War II which was expected to bring about a sense of

Family Fantastic

How to Dig Your Familial Grave

By M. Simone Boyd

Pop Quiz: is it easier for you to point out the positive or negative qualities in your loved ones?

If you are anything like me it is SO much easier to pinpoint the negative rather than the positive.

Especially, when it comes to family! But nagging and being overly critical is a sure-fire way to wreck your familial relationships. I learned that lesson from Abraham Lincoln and his wife. And it saved me from fussing at my husband for no good reason.

One day, I opened the refrigerator to discover that two bags of frozen vegetables had been removed from the freezer, opened, and placed in the refrigerator. Both bags were clearly labeled: KEEP FROZEN. Yet, the vegetables had been left in the refrigerator.

This was a major problem. And, I was fuming. Only one other person—my husband--lived in our 300 sq. ft. studio apartment. So, I knew immediately who to blame.

Why had our Trader Joe’s Country Potatoes & Wild

Mushrooms been carelessly moved to the refrigerator? Each bag cost $2.99 (a total of $6.49 with tax). Didn’t I always say “waste not, want not?” This was clearly wasting. And, hungry children across the globe could have feasted for a week on $6.49.

I thought about calling my husband at work to ask about the reason for leaving frozen vegetables in the refrigerator. But, I decided against it. Thankfully. Because, I learned on the way to work that the great tragedy of Abraham Lincoln’s life was his marriage. Dale Carnegie in his book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, says that Mrs. Lincoln nagged and harassed the life out President Lincoln for almost 25 years.

Nothing Lincoln did was ever right. Mrs. Lincoln complained that he walked funny, that his ears were too big, etc. And her nagging changed President Lincoln’s attitude toward her. As a circuit attorney, he remained on the road for three months in the spring and fall. The other attorneys went home

democracy. However, instead of being met with democracy, segregationist laws were the reward for those African

Americans when they returned home from fighting for freedom. Belafonte then began to identify and outline conditions that may have contributed to the present climate of the struggle to maintain this right to vote for everyone. This is especially true given the voter Id laws to which Annette Gordon-Reed referred to as an indirect poll tax that is negatively impacting voting especially among minorities. Belafonte exclaimed that after Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered, “we blinked” and with the Vietnam War being over, “the movement lost its way”.

However, he did exclaim that although some may criticize the modern movement which has been sparked by civil unrest with police killings of unarmed Black men from Ferguson to New York and predominately led by young people, it has ignited the consciousness of a nation. He stated the young people may not have a specific agenda of what they want, but they are definitely “acting on what they do not want.”

The discussion concluded with the infamous question, where do we go from here? Michael Beschloss encouraged the people not to be afraid of social movements; Annette Gordon-Reed emphasized the importance of engagement against White Supremacy because she emphatically exclaimed that many believe America to be a “White Country”. Finally, Belafonte concluded that he is investing the “autumn of his winter years” in Ferguson and that he is engaged in a struggle of comfort that has “bedeviled our cause”. He advocated for the investment in young people especially on college campuses where he sees a “consciousness and flirtation” with the issues and ills of our times. He explained college campuses may very well be ripe for the next Martin Luther King Jr. to emerge and he exclaimed, “they are out there!”

Unapologetic

By Thomas Sheffield

M. SIMONE BOYD

on the weekends, but not Lincoln. He dreaded going home. So, he didn’t.

Those are the results Mrs. Lincoln got from nagging.

After reading that story, I asked myself “Am I like Mrs. Lincoln?” The truth is: I was much like her. I could easily find things my loved ones did wrong. But, when it came to pointing out the positive I found myself at a loss for words.

And that’s a problem.

Because science says that we must give five positive comments for every negative comment for a relationship to be healthy and survive long-term. That’s why we must be intentional and use our words to build our family up.

Regarding those frozen vegetables, it turns out I blew the whole thing out of proportion. My husband was thawing them to eat for breakfast after his workouts.

For more tips on building strong relationships, marriages, and families visit my blog at www.myfamilyfantastic.com or follow me on twitter @ msimoneboyd

We must be better stewards of our planet and the environment. I am unapologetic about that statement.

We can benefit not only by saving the earth for future generations but have great corporate citizenry and profit financially! When companies look at a strategy of enhancing stewardship of the planet, creating value for the stakeholders and enhancing the corporate citizenry, a sustained competitive advantage awaits.

Since the industrial revolution, the world has changed drastically. We must not close our eyes to reality. Let’s look at some facts: It is reported that through modern medicine, we are living longer and better than ever before. By the year 2050, there will be over 9 billion people on the planet.

According to Ben Lowe, in his book Green Revolution, Each year, 1,374 square miles of land become desert.

Thomas Friedman in his book Hot Flat and Crowded: About half of the Earth’s tropical and temperate forests have already been destroyed.

According to the World Water Council, more than 1.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water, 3.4 million people die every year from preventable,

THOMAS SHEFFIELD water related disease and thirty nine hundred children die every day from water borne disease.

Creation care.org states of the nineteen countries globally currently classified as water stressed, more are in Africa than any other region.

The website www.ncm. org advises us air pollution has increased, asthma cases have increased by more than 60 percent since 1980.

One out of every three asthma victims is a child.

According to the scientific journal Nature, 90 percent of the world’s “Big Fish” are gone.

The outlook for the future is cloudy. This means there is opportunity. The government cannot solve all these issues alone and they should not have to.

History reminds us, a byproduct of business is change. Therefore, sustainable business must continue to be the spearhead for change. Sustainability is finding better opportunities in business. It means using your assets in an efficient

and responsible way that will provide a sustained competitive advantage.

In other words, your company will continue to find ways to remain stable and operate for a longer period of time. When companies shift its focus on social and environmental issues, the company will find profitability in a variety of ways.

Let’s face it, without the planet, we will not exist.

Being a better steward of the environment happens when our systems and activities reduce the environmental impact of organization’s facilities, products and operations.

Many companies are implementing environmental initiatives to increase imports from green factories and suppliers that take steps to reduce the carbon footprint by managing energy consumption. The supplier should be you. There are many opportunities for you and your business to stand out and be a trailblazer for others to follow. Who is up for the challenge?

If these things inspire you, and you need help to learn how to do more, please feel free to contact me thomsustainableconsulting@gmail.com.

Or you can follow me on Twitter @tcsheff. I also invite you to my new website: thomsustainableconsulting.com

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Women Continued from page 1A

RED SEA — Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Dalton McConnell, a native of White Bluff, Tennessee, cleans his workspace after making a fire main adaptor onboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima is the flagship for the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provides a versatile sea-based, expeditionary force that can be tailored to a variety of missions in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Yolonda Williams

Mayor Continued from page 1A resentative of Nashville’s local demographics.

The nine-member committee represents some of Metro’s largest departments and a crosssection of Metro leadership. Mayor Dean has appointed Scott Potter, director of Metro Water Services, to serve as chairman. Other members include Police Chief Steve Anderson; Metro Action Commission Director Cynthia Croom; Interim Human Resources Director Veronica Frazier; Acting Public Works Director Randy Lovett; Law Director Saul Solomon; Interim Human Relations Commission Director Tom Negri; Fire Chief

Ricky White; and Davidson County Clerk Brenda Wynn. They will hold their first meeting in the coming weeks.

In comparing the demographic makeup of Metro’s workforce and Davidson County’s population, Metro Government wants to make a concerted effort to add more diversity as the community it serves is changing.

For example, Hispanics make up 9.9 percent of the Davidson County population and 2 percent of the Metro workforce; Asians make up 3.3 percent of Davidson County and 1 percent of the Metro workforce. The white

population is 62.3 percent of Davidson County and 70 percent of Metro, while the African-American population in Davidson County is 27.5 percent, and in Metro Government it is 26 percent.

Metro Government has shown a commitment to diversity, including implementation of domestic partner benefits; an executive order reaffirming Metro Government’s commitment to ensuring that Metro workplaces are welcoming and accessible to employees with disabilities; establishment of the Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance; hiring of a Veterans Service Officer; and the establishment of the Mayor’s Office of New Americans.

president Paula Casey of Memphis, a retired journalist who coordinated the book’s production.

Membership in the Perfect 36 Society requires a donation of $500 or more.

For that, the donor, or the individual being honored, will have her name and city of residence inscribed on the base or apron of the monument. An invitation will be extended by First Lady Crissy Haslam to Perfect 36 Society members to a reception on June 30 in Conservation Hall at the Governor’s Mansion, 882 S. Curtiswood Lane.

Society members’ names will be listed in state archives and at http://tnsuffragemonument.org.

The 200 memberships will raise at least $100,000 of the monument’s anticipated cost of nearly $900,000, all of which will be funded privately.

More than $450,000 have been raised. Some Perfect 36 Society members contributed $1,000-$1,500.

Monument Board Secretary Yvonne Wood, 405 Westland Drive, Lebanon, TN 37087 is receiving checks made out to TWSM Inc. at her home.

She lives near the organization’s bank. Checks have arrived with cover letters. One contributor wrote that her grandfather was Gov. Albert Houston Roberts, the man who called the special session of the General Assembly for ratification. He waited to sign the women’s suffrage bill into law until after his nomination to run for re-election, according to Casey. It didn’t help.

Roberts, a Democrat, was succeeded in 1921 by Alfred Alexander Taylor, a Republican.

Members of the Perfect 36 Society include Tennessee Tribune Publisher Rosetta MillerPerry who’s a TWSM Board member, and Columbia State Community College President Janet Smith who’s a member of the Tennessee Economic Council of Women. All TWSM directors are Perfect 36 Society members.

Shortly after the 1920 state law was signed, Gov. Roberts sent it to Washington, D.C. where, nearly a week later, ratification of the 19th Amendment was finalized with the signature of Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby, Casey said.

Perhaps one of the best-known stories about the role men played when

women won the right to vote is about the mother who persuaded her son, state Rep. Harry Burn, to vote for ratification. He wore a red rose on his lapel during the ratification campaign. There were 48 lawmakers wearing red roses and 48 wearing yellow roses.

Burn broke the tie and then House Speaker Seth Walker “flipped his vote to be on the prevailing side,” making the vote count 49-47, Casey said.

Burn, a 24-year-old lawmaker from East Tennessee, voted for ratification after receiving a note from his mother, Phoebe Ensminger Burn, also known as Miss Febb, History.com states. Febb Burn’s note said, “Hurrah, and vote for suffrage! Don’t keep them in doubt. I notice some of the speeches against.

They were bitter. I have been watching to see how you stood, but have not noticed anything yet.”

The note ended with an endorsement of suffragist leader Carrie Chapman Catt, saying “Be a good boy and help Mrs. Catt put the ‘rat’ in ratification,” Casey said.

It was assumed that Rep. Burn would vote “nay” on Aug. 18, 1920 because of his red rose.

Minutes after his “aye” vote, Burn fled to the attic of the state capitol, staying there until an angry crowd dispersed. “Some say he crept onto a thirdfloor ledge to escape” anti-suffragist lawmakers who threatened to rough him up, History.com reports.

Originally from Wisconsin, Catt came to Nashville from the woman suffragists’ Washington office and established her Tennessee headquarters in the Hermitage Hotel on 6th Avenue. Her group marched from the hotel to the capitol for their campaign. The monument’s location is, appropriately, to be at 6th Avenue, said TWSM Chair Pat Pierce.

Catt is one of five women who are portrayed by the statue by artist Alan LeQuire’s sculpture.

Also to be portrayed by the planned bronze casting is J. Frankie Pierce.

Her mother was a house slave at Carthage, owned by a state lawmaker. “She was a founder of the Negro Women’s Reconstruction Service League and joined her mother to become a mainstay of

the First Colored Baptist Church on Eighth Avenue, North (Capitol Hill, which became the headquarters in 1958 through the early 1960s for the nonviolent sit-in protests of the modern civil rights movement,)” the Perfect 36 history book states.

Pierce “was prominent” in the campaign so women could vote, Casey said. She built upon its momentum to establish the Tennessee Vocational School for Colored Girls in Tullahoma with legislation adopted by the General Assembly in April 1921.

Pierce was the school’s first superintendent, serving until 1939. She died in 1954. It was later renamed the Tennessee Reception and Guidance Center for Juveniles and closed in 1979.

The other three figures of the statue are: Anne Dallas Dudley of Nashville who’s known as the woman who made suffrage fashionable; the unwavering Sue “Miss Sue” Shelton White of Jackson, one of the first women court reporters in Tennessee; and Abby Crawford Milton of Chattanooga, the last president of the Tennessee Equal Suffrage Association, the first president of the League of Women Voters of Tennessee, and who became involved in the suffrage movement after marrying newspaper publisher George Fort Milton.

Three other Tennessee women will be honored by being named separately on the monument.

They are: the late Memphis Democrat, state Rep. Lois DeBerry, who was the first woman to serve as speaker pro tempore in the House and the second African American woman to serve in the General Assembly; Jane Eskind, the first woman to achieve a statewide office with her 1980 election to the Public Service Commission (succeeded by the Tennessee Regulatory Authority) and the first woman to chair the Tennessee Democratic Party; and state Rep. Beth Harwell, R-Nashville, who’s the first woman to serve as speaker of the state House and chair of the state Republican Party, 2001-’04.

Tennessee Woman Suffrage Monument Inc. uses the phrase Woman Suffragist in keeping with its usage circa 1915-’20 when women in England campaigned for women’s suffrage and were dubbed suffragettes.

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Housing, Continued from page 1A

This is what Lamar Terrace looked like before the transformation.

Courtesy of Memphis Housing photo captions Authority

The dilapidated Lamar Terrace housing development was transformed into University Place.

Photo by Wiley Henry

This is what LeMoyne Gardens looked like before the transformation.

Courtesy of Memphis Housing Authority

After the demolition of the LeMoyne Gardens public housing development, the mixed income community of College Park was built on the site. Photo by Wiley Henry

Hurt Village Before

Uptown after

on a Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that will be used to raze the development and replace it with a new community of mixed income residents.

Memphis was among four finalists vying for the grant in 2013, but was not one of the three cities that HUD selected.

Lipscomb, however, is determined to secure the grant. A new development team is working diligently to meet the Feb. 9 deadline for the next round of funding some time in June or July.

If Memphis is awarded the HUD grant, Lipscomb said, “We’ll be one of the first communities to get rid of public housing – and that says a lot about Memphis.”

MHA’s deteriorating housing stock…

Lipscomb got his marching orders to clean up public housing nearly 20 years ago when Dr. Willie W. Herenton was the mayor of Memphis. Most developments were in disarray and conditions festered steadily to a point where they’d become blighted havens for youthful indiscretion, drugs and criminal activity.

A Jan. 13, 1997, audit of MHA, from 1983 through June 30, 1996, was explicit and stated unequivocally that “MHA is not fulfilling its primary mission of providing decent, safe and sanitary housing for lowincome families.”

Squalor pervaded the developments and residents seemed resigned to live in such horrific conditions – those who remained. Of the 22 low-income housing developments that MHA owned and operated at that time (more than 7,000 units altogether), the large family developments suffered the most from interior and exterior decay, according to the audit.

Several units were boarded up due to a lack of demand; others were extremely dilapidated. And deteriorated plumbing, electrical, walls/ceilings, and floors, among other infractions, were declared “unsafe.”

HUD’s Office of Inspector General had made it crystal clear that “MHA’s housing stock and grounds are in poor condition due to age, lack of maintenance and ineffective use of modernization funds, and have been for many years.”

There was rampant theft, too, and people were vacating the developments, Lipscomb added.

HUD put the city on notice with a recommendation that MHA be declared “in default of its Annual Contributions Contract (ACC), and initiate steps to obtain new management of MHA’s maintenance

and modernization operations.”

Translation: HUD was threatening to take over MHA’s operations.

“The OIG report was horrible,” said Lipscomb, who was asked by MHA’s board of directors to replace Jerome D. Ryans, who was MHA’s executive director. Lipscomb took over in February 1999.

Prior to his new duties, he’d run the city’s Housing and Community Development agency and left in 1996 to take a post at The LeMoyne-Owen College, his alma mater.

“We were on HUD’s ‘troubled housing list’ for years (along with MHA’s Section 8 program) and was about to be taken over

by HUD,” said Lipscomb.

Problems were widespread. At the behest of Herenton, the city’s first AfricanAmerican elected mayor, Lipscomb went to work. One of the mayor’s goals was to increase affordable housing for Memphis citizens.

Transforming public housing…

MHA is the second oldest housing authority in the United States. The Memphis City Commission created it in 1935.

The serious deterioration of public housing over subsequent decades and the “horrible” OIG report, however, precipitated a move by the Herenton administration to create something different for the city’s low-income residents.

By the time the second African-American mayor moved into City Hall, the city was well on its way to becoming a “A City of Choice,” a tagline Mayor A C Wharton Jr. has used to pitch Memphis. The pitch includes transforming MHA’s public housing stock into a beautiful oasis of mix-income communities with manicured lawns and ample amenities.

Lipscomb is now working in tandem with Mayor Wharton to finish the job. The mayor once called the transformation of public housing a “revolution.” He is just as determined to make affordable housing a reality for low-income residents as his predecessor.

LeMoyne Gardens was MHA’s first development to be demolished after receiving a $481,000 HOPE VI planning grant in 1994 and a $47.2 million HOPE VI Implementation Grant in 1995. LeMoyne Gardens was redeveloped with public and private funding and renamed College Park. A statue of Dr. Herenton, the fifth-term mayor, stands upright on its base facing his alma mater, The LeMoyneOwen College.

MHA has received five HOPE VI grants altogether from HUD, which set in

motion the “revolution” that transformed public housing. “We had to do something,” Lipscomb said.

Hurt Village, for example, was transformed into homes and apartments called Uptown, which was redeveloped in phases to include Metropolitan Apartments, Magnolia Terrace, Greenlaw Place, and scattered site rental units.

Lamar Terrace morphed into University Place. Dixie Homes was replaced with Legends Park Place and McKinley Park (on-site homeownership phase). And Cleaborn Homes is now called Cleaborn Pointe at Heritage Landing.

Lauderdale Courts, another large family development, was redeveloped as Uptown Square with the use of mixed financing. It is also located in the Uptown area. Altogether, all five HOPE VI grants totaled $144 million.

The unsightly developments were transformed into aesthetic environs, both residential and commercial. The HOPE

VI grants were a game-changer for MHA. Still, there are other residential communities in its housing stock that have been – or are being – redeveloped, rehabilitated, or renovated.

Foote Homes is the last family development to be demolished, which is targeted for a $30 million Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant. The grant “supports those communities that have undergone a comprehensive local planning process and are ready to implement their ‘Transformation Plan’ to redevelop the neighborhood.”

The Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant replaces the HOPE VI grant. The Feb. 9 deadline is looming and Lipscomb and his team are making haste to meet it.

“Around 2016, you’ll see some evidence of people moving forward,” said Lipscomb, keeping a positive attitude that the last age-old family development will go by way of the wrecking ball.

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Hendersonville’s Health Event of the Year 2014

Sixth Annual Pink Christmas ‘A Legacy of Love’ HENDERSONVILLE, TN — On Saturday, December 13, 2014, the 6th Annual Pink Christmas Party was held in Hendersonville, TN, at the home of Felicia’ A. Pratt, daughter of Mattie P.H. Pratt.

Pink Christmas is an event to honor the life of Mrs. Mattie P.H. Pratt, who passed on March of 2007, from Breast Cancer.

In addition, the event also provides a relaxing and enjoyable outing for Breast Cancer survivors, friends, family, and caregivers.

The guests, some of whom traveled from as far as Virginia, Kansas, Georgia, and Indiana, participated in the silent auction and live auction, with auctioneer John Mitchell. Gifts for the silent auction were donated by Vera Bradley, Jack Daniels, The NFL, Marriott Hotels, Talbots, Genesis Diamonds, The M Street Entertainment Group, Urban Grubb, Sweet Cici’s, Men’s Warehouse, D1 Sports Training Center, TSU, Fleming’s Steakhouse, The Tennessee Titans, and many more.

The live auction gifts were donated

The gifts are donated to the patients at Tennessee Oncology - Centennial location

l-r, Felicia’ Pratt, Cassie and Patti Hodous, Tyjuana Hill-Smith (Indiana) and Linda Hill (Virgina)

by Southwest Airlines, Lindell Jewellers, Omni Hotel, The Southern Restaurant, Riverstone Spa and Resort Pigeon Forge, TN and many more.

Those attending were asked to wear a splash of “Pink” and to bring a gift to be shared with a breast cancer patient. The gifts are donated to the patients at Tennessee Oncology-Centennial location. A portion of the proceeds raised were donated to Sisters Network. Sisters Network founded in 1994, is the leading voice and only National African American breast cancer survivorship organization in the United States.

As the hostess, I can truly say the Lord has “Blessed” my efforts. I am so thankful for all those who assisted me in planning this event. I am also grateful for all the prayers and words of encouragement I receive.

Plans are underway for the 7th Annual Pink Christmas Party

Members of Sisters Network-Nashville Lorrie Young, Felicia’ Pratt, Dorris McLay, Bernice Haynes and Patricia Burks

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Memphis Organizers Urge Black Women to Register for Feb. 7 Event on Breast Health MEMPHIS, TN — African-American women from Memphis and the surrounding area are invited to register for a first-ever breast cancer summit at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center(UTHSC) on Saturday, Feb. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event isdesigned to unite, support and empower them to take charge of their breast health.

UTHSC’s Research Center on Health Disparities, Equity and the Exposome(RCHDEE) has convened a Breast Cancer Awareness and Action Coalition that is mounting the summit titled, “LIVE! African-American Women Surviving Breast Cancer through Education, Early Detection, Screening and Treatment.” More than a dozenlocal health care, civic and community organizations are joining the RCHDEE to arm African-American women with information to prevent breast cancer’s deadly impact and to encourage best practices in early detection, screening and treatment of the disease.

“Together, we are committed to the reduction of breast cancer’s mortality rate by increasing awareness and action among black women, the population that discovers the disease much later and dies from it much earlier than any other group in our region,” said Patricia Matthews-Juarez, PhD, co-director of the RCHDEE. The event aims to gather as many as 500 black women of various ages, education levels and socioeconomic backgrounds at the UTHSC campus. It is open to breast cancer survivors, women who consider themselves at risk for thedisease, and those whose lives have been altered or touched in some way by breast cancer.

The free event will be held at the UTHSC StudentAlumni Center at 800 Madison Avenue. All participants must register in advance atuthsc.edu/live-just-as-weare-registration or by contacting Mario King at 4481681 or mking49@uthsc.edu During the summit, each participant will receive a range of freepersonal care services,including manicures and seated mini-massages;complimentary breakfast and

lunch; a gift bag filled with useful itemsfor the women and/or their children; plus access to a variety of health careindustry vendors. An educational and motivationalpresentation will focus on the need for each participant to become anadvocate for breast cancer education, early detection, screening andtreatment among her family, friends and community.

To emphasize the need for black women to take charge of their breast health, the coalition is mounting a photo exhibit in conjunction with the event. UTHSC has arranged for free photo sessions for every participant. The photos will create the exhibit titled: “LIVE! Just As We Are!”It will be hosted at locations throughout the city, starting at the Benjamin L. HooksCentral Library during Black History Month in February.

Collaborating with the RCHDEE, the Breast Cancer Awareness and Action Coalition includes the Common

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Table Health Alliance; The Links,Incorporated, Shelby County (TN) Chapter; Carin’ and Sharin’ Breast Cancer Education and Support Group; Sisters Network, Memphis Chapter; Surviving, Thriving, African-Americans Rallying Support Group (STAARS); Seeds2 Life, Inc.; Community Action Team of Shelby County (CATS); Community Health Advisory Specialty (CHAS), American Cancer Society; Baylor College of Medicine/Intercultural Cancer Council; Tennessee Department of Health, Office of Minority Health and Disparities Elimination; The Church Health Center; Tennessee Cancer Coalition; Tennessee Men’s Health Network.

Follow the summit as it develops and join the effort to raise breast cancer awareness among black womenatfacebook.com/livejustasweare and twitter.com/just_ar1.

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Signs You Need to Rethink Your Weight - Loss Plan

You’ve probably heard someone say that the definition of insanity is continuing to do something over and over, even though you’re getting zero results. So it follows that the definition of weight-loss insanity is to stick to a diet or exercise plan that hasn’t nudged the scale much or has left you with physical or psychological side effects. Come on, that’s no way to go through each day. Losing weight is a pretty individual thing, and there is a plan out there that will do the trick for you. If any of these six signs sound familiar, it’s time to jump ship and find it.

1. You Have Zero Energy No diet should leave you feeling totally drained.

“The right plan will make you feel the opposite—energized and healthy,” says Stephanie Middleberg, R.D., a nutritionist at Middleberg Nutrition in New York City.

2. Three Words: Major Digestive Issues “If you find yourself constipated, cramping, or have loose stools, you may

be missing some key nutrients,” says Middleberg. Or it could be that the food your diet consists of just doesn’t agree with your system. Trust us—weight loss is not worth suffering (and ongoing chronic GI issues could lead to a larger health problem).

3. You Start Experiencing Anxiety and/or Depression “Any successful meal plan should make you feel empowered and in control, not worried about every food selection,” says Middleberg. If you’re feeling constantly stressed about your eating plan, consider it a clue that you’d do better on a diet with more flexibility.

4. You’re Starving All Day Long A little hunger is normal when you eat less than you’re used to. But if your appetite is out of control all the time, your plan is way too restrictive for you—and you’re practically guaranteed to binge.

5. You Can’t Wait for Your Diet to End It’s a bad sign if you resent your

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6. You Just Aren’t Losing Weight True, not everyone drops pounds at the same pace. But if you’ve been on the plan for two or three weeks and the number on the scale is the same, a different way of eating would probably be a better fit. “Weight loss is not just about calories in versus calories out,” says Middleberg.

“It also involves where those calories are coming from, the quality of your food, and your timing.”

Health & WELLNESS THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, January 22 - 28, 2015

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Cancer Symptoms Not to Ignore

By Kristen Fischer

When it comes to aches, pains and other health problems, just because something seems minor doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take it seriously. In fact, new research finds that even common ailments can actually be the first warning signs of cancer. In a survey of 1,729 adults over the age of 50 in the U.K published in PLOS ONE, respondents evaluated how serious they perceived a list of 17 ailments—10 of which were actually indicators of cancer.

They also indicated whether they’d experienced any of these symptoms recently and if so, how they actually handled it.

Turns out, many people aren’t paying as much attention to warning signs as they could be, says study author Katriina Whitaker, a senior research fellow from University College London. “Some people don’t think they [the symptoms] are serious, and cancer does not leap to mind.”

While for the vast majority, “these warning signs will not indicate cancer,” Whitaker says. “For a few, they might, and so going to the doctor sooner could save your life. If you have at least one of these symptoms and it hasn’t gone away, go to your GP for advice,” Whitaker says. Here

are 10 symptoms to take seriously.

1. Lump or bumps It’s best to have any strange lumps checked out by a doctor.

In the survey, 7.5% of people reported an unexplained lump. While 67% did contact their doctors, 77% didn’t think it could be a sign of something more serious.

2. Cough/hoarseness It’s cold and flu season, so coughing can feel like a given.

However, if your cough persists, though, it could indicate laryngeal, lung or thyroid cancer, or lymphoma. This was the most common symptom among survey participants. “We know coughs and colds are everywhere at the moment and we’re not suggesting everyone with a cough goes to their doctor,” Whitaker said. “But if you have a symptom that doesn’t go away, or is unusual, don’t be afraid to go to your doctor for advice.”

3. Change in bowel habits In Whitaker’s study, 18% of people experienced changes in the timing, amount, or size of their bowels. While these disruptions are usually caused by certain foods or medication, if you notice it happens regularly over time it could also be a sign of colon cancer.

4. Variation in bladder activity Because urinary tract infections are common in women, this symptom is often disre-

garded as just another UTI. But whether you’re male or female, if you notice blood in your urine, experience sudden urgency or feel pain while going, definitely bring it up with your doctor to rule out cancers of the bladder, kidney or prostate.

5. Unexplained pain Persistent pain is your body’s way of signaling a problem, and that could be anything from nothing…to bone cancer or ovarian cancer.

The American Cancer Society says that pain from cancer typically means it has spread…a good reason not to be a stoic and to make an appointment with your physician. One striking finding from Whitaker’s survey: only about 40% of people in the study were even concerned that pain could be a serious issue.

6. A long-lasting sore throat A sore throat may be just another winter wow, but a persistent one could point to something more severe, such as laryngeal cancer or throat cancer. Of those surveyed, nearly 78% didn’t think throat woes were serious.

7. Unexplained weight loss The American Cancer Society reports that unexplained weight loss of 10 pounds or more could be a first sign of cancer. This warning sign is common in those with pancreatic, stomach, lung, or esophageal

cancers.

8. Difficulty swallowing Throat constriction—while an uncommon symptom in this survey—could be a nervous or immune system issue, or a harbinger conditions including cancer in the esophagus, stomach or throat.

9. Bleeding Coughing up blood can signal lung cancer; blood in the stool could be a sign of colon or rectal cancer. Women who experience unexplained vaginal bleeding should be checked for cervical or endometrial cancer. A bloody discharge from the nipple can signal breast cancer, while blood in the urine can mean you have bladder or kidney cancers. Unusual bleeding can occur during any phase of cancer, and warrants a visit to your doctor.

10. Changes in skin moles Of the 7% of respondents that reported a change in a mole, freckle or wart’s appearance, only 47% contacted their doctors. What’s more troubling, however: more than 88% didn’t think the symptom was serious, though it could be indicative of skin cancer—many of which are treatable.

Positive Factors in Youth Linked to Better Heart Health Later American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report

In a Finnish study, participants with the most psychosocial advantages in youth scored higher on an ideal cardiovascular health index in adulthood than those with the least psychosocial advantages.

To calculate “ideal cardiovascular health”, researchers used the American Heart Association’s Life’s Simple 7: being active, controlling cholesterol, eating healthy, controlling blood pressure, losing weight, reducing blood sugar and stopping smoking.

Results from the study revealed those with the most psychosocial advantages in childhood had: 14 percent greater chance of being at normal weight as an adult; 12 percent greater chance of being a

non-smoker as an adult; and 11 percent greater chance to have a healthy glucose level as an adult.

“The choices parents make have a long-lasting effect on their children’s future health, and improvement in any one thing can have measurable benefits,” said Laura Pulkki, Ph.D., study senior author and research fellow at the University of Helsinki in Finland. “For instance, if an unemployed parent gets steady employment, the effect may be huge. If he or she also quits smoking, the benefit is even greater. All efforts to improve family wellbeing are beneficial.”

Researchers initiated the project with 3,577 children ranging in age from 3-18.

They measured six factors: socioeconomic status, emotional stability, parental health behaviors, stressful events, selfregulation of behavioral problems and

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social adjustment. Twenty-seven years later, researchers assessed 1,089 of the participants 30-45 years old to determine their level of ideal cardiovascular health.

Favorable socioeconomic status and self-regulatory behavior, meaning good aggression and impulse control, in youth were the strongest predictors of ideal cardiovascular health in adulthood.

Early experiences appear to have cardiovascular health benefits for all people.

The results also highlight the importance of early life stages — periods during which other studies have proven cardiovascular diseases begin to root.

“Scientific evidence supports the fact that investing in the well-being of children and families will be cost effective in the long run because it decreases healthcare

costs at the other end of life (old age),” she said. “The knowledge is out there, and now it is a question of values and priorities.”

Co-authors are Marko Elovainio, Ph.D.; Christian Hakulinen, Ph.D.; Jari Lipsanen, M.A.; Mirka Hintsanen, Ph.D.; Markus Jokela, Ph.D.; Laura D. Kubzansky, Ph.D.; Taina Hintsa, Ph.D.; Anna Serlachius, Ph.D.; Tomi Laitinen, M.D.; Katja Pahkala, Ph.D.; Vera Mikkil�, Ph.D.; Markus Juonala, M.D.; Jorma Viikari, M.D., Ph.D.; Olli Raitakari, M.D. and Liisa Keltikangas-J�rvinen, Ph.D. Author disclosures are on the manuscript.

The Academy of Finland, the National Institute of Health and Welfare in Vaasa and HelsinkiTurku University Hospital and other sources funded the study.

SPORTS THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, January 22 - 28, 2015

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Murray State Races Past TSU

BY RON WYNN

ANTHONY SITUATION ANOTHER ONE TO WATCH Words like diversity and equality get used a lot, but aren’t often really scrutinized. For instance, when many people talk about diversity in broadcasting, they’re only talking about faces on camera or behind microphones.

Seldom will these discussions encompass other areas such as content or management, even though these are far more important in terms of meaningful diversity and equality than a numbers count. Likewise, even though folks don’t like to discuss it, equality also means the right of people not to succeed or to get second chances even when they do dumb things or get in trouble.

The latest prominent Black figure to get himself in major trouble is NBA/NCAA analyst Greg Anthony. At least he was last week. But Friday afternoon in Washington D.C., Anthony, who had advanced all the way to being the top on-air analyst for college basketball on CBS and a regular NBA analyst on TNT and NBA TV, was arrested for soliciting a prostitute in Washington D.C. Anthony allegedly tried to solicit a woman who turned out to be an undercover cop and faces a possible 90 days in jail if convicted and given the maximum sentence. There was also a charge that his computer was involved in the commission of a crime.

CBS and Turner Sports didn’t waste any time severing their ties with Anthony.

Both companies announced that he was on “indefinite suspension.” CBS added that Anthony would “not be working for us any more this season,” while Turner Sports had no further comments.

Now I have no idea what Anthony did or didn’t do, and certainly anyone accused of a crime, even a victimless one, will be subject to whatever discipline the company they work for deems appropriate. But the ugly reality here is that if Anthony had a drug or alcohol problem, he’d be allowed to enter rehab, and after a designated period of time, would be allowed to return.

That what he did is dumb no one questions.

But soliciting a prostitute isn’t as bad as running over someone with an automobile while intoxicated, which at least two NFL players did who were later allowed to resume their careers. I don’t know if Anthony will get a second chance, but he certainly deserves one.

It will also be instructive to see if Anthony gets the same treatment as Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Marv Albert. Back in 1997, he was arrested and charged with forcible sodomy, a felony charge. Later embarrassing testimony surfaced about Albert biting women and wearing women’s clothes.

NBC fired him, but two years later brought him back and his career proceeded almost as though nothing happened. The incident didn’t prevent him from being inducted into the Hall of Fame, and it’s not kept him from working for TNT or Westwood One. While Albert had a lengthy resume prior to his arrest, he was also charged with a far more serious crime than Anthony. Anthony should get a second chance next season with someone.

It’s a very similar situation with Black coaches. With the exception of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mike Tomlin, who works for a team legendary for not firing coaches, Black coaches don’t usually get the luxury of endring multiple bad seasons while waiting for a team to improve. The Cleveland Cavaliers once fired Mike Brown a year after he’d been voted NBA Coach of the Year. Ray Rhodes was bounced from the Green Bay Packers after having one 8-8 season, not even a losing record, just a .500 season.

No one’s arguing that Black coaches shouldn’t be subjected to the identical unrealistic expectations of white ones, or that Black coaches who don’t succeed should be retained endlessly. Frankly, it’s a surprise that the Cincinnati Bengals haven’t canned Marvin Lewis, who brings them regular season victories, but has never won a playoff game despite being coach over 12 seasons. That’s definitely an exception to the rule.

By Ron Wynn

Murray State is a perennial contender every season for the Ohio Valley Conference title, and this year’s team showed Saturday night they’re no exception to that rule as they roared past the Tennessee State Tigers 91-72 at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky. The Racers are undefeated during the young conference season (5-0, 15-4 overall), and they led from wire to wire. The youthful Tigers haven’t yet won a conference game (0-5, 3-17) and after Thursday’s heartbreaker at Austin Peay were hardly emotionally ready for a game against one of the OVC’s best teams.

Jarvis Williams topped Murray State with 20 points. He not only made half his field goal attempts (five of 10) but 10 of 11 from the foul line. He helped Murray State explode right from the beginning, going up as much as 20-2 as they were clicking while the Tigers were misfiring and having turnover problems. The Racers scored the game’s first 10 points before Darreon Reddick made two free throws, then another ten before two more Reddick free throws.

But his efforts, along with those of lone senior Jay Harris, were the only noteworthy things offensively for TSU. Reddick made seven of his nine shots from the floor, including all three of his three-point attempts. He also hit eight of

nine free throws. He scored 25 points.

Harris had a few turnovers, but balanced that by hitting seven of his eight shots from the floor, four of five behind the arc and ended with 22 points.

After that rough early start. the Tigers chipped away at the big lead, but still trailed at the half 42-23.

The Tigers had two starters in foul trouble early in the second half, and were unable to generate much defensive pressure on the Racers. They extended their lead to 32 points, and over the last 13 minutes, the Tigers couldn’t make a sustained comeback.

The Tennessee State University women’s basketball team had a tremendous win last week, overcoming a 14-point deficit to grab an 81-78, overtime victory at Austin Peay Saturday evening in the Dunn Center.

The Lady Tigers won their fourth

conference game in five tries and have now established themselves as a title threat. They outscored Austin Peay 4127 in the second half and forced 31 turnovers which in turn led to 31 points.

Senior Chelsea Hudson led TSU with 23 points (20 in the second half) and 12 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season. Hudson also recorded her 1,000th career point and now has a total of 1,020. Jemilah Leonard came off the bench to score 13 points, while Jayda Johnson chipped in 12. I’mani Davis registered 11 points and seven boards.

Briana Morrow tallied eight points, with six of them coming in the overtime period.

Austin Peay was led by Tearra Banks with 25 points and 10 rebounds, while Tiasha Gray notched 19 points and 12 rebounds for Austin Peay. Jennifer Nwokocha also pulled down ten boards.

TSU struggled from the field in the opening frame only making 19.5 percent (8-of-41) of its shot attempts, including 9.1 percent from three-point range (1-11).But they shot 48.7 percent (19-of-39) in the second half and 85.7 percent (6-of-7) in overtime.

The Tigers take a week off before returning to action at home Saturday against Belmont, the first of a threegame homestand. The Lady Tigers returned to action Wednesday versus Tennessee Tech in the Gentry Center.

Volunteers Post Win Over Missouri

By Ron Wynn

The Tennessee Volunteers survived a second half comeback bid by the Missouri Tigers, posting their third SEC win in four tries this season 59-51 Saturday in Columbia, Mo. They pulled out the win despite having shooting woes the entire game, and being even worse over the last 20 minutes than they were during the first. Tennessee shot only 40 percent in the first half, then hit less than 38 percent in the second half (37.5).

Their defensive intensity helped cover their offensive problems, as they limited Missouri to under 30 percent field goal shooting (29.4) in the first half, and continually closed out on three-point shooters. But the Tigers began finding the range from behind the arc over the last part of the second half, and threepointers got them back in the game.

Missouri made six of 11 three-pointers in the final 20 minutes, and even took the lead with about six minutes remaining on a three-pointer.

But Armani Moore, Kevin Punter and Derek Reese had key baskets, rebounds or steals for the Volunteers to foil Missouri’s chances. Moore had another double double, getting 15 points and 11 rebounds. Punter had 12 points and Reese 10 points and eight rebounds.

Missouri’s trio of Namon Wright, Keith Shamburger and Johnathan Williams III fueled the Tigers’ second half surge.

Wright was their leading scorer with 13 points. Shamburger and Williams both had eight points and six rebounds.

The cold shooting first half saw Tennessee get a slim 26-24 halftime lead. Both teams combined to make only three of 16 from three-point territory. While the floor shooting didn’t get much better, Tennessee cured its free throw problems. They entered the game only 12th in the SEC in free throw percentage, but were 13 of 14 from the free throw line in the second half. It enabled them to outscore Missouri 18-3 in free throws, with the Tigers settling for a mostly perimeter game that didn’t result in many fouls being called on Tennessee.

The Volunteers’ defensive pressure also caused several turnovers, with Tennessee outscoring Missouri 15-10 on points off them. Over the final five minutes, Missouri had one stretch of three straight turnovers, during a time when the score was either tied or they were only trailing by a point. Subsequently, Tennessee hit all its free throws when the Tigers were fouling in desperation.

The Tennessee Volunteers combined tough first half defense with improved second offense to grab another SEC road win Saturday, this one against the Missouri Tigers

The success of Moore and others inside also helped Tennessee outscore Missouri 26-20 in the paint. The Tigers are 1-3 in the SEC and only 7-10 overall. The Volunteers continued their SEC road swing with a Tuesday night game at South Carolina. They entertain Texas A&M Saturday.

When you are always among the nation’s top teams, a routine win over a less opponent doesn’t generate a lot of applause. That was the case for the Lady Vols road victory last week over Auburn. They ground out a 54-42 victory, but the mood afterwards was anything but festive.

“I think if you were to walk into the locker room somebody might have thought we lost,” Andraya Carter told the Associated Press. Carter scored 11 points and made three first-half 3-pointers. “It’s a win but it doesn’t feel like a win. It doesn’t feel like a Lady Vol win.

“It’s always good to win, but sometimes how you win and the way you go about winning is more important.”

The Lady Vols are 15-2, and weren’t threatened much in the second half, with both teams matching their seasonlows in points. They’ve won 11 straight games, but there was almost no joy

expressed after this one by head coach Holly Warlick.

“The last two games for us, we were underachieving,” Warlick said. “You can’t continue to win games when you’re not bringing your best.”Our offense affected our defense. We missed easy shots. Defensively, you think we’re solid and we gave up 18 offensive rebounds. It’s eventually going to come back and catch up to you.”

Jordan Reynolds also had 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting to match her career high for Tennessee, which held its fifth straight opponent below 60 points.

Cierra Burdick scored 10 points and Isabelle Harrison had nine points and 11 rebounds after a scoreless first half.

Tra’Cee Tanner led the Tigers (9-9, 0-5) with 14 points. Hasina Muhammad, Brandy Montgomery and Katie Frerking scored eight apiece for Auburn. But the Lady Vols thrived mainly by keeping the Tigers, who led by three points 10 minutes into the game, from consistently scoring.

The Lady Vols had a huge road game Monday night, visiting Notre Dame, always a powerhouse. They were ranked number seven going into Monday’s game.

SPORTS THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, January 22 - 28, 2015

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Vanderbilt Drops Another SEC Match

By Ron Wynn

Vanderbilt’s good nonconference start continues to be eroded by difficulty within the Southeastern Conference as the Commodores dropped their third straight conference game Saturday afternoon 57-54 to Mississippi State in Starkville. Making this one harder to handle was the fact the Bulldogs had lost 16 straight SEC regular season games, and even trailed by 12 late in the first half and were down eight at halftime. Vanderbilt led much of the second half as well.

But the Commodores encountered a lot of turnover and shooting problems in the second half, and weren’t helped by being decisively outrebounded by the Bulldogs. They lost the battle of the boards 41-28, and some key offensive rebounds aided Mississippi State down the stretch. But the game also came down to execution in the final minutes, and the Bulldogs got the key baskets and plays when they needed them.

The star for the Bulldogs during the final moments was I.J. Ready. He hit a three-pointer, then made two free throws. Ready only had 11 for the game, but that was enough to lead the Bulldogs, who won their first SEC game of the season. They are 8-9 overall. Fred Thomas added 10. Gavin Ware’s 13 rebounds topped both teams.

Damian Jones led all scorers with 21 points for Vanderbilt. The Bulldogs had no answer inside for Jones who hit nine of his 13 shots from the floor. Jones was also Vandy’s leading rebounder with eight. Unfortunately, he missed eight of 11 free throws, including some critical ones in the

The Vanderbilt Commodores’ problems in the SEC continued Saturday, as they were narrowly defeated by the Mississippi State Bulldogs, their third conference loss in the young season.

game’s waning moments. But Jones didn’t get much help either, other than Riley LaChance. LaChance added 12 points, but didn’t have a good shooting night. He was only four of 13, and missed five of seven from three-point territory. Vanderbilt wasn’t the only area team that suffered a road loss Saturday. The Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders ran into one of Conference USA’s best teams in their gym and didn’t fare so well, droping a 75-68 contest to Louisiana Tech. It was Louisiana Tech’s sixth straight win overall and fifth consecutive C-USA victory without a loss. They are 14-4 and on the way to

one of their best seasons in years. They also have one of the conference’s best players in Alex Hamilton, who proved unstoppable throughout the day. Hamilton scored 30 points, and proved such a difficult defensive matchup he stayed at the foul line as frustrated MTSU players were repeatedly called for fouls trying to guard him. Hamilton ended with a school record 20 made free throws.

Louisiana Tech also got 18 points from Raheem Appleby, and 10 assists from Kenneth Smith. Smith also grabbed seven rebounds. Michael Kyser had nine points and blocked six shots. Hamilton made 20 of 23 fron the foul line, five of nine from the floor and also added six rebounds.

MTSU is now 3-2 in C-USA and 10-8 overall. Their leading scorer was JaQuel Richmond with 14 points. Reggie Upshaw Jr. had 12, and Perrin Buford nine. Buford was MTSU’s top rebounder with 11. MTSU did make a final comeback attempt, outscoring Louisiana Tech 10-0 and getting the score down at one point to a four-point deficit. But a Hamilton layup and then three of four free throws sealed the win for Louisiana Tech. Conference USA usually isn’t a multi-bid NCAA Tournament league.

The postseason tournament winner will probably be the only team that qualifies, which does give MTSU some time to straighten some things out and improve on both offense and defense. Likewise, Vanderbilt also has only played four conference games, but is already in a 1-3 hole.

Considerable improvement on both sides of the ball is also essential if they harbor any postseason hopes.

NHL

Predators Suffer Rare Decisive Loss

By Ron Wynn

The Nashville Predators’ have mostly enjoyed a dream season so far, but Saturday night they saw a five-game winning streak snapped in Detroit as the Red Wings rolled 5-2. It was one of the few times all season when the Predators have clearly been the lesser team, and it was also a game where the Predators were playing the second of back-to-back games and facing another team on a hot streak.

They also were minus their number one goaltender.

Pekka Rinne suffered a knee injury earlier in the week, and has been ruled out for a period of three to five weeks.

He’ll miss next weekend’s NHL All Star Game, but more importantly, the Predators don’t have the player who’s been the league’s top goalie for the first half of the season.

The Red Wings got two goals from their leading scorer Tomas Tatar. Detroit scored five goals in the first two periods. They made it 1-0 57 seconds into the game on a steal

by Tatar, who made the pass to Riley Sheahan. Gustav Nyquist took another pass and scored his 17th goal of the season on Nashville goalie Carter Hutton. “It was a great play by Tats in the d zone getting it up quick just an open lane to Nyquist so it was a great finish by him,” Sheahan said to Fox Sports Detroit.

Justin Abdelkader made it 2-0 eleven minutes later. His drive culminated a flurry that began with Kyle Quincey firing a shot that bounced off a pair of Nashville players to gain his third and second goal in two games. Tomas Tatar got another goal to increase his team scoring lead, shooting through the legs of Mike Fisher. The puck zipped by

Hutton, giving Detroit a 3-0 lead.

The Red Wings were relentless on offense, and finally forced Hutton out of the game. He was replaced by Marek Mazanec. But Detroit got a power play goal from their Captain Henrik Zetterberg. His shot went off the back of Mazanec’s mask. It was his 11th of the year and Detroit’s 40th power play goal this season.

The previous night the Predators spoiled the return home of former coach Barry Trotz, as they edged the Washington Capitals 4-3 at Bridgestone Arena. Trotz had been the Predators’ coach from their inception until the end of last season, when a second consecutive season out of the playoffs ended his long tenure. James Neal scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with 1:40 left. It was Nashville’s fifth straight win.

“They are dynamic off the rush and they are a strong power-play team,” Peter Laviolette, who replaced Trotz as Nashville’s coach this season, told the Associated Press.

“So, we were able to control the rush a little bit. The power play was able to get off a couple goals tonight, but they are a lot to handle.”

Seth Jones and Mattias Ekholm had the other goals for the Predators. Trotz led Nashville through its first 15 NHL seasons before taking the job in Washington.

During the first media timeout, a video tribute to Trotz’s tenure behind the Nashville bench was played.

The Winnipeg, Manitoba, native tapped his heart and waved to the capacity crowd as it gave him a standing ovation.“The tribute, the class that the Predators continue to show, I’m very proud to be a part of the organization for a long time,” Trotz said. Alex Ovechkin scored twice and

Goaltending concerns are now very much on the mind of the Predators as they’ve lost All Star Pekka Rinne for three to five weeks with an injury suffered last week.

Marcus Johansson also had a goal for the Capitals, who had won three in a row. Washington had earned at least one point in nine consecutive games.

Hutton made 31 saves in his first home start of the season. He replaced Pekka Rinne, the NHL leader in wins with 29. Rinne sprained his knee in Tuesday’s win against Vancouver. The win was Hutton’s first of the season.

But some of that confidence may have eroded after Saturday’s loss, though the Predators remain in first place in the Western Conference’s Southeast Division with 64 points.

NFL PLAYOFFS

Patriots, Seahawks Advance to Super Bowl

By Ron Wynn

The term “team of destiny” often gets overly used, but Seattle’s miracle comeback Sunday over the Green Bay Packers is an indication it might be properly applied to them. The Seahawks were thoroughly outplayed on both sides of the ball, and were down 12 points with four minutes to go, but somehow managed to stage an improbable comeback, then win 28-22 in overtime.

Meanwhile, the New England Patriots displayed the same mastery in playoff competition against the Indianapolis Colts that they’d had in the regular season, using a punishing ground game and pinpoint passing from Tom Brady to easily dispatch the Colts.

The Seahawks looked as if their championship reign was over throughout the first three quarters. They were down 16-0 at halftime and 19-7 late in the final quarter. QB Russell Wilson had completed only eight of his first 22 passes and suffered four interceptions, though at least two resulted from either deflections or bobbled catches by receivers.

Still, they looked down and out until Wilson began the rally with completions to Doug Baldwin and Marshawn Lynch. What had first been called a touchdown was negated upon replay, forcing Wilson to complete the drive with a one-yard scoring run to make it 19-14 with a bit over two minutes (2:09) remaining. Seattle had only one chance, an onside kick.

Despite the Packers having their “hands” team on the field, the Seahawks recovered when the kick hit backup tight end Brandon Bostick in the head and bounced

through his hands, giving Seattle the ball at the 50 yard line. A dynamic, 24-yard scoring run by Lynch, coupled with another incredible play by Wilson on the two-point conversion put the Seahawks ahead 22-19. Wilson was about to be sacked, but his desperation rainbow pass was caught by Luke Wilson. Just like that, Seattle had a three point lead with 1:25 remaining.

But the injured Aaron Rodgers, limping on an injured calf, calmly led the Packers down the field to set up Mason Crosby’s fifth field goal, a 48-yarder with 14 seconds to go to force overtime. Unfortunately for the Packers, those five field goals would come back to haunt them.

Wide receiver Jermaine Kearse caught the winning pass in last year’s NFC title victory over San Francisco, but had largely been the goat in this game. But he

hauled in the winning touchdown pass from Wilson, cementing the largest comeback in any NFL playoff game ever. He’s now had scoring receptions in four straight playoff games.

“Just making the plays at the end and keep believing,” Wilson told the Associated Press. “There was no doubt ... we had no doubt as a team..” Perhaps he didn’t, but most of the record crowd of over 65,000, plus a national TV audience certainly thought the Packers were going to triumph through much of the game. “I felt our football team was a special group. They’ve been great all year,” Packers’ coach Mike McCarthy said. “This is a hard one to swallow.”

By contrast, the New England Patriots pretty much eliminated any suspense regarding the AFC championship in the first quarter. LeGarrette Blount scored on a 1-yard run after a muffed punt to give the Patriots an early 7-0 lead, then another one-yard scoring pass made it 14-0 and it was already quite clear that the Colts didn’t have any answers offensively or defensively. New England blew things open with a 21-point third quarter and cruised to an ugly 45-7 victory.

Tom Brady had three touchdowns and LeGarrette Blount had 148 yards rushing as the Patriots demolished the Colts once more. Andrew Luck had two interceptions and completed only 12 of 33 passes for 126 yards.

Now the Patriots aim to win their first Super Bowl title since the 2003-04 season, and the Seahawks attempt to become the first repeat champions since the Patriots.

The next two weeks should be quite interesting.

METRO SPORTS THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, January 22 - 28, 2015

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By Scott Wallace Metro High School Boys Basketball Sweet 16 as of 1-20-15 School 1 Hillwood 2 East Nashville 3 Cane Ridge 4 Pearl- Cohn 5 Maplewood 6 Lead Academy 7 Hillsboro 8 McGavock 9 Overton 10 Glencliff 11 Whites Creek 12 MLK 13 Hunters Lane 14 Hume-Fogg 15 Antioch 16 Stratford

Metro 8-1 9-1 6-1 6-3 8-3 0-2 6-2 6-5 4-6 6-4 4-5 3-3 1-10 1-8 1-7 1-8

Overall 15-1 20-2 15-5 13-4 10-8 12-6 12-6 10-7 11-9 10-10 7-10 6-10 5-16 4-14 2-14 3-13

District 7-1 8-1 8-1 6-2 5-3 6-0 5-2 5-3 4-4 2-6 2-3 3-4 0-8 1-7 1-7 1-7

Division 12AAA 10AA 12AAA 10AA 10AA 10A 12AAA 12AAA 12AAA 12AAA 10AA 10AA 12AAA 10AA 12AAA 10AA

Pearl-Cohn Head Boy’s Coach Raymond Pratcher

McKinley Young Jr. will bring you all the action starting at 5:30 p.m. CST. To listen to the listen live game go to www.wtntribuneradio.com and click on the listen live button. You can also find the game by down- Whites Creek Boy’s Head Coach loading the Tune In app on your smartphone or tablet Carlton Battle and search for WTNTribune Radio.

Star-studded Bench Press This Week

East junior Thomas Booker has led his team to 20 wins so far this season

WTNTribune Radio’s McKinley Young Jr. interviews MLK’s Jordan Majors (left). Majors and the MLK Lady Royals sit on top of the Metro Sweet 16. She is pictured with her head coach Lindy King (right).

WTNTribune Radio Sports’ signature sports talk show Bench Press had another great show this week. In studio guests were Stratford Head Wrestling Coach Ricko Frieson and four of his athletes. Keeping up with the Stratford flavor, new football head coach and Metro Hall of Famer Maurice Fitzgerald called in to discuss the February 5th First Annual Stratford Football Chili Cook off.

Columbia State Community College Head Men’s Coach Brian “Penny” Collins called in for his weekly segment. Former East Nashville football and basketball checked in with the guys. Finally, former NBA star and current Brentwood Academy Assistant Coach Winston Garland called in to talk about his son B.A. freshman Darius Garland the number one freshman in the nation.

You can catch Bench Press go to www.wtntribuneradio.com and click on the listen live button. You can also find the game by downloading the Tune In app on your smartphone or tablet and search for WTNTribune Radio.

Maplewood’s Harris Commits

Metro High School Girls Basketball Sweet 16 as of 1-20-15 School 1 MLK 2 East Nashville 3 Cane Ridge 4 Hunters Lane 5 Overton 6 Pearl-Cohn 7 McGavock 8 Hillsboro 9 Antioch 10 Maplewood 11 Hillwood 12 Lead Academy 13 Whites Creek 14 Hume-Fogg 15 Stratford 16 Glencliff

Metro 8-0 9-1 6-1 4-4 9-3 7-4 4-3 4-2 5-6 3-6 2-4 0-0 2-6 1-5 0-7 0-5

Overall 15-4 20-1 11-8 10-9 10-8 7-7 7-9 5-10 5-8 3-9 3-11 2-8 2-10 1-13 0-14 3-9

District 8-0 7-1 6-0 2-4 7-1 6-3 3-3 4-1 2-6 3-4 2-4 2-3 2-5 1-5 0-6 0-7

Division 10AA 10AA 12AAA 12AAA 12AAA 10AA 12AAA 12AAA 12AAA 10AA 12AAA 10A 10AA 10AA 10AA 12AAA

WTNTribune Radio Game of the Week The WTNTribune Radio team will be at Pearl-Cohn High School tomorrow night to call the two games between the Whites Creek Cobras and the Pearl-Cohn Firebirds.

The Metro 13th ranked Lady Cobras coached by former Pearl-Coach head coach Katrina Carter will try to pull the upset over the talented sixth ranked Lady Firebirds led by point guard Janiah Sandifer. Carter is the last coach in Metro to lead a team to the state championship. She did it in 2010 for the Hillsboro Lady Burros.

The boy’s game should be extremely exciting. The 11th ranked Cobras defeated the fourth ranked Firebirds on December 9, 2014 79-63. Firebird point guard Jordan Sandifer will be looking for revenge and try to hold on to second place in District 10AA.

Pearl-Cohn’s Janiah Sandifer, Jasmine Rowan and Shanice Nelson

Whites Creek Girl’s Head Coach Katrina Carter (seated third right) is the last head coach in Metro to lead a team to the state championship. She is pictured with the 2010 Hillsboro Lady Burros.

Maplewood’s Malik Harris

Name Lennox McAfee Isiah Upton Kyle Philips Vincent Perry Michael Hughes Malik Harris Ugo Amadi Koreyon Jordan

High School East East Hillsboro Hillsboro Hillsboro Maplewood Overton Pearl-Cohn

The WTNTribune Radio Sports team would like to congratulate Maplewood High School’s Malik Harris on his commitment to the University of TennesseeMartin. Harris tallied 105 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss and eight sacks for the Panthers this season. National Signing Day is Wednesday February 4th. Below is a list of other Metro football players that have made commitments: University Wofford MTSU Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee State UT-Martin Oregon UT-Martin

Lifestyle & ENTERTAINMENT THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, January 22 - 28, 2015

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Kinky Boots Will be Kickin’ at TPAC

By Janice Malone

Grammy Award winning jazz artist Gregory Porter is certainly one of the hottest new jazz artists on the scene, both domestically and internationally. He will be making his first appearance at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center for a night of soulful music, Friday night (January 23, 2015) with his rich baritone and poetic delivery. Porter’s singing style’s been compared to the greatest of the greats, from Donny Hathaway and Bill Withers to Nat King Cole. NPR has called him the ‘next great male jazz singer.’ It’s no secret that each of these classic male singers are very much a part of Gregory’s personal music collection. “I listen to a variety of music, ranging from classical to a lot of today’s pop music. But so many of the singers that I enjoy listening to are no longer with us such as: Donny Hathaway, Nat King Cole, Lou Rawls, Bill Withers, (who’s still with us). I like listening to these singers because they had such a soulful expression. These guys had something to say from the heart,” Gregory shares with the Tribune during a recent interview.

Here, Gregory Porter answers 5 Questions with 5 Answers.

Heavily influenced by Nat King Cole. Ever met Natalie Cole? GREGORY: “Two years ago Natalie and I were part of the same concert lineup at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and we met backstage. I also met her sister, Carol Cole, who has passed away, back when I wrote my musical play Nat King Cole and Me, which tells the story about my childhood and how Nat King Cole’s music really influenced my career in music…Yes, teaming up with Natalie for a project is definitely something that I’m down for.

She’s such a national treasure.”

Got a shout out from Pharrell Williams during recent BBC Music Awards. Hats are a major part of their images. Do they trade hat notes?

GREGORY: (LOL) “That was really nice of him to do that. Last year we saw each other at The Grammys but we didn’t get the chance to talk. We don’t know each other personally but we of course know about each other’s music. And yes, at the moment we both are known for our interesting and unique hats. Where ever I go in the world people recognize me for my hats—especially in airports.”

Once had a full ride football scholarship at San Diego State University?

GREGORY: “Like most college ath-

Actor J. Harrison Ghee is one of the performers in hit musical Kinky Boots

By Jaz Dorsey

Gregory at the BBC Music Awards in London

letes, the dream of having a professional career in sports was there with me. But I got a torn rotator cuff injury and that ended my playing career for most sports. After that injury, my identity changed because I wasn’t an athlete anymore. So I went back to the first love of my life and that was music. I found solace in the music and it helped me to get over no longer being an athlete.”

Any acting projects for 2015 scheduled? GREGORY: “Right now I’m so heavily involved in touring and the music until I haven’t had a chance to work on any acting projects. But the theater is something that I really enjoy and I have plans on working on something in the future.

Doing theater takes a lot of time—weeks of rehearsals, so right now it’s difficult for me to do both theater and the music obligations I’m currently doing.”

What songs from his music collection does he suggest for a Valentine’s Day proposal? GREGORY: “I will be performing in NYC on Valentine’s Day but I would suggest the song ‘Real Good Hands’ which was written from an actual personal experience I was going through at the time. And also I recommend ‘Our Love.’ It’s one of those songs that has a simple message about us (a couple) against the world.”

The Deluxe edition of Gregory Porter’s current CD Liquid Spirit is now available in music outlets throughout the world. Or visit his website at: www.gregoryporter. com

Every national tour that comes to Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) is a reason to get excited, but the next TPAC offering, KINKY BOOTS, will have a special place in this season’s tours because TPAC was one of the producer’s of the original Broadway production, which won six Tony Awards in 2013. The book (script) was written

by Harvey Fierstein, featuring the music by Cyndi Lauper. Between these two powerhouses of talent, they have created a show which is both outrageous and heartwarming.

I had a chance to speak with KINKY BOOTS leading actor, J. Harrison Ghee, who plays the role of “Lola.” At 25 years old, Ghee’s career has been meteoric.

Exposure to the arts began in his hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina.

His father is a minister and his brother plays piano, so music was a big part of his home and church life. Ghee started doing theatre in middle school, when he attended theatre camp. By the time he was a high school sophomore, he landed a role in his first show, THE WIZ. Ghee decided to head north to New York City, to expand his talents, while he was still a senior year in high school.

There he studied at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy for two years. Before graduating, he landed his first gig - with Tokyo Disney. He spent two years in Tokyo on three consecutive contracts. Getting this job before officially graduating high school solidified his belief that performing was a career path for him.

After returning to NYC, he did some regional work, followed by two years of performing on cruise ships. With this priceless wealth of experience under his belt, it didn’t take long before he landed a coveted role in the current national tour of KINKY BOOTS. “It’s been an honor to play Lola. It’s a role that is near and dear to my heart. I get the ins and outs

The Nikon School Comes to Music City!

of Lola’s lifestyle. She is a universal character that anyone can connect with, a person who has the struggle of making her father proud while staying true to herself,” shares Ghee.

He further adds that he and his fellow cast and crew are excited to be coming to Nashville, which will be his first time in Tennessee, despite having grown up in a neighboring state. He’s especially looking forward to feasting down on some good down home Tennessee BarB-Que!.

Kinky Boots will be coming to town February 3 through February 8, 2015 at TPAC’s Jackson Hall. For tickets and time of shows visit www.tpac.org

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ENTERTAINMENT THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, January 22 - 28, 2015

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VAL ENT INE’S WITH

& THE NASHVILLE SYMPHONY

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Tim McGraw Gears up for ShotGun Rider Tour “15” NASHVILLE, TN — Still riding high from a four-week #1 single, superstar TIM MCGRAW today announced the launch of an extensive North American summer tour and the release of a brand new single, “Diamond Rings and Old Barstools.” The SHOTGUN RIDER TOUR ‘15 will kick off in June with Special Guest Billy Currington and newcomer Chase Bryant along for the ride. McGraw will bring his high-energy show and dynamic production approach to a combination of amphitheaters, arenas and festivals, laying the foundation for one of the biggest tours of the year. With 35 #1 hits, including his recent multi-week chart-topper, “Shotgun Rider,” the three-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee’s only roadblock might be putting together a set list. “I love going through the process of making our set list and working on the production elements to bring the show to life,” said McGraw. “We just like to lay it all out there every night – sling sweat, have fun and help make some summertime memories for everyone who joins us.”

McGraw’s long history of amazing support talent (Dixie Chicks, Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean) continues with the addition of Special Guest Billy Currington and Chase Bryant. Currington has nine #1 hits to his credit, including “We Are Tonight”, “People Are Crazy” and “Good Directions,” while Chase Bryant’s debut single “Take It On Back” recently cracked the top 10 at country radio.

ABOUT TIM McGRAW: Marking his fourth single off of SUNDOWN HEAVEN TOWN (Big Machine Records), three-time GRAMMY winner and 2015 nominee’s new single “Diamond Rings and Old Barstools” is available now and features his cousin Catherine Dunn. McGraw shares his double GRAMMY nominations for “Meanwhile Back Mama’s” with another family member, wife Faith Hill who is featured on the track. The song is up for Best Country Song and Best Country Duo/ Group Performance at the February 8 awards, airing on CBS. His iconic career achievements include being named BDS Most Played Artist of the Decade for all music genres and having the Most Played Song of the Decade for all music genres with “Something Like That.” He is the most played Country artist since his debut in 1992, with two singles spending over 10 weeks at #1 (“Live Like You Were Dying” and “Over and Over”). His critically acclaimed acting skills were highlighted in the award winning Friday Night Lights and The Blind Side and McGraw can next be seen in Disney’s Tomorrowland in theaters on May 22. Visit TimMcGraw.com for tour dates and more.

ABOUT BILLY CURRINGTON: Following nine iconic #1 hit singles, Billy Currington releases “Don’t It,” the lead anthem from his highly-anticipated sixth studio album. The Platinum-selling country artist collaborated with GRAMMY-nominated producer Dan Huff on his new project expected later this year. Receiving 4 out of 5 star praise from Billboard, “Don’t It” offers an exciting preview of the country hitmakers new project. Currington’s chart-topping singles include “Don’t,” “Good Directions,”“Let Me Down Easy,”“Must Be Doin’ Something Right,” “People Are Crazy,” “Pretty Good At Drinkin’ Beer,” “That’s How Country Boys Roll,”“Hey Girl,” and “We Are Tonight.” Currington continues to deliver hits and bring his dynamic live show to fans. For more on Billy Currington, visit www.BillyCurrington.com.

ABOUT CHASE BRYANT: RED BOW recording artist Chase Bryant’s debut single, “Take It On Back,” is a top 10 hit and rising quickly. It is one of the fastest rising singles of the past year by a male country artist, earning Bryant accolades as an ‘artist to watch’ from the likes of Rolling Stone, The Huffington Post, Teen Vogue, American Songwriter, Billboard and more. For more on Chase Bryant, visitwww.chasebryant.com

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ENTERTAINMENT THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, January 22 - 28, 2015

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Globetrotters Select Nashville Hometown Hero

By Janice Malone

NASHVILLE, TN — The internationally acclaimed Harlem Globetrotters were in Music City recently for their 89th consecutive season of bringing smiles, joy and of course the best in basketball entertainment to fans. For 2015, the Globetrotters will face the infamous Washington Generals. It’s been five years since the Globetrotters and Generals have faced off, as the Generals have been searching far and wide for the best players to retool their roster and have been preparing for one thing: victory over the Globetrotters. ”The Generals haven’t played against us in five years, so for each game I just say good luck to them,” says Harlem Globetrotter rookie Julian ‘Zeus’ McClurkin. ”We’re famous for our high flying dunks and our buckets of confetti, along with some side splitting comedy, so they can bring it on,” says Zeus, who was once upon a time a team member with the Washington Generals. “I think the Globetrotters got tired of me dunking on them (he laughs), so they finally

Nashville Hometown Hero Corporal Joshua Walker, his daughter and members of the world famous Harlem Globetrotters during their recent visit.

signed me on their team,” adds Zeus who’s originally from Columbus, OH. Prior to signing up with the Globetrotters, McClurkin played on several professional teams here in the states and in other countries. What makes his career even more special is that he’s playing high intensity basketball while coping

T.C. Cope & Billy Mason Making a Difference

By Deborah A. Culp

The Treva & Kevin Show was delighted to feature two very talented gentlemen on their show recently—comedian T.C. Cope and drummer Billy “Thunder” Mason. Since dedicating his heart to being a comedian, T.C. Cope has touched people everywhere with the message, “Laughing is Living” as a technique for survival. As a child, when family gatherings became a time to act silly and onerous, T.C. figured, “I can live with that.” When young and old friends came over to hear local imitations, T.C. figured, “Laughing is Living” and everybody can live with that.

Born on the outskirts of New York City and raised in Middle Tennessee, T.C. has left many audiences teary-eyed with his southern punch yet sharp citytype humor. His slender body and laugh line smile have given him a talent for making people laugh, often leaving audiences begging for more. Believing that “old” compliments “new” and being “bad” is in no way “good,” T.C. crosses lines to teach “right” with laughing as a cure. Since performing comedy, T.C. has worked with comedians such as Bernie Mac, D.L. Hughley, Ted Carpenter, Chris Thomas, George Wallace, Joe Torre, Edwonda White, Hamburger Jones, Reggie Ballard (Bro-Man), Adele Givens and a host of others. T.C. has also touched his community with a local television show “The Comedy Thang,” which aired two pilot shows. The show was sponsored by an organization called “Grifcot Productions.” He has also found it very important to stay in contact with a number of guide-right programs and charitable organizations. He believes Laughing is Living but also knows the power of “listening is learning.”

Contact T.C. at: (615) 491-0833 Email: lafnislivn@aol.com http://www.whoistccope.com World Class Drummer, Legendary nice guy and “God’s Musician” Billy

“Thunder” Mason Billy “Thunder” Mason (born Fairborn, Ohio) is an American drummer who is a member of Tim McGraw’s touring band, The Dancehall Doctors. He has toured and/or recorded with numerous artists such as Tobin Sprout, Faith Hill, Bill Anderson, Paulette Carlson, among others. Mason has also trained with drummer Charlie Adams. He got his start in a local band called Bros. Rock. One of the band’s songs “Sharing the World” was featured on STS-123, as the wakeup call for pilot Gregory Johnson, the brother of the band’s guitarist and lead

with exercise-induced asthma, which is triggered by strenuous exercise. While traveling the world, Zeus carries an inhaler that obviously helps keep him in player-ready form.

The new Globetrotter tour is scheduled for 310-plus games in North America. In addition to the highly-anticipated matchup on the court

with the Generals, the Globetrotters will honor a Harlem Globetrotters Hometown Hero at each of their games.

As the team stops in each city they’re searching for active, wounded or retired members of the military who have made their community proud with their brave service and exemplary character. The Globetrotters will also play a portion of each game in North America with a camouflage basketball to honor those who protect our freedom.

During the Nashville stop Corporal Joshua Walker was selected as their official Harlem Globetrotters Hero. His numerous military accolades includes: receiving the Purple Heart for wounds received in Fallujah, Iraq; serving in the 2nd Battalion 6th Marines; Navy & Marine Achievement Medal for meritorious achievement and in addition, this military hero is continuing his academic education towards a degree in Criminal Justice & Human Service. Congratulations to Corporal Walker and to the Harlem Globetrotters on their victory!

KAM’S KOLUMN

Tara Ochs stars as civil rights activist Viola Liuzzo in the hit film SELMA

Tara Talks About Selma

By Kam Williams

singer, Gary Johnson. In May 2012, Billy Mason was featured on the premiere episode of the Discovery Channel’s auction-themed television program “Final Offer.” Mason was seen discussing and selling three car hoods from NASCAR vehicles that had been autographed by the cars famous drivers, which including Tony Stewart and Bobby Labonte. Mason stated he intended to use the profits from the sale to open a pizza parlor. Billy is headed out west to support another lifetime endeavor--a noted ministry of Pastor John Collins.

Contact Billy (615) 804-3708 * https://www.facebook.com/BILLYTMASON The Treva & Kevin Show (www.TrevaGordon.com) airs Wednesdays 7:30 am (CST) Network MyTV30, Comcast 14.

UPCOMING NASHVILLE EVENTS January 24: Free Community Cinema series, Nashville Public Library’s downtown branch. See the film A Path Appears: Sex Trafficking in the USA. A panel discussion afterwards, featuring Shana Goodwin, one of the women in the film.

January 24: The Douglas Corner Café event is a place for songwriters and aspiring artists to come togetherto hear and create great music.

Doors open at 8 pm. Located at 2106-A Eighth Avenue South Nashville January 31: Nashville Scene and NFocus Fashion presents A Fraction, an event that brings Nashville’s best designer boutiques together under one roof. Location: City Winery Nashville 609 Lafayette Street Nashville February 6: The second annual Magical Night for Mothers and Sons will be filled with music, magic, and laughs from 6 – 8 pm at the Delmas Long Community Center 200 Memorial Dr. Goodlettesville, Phone: 615851-2241. ** To be included in our events calendar please email info to tribunenews1@aol.com

film was incredibly fast.

From script to screen in just about a year! I am currently in touch with them however, and so thrilled to have their support. To prepare I did my good actor research--I Googled. The resources I came across that had the most value for me as a performer were the book “From Selma to Sorrow” by Mary Stanton, and the documentary Home of

Tara Ochs is an actress and voice-over artist residing in Atlanta, GA. She has also been a comedy improviser her entire career and credits that skill with opening many doors. Tara can currently be caught performing with Atlantabased theatre company Dad’s Garage, where she KAM WILLIAMS also teaches improv to people of all ages. Previously, she worked the Brave. with The Second City troupe, and was KW: Did you feel any responsibility a company member of the L.A.-based to portray Viola right, given that she was improv companies ComedySportz and martyred? TO: Absolutely! The weight ACME Comedy Theater. A graduate of of that responsibility was overwhelming.

Florida State University, Tara considers I speak a little about that on my blog [ Pensacola, Florida her hometown, al- www.taraochs.blogspot.com ] In short, I though her family moved around quite wanted to approach Viola as a woman, a bit when she was a child due to her not as a saint--so I looked for those defather’s enlistment as a Navy pilot. His tails that made her seem human to me. service has inspired Tara’s love of counKW: Is there a cause bigger than your try, while her mother’s dedication as a own self interest, for which you might be schoolteacher has motivated her to work willing to pay a big price, perhaps even with young people in the arts. Here, she sacrificing your life? TO: The first antalks about portraying civil rights martyr swer that comes to mind is my family. But Viola Liuzzo in the Academy Award- I suppose that’s not a cause. [Chuckles] nominated film, Selma.

In a way, though, it contributes to the KW: What interested you in Selma? things that I feel passionate about. For Were you aware of the march? TO: I example, my father is a veteran, so pawas NOT aware of anything to do with triotism runs deep in my family.

Selma or the marches. Living in Atlanta, KW: Did it ever get emotional on the you can’t help being surrounded by the set, given the historical importance of vestiges of the civil rights movement, so Selma? TO: [LOL] Constantly! CONnaturally it interests me. But this particu- STANTLY! I can’t tell you how difficult lar moment in history, I was unfamiliar it was to keep it together as we marched with. Once I was introduced to the story on that bridge with actual survivors of via the audition, I was thrilled to come Bloody Sunday. And the final speech across an example of such a large num- back in Montgomery? There was no ber of people coming together to support need to act that day. the movement.

KW: What message do you hope KW: How about the character you people will take away from the film? played, Viola Liuzzo? Had you heard TO: Hope. And perhaps a clearer underof her? TO: I also knew nothing about standing of why non-violent protest is the Viola Liuzzo. It wasn’t until I received most effective way to agitate. the script that I learned of her enormous KW: What do you think of the criticontribution to the movement. It was cisms being leveled at the film, suggesta surprise – I had no idea that a white ing that LBJ is being portrayed unfairly? woman had lost her life in the struggle TO: What controversy? The film clearly for civil rights. shows LBJ for who he was--a master KW: How did you prepare to play politician. And it clearly shows Dr. King her? Did you speak to her children or for who he was--a master activist. It just anyone who knew her? TO: At the time of doesn’t seem like a controversy to me. I the filming I had not yet gotten in touch am cheering for both LBJ and MLK by with her family--the turnaround for this the end of the film.

FORECLOSURES & LEGALS THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, January 22 - 28, 2015 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated December 19, 2006, executed by JANICE C. AUSTRIE AND LEOCARDIUS B. AUSTRIE, conveying certain real property therein described to TONYA ESQUIBEL, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded December 20, 2006, at Instrument Number 200612200156944; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to The Bank of New York Mellon as trustee for Nationstar Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-A who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on January 29, 2015 at 10:00 AM at the Front Entrance of the Historic Courthouse located at 1 Public Square , located in Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING LOT NO. 33 ON THE PLAN OF HIGHLAND CREEK, SECTION TWO OF RECORD IN INSTRUMENT NO. 200304240055118, AND BY SURVEYORS CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION OF RECORD IN INSTRUMENT NO. 20050310-0026513, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR SAID COUNTY, TO WHICH REFERENCE IS MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION. Parcel ID: 180040A11200CO PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 3324 HICKORY RUN, NASHVILLE, TN 37211. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): JANICE C. AUSTRIE AND LEOCARDIUS B. AUSTRIE OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: HIGHLAND CREEK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www.rubinlublin.com/propertylistings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #76017 2015-01-08 2015-01-15 2015-01-22 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated June 6, 2007, executed by TAMMY L. HARTMAN, conveying certain real property therein described to GREGG MURPHY, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded June 20, 2007, at Instrument Number 20070620-0073528; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on February 12, 2015 at 10:00 AM at the Front Entrance of the Historic Courthouse located at 1 Public Square , located in Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING LOT NO. 139A ON THE PLAN OF ZONE LOT DIVISION LOT NOS. 138 THROUGH 140, HICKORY VIEW, SECTION TWO, OF RECORD IN BOOK 5800, PAGE 324, AMENDING PLAT BOOK 5200, PAGE 510, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TO WHICH PLAT REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION THEREOF. Parcel ID: 16209009800 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 5520 EULALA DR., NASHVILLE, TN 37211. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): TAMMY L. HARTMAN OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.

This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www. rubinlublin.com/property-listings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #76954 2015-01-15 2015-01-22 2015-01-29 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated November 7, 2005, executed by ERNEST D. NIXON AND TRENA R. NIXON, conveying certain real property therein described to RON MORRISON, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded December 6, 2005, at Instrument Number 20051206-0146725; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to U.S. Bank, National Association, As Successor Trustee To Bank Of America, N.A., As Successor By Merger To Lasalle Bank, N.A., As Trustee For The Holders Of The MLMI Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-HE2 who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee.

NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on February 12, 2015 at 10:00 AM at the Front Entrance of the Historic Courthouse located at 1 Public Square , located in Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING LOT NO. 23 ON THE PLAN OF LORI HEIGHTS OF RECORD IN BOOK 3106, PAGE 123, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR SAID COUNTY, TO WHICH PLAN REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE LEGAL DESCRIPTION. Parcel ID: 14812001900 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 4708 DELIA DRIVE, ANTIOCH, TN 37013. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): ERNEST D. NIXON AND TRENA R. NIXON OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www.rubinlublin.com/propertylistings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #76968 2015-01-15 2015-01-22 2015-01-29 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF TENNESSEE, DAVIDSON COUNTY WHEREAS, Tabitha H. Horton and William M. Horton executed a Deed of Trust to SunTrust Bank, Nashville, N.A., Lender and T. Michael Logan, Trustee(s), which was dated August 7, 1998 and recorded on August 11, 1998 in Book 11061, Page 482, Davidson County, Tennessee Register of Deeds. WHEREAS, default having been made in the

payment of the debt(s) and obligation(s) thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the current holder of said Deed of Trust, SunTrust Mortgage, Inc., (the “Holder”), appointed the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee, by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Davidson County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Holder, and that as agent for the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the power and authority vested in it, will on February 19, 2015, at 10:00AM at the usual and customary location at the Davidson County Courthouse, Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: Land in Davidson County, Tennessee, being Lot No. 44 on the Plat of Whittemore Valley Section 2-A of record in Plat Book 6250, Page 611, Register’s Office for said County, to which reference is made for a more complete description.Being the same property conveyed to Grantors by deed being recorded simultaneously herewith. Parcel ID Number: 162 07 0 201.00 Address/Description: 400 Josephine Court, Antioch, TN 37013. Current Owner(s): Tabitha H. Horton and William M. Horton. Other Interested Party(ies): .N/A The sale of the property described above shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any and all liens against said property for unpaid property taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; a deed of trust; and any matter than an accurate survey of the premises might disclose; and All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. This office is attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee c/o Tennessee Foreclosure Department 277 Mallory Station Road Suite 115 Franklin, TN 37067 PH: 615-550-7697 FX: 615-550-8484 File No.: 14-14849Ad #77117 201501-08 2015-01-15 2015-01-22 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated October 26, 2006, executed by KEITH E. REINHARDT AND SUE LAYTON REINHARDT, conveying certain real property therein described to GAIL C. VICTORY, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded November 7, 2006, at Instrument Number 200611070138372 (see also the Subordination Agreement recorded at Instrument Number 20101001-0078158); and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the holders of the Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust 20071 Asset Backed Notes who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on February 26, 2015 at 10:00 AM at the Front Entrance of the Historic Courthouse located at 1 Public Square , located in Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING LOT NO. 9 ON THE PLAN OF LEA-GRAN ESTATE, AS OF RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 2083, PAGE 88, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR SAID COUNTY, TO WHICH PLAN REFERENCE IS MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION. Parcel ID: 13108007500 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 1108 BATEY DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): KEITH E. REINHARDT AND SUE LAYTON REINHARDT OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: MIDDLE TENNESSEE BANK & TRUST, AN OFFICE OF GREENE COUNTY BANK, GREENEVILLE, TENNESSEE The sale of the abovedescribed property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.

This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www. rubinlublin.com/property-listings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #77130 2015-01-22 2015-01-29 2015-02-05 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated May 12, 2009, executed by WILLIAM BRYANT AND FREDRICKA RUSSELL, conveying certain real property therein described to CALVARY TITLE OF WILSON COUNTY, LLC, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee recorded May 18, 2009, at Instrument Number 200905180045153; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on February 19, 2015 at 10:00 AM at the Front Entrance of The Historic Davidson County Courthouse, One Public Square, Nashville, TN 37201, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or certified funds ONLY, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: BEING LOT NO. 1 ON THE PLAN OF SEQUOIA VALLEY, SECTION 2, AS OF RECORD OF BOOK 3700, PAGE 114, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. SAID LOT NO. 1 FRONTS 116.1 FEET ON THE EASTERLY MARGIN OF CHEYANNE BOULEVARD AND EXTENDS BACK 181.1 FEET ON THE NORTHERLY LINE AND 175.0 FEET ON THE ON THE SOUTHERLY LINE TO A DEAD LINE IN THE REAR MEASURING 132.16 FEET THEREON. Parcel ID: 05309002100 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 1341 CHEYENNE BOULEVARD, MADISON, TN 37115. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): WILLIAM BRYANT AND FREDRICKA RUSSELL OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: THE HOUSING FUND, INC. The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.

This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Rubin Lublin TN, PLLC, Substitute Trustee 119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38103 www. rubinlublin.com/property-listings.php Tel: (877) 813-0992 Fax: (404) 601-5846 Ad #77204 2015-01-22 2015-01-29 2015-02-05 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on February 26, 2015 on or about 12:00PM local time, at the Davidson County Courthouse, South Main door, One Public Square, Nashville, Tennessee, conducted by the Substitute Trustee as identified and set forth herein below, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by MONTE HENDRICKSON AND JEREMY HENDRICKSON, to SOUTHEAST TITLE OF TENNESSEE, INC., Trustee, on June 20, 2006, as Instrument No. 20060621-0074219 in the real property records of Davidson County Register’s Office, Tennessee. Owner of Debt: OneWest Bank N.A. The following real estate located in Davidson County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record: Land in Davidson, Tennessee, being described as follows: Being Lot No. 146 on the Plan of Harpeth Park Subdivision, Section 4, of record in Book 4300, Page 52, Register`s Office for Davidson County, Tennessee, to which plan reference is hereby made for a more complete description. Said Lot No. 146 fronts 36.22 feet on a curve on Coronado Court in a Northerly direction; thence running back 328.24 feet on the East side line and 376.69 feet on the West side line and measures 279.12 feet across the rear lot line. Be-

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ing the same property conveyed to Janice R. Russell by deed from Forrest Jack Russell, Dated August 28,1995, of record in Book 9774, Page 546, said Register`s Office of Davidson County, Tennessee. Tax ID: 12814019900 Current Owner(s) of Property: MONTE HENDRICKSON AND JEREMY HENDRICKSON The street address of the above described property is believed to be 7300 Coronado Court, Nashville, TN 37221, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description referenced herein shall control. SALE IS SUBJECT TO OCCUPANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION. THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO ADJOURN THE DAY OF THE SALE TO ANOTHER DAY, TIME AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOUT FURTHER PUBLICATION, UPON ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOVE. THE TRUSTEE/ SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RESCIND THE SALE. IF THE SALE IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY REASON, THE PURCHASER AT THE SALE SHALL BE ENTITLED ONLY TO A RETURN OF THE DEPOSIT PAID. THE PURCHASER SHALL HAVE NO FURTHER RECOURSE AGAINST THE GRANTOR, THE GRANTEE, OR THE TRUSTEE. OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: None THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. If applicable, the notice requirements of T.C.A. 35-5-117 have been met. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. If the U.S. Department of Treasury/IRS, the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue, or the State of Tennessee Department of Labor or Workforce Development are listed as Interested Parties in the advertisement, then the Notice of this foreclosure is being given to them and the Sale will be subject to the applicable governmental entities right to redeem the property as required by 26 U.S.C. 7425 and T.C.A. §67-1-1433.This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney. MWZM File No. 14-000010515 JASON S. MANGRUM, J.P. SELLERS, LORI LIANE LONG, Substitute Trustee(s) Premier Building, Suite 404 5217 Maryland Way Brentwood, TN 37027 PHONE: (615) 238-3630 EMAIL: tnsales@mwzmlaw.com Ad #77293 2015-01-22 2015-01-29 2015-02-05 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF TENNESSEE, DAVIDSON COUNTY WHEREAS, Renee Bruce a/k/a Theresa R. Bruce executed a Deed of Trust to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for United Capital Mortgage, Lender and American Title Company, Trustee(s), which was dated July 27, 2005 and recorded on August 4, 2005 in Instrument No. 20050804-0092067, Davidson County, Tennessee Register of Deeds. WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debt(s) and obligation(s) thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the current holder of said Deed of Trust, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2005-49CB, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-49CB, (the “Holder”), appointed the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee, by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Davidson County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Holder, and that as agent for the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the power and authority vested in it, will on February 17, 2015, at 10:00AM at the usual and customary location at the Davidson County Courthouse, Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: Property located at: 761 Jaywood Dr, Davidson County, Old Hickory, TN 37138And:Being Lot No. 67 on the Place of Chitwood Downs, of record in Plat Book 6900, Pages 550-552, as amended in Book 7462, Page 445, Register’s Office for Davidson County, Tennessee, to which plan reference is here made for a more complete and accurate description.

Being the same property conveyed to Theresa R. Bruce a/k/a Renea Bruce on 06-24-99, by deed from James E. Bruce, III, filed for record on 06-24-99, in Book 11541, Page 957, Register’s Office for Davidson County, Tennessee. Parcel ID Number: 063 16 0B 065.00 Address/ Description: 761 Jaywood Drive, Old Hickory, TN 37138.

Current Owner(s): Renee Bruce aka Theresa R. Bruce.

Other Interested Party(ies): N/A The sale of the property described above shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any and all liens against said property for unpaid property taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; a deed of trust; and any matter than an accurate survey of the premises might disclose; and All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. This office is attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee c/o Tennessee Foreclosure Department 277 Mallory Station Road Suite 115 Franklin, TN 37067 PH: 615-550-7697 FX: 615-550-8484 File No.: 14-27981 Ad #77318 201501-22 2015-01-29 2015-02-05 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on February 26, 2015 on or about 12:00PM local time, at the Davidson County Courthouse, South Main door, One Public Square, Nashville, Tennessee, conducted by the Substitute Trustee as identified and set forth herein below, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by TRENESA K PRIMM, to ARCHERLAND TITLE, Trustee, on May 2, 2006, as Instrument No. 20060510-0054741 in the real property records of Davidson County Register’s Office, Tennessee. Owner of Debt: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association fka The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2006-RZ3 The following real estate located in Davidson County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record: A CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, STATE OF TENNESSEE, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING LOT NO. 35 ON THE MAP OF CAPITOL VIEW SUBDIVISION, AS OF RECORD IN BOOK 974, PAGES 52 AND 53, REGISTER`S OFFICE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TO WHICH PLAN REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE LEGAL DESCRIPTION. SUBJECT TO ANY AND ALL APPLICABLE RESTRICTIONS AND EASEMENTS OF RECORD. Tax ID: 06016007200 Current Owner(s) of Property: TRENESA K PRIMM The street address of the above described property is believed to be 2804 BRUNSWICK DR, NASHVILLE , TN 37207, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description referenced herein shall control. SALE IS SUBJECT TO OCCUPANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION. THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO ADJOURN THE DAY OF THE SALE TO ANOTHER DAY, TIME AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOUT FURTHER PUBLICATION, UPON ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOVE. THE TRUSTEE/ SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RESCIND THE SALE. IF THE SALE IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY REASON, THE PURCHASER AT THE SALE SHALL BE ENTITLED ONLY TO A RETURN OF THE DEPOSIT PAID. THE PURCHASER SHALL HAVE NO FURTHER RECOURSE AGAINST THE GRANTOR, THE GRANTEE, OR THE TRUSTEE. OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: None THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. If applicable, the notice requirements of T.C.A. 35-5-117 have been met. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. If the U.S. Department of Treasury/IRS, the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue, or the State of Tennessee Department of Labor or Workforce Development are listed as Interested Parties in the advertisement, then the Notice of this foreclosure is being given to them and the Sale will be subject to the applicable governmental entities right to redeem the property as required by 26 U.S.C. 7425 and T.C.A. §67-1-1433.This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney. MWZM File No. 14-006018670 JASON S. MANGRUM, J.P. SELLERS, LORI LIANE LONG, Substitute Trustee(s) Premier Building, Suite 404 5217 Maryland Way Brentwood, TN 37027 PHONE: (615) 238-3630 EMAIL: tnsales@mwzmlaw.com Ad #77363 2015-01-22 2015-01-29 2015-02-05 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on February 26, 2015 on or about 12:00PM local time, at the Davidson County Courthouse, South Main door, One Public Square, Nashville, Tennessee, conducted by the Substitute Trustee as identified and set forth herein below, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed

by BRITT ALLEY KNOX AND SHERRY LOUISE KNOX, to GEORGE E. MUDTER, JR., Trustee, on December 23, 1986, at Record Book 7089, Page 526 in the real property records of Davidson County Register’s Office, Tennessee. Owner of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA JPMORGAN CHASE BANK AS TRUSTEE FOR TRUMAN CAPITAL MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2004-1 ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-1 The following real estate located in Davidson County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bid-

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CLASSIFIEDS 10B der subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record: LAND IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, BEING LOT NO. 18 ON THE MAP OF MARLIN MEADOWS SUBDIVISION, SECTION III, AS OF RECORD IN BOOK 2144, PAGE 26, REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR SAID COUNTY, TO WHICH PLAN REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION. Tax ID: 05211003200 Current Owner(s) of Property: BRITT ALLEY KNOX AND SHERRY LOUISE KNOX The street address of the above described property is believed to be 804 RIVER PASS , MADISON, TN 37115, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description referenced herein shall control. SALE IS SUBJECT TO OCCUPANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION. THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO ADJOURN THE DAY OF THE SALE TO ANOTHER DAY, TIME AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOUT FURTHER PUBLICATION, UPON ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOVE. THE TRUSTEE/ SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RESCIND THE SALE. IF THE SALE IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY REASON, THE PURCHASER AT THE SALE SHALL BE ENTITLED ONLY TO A RETURN OF THE DEPOSIT PAID. THE PURCHASER SHALL HAVE NO FURTHER RECOURSE AGAINST THE GRANTOR, THE GRANTEE, OR THE TRUSTEE. OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: CENTURY 21 SEALS RELATORS, INC & AUCTION AND CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A AND AUTO CREDIT OF NASHVILLE THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. If applicable, the notice requirements of T.C.A. 35-5-117 have been met. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. If the U.S. Department of Treasury/ IRS, the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue, or the State of Tennessee Department of Labor or Workforce Development are listed as Interested Parties in the advertisement, then the Notice of this foreclosure is being given to them and the Sale will be subject to the applicable governmental entities right to redeem the property as required by 26 U.S.C. 7425 and T.C.A. §67-1-1433.

This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid.

The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney.

MWZM File No. 14-000538-670 JASON S. MANGRUM, J.P. SELLERS, LORI LIANE LONG, Substitute Trustee(s) Premier Building, Suite 404 5217 Maryland Way Brentwood, TN 37027 PHONE: (615) 238-3630 EMAIL: tnsales@mwzmlaw.com Ad #77364 2015-01-22 2015-01-29 2015-02-05 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF TENNESSEE, DAVIDSON COUNTY WHEREAS, Jean W. Hannagan executed a Deed of Trust to SunTrust Bank, Lender and Jovetta Woodard and Patricia Robinson, Trustee(s), which was dated January 22, 2009 and recorded on March 2, 2009 in Instrument No. 200903020018232, Davidson County, Tennessee Register of Deeds. WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debt(s) and obligation(s) thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the current holder of said Deed of Trust, SunTrust Bank, (the “Holder”), appointed the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee, by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Davidson County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Holder, and that as agent for the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the power and authority vested in it, will on February 17, 2015, at 10:00AM at the usual and customary location at the Davidson County Courthouse, Nashville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Davidson County, Tennessee, to wit: A certain tract or parcel of land in Davidson County, State of Tennessee, described as follows, to wit: being Lot No. 15 on the plan of Tiffany Terrace, as of record in Book 2854, Page 59, Register’s Office for said county.

Said Lot No. 15 fronts 60 feet on the southerly side of Tiffany Drive and extends back between lines, 250.0 feet on the westerly line and 256.7 feet on the easterly line, to a dead line in the rear, measuring 106.0 feet thereon. Being the same property conveyed to grantor(s), by a deed recorded 06/08/61, in the Register’s Office of Davidson County, State of Tennessee, in Deed Book 3247, Page 225. Parcel ID Number: 084 05 0 032.00 Address/Description: 2610 Tiffany Drive, Nashville, TN 37206. Current Owner(s): (The Estate of) Jean Warren Hannagan.

Other Interested Party(ies): .N/A The sale of the property described above shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any and all liens against said property for unpaid property taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; a deed of trust; and any matter than an accurate survey of the premises might disclose; and All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. This office is attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee c/o Tennessee Foreclosure Department 277 Mallory Station Road Suite 115 Franklin, TN 37067 PH: 615-550-7697 FX: 615-550-8484 File No.: 14-29430 Ad #77565 201501-22 2015-01-29 2015-02-05

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CLASSIFIEDS INVITATION TO BIDDERS FOR AHU 109 REPLACEMENT MNAA PROJECT NO. 1548 ELECTRONIC BIDS, submitted through www.aerobidz.aero, (or SEALED NONELECTRONIC BIDS, if Bidder has written authorization from MNAA) for

THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE • Thursday, January 22 - 28, 2015 furnishing all materials, labor, tools and appurtenances for the construction for the AHU 109 REPLACEMENT and other incidental items shall be received by the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, in the Boardroom, 4th Floor, Terminal Building, Nashville International Airport, not later than 2:00 p.m. (local time), February 17, 2015. All bidders must be licensed contractors as required by the Contractor’s Licensing Act of 1994, T.C.A. § 62-6-101 et seq.

A Pre-Bid Meeting will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. (local time), February 2, 2015, in the Nashville International Airport, Chamber Room, 4th Floor, Terminal Building, Nashville, Tennessee. Attendance at this meeting is MANDATORY. A one-time tour of the project site will be conducted after the meeting.

Copies of the Contract Documents (ITB, Bid Schedule, Attachments, etc.) will be available on January 19, 2015 and may be obtained electronically from www. aerobidz.aero, an online tendering service.

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The Small Minority Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (SMWBE) participation level established for this project is THREE AND THREE HUNDREDTHS PERCENT (3.03%) SMWBE. For information on eligible SMWBE firms, bidders should contact the Director, Business Diversity Development, (615) 275-1468, or visit http://www. flynashville.com/business-diversitydevelopment/Pages/default.aspx.

Further detail concerning this bid may be obtained from the MNAA web site: http://www.flynashville.com/businessopportunities/Pages/default.aspx Publish January 22, 2015 IN THE JUVENILE COURT FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE IN RE: MASON LANIER WAKEFIELD Date of Birth: 5/18/2013 CHAD MICHAEL WAKEFIELD Petitioner vs. ANNA PHILLIPS, Respondent Petition No. 189276 File No. 2014-2125 ORDER FOR PUBLICATION This cause came to be heard on the 1ST day of December 2014, before the Honorable Paul Robertson, Magistrate of the Juvenile Court for Davidson County, Tennessee, upon the Plaintiff’s Motion to Serve Defendant by Publication. Based upon statements of counsel and the entire record, the Court finds that the motion is well-taken.

It is, therefore, ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that the Defendant shall be served by Publication.

It is so ORDERED. ENTER THIS THE 9th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2014 PAUL ROBERTSON, MAGISTRATE Publish January 15, 22, 29, February 5, 2015 ANA MARIA LEAL SEQUERA Vs JAMES ADAM MILBURN Non-Resident Notice 4TH Circuit Docket No. 14D2531 In this cause it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the defendant is a nonresident of the State of Tennessee, therefore the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon JAMES ADAM MILBURN. It is ordered that said Defendant enter HIS appearance herein with thirty (30) days after February 5, 2015 same being the date of the last publication of this notice to be held at the Metropolitan Circuit Court located a 1 Public Square, Room 302, Nashville, Tennessee, and defend or default will be taken on March 9, 2015.

It is therefore ordered that a copy of this Order be published for four (4) weeks succession in the TENNESSEE TRIBUNE, a newspaper published in Nashville.

Richard R. Rooker, Clerk By: C. Haefner Deputy Clerk Date: January 7, 2015 Leon Sharber Attorney for Plaintiff Publish January 15, 22, 29, February 5, 2015 CLARA HERNANDEZ Vs PABLO ROBLES-CRUZ Non-Resident Notice 3RD Circuit Docket No. 14D2297 In this cause it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the defendant is a nonresident of the State of Tennessee, therefore the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon PABLO ROBLESCRUZ. It is ordered that said Defendant enter HIS appearance herein with thirty (30) days after February 5, 2015 same being the date of the last publication of this notice to be held at the Metropolitan Circuit Court located a 1 Public Square, Room 302, Nashville, Tennessee, and defend or default will be taken on March 9, 2015.

It is therefore ordered that a copy of this Order be published for four (4) weeks succession in the TENNESSEE TRIBUNE, a newspaper published in Nashville.

Richard R. Rooker, Clerk C. Haefner Deputy Clerk Date: January 7, 2015 Robert J. Turner J. Ryan Johnson Loren A. Sanderson Attorney for Plaintiff Publish January 15, 22, 29, February 5, 2015 YADIRA CORDOVA Vs PABLO ALVARADO Non-Resident Notice 4TH Circuit Docket No. 11D2445 In this cause it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the defendant is a nonresident of the State of Tennessee, therefore the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon PABLO ALVARADO. It is ordered that said Defendant enter HIS appearance herein with thirty (30) days after February 5, 2015 same being the date of the last publication of this notice to be held at the Metropolitan Circuit Court located a 1 Public Square, Room 302, Nashville, Tennessee, and defend or default will be taken on March 9, 2015.

It is therefore ordered that a copy of this Order be published for four (4) weeks succession in the TENNESSEE TRIBUNE, a newspaper published in Nashville.

Richard R. Rooker, Clerk C. Haefner Deputy Clerk Date: January 7, 2015 Sheryl D. Guinn Attorney for Plaintiff Publish January 15, 22, 29, February 5, 2015 NOTICE TO CREDITORS 14P2099 ESTATE OF SALLY K. CAMPBELL, DECEASED. Notice is hereby given that on the 7th day of January 2015, Letters of Authority in respect to the estate of SALLY K. CAMPBELL, who died December 10, 2014 were issued to the undersigned by the Seventh Circuit (Probate) Court of Davidson County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured, or un-matured, against the estate are required to file same with the clerk of the above name court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2), otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting,

as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors, if the creditor received the copy of the Notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (A); or Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death this 13th day of January, 2015. Darbie Christine Simpson, 9548 Mt. Ayre Way, Murfreesboro, TN 37129, Personal Representative. Kious, David, 152 Hermitage Park Drive, S-B, Murfreesboro, TN 37129. Richard R. Rooker, Probate Court Clerk, One Public Square, Room 303 Nashville, TN. 37201.

Publish Dates: January 15, 2015 and January 22, 2015.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 14P2005 ESTATE OF MARY EFFIE FULLER, DECEASED. Notice is hereby given that on the 7th day of January 2015, Letters of Authority in respect to the estate of MARY EFFIE FULLER, who died November 17, 2014 were issued to the undersigned by the Seventh Circuit (Probate) Court of Davidson County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured, or un-matured, against the estate are required to file same with the clerk of the above name court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2), otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors, if the creditor received the copy of the Notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (A); or Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death this 13th day of January, 2015. Terri Harrison, 3631 Bowling Gate Lane, Nashville, TN 37215, Personal Representative. DeMarco, Louis Raphael, 1312 Sixth Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37208. Richard R. Rooker, Probate Court Clerk, One Public Square, Room 303 Nashville, TN. 37201. Publish Dates: January 15, 2015 and January 22, 2015.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 14P2040 ESTATE OF ROMA JEAN MCGOWAN, DECEASED. Notice is hereby given that on the 8th day of January 2015, Letters of Authority in respect to the estate of ROMA JEAN MCGOWAN, who died October 25, 2014 were issued to the undersigned by the Seventh Circuit (Probate) Court of Davidson County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured, or un-matured, against the estate are required to file same with the clerk of the above name court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2), otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors, if the creditor received the copy of the Notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (A); or Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death this 13th day of January, 2015. Vicky Jean Oakley, 132 Lane Drive, MT. Juliet, TN 37122, Personal Representative. Ferrell, Michael Wayne, 1000 Pleasant Grove Place, Suite 200, MT. Juliet, TN 37122. Richard R. Rooker, Probate Court Clerk, One Public Square, Room 303 Nashville, TN. 37201.

Publish Dates: January 15, 2015 and January 22, 2015.

from the date of the first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (A); or Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death this 13th day of January, 2015. Dan C. Morris, 341 Deep Woods, Nashville, TN 37214, Personal Representative. Morris, Dan C., 8007 Vaden Drive, Brentwood, TN 37027. Richard R. Rooker, Probate Court Clerk, One Public Square, Room 303 Nashville, TN. 37201. Publish Dates: January 15, 2015 and January 22, 2015.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 14P1944 ESTATE OF JAMES E. BAIRD III, DECEASED. Notice is hereby given that on the 9th day of January 2015, Letters of Authority in respect to the estate of JAMES E. BAIRD III, who died May 28, 2014 were issued to the undersigned by the Seventh Circuit (Probate) Court of Davidson County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured, or un-matured, against the estate are required to file same with the clerk of the above name court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2), otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors, if the creditor received the copy of the Notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (A); or Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death this 13th day of January, 2015. James E. Baird IV, 8583 Lewis Road, Nashville, TN 37221, Brittany Baird, 912 Rock Springs Ct NE, Atlanta, GA 30306, Personal Representative.

Stover, William H., St. Cloud Corner, 500 Church Street, Suite 450, Nashville, TN 37019. Richard R. Rooker, Probate Court Clerk, One Public Square, Room 303 Nashville, TN. 37201. Publish Dates: January 15, 2015 and January 22, 2015.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 14P2086 ESTATE OF MARTHA J. HARBSMEIER, DECEASED. Notice is hereby given that on the 8th day of January 2015, Letters of Authority in respect to the estate of MARTHA J. HARBSMEIER, who died November 30, 2014 were issued to the undersigned by the Seventh Circuit (Probate) Court of Davidson County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and nonresident, having claims, matured, or unmatured, against the estate are required to file same with the clerk of the above name court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2), otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first

publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors, if the creditor received the copy of the Notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (A); or Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death this 13th day of January, 2015. Paul C. Harbsmeier, 1069 Bradley Road, Gallatin, TN 37066, Personal Representative. Kavin, Rosalyn Francene, 155 Franklin Road, Suite 120, Brentwood, TN 37027. Richard R. Rooker, Probate Court Clerk, One Public Square, Room 303 Nashville, TN. 37201.

Publish Dates: January 15, 2015 and January 22, 2015.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 15P28 ESTATE OF DAVID LEE KULP, DECEASED. Notice is hereby given that on the 15th day of January 2015, Letters of Authority in respect to the estate of DAVID LEE KULP, who died April 1, 2014, were issued to the undersigned by the Seventh Circuit (Probate) Court of Davidson County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and nonresident, having claims, matured, or unmatured, against the estate are required to file same with the clerk of the above name court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2), otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors, if the creditor received the copy of the Notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (A); or Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death this 20th day of January 2015. Charisse Winters Kulp, 239 Ash Grove Drive, Nashville, TN 37211, Personal Representative. Bragg, Kevin R., 121 East Main Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37130. Probate Court Clerk, One Public Square, Room 303 Nashville, TN 37201.

Publish Dates: January 22, 2015 and January 29, 2015.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 15P44 ESTATE OF TERRY HAYES, DECEASED. Notice is hereby given that on the 15th day of January 2015, Letters of Authority in respect to the estate of TERRY HAYES, who died October 26, 2014, were issued to the undersigned by the Seventh Circuit (Probate) Court of

Davidson County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured, or un-matured, against the estate are required to file same with the clerk of the above name court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2), otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors, if the creditor received the copy of the Notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (A); or Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death this 20th day of January 2015. John Foutch, 109 Kenner Avenue, Suite 100, Nashville, TN 37205.

Probate Court Clerk, One Public Square, Room 303 Nashville, TN 37201. Publish Dates: January 22, 2015 and January 29, 2015.

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Michael W. Smith Holds Private Concert NASHVILLE, TN — On Wednesday, Jan. 14, St. Cecilia Academy honored Billy Ray and Nancy Peterson Hearn ’51 in a private piano concert featuring three-time Grammy Award winning Christian musician Michael W. Smith as part of The Estonia Grand Concert Series.

The exclusive musical event began at 6:30 p.m. with a reception at the Dominican Campus White House. In attendance were the close family friends of Billy Ray and Nancy, including son Bill Hearn, CEO of Capitol Christian Music Group, Scott Borchetta, president and CEO of Big Machine Label Group, Cordia Harrington, CEO and president of Tennessee Bun Company, Nashville entrepreneur Spencer Hays, and Howard and Hope Stringer.

The reception was followed by a private piano performance by Michael W. Smith in the choir room at St. Cecilia Academy. Michael played instrumental songs requested by Billy Ray including songs from his album “Glory” released in 2011. He charmed the audience with clever anecdotes between songs and ended the set with his hit-song “Friends”—a song he co-wrote with his wife Deborah who was also in attendance.

The Estonia Grand Concert Series began with a gift. St. Cecilia Academy’s 9-foot Estonia Concert Grand Piano is a gift of Cal Turner, Jr. As the school continues to raise funds for the “Beauty Within Campaign” for the expansion of its fine arts program and facility, the idea of a concert series was presented to honor those who have supported the arts in Nashville and the fine arts program at St. Cecilia Academy. The Estonia Grand Society is a tribute to the honorees, and the inductions feature a musical artist

Michael W. Smith performed a private piano performance for friends Billy Ray (Chairman of Capitol Christian Music Group) and Nancy Peterson Hearn at St. Cecilia Academy. The performance was part of the SCA Estonia Grand Concert Series and “Beauty Within Campaign” to raise funds for new fine arts programs and facilities. Shown are l-r, Deborah and Michael W. Smith, Billy Ray and Nancy Peterson Hearn and St. Cecilia Academy principal Sister Anne Catherine, O.P. Photo by Ed Rode

who is invited to perform for a close circle of friends.

The first honorees inducted into The Estonia Grand Society at St. Cecilia Academy are Billy Ray and Nancy Peterson Hearn.

Nancy Peterson Hearn is the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Peterson Tool Company, a worldwide leader in cutting tool technology. She began her career in the male-dominated, precision machine parts industry in the early 1970s at a time when equity in the workplace for women was largely disregarded. Since that time, she has received numerous

awards for her trailblazing achievements for women in the workplace and is a longtime supporter of her alma mater, St. Cecilia Academy.

EMI Christian Music Group founder Billy Ray Hearn is a pioneer in the music industry, having started not only some of the first music labels to produce contemporary Christian music, but also giving shape to the genre itself.

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dela. What a life! His was remembrances of his living ering stand for forgiveness one of the most incredible demonstration of character- and love, transcending the he may well be the last of the great lives of anyone who existed istics we cherish—bravery, reality of what we are fac- men, as the concept of greatness retires in the last 1,000 years. This hope, fearlessness, determi- ing. Plant a tree today so that into the historical shadows,” writes JM Coetzee. week, the world remembers nation. someone, in the future, has I am grateful for Nelson Mandela him in a myriad of ways, culMandela entered Rob- shade. in life because he gave us something minating with his being laid ben Island prison as a radi© Regina M. Prude, to look up to. But I am also grateful to to rest in Soweto. cal activist and fiery orator 2013 Regina is an inspira- him in death.

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But in India by the time we woke ognized him Tuesday as “His Twenty-seven years later, he naprude.com or POB 58795, up to news of his death it was already Excellency Nelson Mande- emerged ready to take cen- Nashville, TN 37205. Blog: December 6th. For us that day marks la,” founding President of a ter stage as a liberation hero, www.reg inaprude.com; a different anniversary. December 6, free and democratic South displaying the unique gift of Facebook: www.facebook. 1992 was the day the Babri Masjid Africa, Nobel laureate, and quiet grace capable of trans- com/reginaprude; Twitter: came down and brought in its wake a the embodiment of courage forming every tense mo- http://twitter.com/rprude. communal horror whose ghosts still haunt Indian politics. No truth. No recRev. Jason Curry, Phd. of Fisk Memorial Chapel onciliation. Just bitterness.

This December 6th, Narendra Modi, In reference to the coming of sides to the same God. Yes, a the man who remains the most polarising symbol of the legacy of Ayodhya Call Mark 615-321-3268 sales1501@aol.com Christ, writes: “At or thatemail transcendent God still governs in Indian politics today, mourned Mantime people will see the Son the universe, but the immanent dela on Twitter with not one, but three of Man coming in clouds with God through Jesus Christ, still tweets. great power and glory. And he walks with us, talks with us and RIP Nelson Mandela. The world has lost an apostle of peace & non-violence will send his angels and gather tells us that we are his own. A who redefined the journey of his nation his elect from the four winds, transcend God still manages for the good of humankind. from the ends of the earth to the the affairs of the angels, for Many of us are not fortunate to see Gandhi ji alive. We are blessed to see ends of the heavens.” In refer- one day Gabriel’s trumpet is the life of Nelson Mandela, who emence to the very presence of Je- sure to blow. But the immanent bodied his values & ideals.

REV. JASON CURRY sus in our daily lives, Matthew God still loves us, responds to My heartfelt condolences to Nelson Mandela’s family & the people of writes: “I am with you always: prayer and send the Holy Spirit Lee Chapel AME Church, 1732 Scovel St., Recently, I preached a serSouth Africa. We stand by them in this even unto the end of the world as a Comforter in times of great mon at the Fisk Memorial Chahour of grief.

Willterm worship (Matthew 28:20).” The distress.at It was the presence of Words are easy. Boilerplate words pel titled “He Came, He Comes Mt Bethel Baptist Church Epiphany literally means “apan immanent God that encourof condolence are even easier. But and He is Coming.” The “He” pearance” or “manifestation,” aged Will Thompson to write: perhaps our politicans can stop for a Arthur St., Nashville to which I was referring was and the trust 1501 moment, to remember on this bloody of my sermonic “Jesus is all the world to me, anniversary for us in India, Mandela’s Sunday School 9:00 AM, Worship Service 10:00 AM Jesus the Christ, and the signifi- message concerned the impor- my life, my joy, my all; he is greatest gift to the world - forgiveness Edward L. Thompson, Pastor cance of the message was cen- tance of remembering that God, my strength from day to day, as a political strategy. tered around Jesus’ presence in in the form of Jesus the Christ, without him I would fall. When Reuters Mandela has been turned into a saint in his latter years. His death the past, the present and the fu- has appeared among us and is I am sad, to him I go, no other will only add to that halo. But as Tony Breakfast, ture. For example, in reference present with us even unto the one canContinental cheerPrizes me so;and when I am Blair reminisced on BBC people forget to Jesus Christ, the Messiah to end of the world. that he was not above politics. On the sad, he makes mewith glad,Santa!! he’s my Pictures

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In an excellent piece about Mandela for The Globe and Mail, Stephanie Nolen writes that when Mandela went to Robben Island, guards ordered him to dig and then climb into a grave-shaped trench in the prison yard. Mandela surely thought that this was the end.

But instead as he lay in the grave he had dug, they urinated on him. Years later, when drawing up the list of the select group to invite to his inaugural dinner as president of South Africa, Mandela invited many eminent figures from the fight against apartheid. But the one name he is said to have insisted on was that of a former jailer.

Mandela’s capacity to forgive is all the more powerful because it was not just a deeply held principle. “People have got the idea that we prisoners sat in prison and one day we said, ‘From now on, it’s reconciliation, forgiveness, no revenge’ - but that was just flowing from the policy of non-racialism; it was policy,” Mandela said.

Mandela saw forgiveness as the only way forward in a country where a majority and a minority had to learn to live together. He did not try to wrest an apology out of his oppressors. He was clear that just as it could not be a country of white domination, it could not be a country of black domination either. “(I)n any future dispensation, the majority would need the minority. ‘We do not want to drive you into the sea,’ he wrote in his autobiography.

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cess with individuals and families is the heavy dose of reality therapy along with the people’s commitment to work on their personal development and their relationships beyond the show time when the bright lights and cameras are all turned off. The same principle for success applies to marriage. Weddings are beautiful, exciting and fun for everyone. But the real measure of success is in the daily commitment to working on the relationship. Anyone can be happy for a day but in order to live it for a lifetime we must unconditionally commit to the dirty work. Many want a clean house but fewer want to do the dirty work.

Recently I undertook the daunting task of renovating a house. The deeper we delved into the project, the more we discovered was wrong. But through weeks of perseverance, assistance from various experts, cooperation from family members, and irreplaceable sweat equity, the renovation project became a beautiful reality. But even after completion, the everyday up-

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If you just read the above list without pausing and applying, please go back to the top and review it as a practical personal and couple checklist to see how well you are doing in each category.

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Let God Use You

ELDER LAWSON Now that we’re a month into our New Year, and weeks into many New Year’s resolutions, now is the perfect time for all of us to ask ourselves this question, “What are we doing for God and where are we in our commitment to the Lord?” For me it’s staying committed to my roles in leadership and doing more to bring more people to the understanding of salvation. The Lord working through my Pastor Bishop Jerry L. Maynard has us “Fasting” from now until the month of April. This month we are only eating Fruits and Vegetables, next month we get to add an item and so forth.

Learning how to “Fast” is a great blessing to me and to my family, even my kids are enjoying “Fasting” and that’s just an example of the people of God coming together for a common goal in serving the Lord. Those of us serving the Lord in the roles God has called us to minister in, are you reaching the lost, are the sick being healed and are souls being delivered and set free? Its time those of us who have been saved in the name of Jesus Christ to be more proactive in reaching the lost, and to reach outside the church walls. This year must be a year we show the world the people of God are not weak, we will influence the political discussions on poverty, we will be more active in how legislation is talked about, formed, passed,

we will speak the heart of God to those who lack the understanding or desire to do things Gods way and we will, yes we will in this year of 2015 reach more unsaved people around the world than ever before! Yes, I declare it all in Jesus name! Those of us who are followers of Christ, the time is now for us to leave our issues at the altar, marriage issues, children issues, health issues, any and all issues leave them at the altar of the Lord right now and allow the Lord to move on your behalf. We whom are moving by faith, please allow God to have your issues, we must now spend our time newly committed to what God wants us to do for him and upon doing so, we know God will take care of us, Matthew 6:33, “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Lord right now we come to you with “great faith, doing great works and we will see great results,” we ask now that you use us for your Glory, for your purpose, and for your Devine “will”. Lord while we faithfully serve you we ask you to protect our families, bless our finances, and give us the desires of our hearts placed there by you. Lord we are not saved by your grace just to be saved, but we are saved to help be a blessing to others and you know who, and where those others are, so use us Lord, use us Lord, use us Lord, use us, use us in a mighty way, in Jesus name, amen.

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REV. VICTOR SINGLETARY “It isn’t the amount of our years that will determine the life we live now, but the amount of our love.”

This profound quote by spiritual teacher and author, Marianne Williamson, reminds me of St. John’s, the evangelist, words about God’s love. “We love because He first loved us.” (1 John 4:19) This collective wisdom challenges us to achieve something eternal by genuinely and selflessly sharing God’s love.

Elsewhere, the great apostle of love, John, simply yet significantly defines God’s essential character. “God is love.” Each person, created in the image of Almighty God, has a unique opportunity to share His love with humankind. God elects to share an infinitesimal bit of Himself in every human being. Within the circle of family, friends and neighbors, we can demonstrate God’s sacrificial, selfless and redemptive love without expecting anything in return. Imagine the difference in human relationships if each individual aspires to share authentically God’s love?

Today, I eulogized a middleaged adult whose death is an ironic healing from a progressively debilitating disease with which she lived for nearly fifteen years. For a decade and a half, her family and friends watched as this illness increasingly tightened the vice of limitations to her creativity, charitable heart and magnanimous personality. Throughout her life, she distinguished herself by the selfless love she gave to anyone she encountered. Unanimously, family and friends testified to her incredible willingness to share her intellectual, financial, relational and emotional resources to enrich the lives of people whose paths intersected with hers.

Among many heartwarming and deeply touching stories people shared is a story of her unsolicited help for a recent immigrant. As the story goes, this young man recently entered the country and obtained a job at this woman’s firm. The young man was shabbily dressed and appeared unkempt. The next weekend, this young woman bore great personal expense to purchase a complete wardrobe for this immigrant.

The affects and effects of divine love, when liberally shared without any expectations are infinite. I suspect this young man will never forget being the recipient of this divine gift. He will “pay this forward” by assisting people in need he encounters. He may even establish some formal program or mechanism of helping persons whose need equals or exceeds his. Like a ceaseless ripple in the

ocean, his gratitude potentially will extend to numerous future generations of family and friends.

If asked in the autumn of his life to explain his seemingly limitless generosity, he will recount his very personal and heartfelt memories of this story. Probably, he will tell the people listening he loves because he has been so deeply touched by love. In essence, “we love because He first loved us.”

As someone who receives God’s love when you are most vulnerable and in need, you will express your gratitude by sharing your talents, treasure and time with others similarly situated.

Should you still strive for clarity as it relates to your purpose in life, I suggest you consider this verse. Each of us has a chance to share God’s love as a part of our earthly pilgrimage. Instead of dwelling primarily upon “saving souls” through leading people in the sinner’s prayer and evangelizing the “unsaved,” disciples further the gospel of Christ by genuinely sharing our Lord’s love in concrete, personally meaningful and life transforming ways. In his often quoted prayer, St. Francis petitions the Lord to become an instrument of His love and channel of His peace. Contemporary disciples share the gospel through myriad types of ministry that make a fundamental difference in the practical lives of people whom they encounter.

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Oprah Honors MLK, Jr. By Marching With SELMA Cast SELMA, AL — Producer and star of Oscar-nominated SELMA, Oprah Winfrey, along with SELMA director, Ava DuVernay, actor David Oyelowo, Golden Globe and Crtics’ Choice Movie Award Winners, Common and John Legend (for their collaboration “Glory” for SELMA) and several other cast and crew celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in Selma, AL by marching with thousands of locals and out-of-towners to the Ed-

mund Pettus Bridge Sunday, January 18, 2015.

“I’m so excited that once again I get to march across the bridge, not as portraying Annie Lee Cooper, but standing in the shoes and on the shoulders of everyone that came before us,” Oprah Winfrey said before an enthusiastic crowd.

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School. Common and John Legend moved some attendees to tears by singing their award-winning song, “Glory” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” performed

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2015 Commemorative March on the Edmund Petus Bridge in Selma

The large crowd participating in the commemorative march on January 18, 2015

The crowd atop the Edmund Pettus Bridge

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Director of SELMA, Ava DuVernay

Coverage compiled by Sonya Jenkins, who was a Stand In and marcher in SELMA film. Jenkins is the publisher and editor of WWW.SONYASSPOTLIGHT.COM and a regular contributor to The Tennessee Tribune.

l-r, Frank Rogers, Sonya Jenkins, Cynthia Stillwell and Adriano Gonzalez

l-r, John Legend, Common, Selma Director Ava DuVernay, David Oyelowo and Oprah Winfrey participated in March on January 18, 2015 in Selma, AL All Photos Courtesy of Paramount Pictures, Rick Diamond, Paras Griffin

Les Gemmes and Friends Attend Selma Movie With Jewels

l-r, Gemme Jaliah Haqq, Jewel Katuria Harris, Gemmes Rose Robb and Alzenia Walls and Jewel Katirea Harris

l-r, Gemmes Charlotte Mann and Beatrice Johnson, Sharon Thompson, Gemme Rosetta Miller Perry, Wanda Miller Benson, Gemme Joyce Ball, Gemme President Janice Woodard, Gemme Gloria McKissack, Kira Wolfe, Jewels Tate’Anna Thompson, Jameria Phillips, Patricia French, Ashanti Chatman, Gemme Adriana Bethel-Hibbler and J.K. Hunter Photo by James Artis