Alpha Phi Alpha Releases Statement About The Violent Arrest of Their Fraternity Brother Brandon Calloway in Oakland, Tennessee

The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. released the following statement on their website today regarding the Oakland Police Department’s violent arrest of their fraternity brother Brandon Calloway in Oakland, Tennessee. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. condemns the Oakland Police Department’s conduct and violent arrest of Alpha Brother and motorist Brandon Calloway captured in a now […]

(BPRW) Tennessee Invests $25 Million in Low Income Fathers Through Families Matter and Maximus Partnership | Press releases

AFIRM is a new and unique model targeted exclusively to fathers and the first to be piloted by a state in the U.S. The program is focused on achieving three key goals for low-income fathers: increase economic mobility and earning capacity; increase sustained child support payments; and develop potential for healthy parenting and co-parenting. Families […]

Four Texans arrested after being accused of robbing a man servicing a bank ATM in Tennessee

Four Texans arrested after being accused of robbing a man servicing a bank ATM in Tennessee Four individuals from Texas were taken into custody after being accused of robbing an ATM technician in Tennessee. Metro Nashville police says the group of four, all from Houston, targeted a man servicing a Bank of America machine on Monday […]

Kamala Harris and Randall Woodfin To Deliver Tennessee State University’s Spring 2022 Commencement Speech

It was recently announced that Vice President Kamala Harris and Birmingham Mayor, Randall Woodfin will headline Tennessee State University’s 2022 Spring Commencement in May. Vice President Harris is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha and Mayor Woodfin, the youngest ever elected mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, is a Spring 2002 initiate of the Alpha Rho Chapter of Alpha Phi […]

Mother Of Teen Boy Killed By Police At Tennessee High School Files Lawsuit

On Monday, Chanda Robinson, Thompson’s mother and a speech therapist employed by Knox County Schools, and Gralyn Strong, his best friend who reportedly witnessed the boy’s death, filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Tennessee. The four KPD officers, Lt. Stanley Cash, Officer Brian Baldwin, Officer Jonathan Clabough, and Officer Adam Willson, are now […]

Former Tennessee senator Katrina Robinson sentenced to probation for fraud

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee state senator expelled from office after a conviction for using federal grant money on wedding expenses instead of the nursing school she operates was sentenced Friday to a year of probation but no prison time. Katrina Robinson had faced four to 10 months in prison under sentencing guidelines […]

78-year-old Tennessee woman robbed while praying in church

A 78-year-old Tennessee woman was robbed while she was praying at church News Channel 5 Nashville reported. The woman was at the Hilldale Baptist Church on Feb. 9 when she was approached by two women according to Clarksville police department. After a quick conversation, one of the women asked to pray with her. Then while […]

Tennessee State Senator Katrina Robinson Removed From Office Because of Conviction, Denies Wrongdoing

Tennessee State Senate voted last week to remove Democrat Katrina Robinson from office. The 41-year-old was convicted of wire fraud charges involving federal grant money earlier this month, has been removed from the legislature in a 27-to-5 vote along party lines according to Associated Press. Robinson’s removal marks the first time the chamber voted to […]

Good deeds from a mother's love

After experiencing the loss of a child, Liam, a preemie who died at just five weeks, Mattie Mitchell has been the unseen hand behind an untold number of joyful surprises in Nashville, Tennessee. In the 10 years since she formed the nonprofit Liam Changed the World, Mitchell has performed hundreds of good deeds, each time […]

Middle Tennessee State University Decides To Cut Ties With Judge Donna Davenport After Investigation Into Alleges She Illegally Jailed Black Children

After an ProPublica’s investigation into the juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, Tennessee, Judge Donna Davenport has faced some consequences due to the investigation. The investigation exposed Davenport’s 2016 policy that all children charged with crimes be processed at the local detention center. After the article was published, several Tennessee’s lawmakers have called out the judge […]