Magazine 2 – Stay on the Go

Are Our Black Institutions Failing Us?

Community Editor's Page In Print Voices
October 13, 2016February 23, 2017

Mark my words, Nashville BBQ restaurants suck

July 28, 2016January 4, 2017

PUBLISHER: Justice for Black Businesses

July 13, 2016January 4, 2017

SPECIAL REPORT: The Fate of Jefferson Street

June 30, 2015June 30, 2017

Urbaanite announces annual Urban Digital social workshop on Jan. 20

Community Tech
December 23, 2017December 25, 2017

Urbaanite is a unique platform that helps people discover local goods and experiences they naturally want to share and connect with. Focused on African-American entrepreneurs and brands in around Metro Nashville, Urbaanite has quickly become…

Roland Martin signs off from TV One show, ready for next chapter

Entertainment
December 22, 2017December 23, 2017

SOTG News Service Longtime journalist and TV show host Roland Martin signed off as host of TV One’s “NewsOne Now” Thursday morning. Going through his usual pre-show routine, Martin reviewed greeted his panelists and opened…

Roland Martin and “NewsOne Now” to return in 2018 with new format

Entertainment
December 20, 2017December 23, 2017

SOTG News Service Following the announcement that TV One was pulling the plug on “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, radio jock Tom Joyner called for a boycott of the network. Joyner declared on “The Tom Joyner Morning Show,” “I’m calling…

‘Saturday Night Live’ now has its first Black head writer since … EVER

Entertainment
December 19, 2017December 23, 2017

SOTG News Service Michael Che just broke a color barrier at “Saturday Night Live.” NBC announced Tuesday that Che was promoted to a head writer’s position, making him the first black person to have that title…

BET President Debra Lee steps down

Entertainment
December 17, 2017December 23, 2017

SOTG News Service The longtime president of Black Entertainment Television Debra L. Lee is stepping down from that role on Jan. 1 and will serve as chairman and CEO of the network, Black Enterprise reported. Scott M. Mills, who has…

Norf Art Collective with Urban Housing Solutions and Google Fiber honor the late Rev. Bill Barnes with mural “Preserverance” in North Nashville

Art City Life Community
November 7, 2017November 15, 2017

By SOTG News Service Nashville Mayor Megan Barry with Urban Housing Solutions (UHS) and Norf Art Collective recently dedicated a historic mural in North Nashville featuring Civil Rights leaders to the late Rev. Bill Barnes,…

NAACP new president, board chairman to visit North Nashville church on Nov. 6

Community
November 6, 2017

North Nashville church, Gordon Memorial United Methodist Church, to serve as fourth stop on NAACP’s nationwide ‘Listening Tour’ on Monday at 6 p.m. SOTG News Service The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People…

Gospel superstars Richard Smallwood, Yolanda Adams headline NMAAM’s National Faith Initiative concert

Community Faith Music
September 14, 2017September 16, 2017
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By SOTG News Service The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) and Dr. Bobby Jones will host the inaugural National Faith Initiative workshop and concert, led by five Nashville pastors, this Saturday, Sept. 17. The…

Beyoncé, Oprah to headline Sept. 12 Harvey relief telethon organized by Bun-B

Entertainment
September 10, 2017

Telethon will air from Los Angeles with stages in New York and Nashville By SOTG News Service Beyonce, Oprah Winfrey, Barbra Streisand, and Blake Shelton will headline a one-hour telethon to benefit Hurricane Harvey victims that will…

College student creates mobile directory that prioritize diversity reads

Schools Tech
September 10, 2017September 10, 2017

By SOTG News Service As a kid, Kaya Thomas enjoyed reading. “No matter how old I was, what I was going through, how I felt in any moment, a book was always a means of escape,” she wrote…

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