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Bordeaux Holds Flood Relief BBQ
The Bordeaux area of Nashville is holding a barbecue festival for flood relief on Monday. The event called Hope Floats [...]
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Devastating Flood Predicted 75 Years Ago
Some lifelong Nashvillians said the flood of 2010 was unprecedented and had never happened. But a Vanderbilt University student in [...]
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Last Major Day For Flood Debris Pickup
Today is the last major day for flood debris pickup in Nashville. The Metro Public Works Department has removed more [...]
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Hip Hop Culture Holding African Americans Back?
A group of teenagers armed with little more than an attitude and some turntables created a rebellion 30 years ago [...]
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Tax Credit Available To Flood Victims
Thousands of residents lost homes, businesses, vehicles and property from the flooding that was not covered by insurance. But residents [...]
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Lena Horne, Jazz Legend, Dies at 92
Lena Horne, the enchanting jazz singer and actress who reviled the bigotry that allowed her to entertain white audiences but [...]
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Raiders Release Former No. 1 Over All Pick JaMarcus Russell
Move over Ryan Leaf, Tony Mandarich and Charles Rogers. The NFL has another contender for biggest draft bust. After three [...]
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Titans QB Vince Young steps up for flood victims
Titans quarterback Vince Young wants to do his part to help flood victims in the Nashville community. Through his foundation’s [...]
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Opryland Hotel May Not Open For Months
A spokesman for Gaylord Entertainment told Channel 4 Wednesday that the company will not know for 10-14 days how long [...]
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Call 1-800-621-FEMA To Apply For Federal Aid
President Barack Obama on Tuesday approved Gov. Phil Bredesen’s request for federal disaster relief. Cheatham, Davidson, Hickman and Williamson counties [...]
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TN gets $11.5 million grant to fight binge drinking
Tennessee has received an $11.5 million grant to reduce alcohol binge drinking among teens and young adults. The Tennessee Department [...]
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Titans Sign RB From Oregon Known For Punching Out Another College Player
The Titans added a controversial figure to their undrafted free agent class on Sunday night when former Oregon running back [...]
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Titans Take DE Derrick Morgan With 16th Pick
The Tennessee Titans have taken Georgia Tech defensive end Derrick Morgan with the 16th pick in the first round of [...]
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Sex Ed Class Halted At Hillsboro HS
Efforts by members of a student leadership class to offer sex education at a Nashville public school have been halted [...]
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Popular rapper, dead at 43 after long battle with cancer
Pioneering New York rapper Guru has died – and controversy is brewing over a letter he supposedly wrote on his [...]
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Titans open at home against Raiders
The Titans will open the season against the Raiders at LP Field on Sept. 13, and are scheduled to play [...]
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Principal: Don’t Give Grades Less Than 50
While Tennessee students are busy taking standardized tests, principals in some schools are establishing minimum grades regardless of student performance. [...]
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Urban League: U.S. needs targeted bailout for metro areas
Staggering unemployment plagued urban communities during the recession. Now, even as the economy recovers too many of the people who [...]
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Stratford High School Wins MAD Battle 2010
The former majorettes of Stratford High School grabbed first place in this weekend’s 2nd annual MAD Battle 2010 (Old School [...]
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It Was 63 Years Ago When Jackie Robinson Broke Baseball’s Color Barrier
As you go about your business on this fine Thursday, I hope you’ll take a moment to think about Jackie [...]
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TSU to break ground for indoor facility
Tennessee State is ready to break ground on campus for an indoor football practice facility. Officials originally hoped to have [...]
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$25 Million Shortfall Threatens School Jobs
The Nashville public school budget for next fiscal year is now in the hands of Mayor Karl Dean, and so [...]
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Roland Burris says President Obama Should Name a Black Supreme Court Nominee
The Senate’s only African-American member late Monday called on President Barack Obama to appoint a black nominee to the Supreme [...]
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Nashville may have unhealthy ozone levels today
People with lung problems, including asthma, children and active adults, such as joggers, should take care today. An unhealthy level [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) – The House has already passed many of the provisions, but they have stalled in the Senate because [...]
From The Philadelphia Daily News – A group of local Iraq and Afghanistan veterans reflect on their experiences and discuss [...]
VIDEO- The NAACP’s Benjamin Jealous defends the president’s policies and unveils plans for the ‘One Nation’ coalition… theGrio
Greene sat down with WBT-AM’s Keith Larson, who, despite it being the Senate hopeful’s 33rd birthday, grilled him with some [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas congresswoman admitted that she wrongly steered thousands of dollars in college scholarships from the Congressional [...]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – And he pledged: “My administration is going to stand with you and fight alongside you until [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) – Rev. Al Sharpton told his rally it’s important to keep King’s dream alive, and that despite progress [...]
We’ve already reported that Lil Wayne is set to release his I Am Not a Human Being EP on September [...]
Can Democratic nominee Kendrick Meek convince Florida Democrats to abandon Republican-turned-independent Governor Charlie Crist?… theGrio
NEW YORK (AP) – A criminal complaint alleged that Michael Enright uttered an Arabic greeting and told the victim, “Consider [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) – “Floridians sent a clear message — they want a real Democrat representing them in the U.S. Senate,” [...]
WASHINGTON – The school is being touted as being an environmentally friendly “green” school… theGrio
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Speaking to The Associated Press, Jean says lawyers will go to a Haitian court Monday to [...]
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The Haitian-American hip-hop star expressed disappointment at the late Friday ruling, but called on his followers to [...]
NEW YORK (AP) – She called missing the tournament “one of the most devastating moments of my career.”… theGrio
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – He said he was hopeful that an electoral council weighing his candidacy will rule that he [...]
Montana says Laurence told her she is unwelcome in his life and wants nothing to do with her… theGrio
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Jean — one of dozens of candidates vying for the office — said he was in [...]
NEW YORK (AP) – Indiana Pacers draft pick Lance Stephenson, after pushing his girlfriend down a flight of stairs, grabbed [...]
NEW YORK (AP) – Lincoln made records and acted in films in the 1950s and ’60s, then saw her career [...]
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Obama said his family planned to “enjoy the beach and the water — to [...]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) – Pippen opened his acceptance speech by praising Jordan, his fellow six-time NBA champion from the Chicago [...]
Dr. Laura Schlessinger has apologized after a shocking rant on her radio show this week during which she said the [...]
Old Spice Guy a.k.a Isaiah Mustafa has nabbed his first lead role in the latest installment of Tyler Perry’s “Madea” [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) – The aid for the states is to be paid for mostly by closing a tax loophole used [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) – Suddenly, the popular first lady is being compared to Marie Antoinette and labeled a “material girl” sponging [...]
It turns out Laurence Fishburne may have been bristling at his daughter’s career choices for some time now… theGrio
LEOGANE, Haiti (AP) – The moment he filed his candidacy, Wyclef Jean became the most famous — and thus potentially [...]
Limbaugh compared the First Lady’s vacation to Nancy Reagan changing the china in the White House… theGrio
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – “It’s a moment in time and in history,” Jean told The Associated Press as he went [...]
