June 3, 2026

Black Music Month celebrates legacy that continues to shape America

Black Music Month honors the enduring legacy of African American artists, from gospel and blues to jazz and hip-hop, and the advocates who helped secure

Trustee Gilmore’s Faith Leaders Walk rescheduled to June 9 due to weather

Metropolitan Trustee Erica S. Gilmore’s 4th annual Faith Leaders Walk has been rescheduled to June 9, inviting Nashvillians to join an interfaith community walk promoting

Charlane Oliver vows to keep fighting after senate punishment over redistricting protest

After being stripped of key committee roles for protesting Tennessee’s new congressional map, Sen. Charlane Oliver vows to keep fighting what she calls an attack

Nine states redraw congressional maps as redistricting reshapes 2026 midterm landscape

Nine states have redrawn congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterms, with changes in Louisiana, Texas, Alabama and others poised to shift House control and

Fair Housing Alliance sues CFPB over rollback of longstanding lending protections

The National Fair Housing Alliance has sued the CFPB over a new rule that rolls back decades‑old lending protections, limiting disparate impact enforcement and threatening

Redistricting reshapes Texas Congressional race as Menefee defeats Al Green

Redistricting reshaped Texas politics as Christian Menefee defeated longtime Rep. Al Green in the 18th Congressional District, raising new questions about Black representation and Green’s

Global Circle congratulated for historic vision to confront Vatican on enslavement, reparations

Global Circle for Reparations and Healing is praised for confronting the Vatican on its role in African enslavement, helping spur Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas

Historical marker honors formerly enslaved couple who built business, school and legacy in Nashville

A new Tennessee historical marker honors Hiram and Eveline Overton, a formerly enslaved couple who built a blacksmith shop, school and lasting legacy in post‑Civil

MAC Conference celebrates fathers, promotes wellness and opportunity

The Metropolitan Action Commission’s Father II Father Legacy and Wellness Conference celebrates Nashville fathers while connecting them to health, financial wellness, homeownership and career resources.

Faith of A Mustard Seed       

In her ‘Faith of A Mustard Seed’ column, Barbara A. Woods Washington links the SPLC indictment, America’s gang mentality, and the Ku Klux Klan’s Confederate

Expressions of Faith: Who’s knocking at my door

In this ‘Expressions of Faith’ devotional on Revelation 3:20, discover what it means to answer God’s knock, move from religion to true spirituality, and live

Ensuring the freedom-fighting legacy of Dr. Clarence B. Jones

Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. reflects on the life and legacy of Dr. Clarence B. Jones, urging a new generation to renew the Black‑Jewish

Don’t let misinformation undermine proven crime-fighting tools

Retired Chief John Dixon warns that misinformation about license plate recognition technology risks undermining a proven crime‑fighting tool that helps solve cases and keep communities

Trump administration’s pretense of piety collides with Pope Leo’s sincere call for justice

Marc Morial contrasts the Trump administration’s performative piety with Pope Leo XIV’s powerful apology for slavery and a UN resolution calling the slave trade a

Bipartisan bill would invest in long-needed infrastructure upgrades at HBCUs

A new bipartisan bill, the IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act, would invest in long‑needed infrastructure upgrades at historically Black colleges and universities across the country.