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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Ashford Hughes, Sr.

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Ashford Hughes Ashford Hughes Sr., in November of 2015 was appointed by newly elected Mayor Megan Barry to serve in her administration as Senior Advisor to Workforce, Diversity and Inclusion through the Office of Economic and Community Development. In this role he seeks to engage, convene and lead in developing workforce strategies that connect residents with training opportunities that lead to career pathways to success. His portfolio is also focused on identifying disparities in city programs and services, and helping create ways for city departments to address these gaps. This role will also work with community groups and organizations to ensure equal access to city [...]

By |December 20th, 2017|African Americans, Biography, Government, Nashville Business, Nashville Leading, Politics|Comments Off on NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Ashford Hughes, Sr.
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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Jeff McGruder

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Jeffrey McGruder My strengths are in personal and commercial credit analysis, financial structuring, and community outreach. My banking philosophies are built on conservative practices. I have a passion for teaching financial literacy to clients and the rest of the community. In college, I was a student assistant coach/ walk-on at David Lipscomb University under head coach Don Meyers and was a recruiting assistant / walk-on at the University of Tennessee under head coaches Jerry Green and Buzz Peterson. I am an East Nashville native, an Eagle Scout and "Basketball Aficionado". My financial services background began with Wells Fargo Financial in Knoxville, TN. I transitioned my [...]

By |December 19th, 2017|African Americans, Biography, Finances, Leadership, Nashville Business, Nashville Leading|Comments Off on NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading African Americans 2018 Recipient: Jeff McGruder
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Lizzie Collingham, Author Of The Taste Of Empire: How Britain’s Quest For Food Shaped The Modern World Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Lizzie Collingham A history of the British Empire told through twenty meals eaten around the world In The Taste of Empire, acclaimed historian Lizzie Collingham tells the story of how the British Empire's quest for food shaped the modern world. Told through twenty meals over the course of 450 years, from the Far East to the New World, Collingham explains how Africans taught Americans how to grow rice, how the East India Company turned opium into tea, and how Americans became the best-fed people in the world. In The Taste of Empire, Collingham masterfully shows that only by examining the history of Great Britain's global food system, from sixteenth-century Newfoundland fisheries [...]

By |December 19th, 2017|Cooking / Food, History|Comments Off on Lizzie Collingham, Author Of The Taste Of Empire: How Britain’s Quest For Food Shaped The Modern World Chats On DrAlvin.Com
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Dr. Shelley Uram, Author Of Essential Living: A Guide To Having Happiness And Peace By Reclaiming Your Essential Self Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Dr Shelley Uram Most of us think that the key to happiness and fulfillment is having more money, greater career success, or a loving relationship or family. Yet even when we achieve these goals, we ultimately still find ourselves not fully satisfied or happy, and in an endless cycle of wanting more or something different. Why is this? As noted psychiatrist Dr. Shelley Uram shows us, when we peel back the layers to reveal what we really want most in life, it turns out to be the qualities that are already present at our very core―our Essential Self. They include peace, joy, love, a sense of freedom, and a sense of [...]

By |December 19th, 2017|Gospel, Science, Self-Help, Spirituality|Comments Off on Dr. Shelley Uram, Author Of Essential Living: A Guide To Having Happiness And Peace By Reclaiming Your Essential Self Chats On DrAlvin.Com
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Leslie Peirce, Author Of Empress Of The East: How A European Slave Girl Became Queen Of The Ottoman Empire Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Leslie Peirce The extraordinary story of the Russian slave girl Roxelana, who rose from concubine to become the only queen of the Ottoman empire In Empress of the East, historian Leslie Peirce tells the remarkable story of a Christian slave girl, Roxelana, who was abducted by slave traders from her Ruthenian homeland and brought to the harem of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent in Istanbul. Suleyman became besotted with her and foreswore all other concubines. Then, in an unprecedented step, he freed her and married her. The bold and canny Roxelana soon became a shrewd diplomat and philanthropist, who helped Suleyman keep pace with a changing world in which women, from Isabella [...]

By |December 18th, 2017|Biography, History, Muslim, Women|Comments Off on Leslie Peirce, Author Of Empress Of The East: How A European Slave Girl Became Queen Of The Ottoman Empire Chats On DrAlvin.Com
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WilliamsonBusiness.Com Welcomes Tim Rushlow To The Nashville Palace

Click Here To Listen Tim Rushlow To purchase your ticket visit https://www.nashville-palace.com or http://www.timrushlow.com.

By |December 14th, 2017|Biography, Cooking / Food, Music|Comments Off on WilliamsonBusiness.Com Welcomes Tim Rushlow To The Nashville Palace
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Martha Brockenbrough, Author Of Love Santa Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen Martha Brockenbrough In a series of letters, a young girl writes to Santa to ask about the North Pole, Mrs. Claus, and of course, Christmas goodies. Year after year, Santa writes back, and a heartwarming relationship develops, until one year, the girl writes to her mother instead: Mom, are you Santa? Her mother responds to say that no, she is not Santa. Because Santa is bigger than any one person -- we bring him out through kindness to one another and the power of imagination. This transformative tale spins a universal childhood experience into a story about love, giving, and the spirit of Christmas.

By |December 13th, 2017|Children, Christmas|Comments Off on Martha Brockenbrough, Author Of Love Santa Chats On DrAlvin.Com
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James Rollins, Author Of The Demon Crime Chats On DrAlvin.Com

Click Here To Listen James Rollins-Demon Crown “Bone-chilling.” –Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) “One of the best in the series.” –Booklist (Starred Review) To save mankind’s future, the members of Sigma Force must make a devil’s bargain as they join forces with their most hated enemy to stop an ancient threat in this gripping adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins. Off the coast of Brazil, a team of scientists discovers a horror like no other, an island where all life has been eradicated, consumed, and possessed by a species beyond imagination. Before they can report their discovery, a mysterious agency attacks the group, killing them all, save one: an entomologist, an expert [...]

By |December 13th, 2017|Fiction, Mystery|Comments Off on James Rollins, Author Of The Demon Crime Chats On DrAlvin.Com
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Ray Padgett, Author Of Cover Me: The Stories Behind the Greatest Cover Songs of All Time

Click Here To Listen Ray Padgett From the creator of the popular website covermesongs.com comes the perfect book for music fans: the inside stories behind 20 iconic cover songs and the artists who turned them into classics. A great cover only makes a song stronger. Jimi Hendrix’s version of Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower.” The Beatles rocking out with “Twist and Shout.” Aretha Franklin demanding “Respect.” Without covers, the world would have lost many unforgettable performances. This is the first book to explore the most iconic covers ever, from Elvis’s “Hound Dog” and Joe Cocker's “With a Little Help from My Friends” to the Talking Heads’ “Take Me to the River” and Adele’s “Make [...]

By |December 13th, 2017|History, Music|Comments Off on Ray Padgett, Author Of Cover Me: The Stories Behind the Greatest Cover Songs of All Time
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