Alisha Shoates James Takes Essence Main Stage to Discuss Bridging the Gap Between Communities and Law Enforcement
Earlier this month, our client, Alisha Shoates James, took the main stage with Mothers of Black Boys United (M.O.B.B. United) at the 2018 Essence Festival in New Orleans. She had an opportunity to share her expertise through a platform designed by the non-profit to...
Press Release: DUGARD COMMUNICATIONS CELEBRATES FIFTH ANNIVERSARY AND CONTINUES PRSA WINNING STREAK WITH FOUR PRSA AWARDS
DUGARD COMMUNICATIONS CELEBRATES FIFTH ANNIVERSARY AND CONTINUES PRSA WINNING STREAK WITH FOUR PRSA AWARDS Strategic Communications & PR firm expands its record of award honors at Parthenon Awards. Nashville, Tenn. (May 29, 2018) - duGard Communications (dGC)...
Sharon W. Hurt Named Permanent Executive Director of Local Non-Profit, Street Works
Experienced executive to broaden impact of community-based organization focused on eradicating HIV/AIDS and the associated stigma. Street Works, a non-profit providing education, prevention and care to those affected by HIV/AIDS in Nashville has promoted Sharon W....
Mayor David Briley Announces Task Force to End HIV, AIDS Epidemic
With more than 4,000 Nashvillians living with HIV, Mayor David Briley today announced the appointment of the city’s first Ending the Epidemic Task Force and named Meharry Medical College President Dr. James Hildreth as chairman. The task force is created in...
Jefferson St. United Merchants Partnership (J.U.M.P.) Announces 18th Annual Jefferson Street Jazz & Blues Festival
Annual festival returns Blues, R&B, Jazz and Funk to Jefferson Street and Downtown Nashville areas. The Jefferson Street United Merchants Partnership (J.U.M.P.) is pleased to announce its 18th Annual Jefferson St. Jazz & Blues Festival (JJBF) to be held June...
TN Jazz & Blues Society Kicks off 2018 with SOLD OUT Concert.
Our Client Tennessee Jazz & Blues Society (TJBS) hosted their first Great Albums Concert Series of 2018 with a tribute to “John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman,” the duet album by the two Jazz icons. The Great Albums series has found a new home at City Winery in the...
Street Works First in the State of Tennessee Approved to Provide Lifesaving Needle Exchange
Street Works, a nonprofit focused on preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS and HEP C through supportive services for those infected and affected, is pleased to announce on Valentine’s Day that it is the first in the State of Tennessee to be designated and provide the...
Grammy-Winning Music Producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Spoke at North Community High School
Home for the Super Bowl Live 10-day concert series, the duo connect with the community at Lewis’ alma mater, giving back to the place where it all began. The iconic songwriting and record production team, James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry S. Lewis, will...
NAACP – Nashville Branch Welcomes Dwight Lewis for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Pre-March Reception
As one of Nashville’s oldest and longest existing organizations, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (N.A.A.C.P.) Nashville Branch is pleased to announce Dwight Lewis, retired journalist and columnist for The Tennessean, as the keynote...