Nashville Events Calendar: March 2019

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Nashville Events Calendar: March 2019

By Keosha Thomas

March 1st

A Madea Family Funeral movie

Buy tickets here: https://www.fandango.com/tyler-perrys-a-madea-family-funeral-206954/movie-times?intcmp=IMA_MadeaFuneralGWP2_strip

Civil Rights Tour
1:30-3:00pm

Journey with Civil Rights Tours to attractions and local hideaways around the city that is significant to the Civil Rights Movement. On this 1.5-hour walking tour, you’ll experience the civil rights story and gain renewed activism around race and equality.

To book visit: https://www.unitedstreettours.com

Nashville Black Professional Mixer
Starts at 7:30 PM
Location: CAMBRIA Hotel Rooftop Lounge, 118 8th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee 37203

Calling ALL Professionals!!! Come out and join Nashville’s black professionals at Cambria’s Rooftop Lounge!
Register on Eventbrite: https://nashvilleblackprofessionalsfridaynightmixer2019.eventbrite.com

The Nashville Black Professionals Social Networking Group (NBPSNG) offers various monthly networking mixers in a relaxed laid-back social setting which allows professionals to talk about business while connecting on a social level. For those who have never been to one of their mixers, they started in November of 2015 providing monthly networking mixers for professionals in Nashville. NBPSNG aims to connect professionals in a more relaxed setting than the traditional business networking setup. 

NBPSNG provides a space for professionals to network with other like-minded, working professionals, entrepreneurs, and business owners, but also incorporates the social aspect as well. So, bring your business cards along to share your information with everyone. Come on out, unwind from the work week, and let’s have a good time!

Cambria hotel has beautiful indoor dining space in their rooftop lounge area that’s perfect for mingling! This will be a great opportunity to connect with other professionals in the city, meet some new people, and expand your social circle!

ATTIRE: Classy, Business Professional attire, Ladies wear those Cute & Classy “Cocktail Dresses”, Men sport either a suit or shirt & tie with slacks. Jeans are allowed ONLY if “dressed up” with a jacket and for the Ladies, jeans with heels are required. Let’s show a little SOPHISTICATION! Have fun and dress to impress! (NO SPORTS ATTIRE PLEASE)

March 2nd

Black Women in Creative Spaces
Saturday at 9 AM – 4 PM
Location: Nossi College of Art

The purpose of the Black Women in Creative Spaces Summit is to highlight and empower black women who have created unique spaces for themselves to grow both personally and professionally. With this event, they aim to empower black women to continue creating their own lanes and blazing trails for generations after to proudly follow.

????FIRST 20 PEOPLE TO PURCHASE A TICKET WILL RECEIVE A GIFT BAG ????
For more information and tickets, click the link here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-women-in-creative-spaces-tickets-55982950512

Strokes Sips and Beats presents Candy Girl (Tribute to New Edition)
9 Bar  5:30PM-8PM
Buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/strokes-sips-and-beats-presentscandy-girltribute-to-new-edition-tickets-55020781639?aff=efbeventtix&fbclid=IwAR0SkYIzZnGdJw99XzP7-TIQ7P9GKTR6k0bVp00eQd1rnZVVmTOxKwjB92w

Real Comedians Tour Nashville  (SOLD OUT)
7pm-10pm
KevOnStage and Tony Baker
Location: Triumphant Church Of Nashville 3634 Clarksville Pike, Nashville, TN 37218-2612, United States

MARDI GRAS BASH
Location: LA Jackson Hotel
Time : 1pm-1am
21+ and up after 8 PM  

Get ready, Nashville.
L.A. Jackson is throwing a Mardi Gras bash Saturday, March 2nd! They will open two hours early and feature NOLA themed food and drinks.

For event details: https://do615.com/events/2019/3/2/mardi-gras-2019

March 3

Jazz With A View Nashville
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
901 Division Street, Nashville, TN  37207

Sun, Mar 3 · Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Nashville Downtown/The Gulch

Tickets: $15-$20

Buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jazz-with-a-view-nashville-tickets-57446436839?fbclid=IwAR2n0kgUy4zOzwbgK2XaZJG6Ljf1nF_8g8roqFyOl_FRrfah_qT3-ZH0lPg

Jazz With A View Nashville 2019 continues Sunday, March 3rd at the UP, a rooftop lounge, high atop the Fairfield Inn and Suites downtown overlooking the beautiful Nashville skyline.

Live Latin Jazz performance by the San Rafael Quartet will take place inside the City View Ballroom. Enjoy listening from the Cozy Bar Lounge, or experience the ambiance of the outdoor patio with warm fire pits and a panoramic view. DJ Victor Chatman live between sets.

There are a limited amount of $15 early bird tickets, general admission $20. Tickets available at the door if not sold out.

Full Menu, Full Bar, FREE Valet Parking

Tickets available at www.victorchatman.com or you can call events at 615-731-9001. 

March 7

Mark Curry
Comedy Show at Zanies Nashville

Buy tickets here: https://www.ticketmob.com/integrate/event.cfm?originURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Enashville%2Ezanies%2Ecom%2F&siteID=595&brandProperty=LS&showTimingID=523978

Becoming Future Ancestors
Hosted by Women of Color Collaborative
Location:250 Venture Circle, Nashville, TN 37228
Tickets $10 on Eventbrite.com

During the evening together, the discussion is family mythologies, possible anxiety about unknown ancestry, and the nature of being a black American in this modern era. Together you  take the 23andMe ancestry test to see what we can uncover about our heritage.
Then you will also contribute to a neighborhood family tree. Each person will have a canvas panel with a sketch of the tree. Artist Destiney Powell will guide the painting and add to individual pieces. When everyone is done the canvases will be arranged and the large tree will show the connection.

March 9th

Instagram Growth Workshop from Nashville Blogging Collective
Location: Goodwill Industries of Middle TN, Inc.

In such an over-saturated social media world breaking through the noise on Instagram can be super tough. Because of this, Nashville Blogging Collective has partnered with Tabitha Wilson of Blonded Lights for an exclusive Instagram Workshop.

Join them at Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee where Tabitha will be sharing an amazing tool that she uses to grow and stay in front of her audience on Instagram. The class will also be diving into ways to stay in front of the algorithm, post frequency, and so much more.

Don’t get passed over on social in the new year. RSVP today by clicking this link: https://www.nashbloggers.com/events/2019/1/19/instagram-growth-workshop

March 11

Marsha Ambrosius – NYLA Tour with Opener Leah Jenea presented by Lovenoise – EARLY SHOW 7-8:30pm
City Winery

Buy tickets: https://citywinery.com/nashville/marshaambrosius030519.html?fbclid=IwAR3Jy6IWFnn3X1y3k6dLcO-C-UI6LlPMtEPgBG1u6OsE_sEaqkGtfYa98Pk

Love enlarges life and makes each experience three-dimensional. It also dramatically amplifies the impact of art.

GRAMMY® Award-nominated soul singer, songwriter, and pianist Marsha Ambrosius catalogs two transformative years via the 16 impassioned, irresistible, and inimitable anthems comprising her third full-length album and first for Entertainment One (eOne)—NYLA. During that time, she met her future husband on the road, married him, and gave birth to the album’s namesake, her daughter Nyla.

Now, these moments live and breathe in her biggest and boldest body of work to date.

March 15-17

DL Hugley at Zanies
Zanies Nashville
2025 8th Ave S, Nashville, Tennessee 37204

Buy tickets here: http://zaniesnashvilletickets.laughstub.com/event.cfm?cart&id=517660&fbclid=IwAR1Q4OSjHA7tvWdYBnkj5KrtafKXvsqktx7whA-67EMnA8wuz-eoFTdQHl0

One of the most popular and highly recognized standup comedians on the road today has also made quite an impression in the television and radio arena. D.L. can currently be heard on the New York airwaves, as host of the morning show on WYKS-FM. In just a few months on air, DL has managed to increase the listenership for the station.

Most recently, D.L. served as host of his own late night talk show on CNN “D.L. Hughley Breaks the News.” Proving he could, indeed break news, D.L. was able to uncover startling, news-making comments from such guests as former White House press secretaries Scott McClellan and Ari Fleischer, as well as a recent controversy-stirring comment from RNC chair Michael Steele.

March 16

Trap Paint Party- Art Urban
6pm-9pm
Location: 217 Willow Street Nashville, TN 37210

Art Urban is an art studio offering painting classes. Bring your Favorite Drink and favorite person.

Buy tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trap-paint-party-tickets-56767802024?aff=erellivmlt

March 17

Sip N Shop – Business Women Edition
Rock Tha Bellz Event Center located at 768 Madison Square, Madison, TN 37115 Sunday, March 17, 2019, at 3 PM – 6 PM

Lavish Occasions Event Planning has linked together 30 of the BEST Lady Bosses for Nashville’s FIRST SipNShop experience!

March 19

Women of Legend and Merit
TSU Kean Hall
3500 John Merritt Blvd. Nashville, TN 37209

Buy tickets here: https://epay.tnstate.edu/C20204_ustores/web/classic/store_cat.jsp?STOREID=1&CATID=81&SINGLESTORE=true

March 20

Travis Scott concert

Concert ticket information: http://bridgestone.arenanashville.org/tickets/3831612/travis-scott

March 21
“Us” Movie

Buy tickets here: https://www.fandango.com/us-2019-215721/movie-times

March 23

Headshot workshop by Blogger Xchange
10am-2:00pm
The Lab Nashville

Headshot Photo Workshop:

PACKAGE 1 $35: PhotoReady – Come with your makeup and hair done. Blogger Xchange will have their stylist help attendees with their looks and their bloggers help with attendees poses. This package comes with 2 headshots + 3 lifestyle images **Use code Package1 for this price**

PACKAGE 2 $40: Makeup + Photos -Get your make-up done by one of our make-up artists. You will also be styled and helped with posing. This package comes with 2 headshots + 3 lifestyle images.

RSVP here by Friday, March 15 or until spaces are full. Reach out via email if you have any questions.

March 26

T Pain at The Cowan
500 Cowan St. Nashville, TN 37207
General admission $25/ $30 Day of Show  

Buy tickets here: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/t-pain-abby-jasmine-the-cowan-tickets/8976715?fbclid=IwAR0cbQuqgfsuEEGSw6EKCOOJAzJOFmEf06Y4Oem5HYvvio_t9YTVO3VRhG8&REFID=fbevent

March 28

Proposal 101 for Small Businesses: An MNAA event
8:30am-3:30pm
Nashville Business Incubation Center NBIC located at 1009 3rd Avenue North Suite 100, Nashville, Tennessee 37201

Join the Nashville Business Incubator Center in partnership with the Metro Nashville Airport Authority for a full day workshop entitled Proposal 101!

Presenter, Eric Ruffin will help business owners discover the following:
Bid vs. No-Bid
How to understand and properly respond to all proposal requirements.How to successfully perform on winning bids, and what to learn from unsuccessful awards.

**A light lunch will be provided**


Power of WE Luncheon
11 AM – 1PM
Belmont University Inman Confrence Room


#ThePowerofWE #WomenEntrepreneurs The Maynard Group presents our fourth annual Power of WE: Women Entrepreneurs luncheon. The event is Thursday, March 28 from 11 AM – 1 PM at Belmont University. Our featured keynote speaker is Vivian R. Pickard. Vivian Pickard was an accomplished Fortune 500 Executive with General Motors (retired) and is the President/ CEO of The Pickard Group.  The event is open to the public, and you are encouraged to participate. This luncheon is focused on recognizing all women in buisness. The luncheon provides opportunities for attendees to network and hear from some of the most successful businesswomen in the Music City.  Be empowered and come network with inspirational women business leaders and entrepreneurs. If you have any questions, please contact WEluncheon@gmail.com.

March 30

2nd Annual Ruby Red Day Party
Carol Ann’s Home Cooking Café
407 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, Tennessee 37210

Buy tickets: $20 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nhbw-2nd-annual-ruby-red-day-party-tickets55141148660?fbclid=IwAR3E0D2dlLHTw37aLwdHzb51CFRzGja5OPN_5Nw1riUC9RmnLI3uHEEwbCQ

Join National Hook-up of Black Women, Nashville Chapter for the 2nd Annual Ruby Red Day Party, a party with a purpose. Ernie Allen from 92Q will be the DJ. Proceeds will fund their many charitable projects. NHBW’s national agenda includes dedicating to improving the lives of women and their families through support of the arts, culture, health, education and human service programs. Get your ticket from Nhbwrubyred2.eventbrite.com Your ticket includes food.


90s Old School Mixer
9 PM – 2 AM
Ponobes Party Bar
903 Rivergate Pkwy  Goodletsville, TN 37072

Do you find yourself constantly saying the kids, the music, and the fashion is nothing like it use to be? Well let’s take a trip back to the Ole Dayz and dust off them ole shell toe Adidas, some Fresh Fila, Them Giselle’s or Some Fly Locs, remember them silk jogging suits, and we can’t forget the bangle earrings while reminiscing On some 90’s R&B and HipHop!! Ponobes Party Bar will have Nashville’s premier DJs showing off their Skills!!!! This is an Event you don’t want to miss!!!! Ask about The VIP Booths and a Private Party Room $$$ contact us for any questions 615.719.6814.

March 31st

Women Who Rock Nashville Inaugural Black-Tie Gala
5pm-9p
Omni Hotel Nashville located at 250 5th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203

Women Who Rock Nashville will have their annual award show, founded by entrepreneur, producer, author, and national Spokeswoman, Tanya Davis

This Gala Event will be held on March 31, 2019 at the Omni Hotel in Downtown Nashville. Honoring diverse women of all walks of life in different fields involving, but not limited to, education, entertainment, medicine, entrepreneurship, activism, and domestic violence. We will also have musical entertainment and an all women band that ROCKS!

Women Who Rock Nashville Inc. has partnered with 501(c)3 non-profit “Pass the Beauty Domestic Violence Organization” to help with day to day operations which provides various needs such as: group meetings, mentoring programs and so much more.

WWRN is established to promote and recognize women in our community accomplishments as well as to encourage other women to get involved in the various organizations, partnerships or just create their own.

 

Tennessee State’s Christion Abercrombie announces Titans’ fifth-round NFL Draft pick, a childhood friend

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Tennessee State’s Christion Abercrombie announces Titans’ fifth-round NFL Draft pick, a childhood friend

Life just seems to keep getting better for Christion Abercrombie.

The Tennessee State University linebacker, who suffered a life-threatening injury in a football game against Vanderbilt last season, stood before millions of viewers at the NFL Draft in Nashville on Saturday and announced the fifth-round pick for the Tennessee Titans – his high school friend.

The Titans selected D’Andre Walker, a linebacker from the University of Georgia, with the 168th pick on the last day of the NFL Draft.

Abercrombie, who is from Atlanta, and Walker played youth football together while growing up in Georgia.

Abercrombie called Walker after making the pick, according to the Titans.

“It was amazing, man,” said Walker of talking to his friend. “It was a blessing for the both of us.”

Calling Walker’s name in the Draft, and talking to him, are among the good moments Abercrombie has had since the Sept. 29 brain injury many thought he would not survive.

But his mother, Staci, maintained her faith, and urged others to pray, and believe that her son would get better.

“We’re expecting a miracle,” she said at a news conference a few days after Christion underwent brain surgery. “Each day is a battle. But he’s a strong young man. He’s fighting. We just have to continue to pray.”

Something miraculous started to happen. Gradually, Christion’s condition began to improve. He recently completed therapy sessions at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, and he said he’s gradually regaining his memory. He shares his mother’s strong faith.

“Believe in God, because without Him, nothing is possible,” Christion said.

TSU Athletics Director Teresa Phillips said Christion is “touching a lot of folks’ lives,” including hers.

“It really changed me because I’m more of a pessimist than an optimist,” Phillips said. “Many times we speak about miracles, but I don’t know if folks really believe they occur. However, when things like that happen, when you witness it, I believe our maker really tries to help us get something out of it.”

A GoFundMe has been set up to help Christion and his family. To donate, visit www.gofundme.com/tennessee-state-univ-athletics-dept.

News Channel 5: Exposed Part 1

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News Channel 5: Exposed Part 1

Nashville Voice has reported on the saga involving Dr. Shawn Joseph, the first African American Director of Metro Nashville Public Schools, over the past six months. Our attention to the actions of certain School Board Members, parents and media personalities is driven by one simple fact: “ What you do or fail to do as a City, tells the world who and what you are more than any marketing or branding scheme, strategy or gimmick.” Our City has been divided and our true colors have bled from these tumultuous months. Yes, the MNPS Board was completely dysfunctional and some members’ actions were racist. But, the Joseph story is bigger than MNPS. Our City allowed the systemic, intentional professional and personal defamation of the highest profiled African-American leader in our City because he dared to actually bring equity to our schools and uplift Nashville students who have been historically left behind.

Nashville, we have a problem. Over the past 25 years, we have accepted the fact that thousands of Nashville children have attended schools inferior to other schools in the same School District. Dr. Joseph came to Nashville with a mandate from the School Board to eradicate inequality in our schools and bring equity of resources, talent, and policy to level the playing field. Or so we thought.

One thing history shows us is the commitment to eradicate inequity often dissipates when those benefiting from inequity see themselves lose resources in order to level the playing field. The day Dr. Joseph redistributed school resources in a more equitable way, certain Board members and parents decided he must go and they were willing to do anything, with no regard to truth, fairness, nor personal shame to get rid of him.

Now that he has reached an amicable separation from MNPS, it is important that we investigate the circumstances surrounding his departure and separate the facts from the fallacies. To this end, Nashville Voice has investigated the allegations and sources of these allegations against Shawn Joseph and the true intentions behind them because Nashville deserves the truth!

In our first installment of “News Channel 5 Exposed” we look at the reporting of false allegations against Dr. Joseph by Investigative Reporter, Phil Williams concerning Dr. Joseph.  WTVF-TV ran a story that Dr. Joseph abused his powers and violated either MNPS policy, precedent or tradition by having an employee drive him around Davidson County soon after he was hired.

Our investigation uncovered the following facts.  In 2015, former Metro Nashville Public Schools Director Jesse Register ended his tenure when the MNPS Board declined to grant a contract extension following years of low student performance, open hostility to SEIU (employees’ union) and feuds with school board members.

After Dr. Joseph arrived in Nashville, he publicly identified the historic inequality of our schools and the disparate impact on students of color. Long-time MNPS observers knew it was just a matter of time before Register would emerge with a vengeance to publicly level false claims against his successor in response. It finally happened when WTVF-TV NewsChannel 5 investigative reporter Phil Williams gave Register the opportunity to sow lies unchecked. Williams was so focused on bringing down the first African American Director of MNPS, as he did with the first Woman elected Mayor of Nashville, that he failed to corroborate Dr. Registers claims with other MNPS employees.

In January, Williams — who was struggling to keep his dwindling MNPS investigation relevant — tried to rekindle controversy about Joseph’s periodic use of employees to help shuttle him to more than 700 meetings in a community that spans more than 500 square miles.

In one of the more egregious examples of NewsChannel 5’s shoddy reporting, Williams aired a statement from Register who claimed that, when he was superintendent, “I did not use a driver.” Register added: “I always drove myself.”  From our investigation, the next day, sources at MNPS confirmed employees and school board members were laughing out loud at Register, Williams and NewsChannel 5.

“All over Bransford, you could literally hear people spitting out their coffee because they were laughing so hard,” said an MNPS source who requested anonymity for fear of retribution by NewsChannel 5, Williams, and Register. “Anyone who knows anything about this school district knows that Jesse rarely, if ever, drove himself anywhere.”

The Nashville Voice confirmed with multiple current and former school board members that Register’s statement, “I always drove myself” was false. In fact, current and former MNPS employees confirmed to Nashville Voice that he regularly leaned on MNPS employees to chauffeur him around town. Perhaps Williams should have done his due diligence before blindly handing Register the reigns on TV.

According to our sources, Register, in the final few years as superintendent, was driven around town by staff members in his office with full knowledge and no objection by those serving on the Board.

Williams also allowed Register to claim that his MNPS-owned SUVs — including a 2013 Ford Edge — were taken to the school system’s transportation garage once a week for “routine service,” implying that Register had been constantly driving all over town. In fact, we’re told by an MNPS transportation source that Register’s definition of “routine service” usually just meant an employee filling up the gas tank.

“What vehicle requires weekly maintenance?” asked our MNPS transportation source. “That TV story was just a total head-scratcher.”

If NewsChannel 5 and Williams hadn’t been biased against Joseph and MNPS, or desperate to sow controversy, they might have asked to inspect the maintenance records for Register’s Ford Edge. What they would have found, as the Nashville Voice discovered, is that Register’s SUV had exceptionally low mileage — 17,100 miles, to be exact — when it was reassigned to MNPS Interim Director Chris Henson in the summer 2015.

In other words: During Register’s last two-and-a-half years as superintendent, his SUV clocked less than 19 miles per day on average. Our takeaway: Either Register wasn’t driving himself places or he wasn’t spending much if any, time out in the schools or the community.

“It was probably a combination of both,” said a current MNPS board member. “My recollection is that Jesse mostly didn’t leave the office unless he was going to some kind of ground-breaking ceremony, or a press conference, or a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce. But when he did leave the building, usually someone else was doing the driving.”

Our great City allowed itself to be divided over Dr. Jospeh’s leadership and this division was partially caused by false allegations, innuendoes and unchecked sources giving rise to those allegations.  Dr. Joseph deserved better. Nashville deserves better.

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of reports examining WTVF-TV NewsChannel 5 and Phil Williams’ biased coverage of Metro Nashville Public Schools.

Nashville Voice NMAAM interview

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Nashville Voice NMAAM interview

Interview with H. Beecher Hicks, III President & CEO of the National Museum of African American Music

Mark Ruffalo didn’t know Brie Larson was in a movie with him before ‘Avengers’

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Mark Ruffalo didn’t know Brie Larson was in a movie with him before ‘Avengers’

By Lisa Respers France, CNN

(CNN) — Spoiler alert: “Avengers: Endgame” is not the first movie in which Mark Ruffalo and Brie Larson both appear.

And if you didn’t know, it’s all good because apparently Ruffalo didn’t either.

“Entertainment Tonight” surprised the actor on the red carpet for the premiere of the new Marvel movie by sharing with him that his co-star had appeared in one of his most beloved films, “13 Going on 30,” which debuted in 2004.

“She was a mean girl,” Ruffalo said upon seeing a photo of Larson in character from the movie. “Oh my God. I didn’t know that.”

Larson reprises her role from her stand-alone movie as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel in “Avengers: Endgame” and Ruffalo is back as Bruce Banner/Hulk.

The now-29-year-old actress was pretty young when she was in the movie and Ruffalo, 51, explained why he didn’t know they were in the same hit film.

“We didn’t work together,” he said.

“13 Going on 30” starred Jennifer Garner as a young girl who wakes up as an adult and reconnects with her now also adult childhood friend, played by Ruffalo.

“Avengers: Endgame” hits theaters tomorrow.

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Home state allies, moderates in Congress quickly endorse Joe Biden’s bid

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Home state allies, moderates in Congress quickly endorse Joe Biden’s bid

By Clare Foran, CNN

(CNN) — Joe Biden quickly picked up a string of endorsements from Democratic lawmakers Thursday after he formally launched his 2020 presidential campaign, with home state allies as well as moderates expressing enthusiasm in a carefully orchestrated rollout timed to the former vice president’s entry into a crowded 2020 field.

Democratic Sens. Chris Coons and Tom Carper of Delaware, Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Doug Jones of Alabama all put out statements of support for Biden’s candidacy on Thursday morning shortly after Biden released a campaign video announcing his bid. Democratic Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware was also quick to put out a statement endorsing Biden.

The statements highlighted Biden’s record of public service as vice president and, before that, a member of Congress himself as a Senator representing Delaware, with some lawmakers speaking highly of their own relationship and experiences working with Biden.

“Joe has spent his career championing policies that help all Americans. He is a tested, experienced leader with a proven track record of getting things done for our country,” Carper said in his statement. “I could not be more proud to endorse my friend Joe as he launches his campaign to be the next President of the United States.”

Carper and Biden served together in Delaware’s congressional delegation for nearly two decades, including almost a decade in which they served side-by-side as senators from the First State before Biden left the Senate to become Vice President.

Casey made an electability argument in his endorsement: “In order to accomplish the urgent task of defeating President Trump, Democrats must win Pennsylvania. Joe Biden can and will win Pennsylvania if he is the Democratic nominee for President.” Though Casey was re-elected last year, Trump won Pennsylvania, considered a presidential bellwether, in 2016. Biden was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Coons suggested that Biden is better positioned to handle foreign policy issues than any other Democratic contender, saying that he is “better prepared than anyone to lead America on the world stage at a time when our commitments to our allies and our values are being questioned like never before.”

Jones, who faces a tough battle for re-election in 2020 in the deep red state of Alabama, described Biden as a unifying figure, saying that he can “bring people together to find common ground.”

“The quality that makes Joe stand out is his ability to bring people together to find common ground while standing up for what he believes is right. We need to listen to each other & get things done for working people. Joe can, and will, do that. That’s why I support Joe Biden,” Jones tweeted.

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‘Game of Thrones’ Episode 2 recap: Let’s all sit by the fire before we die

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‘Game of Thrones’ Episode 2 recap: Let’s all sit by the fire before we die

By AJ Willingham, CNN

(CNN) — Did you like that episode of the Game of Thrones? Did all the fireside chats and sweet moments of affection between your faves warm your heart and make you foolishly believe, even for a moment, that there may be true happiness awaiting them on the other side of this war?

Good, because we all know what happens next: PAIN, and LOTS OF IT.

Winterfell is preparing for battle. For the common folk, this involves lots of training and fighting and weapons making and giant stick-whittling, but for the main characters, it mostly means chugging fermented goat’s milk and hooking up on hay bales.

Hey, everyone’s pretty sure they’re going to die anyway.

Everyone except Daenerys, that is. What else would explain her continued preoccupation with ruling the Seven Kingdoms when there’s an entire army of dead people at her door? She’s not dense, and she’s seen the threat of the Army of the Dead firsthand, so there’s no other explanation than to assume she’s just very, very confident that the Night King is gonna be an easy win.

Even when Jon (finally!) confesses the truth — that he is her brother’s son and a legitimate Targaryen — her first thought isn’t “Wow, I’m having relations with my nephew,” it’s that Jon is now her royal competition.

Sure, the bar for incest on this show is pretty low, but it still bears consideration, ya know?

After a tense little parley, Jamie is begrudgingly welcomed at Winterfell, which gives him plenty of time to catch up with Brienne, Tyrion and The Artist Formerly Known as Bran. Bran politely refrains from telling everyone that Jaime definitely tried to kill him all those years ago. He explains that Jamie is now useful in the war to come and that, no offense, it’s pretty bold of the newly redeemed knight to assume he’s going to survive. For all his power, Bran’s social skills definitely scream “Guy Who Was Educated Inside a Tree.”

Speaking of tension, Daenerys is still at odds with Sansa, who is still just trying to figure out how to feed everyone and get a general idea of what the North is going to look like once everything is said and done. Sensible — or should we say, SANSABLE.

It’s telling that Dany has a pretty good vision of what her Iron Throne rule will look like but hasn’t given a lot of thought to the future of her nephew boo’s homeland. And just like that, their burgeoning sisterhood is quickly stalled.

Dany is also at odds with Tyrion, who either did realize Cersei would never send her army north, and lied about it to protect her, or didn’t realize she wouldn’t send her army, and is just not very smart anymore. Even though Good Guy Jorah tries to defend Tyrion and his sometimes-smartness, the rift between Dany and Tyrion is still pretty palpable.

It’s kind of ironic, since Tyrion is basically the only other character this week, in the tense minutes before war, to show any glimmer of hope for survival. After all, you can’t die at 80 with a belly full of wine and a [redacted’s] [redacted] around your [redacted] if a White Walker gets you first.

That’s how the episode ends, with Tyrion staring out between the Winterfell merlons and on the other side of the black night, the frozen members of an elderly KISS cover band staring back.

Burning questions

If Bran knows everything that has happened and is going to happen, and is the only person who can succinctly explain what the Night King wants, why does he spend most of his time waiting around in courtyards and staring at trees? We need INTEL, Bran, not gothic monologues about the persistence of memory!

Is Ghost going to do something soon or just waste the CGI budget standing there to remind people he still exists?

Are any of the main characters going to actually sit out the fight? It would be a bold move, but Gendry DID look pretty asleep and Davos IS getting pretty old…

Where are the Dothraki? Are they okay? This weather can’t be good for them. Did Davos at least get them some soup?

Melisandre, what’s up? We have a few burning questions for you specifically. No, not questions about burning. But you would be a lot of help right now.

Best line

Tyrion to Jaime: “She never fooled you. You always knew exactly who she was and you loved her anyway.”

Tyrion may be rusty in the common sense department, but he always has his loyal brother and treacherous sister’s relationship pinned perfectly. Oh sweet Jaime, the things you’ve done for love.

Worst line

Sam to Jorah: “I hope we win.”

Best scene

Jaime: “Brienne, I will knight you, giving you the dream you have always kept in your heart but never felt you could speak aloud. Let your tears fall during this truly pure and deeply emotional moment as I show you, in words and deeds, that you are worthy of honor and respect and that I would gladly die by your side as an equal and a friend.”

Tormund: “I WAS BREASTFED BY A GIANTESS.”

Ship watch

Tormund and Brienne and Jaime

Yeah, we know you love the big lady, Tormund. EVERYONE knows you love the big lady. But if you want to win the big lady you gotta give the big lady what she wants: Knighthood and some personal space!

Missandei and Grey Worm

Two of the most sensible characters on the show discuss one of the most sensible plans of action: Getting the hell out of this frozen death hole as soon as possible and going to the beach. Here’s hoping against hope that they’ll get to chase butterflies together on Naath 🙁

Arya and Gendry

HOO BOY this ship turned into a speedboat and we were NOT ready. Arya’s last look as she lay naked next to her forge buddy was an interesting one, though. Could there something else at play here?

Death count

No one…Really? No one? [checks notes] This can’t be good.

Stray observations

Okay, Cersei still IS pregnant, to the best of her brothers’ terrible knowledge.

Sam joining Bran in his musings about the fragility of human memory wasn’t just him having the sads about his dead family. It also supports a popular fan theory that Sam will survive this mess and be the one to put the whole story to parchment at the Citadel.

Also, Sam giving Ser Jorah his dead dad’s Valyrian steel sword is a nice touch. As soon as Sam stole it from his father you knew it would become important. Well, we hope it becomes important.

Podrick has a nice voice and long hair now? Who allowed this to happen?

Theon fans, you got your moment. His redemption arc is complete, and he has Sansa’s full approval. Related: Getting Sansa’s approval has somehow become a true test of merit on this show, and you can’t argue with the results.

Speaking of Sansa, she’s wearing that Littlefinger necklace again. In fact, her whole getup was very … Littlefingery. We’re not saying she’ll pick up the mantle of chaotic schemer. She’s always learned from the ones who betrayed her, so nodding to their dearly departed influences through fashion is just probably part of her “I know BS when I see it” personality.

One bold prediction

The crypt is going to be wight city

“The women and children are going to the crypt! They are going to be safe there!”

Narrator: “They are definitely not going to be safe there.”

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Here are the 19 Democrats who have said they’re running for president

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By Karl de Vries and Caroline Kelly, CNN

(CNN) — The 2020 Democratic field is taking shape, with candidates revealing their intentions on a seemingly everyday basis.

Here’s a look at the 19 Democrats who have thrown their hats into the ring and announced a campaign or exploratory committee. We’re going to keep updating this list through the campaign season as candidates announce their intentions or drop their bids.

Announced campaigns

Sen. Cory Booker

AGE: 49

STATE: New Jersey

KNOWN FOR: Booker, who boasts a Twitter following of more than 4 million people, gained national recognition during his tenure as Newark’s mayor, at times answering pleas to shovel residents out after major snowstorms.

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg

AGE: 37

STATE: Indiana

KNOWN FOR: Known locally in South Bend, Indiana, as “Mayor Pete,” Buttigieg served as a naval officer in Afghanistan. Buttigieg, though a long shot, would be the youngest and first married gay president if elected. He would also be the first candidate to go from the mayor’s office to the presidency.

Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro

AGE: 44

STATE: Texas

KNOWN FOR: The son of a Chicana activist, Castro served as mayor of San Antonio in 2009, focusing on education initiatives. Castro is currently the only Latino in the 2020 field, but whether he will be the only Texan will depend on former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s decision about making his own bid.

Former Maryland Rep. John Delaney

AGE: 55

STATE: Maryland

KNOWN FOR: A self-made businessman, Delaney at one point was the youngest CEO on the New York Stock Exchange. Delaney has been running the longest — he declared his candidacy in July 2017 — but is still working to gain name recognition.

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard

AGE: 37

STATE: Hawaii

KNOWN FOR: Gabbard is the first American Samoan and the first Hindu member of Congress, and brings her experience as an Iraq War veteran to the House Armed Services Committee. But she will have to overcome obstacles both old and new, including recent internal campaign turmoil and her controversial secret meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in 2017.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

AGE: 52

STATE: New York

KNOWN FOR: Gillibrand campaigned as a child with her grandmother Dorthea Noonan, a longtime president of the Albany Democratic Women’s Club. The New York Democrat called for former Sen. Al Franken to resign and has acknowledged her increasingly progressive stances on immigration and gun reform running counter to previous positions she held running for the House.

Sen. Kamala Harris

AGE: 54

STATE: California

KNOWN FOR: Harris is the daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants and grew up attending both a Baptist church and a Hindu temple. Her progressive stances supporting Medicare-for-all and marijuana legalization could clash with her law and order history as a former California state attorney general, including her previous support of reporting arrested undocumented juveniles to ICE.

Former Gov. John Hickenlooper

AGE: 67

STATE: Colorado

KNOWN FOR: As the head of Colorado from 2011 to 2019, Hickenlooper helped steer the state through several tragedies, including the 2012 shooting in a movie theater in Aurora that left 12 people dead and catastrophic wildfires and floods in 2013. Before his two terms as governor, he served as Denver’s mayor for eight years, after opening a large brewpub there in 1988 that went on to help reinvigorate the LoDo area of Denver.

Gov. Jay Inslee

AGE: 68

STATE: Washington

KNOWN FOR: Inslee, who has held elected office for much of the last three decades, has been an outspoken progressive executive since he became governor in 2013. He has been a vocal opponent of President Donald Trump, including suing the President after he tried to ban immigration from several Muslim-majority countries. Now, Inslee is running as the climate change candidate.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar

AGE: 58

STATE: Minnesota

KNOWN FOR: Klobuchar announced her run outdoors as it snowed, which she tied to her commitment to a “homegrown” campaign with “grit.” The Minnesota moderate is looking to work across the aisle and win back fellow working class midwesterners.

Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam

AGE: 44

STATE: Florida

KNOWN FOR: The child of Jamaican immigrants, Messam is a first-generation American who holds progressive views on immigration, guns and the environment. He was part of a group that sued the state of Florida in 2018 over a law that restricted his ability to create municipal gun regulations after he wanted a new amphitheater in his city to be a “gun-free venue.”

Rep. Seth Moulton

AGE: 40

STATE: Massachusetts

KNOWN FOR: Moulton, a Marine Corps veteran, raised his national profile after trying and failing to prevent Rep. Nancy Pelosi from reclaiming the speaker’s gavel. He later voted for her after Democrats retook the House last year. Moulton’s longshot bid is expected to focus heavily on veterans’ issues and national security. If elected, he would be the youngest president in American history.

Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke

AGE: 46

STATE: Texas

KNOWN FOR: O’Rourke, a rising star in the Democratic Party, ran unsuccessfully for a Senate seat in 2018 while serving his third term in the House. With roots in El Paso, O’Rourke gained national attention during his Senate race when a video of him answering a question about NFL players kneeling during the National Anthem went viral. He made an off-the-cuff riff about the civil rights movement as he defended players for making their case “nonviolently, peacefully, while the eyes of this country are watching.”

Rep. Tim Ryan

AGE: 45

STATE: Ohio

KNOWN FOR: Ryan, whose district includes Youngstown, Ohio, enters the presidential race as a longshot candidate with less name recognition than most candidates and a far smaller political network. He has become most known in Democratic circles for his opposition to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi retaining her leadership positions, though he later voted for her when Democrats elected her speaker earlier this year.

Sen. Bernie Sanders

AGE: 77

STATE: Vermont

KNOWN FOR: Sanders’ democratic socialist platform gained significant traction during the 2016 primaries, when the independent senator who caucuses with Democrats ran against Hillary Clinton. His policy agenda includes various progressive proposals, many of which have been embraced by the Democratic Party, like expanding health care, broadening the social safety net and making higher education free.

Rep. Eric Swalwell

AGE: 38

STATE: California

KNOWN FOR: The Democrat who represents California’s 15th Congressional District enters the race as a long-shot candidate in a crowded field. A frequent critic of the Trump administration, Swalwell has raised his profile by becoming a staple on cable television. He has focused on combating gun violence, and traveled to Iowa in December with Cameron Kasky, who’s a survivor of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and a co-founder of March for Our Lives.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren

AGE: 69

STATE: Massachusetts

KNOWN FOR: Warren was appointed as assistant to President Barack Obama and special adviser to the Treasury secretary in order to launch the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She was also appointed to a congressional oversight panel overseeing the $700 billion Trouble Assets Relief Program that was passed in response to the 2008 financial crisis.

Spiritual author Marianne Williamson

AGE: 66

STATE: Texas

KNOWN FOR: Williamson is best known for being a spiritual counselor to Oprah Winfrey and has written several best-selling books, including her debut “A Return to Love.” She is calling for “a moral and spiritual awakening in the country” with her campaign.

Businessman Andrew Yang

AGE: 44

STATE: New York

KNOWN FOR: Yang is an entrepreneur who launched Venture for America, a fellowship program that aims to connect recent grads with startups. He wants to give all Americans a universal basic income of $1,000 per month to address economic inequality.

Considering a run

Former Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams

Sen. Michael Bennet

Former Vice President Joe Biden

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio

Former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel

Former Secretary of State John Kerry

Decided not to run

Sen. Sherrod Brown (took himself out of consideration on March 7, 2019)

AGE: 66

STATE: Ohio

KNOWN FOR: A liberal populist, Brown won three terms in Ohio, a state that has been trending Republican in recent years. Brown would’ve offered Democrats a candidate who could reconnect with voters in the Midwest. Before deciding not to run, he had embarked on a “listening tour” that included stops in the four key early voting states in the 2020 primary.

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (took himself out of consideration on March 5, 2019)

AGE: 77

STATE: New York

KNOWN FOR: Bloomberg hinted at a run for months before deciding against it. He had portrayed himself as a moderate against progressive projects such as Medicare-for-all but with extensive experience and campaign funds to put toward key Democratic issues such as climate change and gun control.

Former Attorney General Eric Holder (took himself out of consideration on March 4, 2019)

AGE: 68

STATE: New York

KNOWN FOR: Holder served as President Barack Obama’s attorney general until 2015. Holder had told several Democrats — and “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert — that he was “interested” in pursuing the nomination, but ultimately he opted not to launch a campaign.

Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (took himself out of consideration on April 17, 2019)

AGE: 62

STATE: Virginia

KNOWN FOR: McAuliffe previously served as governor of Virginia and chairman of the Democratic National Committee and has an extensive fundraising network. He opted instead to help coordinate the campaigns of Virginia’s local and national Democratic lawmakers “to make sure that we are blue” for 2020.

Sen. Jeff Merkley (took himself out of consideration on March 5, 2019)

AGE: 62

STATE: Oregon

KNOWN FOR: Merkley, the junior senator from Oregon, has focused on holding the Trump administration accountable on immigration policy, specifically family separations at the southern border. He opted in March to devote himself to his Senate re-election campaign over the next two years.

Dropped out

Former congressional candidate Richard Ojeda

AGE: 48

STATE: West Virginia (dropped out January 25, 2019)

KNOWN FOR: A former Army paratrooper, Ojeda served for 24 years, earning the rank of major and serving in both Iraq and Afghanistan. A 2016 Trump voter, he focused on school finance reform and issues facing the middle class before dropping out of the race in late January.

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SurgPrep to Address Post Surgery Rehabilitation DME Needs of Patients

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Music City Med, a leading medical consulting firm specializing in health care solutions, recently announced its launch of SurgPrep, the premier brand focused on the needs of post-surgery patients.

Too often patients who have undergone serious surgery are not made aware of the options available to them through their health insurance provider. There are a variety of FDA approved products that can help enhance the rehabilitation process.

By visiting www.surgprep.net patients can find Durable Medical Equipment (DME) that can be used in the process of their recovery. “SurgPrep, gives a patient access to the very best post-surgery recovery devices prior to the date of their surgery,” explained Music City Med owner and founder Alphonso Harvey. “We want you to be fully prepared, and able to get back to your best healthy life with the support of your health benefits.”

To support the individual needs of each patient, SurgPrep has developed a simple process to determine patient eligibility for their program, connect these authorizing patients with a certified physician via telemedicine, and then ship the medical equipment to the patient all within a short amount of time. The goal is to not only help those who will be facing rehabilitation post-surgery, but also to make the process extremely convenient, taking no more than a few minutes of the patients time.

The company is committed to providing an insurance paid solution that is non-opioid and non-addictive.

SurgPrep is prepared to ship across the nation today. If you or anyone you know is suffering through rehabilitation please visit www.surgprep.net today.

How to Help Kids Develop Healthy Dental Habits

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(StatePoint) Copying adult behavior is a part of childhood development. While you may not always love it when your child repeats everything you say, when it comes to healthy dental habits, you can use this to your advantage.

“It’s easier to teach a younger child good oral health habits than to break an older child of poor ones. Encourage your children to take good care of their teeth by showing them how well you take care of your own,” says Dr. Michael Hahn, a licensed dentist and Cigna’s national dental director. “Tooth decay is one of the most common chronic diseases among children in the U.S., but it is also largely preventable.”

To help instill good dental health habits in children, Dr. Hahn suggests parents and guardians lead by example in the following ways:

• Go for regular dental checkups: More than one third of adults in the U.S. ages 18 to 64 failed to visit the dentist at least once in 2016, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Set a good example so that children don’t skip dental exams when they become adults. Make family appointments for everyone to visit the dentist for checkups and routine cleanings. Be positive when talking about it with children, even if you harbor your own anxieties about dental care. Consider the alternative: when you skip regular dental checkups and cleanings, it becomes more likely that a small problem will grow larger and become more expensive to treat.

• Eat breakfast together: A healthy breakfast can set the tone for a healthy day and may even reduce one’s cravings for sugary snacks later. Sugary and sticky snacks can remain on teeth for hours, providing time for bacteria and acids to begin causing their damage, leading to tooth decay. Beyond breakfast, you can set a good example by packing tooth-friendly healthful lunches with fruits and vegetables for yourself and your children.

• Drink water: Making water your household’s go-to beverage will also help limit your family’s exposure to sugary alternatives. It can also provide an ongoing way to rinse your teeth between meals and after snacks, to limit the length of time food particles remain on the teeth.

• Brush and floss: Follow the American Dental Association recommendations found on their website for brushing twice a day for two minutes each time and flossing at least once daily. Don’t just remind your children to brush their teeth, join them on occasion so that they can see that it can be fun. Incorporating a two-minute timer as part of the ritual can make it more of a game.

More tips for families can be found at cigna.com/dental.

You can be a great role model for your children when it comes to dental health. With a positive attitude, you can help your kids form healthy habits that last a lifetime, which in turn will help them keep their teeth for their lifetime.

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