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Before becoming a classical composer and Associate Professor of Music Theory and Technology at Fisk University, Gary Nash, 47, honed his musical talents in his hometown of Flint.

Briefly: Renowned poet to speak at MTSU field school event; Registration open for girls rock camp; CASA program in need of volunteers; Lend a hand to Habitat MURFREESBORO - Renowned social activist and poet Nikki Giovanni will speak at New Vision Baptist Church in Murfreesboro May 29, concluding MTSU's Public History 2012 field school, 'Life in The ... (more)

Merisha Cothran drove by Martin Luther King Park and noticed one of several victims of a shooting there Saturday evening.

The 23-year-old female, Samantha Cothran, did not survive. Cothran was a 2007 graduate of Buffalo's Nardin Academy.

Before Philadelphia's invited movers and shakers even arrived at the red-carpet premiere of Changing the Game, Rel Dowdell's urban tale of corruption and redemption, moviegoers were instructed to leave their smartphones in their cars or turn them over to security before entering the Van Pelt Auditorium at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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Less than three months after starting to look for new leadership, Fisk University is getting new competition from just a mile and a half away.

Fisk University student Christina Jackson looks through some school papers during finals.