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The top-selling Black-owned spirits brand recently announced the launch of its second annual HBCU Old Fashioned Challenge, an initiative to raise needed funds for our cherished institutions.

Tennessee whiskey producer Uncle Nearest aims to raise US$1.4 million for Black universities in the US through its Old Fashioned Challenge.

Join Uncle Nearest's nationwide initiative to support HBCUs. Discover how the Old Fashioned Challenge is making a difference and raising $1.4 million for historically underfunded Black colleges.

Uncle Nearest is a popular African-American owned whiskey label that is about much more then just the brown spirit, as we learn in this interview with founder Fawn Weaver.

For over 25 years, Fawn Weaver has been a serial entrepreneur, harnessing her unique ability never to say no and avoid selling herself short. This mindset

Long before bourbon was crowned king, rye ruled, with a history that dates back to around the 1750s.

Each state has meals, candy and even drinks that are unique to the region. If you're from Tennessee, you've probably heard of, or had the following items:

The Nearest Green distillery reopened in Tennessee this past weekend on Juneteenth, reminding this columnist the truth of the matter of the Uncle Nearest brand's tag line of "more than whiskey."

Bill Lee stands beside an old boxcar parked off to one side of a lot at the Chattanooga Choo Choo – quite a fitting place for an old railroad car to spend its days. But its not sitting empty.

Bill Lee stands beside an old boxcar parked off to one side of a lot at The Chattanooga Choo Choo — quite a fitting place for an old railroad car