A significant milestone has been reached in the commitment to enhancing educational opportunities for students. Southwest Tennessee Community College and LeMoyne-Owen College (LOC) have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking the beginning of a transformative partnership. Southwest President Dr. Tracy D. Hall and LOC President Dr. Christopher B. Davis signed the agreement on Jan. 23 during a ceremony on Southwest’s Macon Cove campus. The collaboration between the two colleges is designed to provide students with seamless pathways to higher education and career success. By working together, both institutions aim to create a more integrated and supportive academic environment.…
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Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is reportedly firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees, according to multiple reports and the FAA workers’ union, even as fatal plane crashes continue to mount under President Donald Trump’s administration — including one as recently as Saturday. “The impacted workers include personnel hired for FAA radar, landing and navigational aid maintenance, one air traffic controller told the Associated Press,” the AP reported. The firings also come as the FAA is without a Senate-confirmed administrator, after Musk called for him to resign. In 2023, Michael Whitaker had been confirmed unanimously, 98-0. The terminations of what are called…
Dear editor, In one of Donald Trump’s first acts in office, he stripped away protections for schools, hospitals, and places of worship from immigration enforcement. These were once safe spaces where people could learn, receive health care, and pray without fear. Now they have been turned into targets for ICE raids. This is unconscionable. As the world’s largest historical climate polluter, the United States has a responsibility to immigrants. Our pollution is causing the climate chaos — droughts, floods, hurricanes, rising waters — that is forcing people in Latin America, Asia, Africa and elsewhere to leave their homes. Others are…
Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “Presidents Trump and Musk and their billionaire buddies are so detached from how Americans live that they cannot see how ending public education and canceling these contracts kills the American Dream. This is not about Democrats versus Republicans. This is about billionaires versus the middle class. If kids from working class families do not have access to schools, how can they build a future?” — U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro The Elon Musk-led slash-and-burn squad euphemistically known as the Department of Government Efficiency has revoked the contracts of researchers who are years…
Franklin, Tenn. — Williamson County Public Library System is excited to announce the arrival of Whazoodle, a new collection of screen-free, all-audio speakers designed for young children (ages 3-12). Available at all library locations, Whazoodle offers 3 distinct modes geared towards literacy, movement and creativity. Parents can feel confident knowing their children are engaging with high-quality, age-appropriate content in a safe and easy-to-use format. “We are eager to introduce Whazoodles, an all audio device to our collection, giving families another valuable tool to support early learning and development,” said Library Director, Jessica Jeffers. “These devices align with our mission to…
They are a powerful group of women. An international organization, the membership is made up of women from all denominations and all walks of life. They have been in existence since 1941and their weapons of choice are prayer, advocacy, and action. For over 80 years, they have recognized the value of diversity, and their mission is to empower women to work towards a world of peace and justice. They advocate for issues that affect human dignity; the current issues of homelessness and immigration are the battlegrounds upon which they have taken a stance. The Knoxville Chapter meets monthly and to…
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PRINCETON. NJ (FEB. 13, 2025) — The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Board of Trustees announced today that it has elected two new Trustees, Daniel Dawes, JD, and Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, effective April 22, 2025. Dawes currently serves as senior vice president of global health at Meharry Medical College and is the founding dean of the School of Global Health. He is a healthcare and public health leader, health policy expert, educator, author, and researcher. Dr. Ferrer is the director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. She has decades of experience as a public health director, educational…
https://youtu.be/4VYI-YQl8Yk NASHVILLE – Ahead of Gov. Bill Lee’s annual State of the State address on Monday, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rep. John Ray Clemmons is releasing the Democratic Prebuttal, outlining the real challenges facing working families and exposing the governor’s failed leadership. Full remarks as prepared: Hello, Tennessee. I’m state representative John Ray Clemmons, a husband and father, a proud public school parent, a little league baseball coach — and the chairman of your House Democratic Caucus. I grew up on a farm in Wilson County, where I learned the value of hard work, personal responsibility, and the importance of…
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Current and former Virginia elected leaders speaking at this weekend’s service for the first Black mayor of Richmond recalled Henry L. Marsh III’s trailblazing career and his lifetime commitment to civil rights. Hundreds of people attended Saturday’s funeral at a Richmond-area church for Marsh, who died Jan. 23 at age 91, according to the Manning Funeral Home. Richmond was the former capital of the Confederacy. Marsh, who was born in Richmond and educated in segregated schools, devoted much of his work to dismantling racial segregation in schools, government and the workplace. “He saw injustice and he…