On this date, in 1947, the immortal Jackie Robinson stepped onto Ebbets field, then the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers. When he did so, Robinson broke the “color line,” becoming the first Black Major League baseball player since 1884. Robinson was an exceptional athlete. He starred in football, basketball and track at UCLA in the early 1940s. Baseball was, if anything, a side hustle at the time. After serving in the Armed Forces from 1942 to 1944¹, Robinson played a season of Negro League baseball with the Kansas City Monarchs, where he came to the attention of Brooklyn Dodgers’ President…
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The last recorded lynching in Oklahoma occurred in 1930, according to the Oklahoma Historical Society. But just earlier this month, some county leaders were caught on audio discussing killing reporters and complaining they can no longer lynch Black people. Oklahoma’s governor, Kevin Stitt, has now called for the resignations of the sheriff and other top officials in a rural county after they were recorded talking about “beating, killing and burying” a father and son team of local reporters and saying they wished they hang Black people with a “damned rope.” Click to read original story
NASHVILLE – Councilwoman At-Large and Mayoral Candidate, Sharon Hurt, is proud toannounce an extensive list of endorsements from Pastors across Nashville. “I am humbled by this dramatic outpouring of support from Nashville’s community of faithleaders,” Hurt said. “We are called to serve, and to be a light for others. As Mayor, I will work every day to serve, and to be a light for all of Nashville, especially those who seem to have been forgotten.” “I am proud to join my fellow pastors and religious leaders from across Nashville and withone voice profess our support for Sharon Hurt for Mayor,”…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – April 21, 2023 – Just in time for National Library Week, celebrated this year April 23-29, Ms. Willetta Grady has been selected as the 2023 Winner of the Exceptional Service Award by the American Library Association for noteworthy contributions to the community at CoreCivic’s Trousdale Turner Correctional Center (TTCC) in Hartsville, Tennessee. Thanks to generous donations from local libraries, and even the United States District Court in Nashville, Ms. Grady helped orchestrate and double the number of books in the TTCC library collection from 6,000 to 12,000 in five years. The City of Brentwood’s public library in…
On March 24, 2023, a powerful tornado hit a 300-mile area in Western Mississippi and destroyed hundreds of homes and lives. However, given competing national stories including mass shootings, Donald Trump, Tennessee, etc. the press has not been able to adequately cover the impact of the devastating tornado. In addition, there is no local media coverage. As a result, many Americans are not aware of the tragedies and desperation of poor people affected by the tornados, in rural Mississippi, and many of the towns affected are majority African American population. Assistance is needed to load the truck leaving Lanham, Maryland,…
NASHVILLE, TN — Thousands of clergy from Tennessee and around the nation, volunteers from major gun safety organizations and impacted leaders marched into the Tennessee State House Monday with Bishop William Barber, forcing the House to abandon a vote on a controversial bill to arm teachers. With a packed gallery full of clergy, impacted people and gun safety advocates, HB 1202, which would make it easier to arm teachers, was tabled and taken off the calendar moments before it was scheduled for a vote. “We’re winning, we’re winning,” Bishop Barber said to a crowd in the rotunda after the vote…
NASHVILLE, TN — Senator London Lamar filed a resolution clarifying that pregnant people and their loved ones shouldn’t face criminal or civil penalties for their pregnancy outcomes. The resolution, drafted by Healthy and Free Tennessee, a statewide organization growing the movement for reproductive justice, is the first of its kind in the country and is especially noteworthy coming from the state with the strictest abortion ban in the country. Under the current abortion laws of the state, pregnant people should be exempt from prosecution, but they can still be interrogated and their loved ones subject to criminal or civil penalties…
By Aswad Walker The State of Texas, led by members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., will soon be celebrating the opening of the Barbara Jordan Building, a new 12-story building on the Capitol Complex in Austin. On April 17, attendees will celebrate the first building in the state’s real estate portfolio named after an African American woman — Fifth Ward-born Barbara Jordan — a Wheatley High School and Texas Southern University alumna, and member of Delta Sigma Theta. “As chair of the Texas Legislative Black Caucus, the significance of the Barbara Jordan Building cannot be understated: this will be…
NASHVILLE, TN — I have agreed to answer the call of many citizens who have regretted their previous decisions and encouraged me to run for Council AT-Large, Yes, again! This is my second time availing myself for this position, as well as two others recently. However, I am told, my voice looms with righteousness and justice for all. It is necessary that we stand up for the people, too often, we have been absent from the people and present with big developers. I want our people and children to be recognized, respected, and honored. They should not be moved out,…
Alena Maze, who is a wife, mother of seven, and a famous YouTuber, has successfully earned a Ph.D. in Survey Methodology. She is the first and only Black person in the world to hold a doctorate degree in that field. Maze was inspired to pursue a career as a survey statistician because of her passion for math and health and she hopes to develop inclusivity in surveys. After earning a Master of Science degree in Mathematics from Georgetown University, Maze went on to pursue her Ph.D. in Survey Methodology and Statistics from the University of Maryland, College Park. Most recently,…