Chattanooga, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–Achieving the Dream (ATD), a national nonprofit dedicated to advancing community colleges as hubs of equity and mobility in their communities, has designated Chattanooga State Community College as a Leader College of Distinction for 2023, one of ATD’s top nationwide honors. ChattState Leader College of Distinction The designation was announced on Feb. 16 at ATD’s annual DREAM Conference in Chicago, attended by representatives of more than 300 member colleges across the nation. ChattState has been a member of the ATD Network since 2016 and has held Leader College status since 2020. ChattState is one of only three…
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Goodwill stores across middle and west Tennessee will offer wedding dresses for as little as $49.99 during the local nonprofit’s Wedding Gown Weekend — Saturday and Sunday, March 18-19, 2023. Sale merchandise includes gently used bridal dresses and formal gowns donated by individuals as well as new-with-tags stock donated by local bridal shops. All gowns will be priced under $300. Each of the 29 retail stores operated by Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee will have at least 20 gowns available, while supplies last. “With recent inflation, you could easily spend thousands of dollars on a beautiful wedding gown,” said Deqa…
By BlackPressUSA MONTPELIER, Vt. – The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP), a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that supports energy regulators in the clean energy transition, announces that Damali Rhett Harding has been named acting director of its U.S. program, effective March 17. Harding, a highly regarded expert in renewable energy and electric utilities, joined RAP last year as the U.S. program’s managing principal. As acting director, she will succeed Mandy Mahoney, who is stepping down to pursue further opportunities in energy and environmental work. ”For 30 years, RAP has been the leader in creating data-driven policy and analysis in support of the clean…
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. – S3 Recycling Solutions today announced that it has received R2v3 certification, the electronic recycling industry’s top credential, at its 75,000 sq ft warehouse facility in Springfield, Tenn. This certification ensures proper processes, safety measures and documentation are followed to responsibly recycle technology assets. According to Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI), the updated R2 standard is more powerful and reflects changes in the electronics landscape, customer demands, and the regulatory environment. R2v3 requirements have increased emphasis on reuse and protecting data, strengthened data security controls and enhanced controls for test, repair, and reuse operations to ensure the quality…
By Marc Perrusquia MEMPHIS, TN — Eight weeks after five Memphis Police Department “SCORPION” officers allegedly beat motorist Tyre Nichols to death, the law enforcement agency is tweaking its leadership. The department has shuffled roles at its highest level of management – the so-called Executive Command Staff – and within its lower supervisory ranks as well. Deputy Chief Michael Hardy, who recently oversaw special operations that included the now-disbanded SCORPION unit, has received a new assignment: Deputy Chief for strategies and special projects. Replacing him as Deputy Chief for special operations is Stephen Chandler, a helicopter pilot who recently served…
CLARKSVILLE, TN — On Wednesday, March 29, Tequila Johnson, co-founder and co-executive director of The Equity Alliance, will present the 2023 Betty Joe Wallace Memorial Lecture at 3:30 p.m. in Morgan University Center 303/305 at Austin Peay State University. Johnson is an award-winning, cause-driven community organizer and strategist whose work focuses on creating equity and increasing civic engagement among Black Americans and other communities of color. She has been recognized for educating communities of color about the political process, relevant economic, social, and political issues, the impacts of impending legislation and providing people with the tools to exercise self-agency. …
By Aamer Madhani and Kim Chandler SELMA, AL — President Joe Biden used the searing memories of Selma’s “Bloody Sunday” to recommit to a cornerstone of democracy, lionizing a seminal moment from the civil rights movement at a time when he has been unable to push enhanced voting protections through Congress and a conservative Supreme Court has undermined a landmark voting law. “Selma is a reckoning. The right to vote … to have your vote counted is the threshold of democracy and liberty. With it anything’s possible,” Biden told a crowd of several thousand people seated on one side of the…
NASHVILLE, TN — When Martha O’Bryan Center (MOBC) set up a monthly giving program in 2019, the Nashville nonprofit did not expect a major revenue stream to come of it. But over the next few years, that is what happened. Now, supporters from across Nashville and beyond together contribute $120,000 in monthly donations to sustain the agency’s programs serving youth and families. Recently, the Center announced its first campaign to grow the program, with the goal to reach 100 monthly donors by the end of March, 2023. Guided by a belief that any family can leave poverty within one generation,…
NASHVILLE, TN — After a report showing that 27 percent of billion-dollar companies in Tennessee pay no state income taxes, Sen. Heidi Campbell and Rep. John Ray Clemmons have filed legislation to advance corporate tax transparency. “When big corporations don’t pay their fair share, our families suffer with underfunded schools, crumbling roads and bridges, and inadequate public services,” said Sen. Campbell, sponsor of Senate Bill 1009. “And when state revenues fail to fund our families, students and roads, property owners are stuck making up the difference through local property tax hikes. “At the very least, Tennesseans deserve to know which…
ATLANTA, GA — The Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame (BMEWOF) hosted its 4th installation of the Crown Jewel of Excellence™ Black History Month Class of 2023 Induction Ceremony and Brunch Celebration on February 28th. The Black History Month Celebratory Brunch was held at the Thompson Buckhead Hotel. VIP’s in attendance included Will Packer, Yolanda Adams, Dallas Austin, Vashawn Mitchell, Mayor Andre Dickens, Representative Park Cannon, Isaac Carree, Wardell Malloy; and founders Catherine Brewton, Hon. Erica Thomas, Demmette Guirdy and Michael T. Mauldin, About The Inductees Ambassador Andrew Young is known as a leader in the Civil Rights movement,…