Washington DC–On July 16, 2022, the 988 dialing code will go into effect, routing callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. People will also be able to use this number to text or chat with a trained counselor. This three-digit code will simplify access National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, making the network’s free and confidential resources more easily available to all Americans, similar to the Emergency Response ‘911’ phone number. However, the Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s previous number, 1-800-273-8255, will continue to be available for those in need. This is the realization of the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018, which…
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University faculty members Mary Ellen Sloane and Gregory Reish will be headed to Rwanda and Mexico respectively as Fulbright Scholar Program faculty awardees in the coming academic year. Sloane, user services librarian in the James E. Walker Library for the College of Basic and Applied Sciences, will begin her three-month Fulbright research in September when she travels to the Southeast African nation of Rwanda. She will be based at the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, or DFGF, where she will assess the range of past and currently covered research fields by the organization and plan for the development of the library in the new DeGeneres…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune) ─ Truist Foundation today announced a $1.25 million commitment to the Nashville Business Incubation Center (NBIC), a nonprofit focused on cultivating the growth and development of local women-, racially and ethnically diverse-, and veteran-owned small businesses. Specifically, the grant will provide tools, training, mentorships, and curriculum support to NBIC’s RISE UP Academy, which works directly with women-owned businesses. This grant will also support NBIC’s expansion to Huntsville and Birmingham, Alabama; Louisville, Kentucky; and other rural communities in Tennessee. At the National Museum of African American Music, Truist Chairman and CEO Bill Rogers, President of Truist Foundation Lynette Bell, and…
NASHVILLE, TENN (TN TRIBUNE)- The Tennessee Human Rights Board of Commissioners has named Muriel Malone Nolen to serve in the capacity of Executive Director of the Tennessee Human Rights Commission (THRC) effective July 18, 2022. Nolen joined THRC in April 2021 as the agency’s Deputy Director and later took on the responsibilities as the Interim Executive Director in February 2022. Director Nolen will direct the agency’s day-to-day operations, enforcement and administration, policy and procedure development, case management, mediation, contract negotiations, agency budget, human resources, and staff professional development. “The Board determined that our next leader had to be someone who…
Franklin, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–Juanita Collen Lewis, life came to an end on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at the age of 95 at Healthcare Center at West Meade Place in Nashville, Tennessee. Mrs. Lewis was born on October 29, 1927 in Christiania, PA, to the parents of Walter Cepheas and Emma Thompson. Mrs. Lewis leaves to cherish her memories, her sons, Dr. Lester (Jacqueline) Lewis, Jr., Brentwood, TN and The Honorable Judge Jeffery (Ann) Lewis, of Manor, TX 13 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren; nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends. Visitation with family Monday, July 18, 2022 from 1 until 2 at…
Atlanta, GA, – chromatic black™ launches Season Two of the Ida B. Wells Fund and calls for entries in short filmmaking and two new categories – visual arts and creative placemaking. This season, the fund expands to offer awards ranging from $1,000 to $25,000 in three categories—short-form filmmaking, creative placemaking and visual arts. Ida B Wells Fund competition is open to storytellers whose original work explores the spirit of exploration and deepens our collective literacy. Here are key dates for the fund. Ø The Short Film Fund applications will support five Black filmmakers with $15,000 each (a total of $75.000). Short form film applications open on July 16, 2022. …
National-Today, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law sent a letter on behalf of four voting and democracy organizations in Arizona asking the federal government’s Interagency Suspension and Debarment Committee to consider Cyber Ninjas and its CEO Doug Logan for debarment – meaning the company and Logan would be prohibited from receiving future federal contracts. Cyber Ninjas ran the sham election review in Arizona in 2021, fueled by conspiracy theorists’ attempts to sow distrust and sabotage our elections. The company has previously been awarded multiple contracts from the federal government, including several with the Federal Communications Commission. The government may ban…
MEMPHIS, TN (TN Tribune) – On Saturday, July 16, 2022, The Memphis Memorial Committee broke ground for the second phase of the Ida B. Wells Memorial Plaza, located at the intersection of 4 th and Beale Streets. Phase Two will transform the plaza from a site that houses her statue to one that further educates the public about the significance and influence of Ida B. Wells’ work and sacrifice. Not far from where Wells’ office was once destroyed, phase two will serve to increase awareness of who Ida B. Wells was as it takes visitors on a journey through her…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On July 14, the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council (TAEBC) held a virtual Statewide Automotive Innovation Roundtable featuring electric vehicle (EV) and mobility experts from across the state’s leading research, academic, and government institutions. Cortney Piper, TAEBC Executive Director, moderated the discussion on how Tennessee is becoming the #1 state in the country for the EV supply chain, and what’s next for the state after it accomplishes this goal. “Media reports often characterize Tennessee as ‘the next Detroit’ because of the massive investments in next generation auto manufacturing. But our world class innovation assets can also carry that label into…
An old woman goes to her doctor to complain about pain in her knee and he says, “Oh, you’re getting older so if your knee hurts, that’s just a part of aging.” “Well, my other knee is just as old and it doesn’t hurt,” replies the woman. This anecdote is not meant to be a joke but it is funny. And it shows an implicit ageist bias by the doctor. Dr. Julie Allen surveyed 2,048 seniors, ages 50-80, and she found over 93% reported regularly experiencing one or more forms of ageism. Allen said that common everyday ageism stresses out…