WASHINGTON, DC — Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to the Supreme Court on June 30, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court. The 51-year-old Jackson is the court’s 116th justice, and she took the place of the justice she once worked for. Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement was effective at noon. Moments later, joined by her family, Jackson recited the two oaths required of Supreme Court justices, one administered by Breyer and the other by Chief Justice John Roberts. “With a full heart, I accept the solemn responsibility of supporting and defending the Constitution of the United States and administering…
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Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-Clara P Johnson, age 72, of Nashville, Tennessee passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2022. Clara was born January 18, 1950. Clara attended St. Vincent De Paul School, St. Bernard Academy and was later a graduate of Fisk University. She enjoyed a successful career as a Tennessee Real Estate Broker, and later became an integral part of Fisk University’s faculty staff. She was a member of the Jack and Jill Foundation of America, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. When she was just a baby, her father nicknamed her “Poopie,” as Poupée is French for baby doll.…
In Oklahoma, 25 death row inmates have been placed in an execution queue that extends from August 2022 through Christmas 2024. If the plan survives court challenges and public resistance, 58 percent of the people on Oklahoma’s death row, “including multiple prisoners with severe mental illness, brain damage, and claims of innocence,” will be put to death, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. The 29-month schedule of executions was approved by an appeals court on July 1. “This rush to execute would be reckless in any state, but Oklahoma in particular has a horrendous track record for problematic executions,” said Krisanne…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — For recent Middle Tennessee State University graduates Zaheerah Smith-Cooper and her daughter Aminah Smith, sharing interests and passions extended beyond the home to the classroom. The mother-daughter duo not only graduated together from MTSU’s College of Education this spring but did so with top marks — a 4.0 GPA for Zaheerah and 3.9 GPA for Aminah. “It was great graduating with my mom!” Smith said. “We were sitting close together during the ceremony, only one person between us, so we could still share encouraging words. It was nice to accomplish this with her, and, hopefully, we can do it again in the future.” …
NASHVILLE, TN, (TN Tribune) – PENCIL (Public Education Needs Community Involvement and Leadership), the boots-on-the-ground community resource recruiter to Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS), is pleased to announce its new class of board members as well as a new slate of board officers for the 2022-23 program year. Building on continued growth at PENCIL, the new cohort of board members complements their fellow industry leaders in delivering PENCIL’s vision to create a world in which MNPS students and teachers have equitable access to resources and opportunities. “We are thrilled to welcome such dynamic, forward-thinking industry experts to PENCIL. Our work…
By Lauren Victoria Burke, From striking down Roe v. Wade and weakening environmental protections and threatening to strike Times v. Sullivan, Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas has a lot to say lately. In the week after the Supreme Court took away a constitutional right for the first time in history, Thomas, 74, is emerging as a central character for the conservative members of the Supreme Court. After President Donald Trump appointed three conservative judges to fill the vacancies that Democrats were unable to convert on, Thomas now has plenty of conservative company. After three decades on the Supreme Court…
Dear Editor: I have sent the following letter to my Congress Representatives. Please say NO to the DRUGS Act. Access to safe and affordable prescription drugs is critically important to me, thousands of people in TN and millions of Americans. That is why I am asking you to oppose the DRUGS Act (‘Domain Reform for Unlawful Drug Sellers Act, H.R.6352 & S.3399). The DRUGS Act would rob Americans like me of one of the only avenues for safe and affordable prescription medications: licensed international pharmacies. As a sufferer of gout, I have a lifetime history of and need for a…
By Joel Schlosberg “Recent Supreme Court rulings have threatened the rights of New Yorkers to make decisions about their own bodies and our right to protect New Yorkers from gun violence,” proclaimed New York state governor Kathy Hochul in a statement released from Albany on the first of July. That New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen struck down New York state restrictions on what items its citizens can carry on their bodies, and that supporters of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision see it as offering protection from violence, shows the inconsistencies in the very…
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