Washington, D.C. — The Memorial Foundation (TMF) is now accepting applications for the Social Justice Fellows Program second class, which is designed to inspire young leaders and provide training to help them advance their efforts to achieve long lasting justice and racial equity. Fellows selected for the program will participate in an eight-week long curriculum that centers on advocacy, community organizing, learning, and public policy to creatively leverage the unique experiences of each Fellow. The program is divided into four key components that will give the Fellows the tools they need to better achieve change at the local and national level: A distinguished lecture series…
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Nashville,TN, (TN Tribune) – “Fisk University is excited to announce an innovative endowment gift from Acrew Capital and its co-founder Theresia Gouw, which combines $1 million in cash with a $1million interest in Acrew’s Diversify Capital Fund (“DCF”), the largest ever venture capital fund with a DEI focus (read more about Acrew’s Diversify Capital Fund in Bloomberg). This gift is the first of its kind at Fisk University and allows the institution to, for the first time, become an institutional investor in venture capital, an asset class that has traditionally been reserved for universities with much larger-sized endowments and that has, as the New York Times…
Columbia, S.C.–When James Terry Roach “started slitting his wrists after being convicted as a teenager, Dr. Green Neal had been the one to help ease his pain with medication. Now, the warden was strapping those familiar arms into the electric chair as the physician stood nearby,” Chiara Eisner wrote Wednesday for The State in Columbia, S.C. “Dr. Green Neal has kept his execution experience secret for 37 years. But in March, the South Carolina Department of Corrections announced it was ready to start shooting the condemned to death with a firing squad — and that a doctor’s presence would again be required in the chamber.…
Nashville, Tenn. (April 20, 2022) — May marks Older Americans Month and what better way to celebrate than with FiftyForward, the Nashville nonprofit that supports, champions, and enhances life for older adults and has been doing so for 66 years. In honor of this anniversary, FiftyForward is hosting events in May that have a Route 66 theme. The celebrations begin on Saturday, May 7 with a “Get Your Kicks” Block Party and conclude with a marquee event, the FiftyForward Route 66 Gala on Thursday, May 26. On Wednesday, May 11, the monthly Walk with a Doc in Centennial Park will be part…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–Chief John Drake this afternoon announced the appointment of two new deputy chiefs, one inspector and one commander, along with the promotion of three new captains and three new lieutenants. “These 10 talented persons assuming new leadership roles effective May 1 have a combined 191 years of service to Nashville and are absolutely committed to being part of enhancing public safety across our city,” Chief Drake said. The deputy chief vacancies were created by the retirements of Kay Lokey after 25 years of service, and Chris Taylor after 30 years of service. Filling those two positions are:…
PHILADELPHIA – A closer than expected finish turned into a coronation for Howard University’s golf program at Union League Liberty Hill on Wednesday. The Bison are a force to be reckoned with in golf. With its top two players – seniors Greg Odom Jr. and Everett Whiten Jr. – dominating the field and a supporting cast that played well under pressure, Howard captured the prestigious PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship by one stroke over Chicago State University. Odom successfully defended his medalist title, shooting a 4-under 68 to finish 6 under for the tournament. He was four shots better than Whiten, who also fired a 68 after recording…
The Oklahoma House on Thursday morning approved a Republican bill to outlaw abortions after six weeks of pregnancy that will take effect as soon as it is signed into law.The measure would immediately cut off most abortion access in a state that has absorbed nearly half of all Texas patients who have traveled out of state for abortions since Texas enacted a similar law last fall. The bill, which makes exceptions for medical emergencies but not for rape or incest, cleared the Oklahoma Senate in March and now goes to Gov. Kevin Stitt (R), who is expected to sign it.Hours…
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University is vowing to spend $100 million to research and atone for its extensive ties with slavery, the school’s president announced Tuesday, with plans to identify and support the descendants of enslaved people who labored at the Ivy League campus.President Lawrence Bacow announced the funding as Harvard released a new report detailing many ways the college benefited from slavery and perpetuated racial inequality.The report, commissioned by Bacow, found that Harvard’s faculty, staff and leaders enslaved more than 70 Black and Native American people from the school’s founding in 1636 to 1783. It cautions that the figure…
Nashville—Tennessee House Minority Leader Karen Camper expressed her disappointment over the sudden ending of debate on the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) bill on Wednesday on the House floor. “It is hard to express how upsetting it was when the debate over TISA ended prematurely,” said Camper. “This is a truly monumental piece of legislation. Educating our children is one of the most important things we do as a legislature and as a state. How can you cut off debate when our constituents have so many questions about this plan? They send us to Nashville to ask those questions…
By Katherine Burgess MEMPHIS, TN — Gladys Ann Hunter Sawyer was an entrepreneur, mother, wife and friend during her 72 years of life before her death Friday. “A force to be reckoned with, she exuded grace, class, and formidability,” reads her official obituary. “She loved her family and worked hard to provide them with comfort, experiences, and education.” A native Memphian herself, Sawyer was mother to two prominent Memphians: Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer and former Memphis City Schools board member Michael Anthony Hooks. Jr., owner and CEO of Allworld Project Management. “In everything that I am, she played a…