HARTFORD, CT – The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center is delighted to announce Dr. Clint Smith as the 2022 Stowe Prize winner for his New York Times bestselling book, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery across America (Little, Brown and Company, 2021). This year’s events will be both in-person and virtual. The celebration of Dr. Smith and How the Word Is Passed will feature several related programs, culminating with a free virtual program streamed online and screened on the Stowe Center grounds on Thursday, September 22. In keeping with the critical historical work of How…
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Celebrating the 60th anniversary of Mira Lehr founding “Continuum,” one of the country’s first-ever women artist collectives Featuring all new works by Lehr never exhibited before, on view now through April 20th at the Hotel’s new 16th floor gallery space Panel discussion event about Women in the Arts will premiere the worldwide release of new 400-page international volume about Mira Lehr by Skira Editore, one of the world’s leading art book publishers The eco-feminist artist Mira Lehr (photo by Michael E. Fryd).The Kimpton EPIC Hotel, one of Miami’s leading boutique hotels, presents a new art exhibition celebrating Women’s History Month…
NASHVILLE (TN Tribune)– For the seventh year, Wilson County Mayor and RTA Chair Randall Hutto is partnering with WeGo Public Transit to transport runners and supporters to the St. Jude Rock ‘n Roll Marathon. The train to the marathon is a collaborative effort between WeGo, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and Wilson County. All ticket proceeds will benefit St. Jude. Famous Footwear is supporting the special event train as this year’s corporate sponsor. William Drunsic, formerly of The Nashville & Eastern Railroad Corp., as well as the RJ Corman Railroad Co. will each donate an additional $5 to Wilson Rides, Inc.,…
Memphis — During its quarterly meeting on Tuesday, the University of Memphis Board of Trustees announced the establishment of the Rudd Institute for Veteran and Military Suicide Prevention in appreciation to UofM President M. David Rudd. Veteran assistance and support have been a top priority for Rudd, a veteran himself, throughout his career. Under his leadership, the UofM has been named to the Military Friendly Schools List for seven consecutive years. The list honors the colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace and ensure the success of military service members and veterans as students. The University…
Memphis — The University of Memphis has been selected as an education partner for Amazon’s Career Choice program, providing Amazon’s hourly employees access to many nationally ranked academic programs. Associates will be able to take courses on the Central campus, at U of M Lambuth or online through U of M Global. “We’re delighted to welcome employees from the Amazon Career Choice program to UofM Global,” said Dr. Richard Irwin, executive dean for UofM Global & College Professional/Liberal Studies. “Amazon Career Choice provides us another opportunity to enhance the regional workforce through access to higher education.” Amazon’s Career Choice program…
Calling all writers… We are compiling our second Gritty South anthology to release 45 days before Father’s Day 2023. For this anthology, we are seeking stories that, of course, represent the gritty, Southern experience—stories that aren’t afraid to tell it like it is and display the less attractive, less discussed side of fatherhood, but that also have a redeeming quality. Something that might encourage men in their journey as a father, teach them how to not repeat the mistakes of their own father, and/or inspire them to be a better parent to their children. If you feel you have something…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)- Saturday night marked an incredibly special occasion for the multi-award-winning Fisk Jubilee Singers®. Dr. Paul T. Kwami was invited by MidAmerica Productions, Inc. to serve as a guest conductor during the opening concert of its 39th season. Under Dr. Kwami’s direction, the Fisk Jubilee Singers® led several outstanding choral ensembles through a tour de force collection of the traditional Negro spirituals and a Ghanaian song. The concert took place on the Ronald O. Perelman Stage/Isaac Stern Auditorium in Carnegie Hall. The extraordinary arrangements included everything from John Work to Harry T. Burleigh and Paul T. Kwami. Less than a…
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isgraced actor Jussie Smollett and his legal team got busy soon after he was granted a reprieve from time in jail pending his appeal. The former “Empire” star’s attorney has filed a lawsuit against the infamous Osundairo brothers, the Nigerian-American duo who prosecutors say helped Smollett conspire to stage a faux hate crime in January 2019. In the “malicious prosecution” lawsuit documents obtained by Rolling Stone, attorney Mark Geragos claims that Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo filed a frivolous lawsuit against Smollett in 2019 “out of thin air” that was devoid of merit. That lawsuit has since been dismissed in court.…
The Rev. Jesse Jackson kicks off his Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s 25th Annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit on Monday at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel. The two-day event is in a hybrid format with an in-person program, which took place on Monday, and virtual program on Tuesday. The Summit brings together entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and some of the nation’s leading policymakers together to increase business and employment opportunities for African Americans, women, and people of color. “We’ve had 25-years of work, struggle, and success, but our challenge is to continue to close the economic opportunity gap. Our agenda…