NASHVILLE, TN – Ten days after Russia invaded Ukraine, its army has taken only one major city, Kherson, where thousands took to the streets on Saturday. They waved blue and yellow flags and chanted “Kherson is Ukraine” and “Russians Go Home”. Mariupol, Irpin, Kharkiv, and the capital, Kyiv, are under siege by Russian forces. The Russians are shelling and bombing those cities and fierce fighting was reported outside Kyiv Friday night near the Hostomel airport. On Thursday, March 3, AP released photo of heavy damage to a residential area of Borodyanka, on the outskirts of Kyiv. Oleksiy Kuleba, head of…
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In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is offering virtual programs for all ages centered on women’s history and influence. The museum will feature a book discussion with author Tomiko Brown-Nagin focused on Civil Rights Queen, the first major biography of Constance Baker Motley, an activist lawyer who became the first Black woman appointed to the federal judiciary and one of the nation’s most influential judges. The museum will also host a film discussion featuring Unapologetic, a POV documentary directed by Ashley O’Shay that follows abolitionists Janaé Bonsu and Bella…
Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2022) — Melanie L. Campbell, President and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) and Convener of the Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR), will join Vice President Kamala Harris and a litany of Civil Rights, Voting Rights, social justice, political and labor leaders on Sunday, March 6th to commemorate the 57th Anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” by crossing the famous Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, AL. The bridge crossing will be the culmination of Selma’s “57 th Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee” held in remembrance of the Bloody Sunday March of 1965 and the passage of…
Dear Editor, All over the country news outlets are showing solidarity with Ukraine by running stories and photos about local Ukrainians. Other than using human interest stories to promote readership and maybe raising some donations, these stories do little to prevent invasion from happening again in other countries. Why is that? The people of this country have little to no understanding of what totalitarian government is all about, and little desire to know. We don’t even raise a finger when huge signs of similar developments happen in our own country. In addition, we have little understanding of despotism’s opposing…
By Wim Laven There are many important questions and conversations emerging about the current war in Ukraine. People want to know who is to blame, what is the cause of this mess, and what will be the way out? The fact that wars are costly and unsustainable is not reassuring while casualties continue to grow. The organizations that normally monitor and document the impacts of violence and war as well as possible war crimes are facing conditions so grim, they have left the country. Indeed, many questions will be hard, if not impossible, to answer. Hundreds of civilians including many children…
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Victor Sutton, head of the Jackson Heart Study Community Engagement Center, is alarmed at the concerning observations his organization has uncovered regarding the heart-health needs of Black residents in Hinds, Rankin and Madison counties. Between Oct. 1, 2020, and Sept. 30, 2021, Sutton’s team has measured the blood pressure of scores of African Americans in these communities, even as they waded through challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has presented in collecting data. Most of that data came through barbershops in Mississippi. “In our barbershops, they screened around 165 individuals, and they found that maybe 133 had elevated blood pressure (120/80 and above);…
Atlanta (TN Tribune)—The City Council of Atlanta, by ordinance, has approved the erection of a statue of Ms. Xernona Clayton. The statue will be crafted by world-renowned sculptor, Ed Dwight of Denver, Colorado. The statue will be located in the heart of the city as approved by the City Council and serve as a special reminder of the invaluable contributions Ms. Clayton has made to the city, the state, and the nation. For over 60 years, Ms. Xernona Clayton has helped fight the dragons of prejudice for all of her years, working arduously with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and…
NASHVILLE—(WIRE)— Volunteer State Community College announced they have been selected as an education partner for Amazon’s Career Choice program, providing Amazon’s hourly employees access to two-year degrees, certificates, and paths to university transfer with campuses in Gallatin, Springfield, Cookeville, and Livingston, and through online education. “We’re glad to have Amazon employees as students at Vol State,” said Vol State president, Orinthia Monatgue. “The Career Choice program is a great opportunity for Amazon employees to earn an associate’s degree in the career areas we offer or begin their path towards a four-year degree. Our Admissions Office advisors look forward to working…