Bishop Godwin Thompson Umoette was elected the 60th Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church – and the first Bishop born on African soil – on June 30, 2010, in Mobile, Alabama. At the time of his death, he was serving as the Presiding Prelate of the Tenth Episcopal District of the Christian Methodist Episcopal (C.M.E.) Church. Bishop Umoette was a native of Ikot Akpan Isihet; Onna Local Government Area, in Akwa Ibom State Nigeria. He was born February 23, 1955, to Chief Thompson and Jessie Umoette, who reared him through the values of good parenthood and familyhood, and taught…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune) — This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Pigford v. Glickman class action racial discrimination lawsuit filed by Black farmers against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for decades of anti-Black racism in the delivery of loans, subsidies, disaster assistance, and other program benefits. Despite their steadfast organizing efforts, Black farmers still have not received justice from ongoing institutional discrimination within USDA. Due to the disastrous implementation of the Pigford lawsuit, most Black farmers were left with unconscionable debt, farm foreclosures, and with no legal recourse to save their family farms. Only 4 percent of the $1B settlement went to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – Mayor John Cooper is calling on Nashville nonprofits to apply for a $1.5 million Cure Violence pilot program in North Nashville. The application period closes April 22 for the grant, which supports Nashville-based nonprofits experienced in using public health approaches to reduce violence – namely, to employ violence interrupters and outreach workers who can defuse conflicts, connect Nashvillians with services and strengthen neighborhoods. “Community safety is public safety, and community safety takes all of us,” Mayor Cooper said. “This is another step in our efforts to support the grassroots groups pursuing solutions that work best for Nashville’s neighborhoods.” To…
By Julia Masters – Reporter, Nashville Business Journal The future of Nashville’s tourism industry relies solely on what it was built upon: the character of the city. Butch Spyridon, CEO of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp., has spent the last 30 years cultivating the Music City brand and making Nashville a recognizable name both domestically and internationally. Heading into 2022 with that goal well accomplished, he acknowledges the growing threat to Nashville’s culture — something he plans to focus on preserving. “If we lose our unique authentic music character, creative culture, we’re done,” Spyridon told the Nashville Business Journal. “We don’t have…
RT (Russia Today) and Sputnik News should both be kaput! Contact the US Senate at (202) 224-3121 and the US House of Representatives at (202) 225-3121 and ask for the broadcast licenses of Russian state media psychological warfare outlets RT (Russia Today) and Sputnik News to be revoked immediately. Time to take out the garbage. It’s bad enough already that America has to deal with the foolish, foreign-owned, fake Fox News network feeding fascist lies and pro-Putin propaganda to its unpatriotic and unrepentantly racist ignoramus viewing audience. So-called Fox “News” is a blight on the body politic, just…
By Keith Magee What is it about this 22-year-old music star, whose career has seen a vertiginous rise over the last few years, that has some people so very upset that he has been nominated for an NAACP Image Awards? I t has come to my attention that his inclusion among the nominees at this prestigious celebration of Black excellence has reignited outrage about Lil Nas X’s body of work in a certain portion of our community. On Saturday February 26, the ceremony is scheduled to grace our screens again. This year the Grammy-award winning rapper Lil Nas X has been nominated…
By Dr. James W. FinckI know I normally don’t write this many articles, but I have received a couple emails asking about this. I am far from a foreign policy expert, but I guess understanding the history helps. So for what its worth here is a second article if you are interested. Russian invasion of Ukraine As I watched the news last night of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it scared me as it probably has scared many of you wondering what is going to happen next. Not that this helps the larger picture, but I thought I would write about…
By Ben Jealous It is with profound joy that I write these words today: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been nominated to become our nation’s first Black woman Supreme Court Justice. From a pool of outstanding Black women attorneys, jurists and legal scholars, President Biden has chosen Judge Jackson for her stellar credentials and brilliant legal mind. We are overjoyed by this nomination; now the Senate needs to move quickly to confirm her. In the coming weeks we will all get the opportunity to learn more about Judge Jackson’s story and her record. Her legal credentials are outstanding: a double-Harvard alumna, earning both…
Darlington, South Carolina–The Darlington County Cultural Realism Complex is making its digital debut with Reminisce Preservation. Reminisce Preservation is bringing its leading technology to the doorsteps of The Darlington County Cultural Realism Complex to modernize its catalog through digitization. Its unique ability to leverage technology to preserve history and enrich a legacy for future generations makes Reminisce Preservation the ideal partner to propel the DCCRC into the future. Armed with leading technology and high-quality content, the dynamic duo will digitally elevate photos and documents that capture and maintain the historical essence of Darlington and South Carolina. The center houses an unmatched collection featuring…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–Pamela Gunter-Smith began serving as president of York College on July 1, 2013. She previously served as Drew University’s provost and academic vice president, as well as the Porter Professor of Physiology at Spelman College. She has also held academic appointments at The George Washington University and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. For 12 years before joining Spelman, she was a research scientist and science administrator at the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute in Bethesda, Md. Gunter-Smith holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Spelman College and a doctoral degree in physiology from Emory University.…