NASHVILLE, TN (TN Tribune) -Beverly Watts today announced her retirement as executive director of the Tennessee Human Rights Commission (THRC). The announcement was made at the February 9th THRC Personnel Committee meeting. Watts will serve in her role through February 15, 2022. Watts was appointed as the executive director in July 2007 and has over 30-years of experience in human and civil rights education and enforcement in the public and private sector. In addition to her service at THRC, Watts has served in leadership roles at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), National Fair Housing Training Academy, and the…
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NASHVILLE,TN (TN Tribune) – Mark Yancy is the new Chief Executive Officer of NashvilleHealth, a nonprofit dedicated to improving health outcomes across the city. The Memphis native brings experience in healthcare leadership with a focus on those most impacted by lack of access to care and resources. “Mark has devoted his career to the underserved. COVID-19 didn’t create health disparities, but in our community, it certainly has made them worse,” said Senator Bill Frist, M.D., founder and chairman of NashvilleHealth. “Now is the time to come together and seize the opportunity to ensure that every middle Tennessean has a fair…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune) The Metro Nashville Police Department is accepting applications for the winter/spring session of the department’s popular Citizen Police Academy. It will be held at the North Precinct on Monday evenings for 12 weeks beginning on February 28th and running through May 16th. Nashvillians interested in learning about the inner workings and law enforcement strategies of their police department are cordially invited to apply for this free course. Classes will be held on Monday nights from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The deadline for applications is 5 p.m. February 22nd. Applications can be completed on-line by logging…
Join Ascension Saint Thomas February 12, 2022 for our Galentine’s Day Mammogram Event It was February 2019 when Karen Samuels went in for her routine mammogram. “When I got to the age where I could start having mammograms, I never missed my annual appointments,” Karen stated. After her mammogram, she felt something was off and it turns out, her instinct was right. A few days later, Karen’s primary care physician called her back and informed her they saw something suspicious on her scans and she needed to schedule a biopsy. Karen had her appointment with Dr. Eduardo Dias, breast surgeon…
CHICAGO – Jonathan L. Jackson, an activist, businessman and educator, is a strong and outstanding candidate to become the next congressman representing Chicago’s South Side and the entire Illinois 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Surrounded by a wide range of influential supporters, the middle son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Jacqueline Jackson formally entered the race on Monday morning with a rousing announcement speech at ATU Local 308 Hall. “I’m running because the people of the First District are hurting,” he said. “The people of the First District need help… My name is Jonathan Jackson.…
By Staff Reports NASHVILLE, TN — Artis Twyman, a 1996 graduate of Tennessee State University, will be another star at Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, February 13. This will be his second Super Bowl with the NFC Champion Los Angeles Rams, following their 2019 appearance. While you normally think of the Super Bowl teams’ players and coaches, there are numerous team staff who are intricately involved behind the scenes. Twyman, vice president of communications for the Rams, has been with the team for 19 years, beginning when they were in St. Louis. In his role, Twyman oversees the entire communications…
By Bobby Caina Calvan NEW YORK (AP) – Looking out at a sea of faces at a Texas fairground, most of them white, former President Donald Trump seethed about his legal troubles and blamed them on malicious prosecutors. “These prosecutors are vicious, horrible people. They’re racists and they’re very sick, they’re mentally sick,” Trump said, before warning his audience: “In reality, they’re not after me. They’re after you.” He repeated his charge of racism, but skipped over an obvious detail: Those prosecutors are Black. His diatribe left the clear impression that Trump, who rode the politics of white grievance into…
NASHVILLE, TN— AARP Tennessee is pleased to announce that Mia McNeil has been selected as its new state director. McNeil will lead the Tennessee staff, volunteers, and represent people 50+ and their families throughout the state. She succeeds Rebecca Kelly, who recently retired after serving AARP for nearly 30 years. “It is my honor to join the AARP Tennessee team as its State Director. There is so much great work that has been done, and yet so much more that we can do to support our constituency,” said AARP Tennessee State Director Mia McNeil. “My goal is to ensure that…
NASHVILLE, TN — During Black History Month, Meharry Medical College, one of the nation’s oldest and largest Historically Black Colleges and Universities dedicated to educating physicians, dentists, researchers, and health policy experts, will display artifacts from its rich and storied history at the Tennessee State Library & Archives. “Meharry Medical College is an outstanding medical training facility, whose graduates are making a positive impact on public health in Middle Tennessee and across the country,” said Secretary of State Tre Hargett. “We are honored to host Meharry’s Black History Month exhibit at the Library & Archives.” Founded in 1876 as the…
ATLANTA, GA — Award-winning singer, actress, and playwright, Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye kicks off the 2022 tour of her one-woman stage play about voting rights activist, Fannie Lou Hamer, with a live performance Feb 17, 2022 at University of Maryland Eastern Shores in Princess Ann, Maryland. ‘The Fannie Lou Hamer Story: Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired” celebrates the unsung hero whose brave struggle for human dignity and freedom became a catalyst for the passage of the Voter’s Rights Act of 1965, and also promotes voting in the 2022 midterm elections as part of their Voice of the Empowered…