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White House Senior Advisor Cedric Richmond continued the administration’s forceful tone on voting rights with a blistering attack on Republicans and former President Donald Trump. Richmond, who served as Louisiana’s representative in the U.S. House for a decade before assuming his current role as the White House Office of Public Engagement Director, said during a Zoom gathering of reporters, that voting rights are the “bedrock of democracy.” But GOP lawmakers have a palpable fear of Trump and losing re-election bids if they go along with Democrats who want to make voting easier for all Americans. “Let me be very clear, what has…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune) – The annual Martin Luther King Day (MLK DAY) celebration hosted by the Interdenominational Ministers Fellowship (IMF) will take place January 12-17th virtually for the second time in its history. This year (2022) will mark IMF’s 34th Year (1988 – 2022) hosting the annual celebration of MLK DAY in Nashville and honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The event brings thousands of attendees each year in person is considered a nationally recognized gathering to commemorate Dr. King’s leadership in the Civil Rights Movement, Nashville’s own activism helped to make this historic holiday a…
By Reginald T. Jackson It has been less than a week since President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris came to Atlanta and gave speeches supporting federal legislation to protect and ensure voting rights. Now the legislation is as good as dead. It happened that quickly, but many of us in Georgia saw it coming a long way off. African Americans, and most specifically faith leaders, have cried out during the last year, challenging various racist anti-voting bills — and we have heard virtually nothing from the White House or the Democratic Party. This lack of response, especially at the local…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–The AllTrucking.com team is offering a $1,000 scholarship for women in the trucking industry. It is available to anyone ready to begin a career in the trucking industry, or if ready to continue education to pursue a career goal within the transportation industry. Amount: $1,000Deadline: January 31Who’s eligible: Any woman, including DACA recipients, who is pursuing a career in the transportation industryApply here: https://www.alltrucking.com/cdl-training/financial-aid/women-trucking-scholarship Apply for this scholarship by January 31, 2022 In an effort to help as many current and prospective trucking professionals achieve their career goals, our Women in Trucking Scholarship: Is open to all students,…
By Black Fertility News Staff The much anticipated Sex and the City reboot “And Just Like That” debuted on HBO Max in December, and unlike the original series, many viewers were delighted to find that several racially and ethnically diverse women have been added to the cast. In addition to Lisa Todd Wexley who is played by Nichol Ari Parker, viewers are introduced to a second African American female character, Dr. Nya Wallace who is portrayed by Karen Pittman. In the storyline, Wallace is a professor at Columbia Law and one of her students is Miranda Hobbes, a main…
Barbie’s latest doll honors trailblazing journalist Ida B. Wells, the newest release in their Inspiring Women series. Launched in 2018, the Barbie Inspiring Women series is a doll line paying tribute to historical and present-day role models. Each woman honored in the series has made history by paving the way for generations of girls to reach their full potential, dream bigger and make their voices heard. The line has previously paid tribute to greats like Maya Angelou, Rosa Parks, Helen Keller, Billie Jean King and Eleanor Roosevelt. Barbie will now honor a new heroine who has changed the course of history…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)– John R. Manson, former Davidson County Magistrate, joins Lewis Thomason’s Nashville office as Special Counsel. Manson’s practice will be focused on criminal law, domestic relations, estate planning, and probate. In addition to his service as Magistrate, Manson also served as Special Master and law clerk for Eighth Circuit Court for eight years, and Special Probate Master for Seventh Circuit Court for three years, both in Davidson County, Tennessee. Manson is a 2000 graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta Georgia where he received hisBachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, in Music Performance and a 2005 graduate of…
NASHVILLE, TN – Republicans control the government in Southern states like Florida and Tennessee. They draw maps for Congressional districts, house and senate districts, county, city, and local school districts. How maps are drawn will effect how much political power communities of color will wield at every level for the next ten years. Those maps will determine how much money goes to local schools; how much money goes to affordable housing: they will determine how many minority-majority election districts there are, and how many minority candidates will be elected. One quarter of Florida’s population is Latino. African Americans make up…
Esther Schrader The images flow across the screen, black-and-white testament to the ravages and triumphs of the civil rights era seared into our collective memory alongside combustible, contemporary scenes of mass protests against the killings of Black people cut down by racist violence. At the newly redesigned Civil Rights Memorial Center (CRMC) in Montgomery, Alabama, the powerful scenes splash over walls, fill exhibits and illuminate memorials to the past while affirmatively refusing to flinch from the challenges of our current moment. The CRMC, built and maintained by the Southern Poverty Law Center, reopened this week, two days before the anniversary of Martin…