It is necessary today, in an ever more secular society, to recall the vital role that faith communities have played in elevating the poor and marginalized throughout the history of our nation. We Catholics, in our time, take pride that the Catholic Church through its social services, like Catholic Charities, is the largest provider of social services after the federal government. These communities have been a source of hope, help and healing for the needy and broken. It is a noble mission to lift up the last, the least and the lost in our midst. It is all too easy,…
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Today, the President along with The Board of Trustees of Paul Quinn College with the full support of the 10th Episcopal District, The Presiding Elder’s Council, and Tenth Future Inc. have renamed the sanctuary of The Richard Allen Chapel. It now houses “The Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie Sanctuary.”
By Ben Jealous During the civil rights movement’s struggle against discrimination and voter suppression in Jim Crow America, the Black Church was a source of refuge and resolve. Today, a new wave of voter suppression laws is targeting Black voters, and new generations of Black clergy are bringing their moral authority to a campaign to defend the Black vote. We need these prophetic voices. The new Jim Crow doesn’t look exactly like the old Jim Crow, but it is grounded in the same assault on the dignity, humanity, and citizenship rights of Black Americans. We need our communities’ truth-tellers to…
The follow Essay was submitted by BlackEconomics.org: Last week, President Joe Biden released his fiscal year (FY) 2022 Budget that proposes a large increase in education spending.1 While Biden proposes new, sizeable, and potentially helpful spending at the post-secondary level, here we are concerned with a completely new $20 billion expenditure in so-called Title I “Equity Grants” for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade education. We should not get too excited about any aspect of the proposal yet because the US Congress will have its say in determining actual spending. However, we should certainly scrutinize the proposal of interest to see what…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–At its monthly board meeting on May 26, 2021, the Community Oversight Board (COB) unanimously voted to approve the Policy Advisory Report on Metro Nashville Police Department Hiring Procedures. The report, created by Metro Nashville Community Oversight (MNCO), the support staff for the COB, includes 11 recommendations for the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) regarding its hiring procedures for police officers. The policy advisory report was initiated by the COB following a request by the NAACP to conduct a review of MNPD’s applicant background investigations. MNCO’s policy advisory report examines the criteria for background checks and how…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Hip Hop Pioneer Yo-Yo and Michael Eric Dyson Among State of Black Music Panelists We’re excited to announce our panelists for the State of Black Music Summit presented by Amazon and Nissan in partnership with Sony Music, Slim + Husky’s Pizza, and LawChamps, happening Friday, June 18! Joining us for this day-long event to discuss the intersections of Black music and culture are hip hop pioneer Yo-Yo, author and scholar Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, fashion icon and TV personality Bevy Smith, and radio producer and media personality Laiya St. Clair. Also appearing LIVE on stage at NMAAM’s…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Twelve-time Grammy winner CeCe Winans, multi-platinum award winning country superstar Luke Combs, and Music City rising stars Priscilla Block and Brandon Lay will be featured as part of Nashville Superspeedway’s dignitaries and entertainment during the upcoming June 18-20 NASCAR tripleheader weekend, track officials announced today. CeCe Winans, a lauded gospel singer with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame and more than 5 million records sold, will deliver the invocation on Sunday, June 20, representing Nashville Life Church, prior to the inaugural, sold out “Ally 400” NASCAR Cup Series race (2:30 p.m. CT, NBCSN.) Luke Combs, who…
WASHINGTON, DC — The AAF (American Advertising Federation) National Board of Directors announced today that Tiffany R. Warren, Executive Vice President, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Sony Music Group, has been named Board Chair for the 2021-2022 year. She succeeds Lynn Lewis, US CEO, UM Worldwide. Ms. Warren is a well-known executive within the advertising, media and marketing community having recently served as Chief Diversity Officer for Omnicom Group, Inc. for more than 11 years prior to assuming her current position with Sony Music Group. Among her long list of contributions and achievements is ADCOLOR, the premier organization and…
Chicago–Trevor Reed didn’t choose to enroll in the new military science class at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. College Prep on Chicago’s South Side. But he ended up there anyway. So did hundreds of other Chicago students from King and at least nine other predominantly Black and Latino high schools who are automatically enrolled each year in JROTC, a class designed in part to recruit students for the military, data and interviews show. That practice is now under investigation by the school district’s inspector general. Last fall, for example, all 110 students in King’s freshman class were placed in JROTC,…
National–As the leaders of the world’s wealthiest nations wrapped up their first in-person summit since the outbreak of the pandemic, they released a joint communiqué on Sunday, underscoring areas of solidarity — and the differences that remain — when it comes to tackling a host of global crises. The group, including President Biden, did not reach agreement on a timeline to eliminate the use of coal for generating electric power, a failure that climate activists said was a deep disappointment ahead of a global climate conference later this year. The leaders sought to present a united front even as it…