Sherman Jackson, who holds the King Faisal Chair of Islamic Thought and Culture, and is a professor of religion and American studies and ethnicity at the University of Southern California was named a University Distinguished Professor. Dr. Jackson focuses his research on the realities of modern Islam in the West, especially Muslim communities in America. Dr. Jackson, who holds a Ph.D. in Oriental studies from the University of Pennsylvania, is the author or translator of several books including Initiative to Stop the Violence: Sadat’s Assassins and the Renunciation of Political Violence (Yale University Press, 2015). Adji Bousso Dieng was appointed…
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By Katelynn White Tribune staff Parents eagerly awaiting for their children between the ages of 12 to 15 to be eligible to receive the COVID vaccination may be able to do so starting Thursday. On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration released a statement of its decision to expand the age requirement for the use of Pfizer and BioNTech’s two-dose shot. Since January, Tennessee residents have been rushing to locate sites that are offering COVID vaccinations. While residents 16 and older have been excited to resume social outings, some parents have had to pause their plans until their children can…
He was once the latest in a long line of conflicted Harlem kingpins, uplifting the community on one side of the street and running a lucrative drug enterprise on the other. He even one-upped the legendary Bumpy Johnson, the iconic “Godfather of Harlem.” While Johnson earned his community stripes giving away free turkeys in the neighborhood, gangster Guy Fisher did him one better — he bought and renovated the famed Apollo Theater in 1977 and rescued it from the junk heap. Fisher, 74, did something else most crime lords don’t do. He served his time, got out of jail and…
Letter follows Hagerty’s encouragement to Amb. Tai to negotiate a reduction WASHINGTON – United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) joined Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Todd Young (R-IN) and 14 other colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, calling on the agencies to address the harmful retaliatory tariffs that inhibit trade of whiskey, other spirits, and wine between the United States and European Union and United Kingdom. The letter comes as the European Union tariff on American whiskey is scheduled to double to…
Following Governor’s Signing of New Law, Pervis Payne, a Death Row Prisoner with Compelling Evidence of Innocence, Files Petition to Present his Intellectual Disability Claim in Court Faith, Civil Rights, Legal & Legislative Leaders Call on D.A. Weirich to Agree that Mr. Payne is a Person with Intellectual Disability (Memphis, Tennessee, May 12, 2021) Following Governor Lee’s signing of overwhelmingly bipartisan legislation to patch a hole in Tennessee law that prevented people with intellectual disability from presenting the claim that their execution was barred by the Tennessee and U.S. Constitutions, attorneys for Pervis Payne today filed a petition under…
With the passage of the one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 death in Tennessee, we can reflect on the prevailing message about the pandemic at the time being “we are all in this together.” But it did not take long before it became very evident, as the epidemiologist Camera Jones pointed out, “The virus can infect anyone, but the disease discriminates in how profoundly those people are affected.” Early in the pandemic evidence emerged that COVID-19 was disproportionately impacting black and brown communities and reminded us very painfully about the intersectionality of race, privilege, socioeconomic status, and health. Black and…
May is Mental Health Month. By urging my public officials to prioritize suicide prevention, mental health, and crisis care, I am hoping to influence collective change to support #MentalHealth4All. Right now, individuals in crisis are able to call 1-800-273-8255 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress and those that care for them. Soon, it will be much easier to remember how to reach the Lifeline as the number will be changing to “988” nationwide by July 2022. Knowing this, it is critically important that states pass legislation NOW…
WASHINGTON – Following a comprehensive national search, Howard University today proudly announces the appointment of Phylicia Rashad as dean of the recently reestablished College of Fine Arts, effective July 1, 2021. In this role, she will report to Provost Anthony K. Wutoh. An alumna of Howard University, Rashad graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s in fine arts. “It is an honor to welcome one of Howard’s acclaimed daughters back home to Alma Mater. In this full circle moment, Ms. Phylicia Rashad will take the training and skills that she honed as a student at Howard and exuded in an outstanding performing career, and she will share…
NORTH NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune) — Mayor John Cooper is setting aside $2 million for infrastructure enhancements in North Nashville and Bordeaux. Residents and stakeholders will decide how to allocate the money in their neighborhood. “What we’re really trying to push with this is that we don’t necessarily need a representative to make this decision for you,” said Eric Brown, a senior policy analyst for the mayor. “You can be part of the civic engagement process, actually talk about concerns and needs, and be able to work with your government to see those change happen in your area.” This will…
Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) vowed following House Republicans’ Wednesday vote to remove her as GOP conference chairwoman to do everything she can to keep former President Trump from returning to power. Sources inside a closed-door session Wednesday morning said lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to oust Cheney, who had attracted growing pushback from Trump allies in Congress for repeatedly refuting his claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election and blaming him for inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. In remarks to reporters immediately following the vote, Cheney doubled down on her vow to continue countering Trump’s message, saying, “We must go forward based on truth.” “We cannot both embrace the big…