We are thrilled to announce the participants in the Facebook Sustainability Accelerator program These 20 organizations are owned and led by people of color from across the United States, as part of the Facebook Journalism Project’s recent investment in publishers from and serving historically marginalized communities. The group was selected by Facebook staff, International Center for Journalists staff and Accelerator coaches from more than 300 applications from around the United States based on their demonstrated impact on their community, their commitment to the program’s requirements and their readiness to pursue their biggest business opportunities. “We are honored to partner with…
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Nashville–Pastor Howard Jones, The Together Movement, the Middle Tennessee Motorcycle Club, Black Voters Matter, the NAACP, Fairfield M. B. Church, and several Greek organizations, held a caravan to the polls event on this past Saturday. The consortium of groups gathered near Titans Stadium and traveled to the Bordeaux Library to vote early at that polling site. More than 100 citizens participated in this civic activity, which included picking up individuals and taking them to vote. “Now is the time to reach out to others and get them to the polls. Everybody needs to know they must vote in this election,…
Nashville–The Nashville Branch of the NAACP is asking federal authorities to investigate October 2, 2018 death of 25-year-old Deangelo Knox as a hate crime. During a press conference on Tuesday, NAACP Nashville President Sheryl Guinn said Knox, an African American man, was running away from three gunmen near the intersection of McFerrin Ave. and West Eastland Ave. in East Nashville. As he was running away from the gunmen and pass the Pharmacy Burger, the male white Pharmacy Burger security guard, Nathan Glass, opened the Pharmacy Burger door and for no justifiable reason, stood in the doorway and shot Mr. Knox…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) _ A poll worker in Memphis, Tennessee, has been fired after turning away early voters who were wearing “Black Lives Matter” and “I Can’t Breathe” shirts, an elections official said Monday. The worker was fired Friday after officials received a call from a witness at the Dave Wells Community Center in Memphis, Shelby County Election Commission spokeswoman Suzanne Thompson said. Tennessee law does not allow voters to wear items bearing the name of a candidate or a political party in a polling place. But state law does not prohibit statements such as “Black Lives Matter,” Thompson said.…
NASHVILLE– As Belmont University hosts a historic presidential election, the Be Better Belmont group will hold a demonstration to raise national awareness about what they see as Belmont’s role in perpetuating systemic racism and its relationship with for-profit prison CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger. According to the group, Hininger has donated large sums to the Trump campaign and also sits on the Board of Belmont University. The group says despite student, alumni, and community requests for the University to cut ties with CoreCivic and condemn President Trump’s remarks on white supremacy during the September 29th debate, Belmont University administration remains silent and…
NASHVILLE—State Representative Vincent Dixie and State Senator Brenda Gilmore will hold a news conference this Wednesday to ask Nashville city leaders to curtail a planned expansion of Waste Management’s Southern Services Landfill. The State lawmakers will be joined by State Representative John Ray Clemmons, Metro-Nashville Councilman Jonathan Hall and Dr. Rev. Judy Cummings, pastor of New Covenant Church. Numerous other community leaders also plan to attend to show their support. Last month, Representative Dixie and Senator Gilmore held a virtual town hall meeting attended by Waste Management officials and more than 100 community residents to discuss the planned 17-acre expansion. Residents voiced…
National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial said the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court Will Mark The Point Of No Return For Independence Of Federal Courts He released the following statement: The Supreme Court doesn’t have an army, and it has no power of the purse. Its power comes from the fact that the public accepts its decisions, even when it disagrees with them. The Supreme Court has of course always been a political institution, but if it’s going to retain its public legitimacy it can’t be seen as simply another wing of partisan…
Below is an open letter signed by more than 100 faith leaders across Georgia. This joint letter was composed by the collective group of faith leaders to lend their collective support for Reverend Raphael Warnock’s historic bid for the U.S. Senate. Last Tuesday, Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant hosted a conference call to galvanize clergy from all corners of the state on behalf of Rev. Warnock. The record-breaking turnout during the first few days of early voting has shown that voters in Georgia are engaged, excited, and ready to make their voices heard in the 2020 election. It also shows that many…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mayor John Cooper today joined the Metro Department of Human Resources to name five finalists who will advance in the search for Nashville’s next police chief. Metro Human Resources and a special search review committee have selected these finalists: John Drake: Interim Chief of Police Drake has served Nashville as a member of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) for 32 years. His previous positions include deputy chief for community supervision and commander of the Central Precinct. Troy Gay: Assistant Chief Troy Gay is the chief of staff for the Austin Police Department. Assistant Chief Gay has…
NASHVILLE, TN – A blizzard of lawsuits have been filed about the anti-tax referendum. On Thursday, October 8, Attorney Jim Roberts with 4GoodGovernment filed suit against the Davidson County Election Commission because they balked at putting the referendum on a December ballot. Then on October 9, the Election Commission filed a suit against Metro and 4GoodGovernment. On October 12, Metro filed an answer to 4GoodGovernment’s lawsuit and made counterclaims against both the Election Commission and 4GoodGovernment. “So I filed a motion to dismiss against that, claiming all those claims raised in that filing were claims that could have and should…