Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was one of my icons and I will remember her always through – Anne Frank who once said “I want to go on living after my death! And that’s why I’m so grateful to God for having given me this gift, which I can use to develop myself and to express all that’s inside me!” – Rosetta Miller-Perry, Publisher/Author, Tennessee Tribune Newspaper. “RBG was the greatest. What a life. She was a fighter. Her calm, thoughtful, informed approach to every decision she made from the bench was an inspiration to us all. I hope and…
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The NAACP has teamed up with Oprah Winfrey and OWN to host the special town hall event, “OWN Your Vote: Our Lives Depend On It.” “As we continue to deal with the effects of COVID-19, racial injustice and voter suppression, the OWN Your Vote initiative seeks to provide solutions and tools to lead the Black community to the ballot box,” said NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson. The virtual conversation on Thursday, September 24th at 8 p.m. ET, will focus on the significance of this election and the importance of the Black vote. The town hall will include remarks from…
Mary Pruitt was a former Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, and representing the 58th District from 1985-2012. . Mrs. Pruitt was originally elected in a special election upon the death of her husband, Charles Pruitt, who had previously held the position. She was a National Honorary member of Sigma Gamma Rho, member of the Order of Eastern Star, 100 Black Women of Middle TN, a State Fair Board Commissioner, and a member of the Meharry Medical College Board of Trustees. Mary Pruitt worked as an Educator and was retired, and earned her B.S. and MEd from Tennessee State University.
Nashville–In light of public protests – in Nashville and across the nation – following a grand jury decision not to directly indict the police officers involved in Breonna Taylor’s death, Bishop Joseph Walker, senior pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church, and interim Nashville Police Chief John Drake will hold a virtual “Building Bridges” Town Hall to discuss Nashville’s own policing issues. The event will be held Monday, Sept 28th from 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. CST on Mount Zion Baptist Church’s Facebook Live page @MTZIONNASHVILLE The public is invited to submit questions, which will be addressed during the final…
Former Nashville Council Member Tony Tenpenny has died due to complications from COVID-19, Vice Mayor Jim Shulman confirmed Sunday. Tony Tenpenny was hospitalized at one of the St. Thomas hospitals for more than a month and was placed on a ventilator in early September. “I am always saddened when I learn of the death of a former elected official,” Shulman said in a statement. “My thoughts and prayers are with his family as they face this loss.” Tenpenny, a conservative member of the Council, served between 2011-2015, represented District 16. He and his wife, Robbie Tenpenny are the owners and directors of Lee House-Nashville Recovery Residences.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) received the Huron-Studer Group’s 2020 Healthcare Organization of Distinction award for sustained employee engagement and quality outcomes. Healthcare Organization of Distinction awards are presented to health care systems that demonstrate overall improvement in areas such as patient satisfaction and employee and physician engagement. “We want to ensure that TVHS is recognized for its dedication to achieving clinical and operational excellence,” said Cara Dake, coach director and account leader with Huron-Studer Group. TVHS partnered with the Huron-Studer Group in 2018 to advance its commitment of being a high reliability organization (HRO).…
The NAACP family is devastated by the passing tonight of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. A star for justice in this nation, her loss is as painful as it is significant. Justice Ginsburg was an incredibly accomplished civil rights lawyer who devoted her entire legal career to the pursuit of equal justice and eliminating discrimination of all types. When President Bill Clinton nominated her to the Supreme Court, he called her the “Thurgood Marshall of gender equality law.” Her tenure on the Supreme Court was marked by a passion for justice and the rule of the law. The long,…
Washington, DC – The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) today issued the following statement in the wake of the passing of Justice Ginsburg Friday at the age of 87. Domingo Garcia – LULAC National President “LULAC joins the nation in mourning the death of a great champion for women, communities of color and those who sought to make societal change for all people in America. One of Justice Ginsburg’s greatest legacies was that she understood and greatly respected the spirit of the law as much as the letter of the law. She was well aware of her place…
September 18th, 2020 (Nashville, TN) – Tennessee Democratic Party Chair Mary Mancini issued the following statement in response to the passing of Justice Ginsburg: “We are heartbroken to hear of the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a towering jurist and an empowering figure for the most vulnerable. She was a kind and gentle soul who never shied away from a fight for what’s right. The country was fortunate to have Ruth Bader Ginsburg for as long as we did. Her contributions made the United States a more just and equitable place. Today we lost the best of America. But…
NPR News—Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the demure firebrand who in her 80s became a legal, cultural and feminist icon, died Friday. The Supreme Court announced her death, saying the cause was complications from metastatic cancer of the pancreas. The court, in a statement, said Ginsburg died at her home in Washington surrounded by family. She was 87. “Our nation has lost a justice of historic stature,” Chief Justice John Roberts said. “We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished colleague. Today we mourn but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we knew her, a…