By Dr. Tallulah Crawley Shinault NASHVILLE, TN — The October 28th forum on the state of education, in the black community held at the Jefferson Street Mt. Zion Baptist church, was a good first step in its presentation of a complex education system impacted by social, economic, and political realities of public education in Nashville. Lead by Drs. Shawn Joseph, Sharon Gentry, and Kevin Rome, the forum was a critical step toward fostering community education, involvement, and participation. Underscoring, the political, economic and social barriers to educational equity, the panel emphasized the need to hold elected officials and school leadership…