By Genma Stringer Holmes NASHVILLE, TN — Meharry Medical College with the Parthenon (TN) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, TN Department of Minority Health and Disparities Elimination, SelfMade Network, and the Intercultural Cancer Council convened the 2nd Annual Christmas Goes Pink Breast Cancer Awareness summit presented by the TN Breast Cancer Awareness and Action Coalition on Saturday, December 15, 2018 on Meharry’s Campus. Nearly 200 women from Memphis, Chattanooga and the Nashville area were in attendance for the free summit that gave educational and supportive information while empowering cancer survivors or those who are at risk. Participants were welcomed to…
Author: Genma Stringer Holmes
As the Rotary International continues to recognize its 30th year of Women in The Rotary, Laquita R. Stribling, became the first African American installed as 6760 District Governor for Rotary International 2018-2019. Laquita is a past president of the Rotary Club of Nashville (2014-2015), the 3rd largest Rotary Club in the world with nearly 600 members. Nearly 150 Rotarians and guests from Tennessee, Arkansas and Georgia celebrated the historic occasion for the native Arkansan on July 14, 2018 at the Music City Center. No stranger to breaking glass ceilings in Rotary and beyond, Laquita was the first African American woman…
By Genma Stringer Holmes As the Rotary International continues to recognize its 30th year of Women in The Rotary, Laquita R. Stribling, became the first African American installed as 6760 District Governor for Rotary International 2018-2019. Laquita is a past president of the Rotary Club of Nashville (2014-2015), the 3rd largest Rotary Club in the world with nearly 600 members. Nearly 150 Rotarians and guests from Tennessee, Arkansas and Georgia celebrated the historic occasion for the native Arkansan on July 14, 2018 at the Music City Center. No stranger to breaking glass ceilings in Rotary and beyond, Laquita was the…
By Genma Stringer Holmes NASHVILLE, TN — Meharry Medical College partnered with the Parthenon (TN) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, TN Department of Minority Health and Disparities Elimination, SelfMade Network, and the Intercultural Cancer Council to sponsor a special summit presented by the TN Breast Cancer Awareness and Action Coalition on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at the Cal Turner Family Center on Meharry’s Campus. Over 400 women registered for the free summit that was educational, supportive, and empowering. Attendees were welcomed to the summit by Meharry’s President Dr. James Hildreth; the Dean of the School of Medicine Dr. Veronica…
By Genma Stringer Holmes NORTH NASHVILLE, TN — Childhood friends and proud Tennessee State University alums; Clinton Gray, III, Derrick “Mo” Moore and Emmanuel “EJ” Reed, are no strangers to entrepreneurship. The trailblazing trio are owners of GT Services, which operated Green Truck Moving, and are proprietors of the much-touted Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria. Slim & Husky’s, located in North Nashville at 911 Buchanan Street, has become extremely popular to not only the North Nashville corridor residents and area employees but also has garnered a large following throughout Davidson and surrounding counties. With the explosion of endless positive reviews…
By Genma Stringer Holmes On July 6, 2017, Rep. Willie Stevenson Glanton, Iowa’s first Black female legislator died at 95. A Humanitarian and Civil Rights legend, Rep. Glanton, had many ties to the Nashville community. She and her husband, Judge Luther T. Glanton, were graduates of Tennessee State University. According to TSU’s yearbook, Ayeni, Rep. Glanton graduated in 1942 and her husband, Judge Glanton, graduated in 1939. The Glantons were aunt and uncle to 1980 TSU alum and local attorney, Luvell Glanton. He credits them for being role models to him as well as other members of the Glanton family.…
By Genma Stringer Holmes MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL — The 40th Area Conference of the Central Area of The Links, Incorporated convened in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Area June 7-11, 2017. During the conference, Nashville Sheroes were recognized for their unwavering service to our country. Daphne Ferguson Young, D.D.S. (Army); Sharon Carter, D.D.S. (Navy); LoLita Toney (Army); and Rosetta Miller Perry (Navy) were honored at the Civic Luncheon along with twenty-three other women veterans and active duty members as part of an initiative of the 19th Area Director, Glenda Masingale Manson titled Honoring Our Sheroes. Manson kicked off her administration at the Frist…