NASHVILLE, TN — The Southern Region of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated proudly announces the 49th Southern Regional Conference Impact Day: “Turn the Page” Banned Book Drive. In alignment with one of the organization’s Five-Point Programmatic Thrusts, education development, one of the best forms of education is through literacy and access to books. This year’s Impact Day is dedicated to purchasing and distributing banned African American books, in response to recent legislative efforts to remove these significant works from the public school systems. The sorority will partner with 15 local youth-focused agencies, donating a minimum of 100 books to each…
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NASHVILLE, TN — On June 15, 2024, the community came together to celebrate James Henry (Jake) Sherrell, who at 97 years old have spent the past 67 years mentoring young men and women in North Nashville. The celebration was organized by Ken Taylor, a Nashville activist. Friends and family and Jake’s wife gathered Saturday to praise Jake who has operated Bel-Aire Unisex Barbershop in North Nashville for 67 years. Sherrell has brought hundreds of people to Christ while they sat in his Barber chair or his shop. Jake Sherrell has been a member of Gordon Memorial United Methodist Church for…
NASHVILLE, TN — Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center (MWCHC), Nashville’s oldest non-profit health center, has announced details surrounding the 2024 Dr. Matthew Walker, Sr. Legacy Breakfast. The breakfast will take place in the evening at The Cal Turner Family Center at Meharry Medical College (1011 21st Avenue North) on Aug. 15 at 6 p.m. The event Visionary Sponsors are Amazon, CINQ CARE, HCA Healthcare/TriStar Health, and Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, with 100% of attendee’s donations strengthening MWCHC programs and services. The theme of this year’s event is “His Vision Continues.” The event includes a discussion regarding the impact of community health with…
Martin, Tenn.-The UT Martin TVA Investment Challenge students attended TVA’s annual spring conference April 2-3 in Nashville. While attending the conference, students were able to engage with portfolio management professionals, senior leadership at the Tennessee Valley Authority and peer students from other universities. The UTM TVA program received an award for its portfolio performance in 2023 at the conference as well, outperforming the portfolio’s S&P 500 benchmark. This award, while presented at the conference, also represents a monetary award that continues to fund investments related to student experiential learning in the College of Business and Global Affairs. While at the…
By Priscilla Thompson ALAMO, TX — Along the winding Rio Grande in South Texas lies a history many have never heard, of a southern route to freedom for enslaved people on the Underground Railroad into Mexico. “It’s so close, but yet it was so far for so many people,” O.J. Trevino said, peering across the river at the Mexican side of the border from his family’s property. “Knowing that they just had to get there.” Trevino, who grew up just 5 miles from the border, was shocked to learn that his fifth-great-grandmother helped ferry escapees across that river to freedom. …
By Julia Falcon FORT WORTH, TX — After 85 years, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” is moving back home. The home that Opal Lee lived in as a child was burned down on June 19, 1939, when hundreds of white rioters gathered to harass, vandalize, and run her family out of the neighborhood. Although she was only 12 at the time, Lee has said that she never lost hope of someday owning her family’s lot on the south side of Fort Worth. “Just to know that there might be children that we could have played with, that we might have known…
NASHVILLE, TN — The Tennessee Department of Education announced the nine finalists for the 2024-25 Tennessee Teacher of the Year award. The nine finalists represent each of Tennessee’s eight Center of Regional Excellence (CORE) areas and the Shelby County Municipal area. The 2024-25 Tennessee Teacher of the Year, and three winners for each grand division, will be selected from this group and announced during the 65th Anniversary of the Tennessee Teacher of the Year celebration this fall. “Educators serve as role models and mentors to lead students on a path to success in and outside the classroom,” said Lizzette Reynolds,…
By Tadi Abedje NASHVILLE, TN — Morgan Price, a student at Fisk University in Nashville, has already become a trailblazer as a young Black female athlete. In April, she became the first gymnast from a historically Black university to win a collegiate national championship when she clinched the all-around title in the 2024 USA Gymnastics Women’s Collegiate National Championships, posting a score of 39.225. It was a moment that the rising junior worked hard for during her entire sophomore year after making it to nationals as a freshman. She called it “super honoring.” “It was just super exciting to be…
BRENTWOOD, TN — The Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA) honored its top members in six different categories at its 93rd Annual Meeting and Convention held in Kingsport, Tennessee, on June 11-13, 2024. The TSCPApex Awards Program recognizes the many ways that individuals contribute significant time, energy and intellect to developing the accounting profession and fostering its success. The awards celebrate those who are emerging leaders, innovators, educators, volunteers and others who have made a substantial impact in accounting. CPA of the Year AwardThe CPA of the Year Award recognizes a CPA who has made outstanding contributions toward advancing…
Funeral services for retired Meharry Medical College Dental School Dean Dr. Elisha Roscoe Richardson, 92, will be at 10 a.m. on June 21, at First Baptist Church, Capitol Hill, 900 Nelson Merry Street. Dr. Richardson, who was born on August 15, 1931 in Monroe, Louisiana, died peacefully at his beloved Nashville home on June 11 after more than a two-year battle with cancer. “All of us who love Elisha are saddened by his passing,’’ family members said last Thursday, June 13. However, we receive solace from the extraordinary life and the wonderful memories that will be with us always. “He…