BALTIMORE, MD — The NAACP issued the following statement today regarding H&M’s recent advertisement: The NAACP condemns the recent advertisement by H&M, which pictured a young Black child wearing a hooded sweatshirt with the label “the coolest monkey in the jungle,” as an unacceptable racist and derogatory action. “H&M’s decision to use this ad is appalling and evidence of a lack of racial sensitivity within their corporate culture. We asked the ad be removed immediately,” said NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson.”
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NASHVILLE, TN — Howard Gentry, Jr. currently serves the Metropolitan Government of Nashville as the Criminal Court Clerk of Davidson County. He was appointed Criminal Court Clerk in 2011 and reelected in 2012. His office is responsible for performing the clerical duties (hard copy and electronic forms) for the operation of the General Sessions and State Trial Criminal Courts. A Nashville native and graduate of Tennessee State University, Gentry was elected three times to countywide public office. He was a Metro Council member-at-large before being elected Metro Nashville-Davidson County’s first African American vice mayor. Gentry told the Tribune he was…
NASHVILLE, JANUARY 10, 2018 — Tennessee Environmental Council is promoting the great need to plant 250,000 trees this February 24, 2018, alongside 25,000 volunteers of all ages. Tennessee’s growing population equates to more consumption and deforestation. The Council’s Tennessee Tree Project was created to plant one million native trees across the state. The organization has planted more than 360,000 trees since 2007 fulfilling our mission to educate and advocate for the conservation and improvement of Tennessee’s environment, communities, and public health. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA), and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) are…
Nashville, Tenn. – House District 54 candidate Vincent Dixie has announced an upcoming campaign event to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Dixie who is a local business owner, father and native Nashvillian, believes that the tradition of celebrating the life of King is important to the integrity of Tennessee. “Growing up in Nashville I can fondly remember how significant MLK Day has always been to the community,” Dixie said. “I feel that it is an important day to spend time with voters observing the achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” The event will be hosted on Monday, January…
NASHVILLE, TN January 5 – In response to widespread community concerns, Conscious Conversation will host a community discussion that focuses on Nashville General Hospital. This event will consist of a panel-led discussion on the future of Nashville General Hospital in relation to Mayor Megan Barry’s proposal to eliminate in- patient care at the facility. The event will take place on Thursday, January 11 at First Baptist Church Capitol Hill (625 Rosa L. Parks Blvd.), from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public (RSVP at www.consciousconversation.co/events). The Conscious Conversation on Nashville General Hospital will include…
A police officer in Grand Rapids, Michigan should be reprimanded – and fired – for handcuffing a terrified 11-year-old girl at gunpoint and forcing her into the back of his squad car. The incident happened on Dec. 6 but on Thursday Grand Rapids Police Chief David Rahinsky said the officer who handcuffed Honestie would not be disciplined even though Rahinsky said it was a terrible situation. The girl, Honestie Hodges, was leaving her home in Grand Rapids and walking to the store. In an interview with a Grand Rapids television station, Honestie said the experience was traumatic. “It made me feel scared and…
Federal officials reportedly have launched a new investigation into allegations of corruption at Bill and Hillary Clinton’s charitable organization. The FBI and federal prosecutors aim to investigate whether the Clinton Foundation engaged in pay-to-play politics ― that is, whether the Clintons promised political favors in return for financial donations. The primary location of the investigation will be Little Rock, Arkansas, where the foundation was started, an anonymous law enforcement official first told The Hill. Both the Justice Department and the U.S. attorney’s office in Arkansas declined to comment to CNN about the investigation. It’s unclear what prompted the investigation to be opened again. The initial…
Now that 2017 has ended, it’s an excellent time to take inventory of the blessings and breakthroughs you’ve enjoyed, the challenges and difficulties you persevered through, and the manner in which you confronted, resolved, and learned from the many things that happened in your life over the past year. For many of us, this is also an excellent time to reevaluate our paradigms and explore our belief system. Know that doing so can create an incredible inflection point and facilitate a mindfulness shift that can prompt you to dedicate yourself to ending any unhealthy cycles that may have consumed your…
By Toska Medlock Lee NASHVILLE, TN — The United States has 5 percent of the world’s population but 25 percent of the world’s incarceration population. With more than 7.3 million men and women on parole, probation, in jails or prisons, or under some form of correctional supervisions, the Church has a massive mission field opportunity that could help eradicate the plague of locking up our future. Right here in the great state of Tennessee, according to the prison policy initiative, if Tennessee were a country it would rank number 10. These statistics along with powerful visuals and personal reflections demonstrated…