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People Are Talking The Equity Alliance invites you to march with them on August 21

The Equity Alliance sponsored the 4th annual Black Womens Empowerment Weekend in July

by Cass Teague The Youth have Somethin’ to Say! Join The Equity Alliance (TEA) and their coalition partners as they uplift the voices of the next generation of democracy defenders. TEA invites you to participate in their Nashville Freedom Summer March and Rally on Monday, August 21.

Freedom Summer, launched in June 1964, was birthed to expand the growing electorate with as many Black voters as possible in Mississippi. Today in Tennessee, we see that now more than ever, there is a critical need to build Black political power.

Our community, from the young to the young at heart, deserves access to the same power and resources as our counterparts.

Together with their coalition, TEA is hosting events to educate, empower, and mobilize voters in Tennessee. Gen-Z is mobilized in a way that we haven’t seen, and it is our obligation to them to amplify their voices. From weekly phone bankings, volunteer training, canvassing, and more, TEA wants to give current and future catalysts for change the chance to use their voice and build political power in their communities.

TEA Freedom Summer will kick off in Memphis on Saturday, August 19 at 11:30 a.m. with Build The Bloc, a community canvass starting at Black Seeds Urban Farm LLC. Then on Sunday, August 20 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., the Bridge The Bloc brunch at Thrive Social Bar. Freedom Summer will then take its talents to Nashville on Monday, August 21, with an allages rally and march to mobilize Tennessee voters for the highlyanticipated special legislative session, slated to start on August 21. Here are the details about the Nashville portion of Freedom Summer.

On August 21, they will meet from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Then at 11:00 a.m., “Together We March” – they will march together from Tennessee State Library and Archives to the state Legislative Plaza for their rally. From 12 Noon until - 1:30 p.m. “Together We Rally.” The rally will last from after the march until 1:30 p.m.

Build a movement with them, and be a part of the shift we need to ensure our democracy. More information will be posted on the TEA social media pages leading up to the event on The Equity Alliance Fund Instagram and The Equity Alliance Fund Twitter.

You are encouraged to sign up now for the march at: www.mobilize.us/equityalliance/ event/565772.

Event updates will be posted on: theequityalliancefund.org.

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Lee issues official call for gun safety special session Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has issued the long awaited special session proclamation and presented the administration’s legislative and budget priorities that will go before the Tennessee General Assembly during the special session on public safety, convening August 21.

“As our nation faces evolving public safety threats, Tennessee remains vigilant and is taking continued action to protect communities while preserving the constitutional rights of lawabiding citizens,” said Gov. Lee. “In the months leading up to the public safety special session, we have listened to Tennesseans and worked with members of the General Assembly to identify thoughtful, practical measures to strengthen public safety across our state, including steps to support law enforcement, address mental health, prevent violent crime and stop human trafficking. I thank the General Assembly for its continued partnership and look forward to achieving meaningful results for Tennesseans.”

According to Lee, the legislative and budget priorities that will be presented during the public safety special session will: “...keep Tennessee communities safe, support law enforcement and address mental health, all preserving constitutional while rights.”

In addition to bringing the following solutions in the administration package, the governor will continue to work with members of the General Assembly on other legislation, including: • Codification of EO 100 and

Governor Lee has officially called for the Public Safety Special Session.

(Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0) Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for mental illness and substance use (TBI) Report Implementation: disorders at institutions of mental disRequiring reporting of accurate, com- eases; plete and timely records from court • Addressing Mental Health clerks to the TBI within 72-hours and Workforce Challenges: Budget initiarequiring electronic submissions of tives that prioritize opportunities to dispositions and expungements to the grow and retain mental health profesTBI; sionals in the state; • TennCare Mental Health • Reforms for Mental Health: Coverage Waiver: Directing TennCare Expanding access to mental health to seek a waiver from the federal gov- treatment by eliminating certain colernment to allow federal matching laborative practice requirements for funds for Medicaid to cover services Continued on page 5

Report outlines social interventions to end mass incarceration, improve public safety

Exacerbating the alarm for civil and human rights organizations is the record of malpractice for private prison companies in Florida. Entrance to the Broward County Main Jail Bureau. The main jail is an eight-story maximum security facility next to the Broward County Courthouse (photo courtesy of <iStockphoto/NNPA>).

by Stacy M. Brown, comprehensive reimagining of the NNPA Newswire senior public safety infrastructure to prevent national correspondent another 50 years of this troubling As the United States commemo- trend. rates 50 years of mass incarceration, The Sentencing Project, a leading researchers and experts call for a criminal justice reform organization,

has released a groundbreaking report titled ‘Ending Mass Incarceration: Safety Beyond Sentencing,’ outlining five social interventions that can pave the way to a safer, fairer, and more equitable future for America’s communities.

The report sheds light on the startling statistics, revealing that the U.S. prison population has expanded by a staggering 500% since 1973.

However, it also highlights some positive developments, with the prison population declining by 25% since its peak in 2009.

Twenty-one states have taken steps to partially or fully close correctional facilities since 2000, signaling a trend of prison repurposing for community and commercial use.

Despite those changes, the current pace of de-incarceration, averaging 2.3% annually since 2009, indicates that it would take until 2098 to return to the prison population of 1972.

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Trump faces as much as 641 years in prison – experts without definitive answer if former president can be jailed

by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent Former President Donald Trump once famously said he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and go unpunished.

“I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose voters,” he boasted during a 2016 rally in Iowa.

Seven years, two impeachments later, a civil sexual assault conviction, three indictments, and a fourth coming soon—Trump just may have been right.

The GOP’s 2024 presidential frontrunner currently faces a staggering 78 felony charges spanning three criminal cases, many of which carry the potential for significant prison time.

Having faced judges in Florida, New York, and Washington, Trump hasn’t been required to take the standard mugshot, be perp walked, or even post bail or bond.

For example, he faces 34 criminal charges in New York where the aver-

If Trump is convicted on all 78 counts, assuming he receives the maximum statutory penalties, he could face an astonishing 641 years in prison. But there remains the Fifth Avenue question. age cash bail amount for a felony is could run as much as $200,000 per approximately $39,000 per offense, or felony, according to the Bail Agents in his case, a total of $1.36 million.

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Tulsa Race Massacre survivors seek reversal of dismissal in historic court appeal

America’s demographic shifts, racial generation gap – spark for political tensions

by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent Lessie Benningfield Randle, Viola Fletcher, and Hughes Van Ellis, Sr., the last three known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, have continued their pursuit of justice.

They have appealed to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, urging a swift reversal of Tulsa County District Judge Caroline Wall’s controversial dismissal of their lawsuit.

At a press conference held at the Oklahoma Supreme Court, the legal team representing the survivor expressed confidence in the likelihood of the Oklahoma Supreme Court overturning Judge Wall’s ruling.

“The facts of this case align with the longstanding property-based limitations of Oklahoma’s public nuisance statute,” said Damario Solomon-Simmons, the lead attorney for the survivors and founder of Justice for Greenwood.

“The District Court’s imposition of a heightened pleading standard on the survivors is unprecedented in Oklahoma’s legal history.

Our clients have sufficiently pleaded a public nuisance claim, as defined by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in its landmark decision on Johnson & Johnson in November 2021.”

Randle, 107, Fletcher, 108, and Van Ellis, 102, are the remaining survivors of the horrific massacre, which destroyed the thriving

by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent It’s been a poorly kept secret that the underlying reason for much of America’s hate seen in recent years revolves around the fear that White people are fast losing their grip on the nation’s majority.

That fear has resonated and is ever-present politically and socially.

Consider the Jan. 6 insurrection; former President Donald Trump and his MAGA supporters; Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ assault on Black history; the uptick in hate crimes, including police brutality against African Americans; and the continued wave of ‘Karens’ and ‘Kens.’

Indeed, White supremacists and White nationalists and the politicians who fuel them see a new majority, people of color. That has

Greenwood District in Tulsa and caused the loss of countless lives and property, has long been overlooked, and the survivors have been denied justice.

Their legal team contends that Judge Wall’s ruling imposes an unjust and burdensome requirement on parties alleging public nuisance claims.

The court mandated that the survivors provide a specific abatement remedy to address the issue before any discovery, trial, or liability determination occurs.

The survivor’s cocounsel, Randall Adams, a Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP litigation partner, said this unusual pleading standard lacks any foundation in Oklahoma’s notice pleading code or prior case law.

Further, he said the District Court allowed the defendants to violate an agreement made in

open court, promising not to file new motions to dismiss the survivors’ enrichment unjust claims.

Despite the agreement, the defendants filed a second motion to dismiss the unjust enrichment claims, and to the dismay of the survivors’ legal team, the District Court granted these baseless motions.

“It is imperative to recognize that allowing Judge Wall’s decision to stand will have severe implications for individuals and businesses across Oklahoma seeking to uphold their legal rights,” Solomon-Simmons said.

He claimed that a favorable decision by the Oklahoma Supreme Court would “uphold the values of justice and fairness for all state residents and resolve the complaints of those who had suffered because of the Tulsa Race Massacre.”

HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge dented collaboration that will be critical to increasing Black wealth and increasing homeownership for Black families,” said Lydia Pope, the outgoing NAREB president, who has been a strong advocate for legislative and regulatory changes that can create more homeownership opportunities for Blacks.

Specifically, the agreement with HUD cites several collaborative actions in the fiscal year 2024, which begins October 1, 2023, including: · Online training opportunities for housing counselors to understand racial appraisal bias in home property valua-

tion. The training sessions will include strategy discussions to combat appraisal bias, best practices for housing counselors to help clients impacted, and available resources to support housing counselors and their clients. · Roundtable discussions at regional HUD Office of Housing Counseling (OHC) meetings around the country to help stakeholders and homeowners better understand appraisal bias in specific geographic areas; build public-private partnerships to combat appraisal bias; and share best practices for housing counselors to help impacted families. · NAREB, and other industry stakeholders, will assist OHC in developing and distributing educational materials to combat appraisal bias. ·The National Fair Housing Training Academy will partner with NAREB to train its Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) and Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) participants on appraisal-related matters.

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by Wanda Clay If you’ve heard anyone speaking about spreading the gospel, they are merely speaking of spreading the ‘good news’ of Jesus Christ, including all that he does and is able to do. Rev. Enoch pastor of Fuzz, Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church, was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. With fervent prayers and positive thoughts since the beginning of this journey, Rev. Fuzz has good news to share.

During this approximately three year journey with cancer, Rev. Fuzz has undergone an extensive amount of health care. He had unexpected visits to the emergency room, often spent nights, days and sometimes weeks in the hospital. As different medical challenges occurred, Rev. Fuzz also had several changes in diagnoses that required additional or different medica-

tions that would create other medical situations. It’s an ongoing battle with cancerrelated care, meds and treatments attacking where the cancer exists.

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Rev. Enoch Fuzz Christ. But because he has not magically been cured, Rev. Fuzz is still in need of continued prayers. He needs prayers for complete healing.

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What God can do through prayers, believing, a positive attitude and following doctor’s orders is amazing. Share your good news so that others will know that God’s gospel is available to all!

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Belmont partners with Slim + husky’s Pizzeria to open new on-campus location Belmont University Sodexo today and that announced Nashville based pizzeria Slim + Husky’s will open its newest location on Belmont’s campus this fall. Slim + Husky’s (Pizza. Art. motto Music.) is embedded into every detail of their restaurant, down to the clever menu names and flavors, aesthetics and overall customer experience.

The Slim + Husky’s brand was founded by three best friends in their North Nashville neighborhood in 2017. Cofounder/CEO Emanuel ‘E.J.’ Reed is a familiar face to Belmont’s campus as an alumnus, himself.

“Belmont taught me several lessons as a graduate student.

Among the most important were the power of preparation and focus on building—whether that’s preparing yourself for a new career, building a strong team as a leader or scaling your emerging small business,” said Reed. “Belmont was instrumental in my development as a young entrepreneur. I am honored to have this opportunity as an alum and look forward to Slim + Husky’s being a part of Belmont’s continued growth.”

The pizzeria aims to bring a diverse, fun atmosphere to the fast-

Co-founder/CEO Emanuel ‘E.J.’ Reed casual pizza scene. Slim University. Their nation+ Husky’s is on a mis- al reputation for quick sion to serve awesome service and unique menu pizza while impacting items will appeal to all the communities where members of the campus they operate. community, from stu“We are thrilled to dents to faculty and Slim + staff,” welcome said Tom Husky’s to Belmont as Williamson, resident they open their newest district manager for location on our cam- Sodexo Universities. pus,” said Belmont Pres- “Working with their ident Dr. Greg Jones. “I team has been seamless am grateful for the since this project began incredible example that and we can’t wait for E.J. and his team will be their grand opening later for our community, this month.” exemplifying the entreSlim + Husky’s will preneurial mindset we have operating hours of seek to instill in every 8 am to 7 pm, Monday student across our cam- through Thursday; 8 am pus. We look forward to to 5 pm, Fridays; and 2the flourishing of this 8 pm, Sundays. Food new and exciting part- can be ordered to-go or nership.” enjoyed in the location’s In addition to its sig- seating area featuring nature artisan pizzas and updated décor inspired cinnamon rolls, Slim + by art, music, and hipHusky’s Belmont loca- hop culture. tion will debut two new Slim + Husky’s will menu items: roasted celebrate its official chicken wings and opening with a Ribbon breakfast flats.

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A coalition of Tennessee lawmakers, gun reform advocates and concerned citizens, who want to address the state’s gun violence epidemic, will be traveling the state in a school bus with a clear message for Tennessee families: Our kids deserve better.

With gun violence now ranking as the leading cause of death for children in Tennessee, advocates say our children and their safety must be priority one—and it's time for the state legislature to take substantive action during the upcoming special session.

Our Children Deserve Better, a 501(c) 4 organization, seeks to reduce gun violence in Tennessee and push for policies that will help better protect Tennessee’s children in their schools and neighborhoods. The organization is embarking on a multi-city bus tour leading up to the anticipated special session in Nashville on Aug. 21. Families will have an opportunity to share their opinions firsthand with state lawmakers in their own communities.

Despite Republican attempts to block all substantive, common sense legislation during the special session that could help prevent future school shootings, they have been invited to participate in the bus tour to hear directly from victims of gun violence and advocates for gun safety.

Rep. John Ray Clemmons, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, says the bus tour was borne out of the frustration, sadness and fear felt by thousands of parents and students following The Covenant School shooting in March and the countless other senseless acts of gun violence that continue to plague every community across this state.

“Sitting in Nashville and spinning our wheels inside the Capitol while families across this state continue to worry about their children's safety is not an option,” said Rep. Clemmons. “Those of us who believe that our children deserve better are hitting the road to hear from families in their communities and share information. We encourage everyone who cares about this issue, regardless of political affiliation, to join us and get on board for gun safety.”

“Tennesseans from all walks of life have made it

Sen. Charlane Oliver, Rep. John Ray Clemmons, and Sen. Heidi Campbell announce a listening bus tour across the state for gun reform at the August special session. clear. They want lawmak“One of the main reaers to work together pass- sons for the bus tour is to ing reforms that save build public pressure for children's lives by pre- gun safety reforms,” said venting gun violence Sen. London Lamar, before it happens,” said chairwoman of the SenSen. Raumesh Akbari, ate Democratic Caucus. the Senate minority “Gun violence is a public leader. “Our families health crisis. After a shouldn’t have to live in decade of Republicans constant fear that our eliminating gun safety children might not make laws, shootings are now it home from school. It’s the leading cause of death time to put politics aside for children in Tennessee and work for the safety of and innocent people are every Tennessee family.” dying every day. Ending The bus tour to end gun violence has always gun violence began been one of my top priorWednesday in Memphis ities and I will keep fightat the National Civil ing for gun safety until Rights Museum. House we finally restore some Minority Leader Karen sanity to our laws.”

Camper said that MemSince Republicans phis and the museum are gained controlling poappropriate places to wer, the Tennessee Genstart. eral Assembly has loos“Gun violence is rav- ened gun laws and abolaging the Memphis com- ished common sense gun munity,” Leader Camper safety reforms, such as stated. “Just the thought mandatory gun safety of the tragedy that could classes and background have occurred last week checks for going armed, at the Margolin Hebrew gun permits, and restricAcademy breaks my tions on carrying in many heart. The National Civil public places.

Rights Museum, which Giffords Law Center, has documented many of a nonprofit research the struggles this country organization that tracks has already gone through, and analyzes legislation is the perfect spot to in all 50 states, issues an begin our tour and hear annual gun law scoreour constituents’ thoughts card. This year, Tenon what needs to be done nessee lawmakers earned to reform our current sys- an ‘F’ for gun policies in tem and protect Ten- state law. nesseans in all of our “Since we started this state’s diverse areas. Our project in 2010, the evicommunities are the dence has been clear and backbone of our state. consistent. Strong gun Each one has a unique laws save lives, but only flavor, but they combine in the states that are willto create the rich tapestry ing to act,” the Giffords that is Tennessee.” website says.

Other stops include: Not coincidentally, Jackson at the West Tenn. gun violence has steadily Farmers Market, Dickson increased over the last at Mulberry Mill, and on decade. The latest CDC August 12 the bus will research on gun violence stop in Clarksville at shows that 1,569 TenPatriots Park at noon. nesseans (a record numThe journey will end ber) were killed by in Nashville at the State firearms in 2021.

Capitol on Aug. 21, That’s roughly one which is scheduled to be person dying from gunthe first day of the Special shot wounds every 5.6 Session. hours.

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Tennessee’s Republican-led legislature obsessed with controlling TSU

by William T. Robinson, Jr. Being a proud alumnus of TSU, I am beyond irate with the obsession the super majority Republican state legislature seems to have in trying to prove TSU’s leadership is incompetent and inadequate in running the university effectively. Is the same energy being used to expose or bring attention to problems occurring in other Tennessee state universities? including: Many TSU alumni, the Black community and TSU supporters are questioning why TSU is being singled out. It’s as if other colleges and universities are not plagued with some of the same However, problems. these other institutions are not being brought to the forefront to be scrutinized and vilified. In fact, it is alleged by many on the outside that the legislature goes out of its way to accommodate the wishes of their ‘PWIs’ just to keep them afloat and in good standing.

It is quite apparent that the legislature is on

a mission to devalue TSU leadership so they can justify controlling the university in their efforts to control TSU’s monies and dilute TSU’s historic significance and relevance as a predominately Black university.

Secretly, it’s their mission to eventually make it a PWI. That is why we must be cognizant upfront of those working assiduously to discredit TSU. We must question their motives.

The truthful, obvious facts are that the intentional defunding of TSU has allowed other state PWIs to grow and strive at TSU’s expense It is no secret when you look at all the other state colleges such as MTSU, UT, MSU, and Austin Peay. They have been able to grow with funds that should have been allocated to TSU. But some people refuse to paint racism and discrimination onto the picture.

One White legislator appeared dumbfounded that there is an unprecedented surge of students attending TSU, assuming they could and should be attending one

of Tennessee’s PWIs— perceived by such legislators as being better.

This is unbelievable and reeks of unadulterated racism. Unfortunately, this legislator only voiced the thoughts of many Tennessee racist lawmakers who are products of PWIs. Reliable sources are claiming that if the president of TSU, Glenda Glover, doesn’t resign, state legislators will replace the TSU Board of Trustees who support her. Then they will refrain from giving the remainder of the reparation money due TSU ($250 million, plus).

Call it what you will, but it is nothing short of extortion—although some unscrupulous, immoral people may see it as politics.

Is TSU perceived as a child that is incapable of governing itself without the intervention of state appointed and approved watchdogs relegated to the university? Really?

Is this a practice at all the state colleges and universities? I think not!

If not because of racism, why is TSU held to a higher standard than

other state universities?

Many find it exceedingly ironic that TSU can nationally be held in high esteem with a plethora of awards and recognition, but be devalued by its state’s majority led Republican legislators. You would think the state as a whole would be ecstatic and extremely proud to boast of a university receiving the unprecedented national attention as a formidable, commendable learning institution with an illuminating cultural presence.

The university has received national and global praise with its Oscar-winning gospel album and its much sought after marching band performing at national and presidential events.

Maybe unknown to many, TSU is noted as a growing research institution with its stellar research programs.

Many TSU supporters are finding it hard to understand why the leadership school’s under President Glenda Glover is being scrutinized to the point of demanding her resigna-

tion, especially since problems with TSU are being resolved, with the remaining problems fixable with time. Yes, TSU has endured problems in housing with an influx of new students. But this is a ‘good problem’ and fixable. But demanding her resignation or replacing the university’s Board of Trustees or threatening retaliation by withholding monies is nefarious overkill.

TSU’s president isn’t being given the same consideration that should be warranted any university president.

When you get down to the chase, it is not about how you personally feel about the president. It is about judging her on the major reasons a university president is hired and evaluated, e.g., increasing enrollment and soliciting money.

Hands hasn’t she down, excelled in both of those areas?

But because of the TSU president’s adamant refusal to give in to the state’s plan to control the university, she is being labeled as arrogant and painted as an incomadministrator. petent

William T. Robinson, Jr. You will not find a college president more academically and professionally qualified. However, she is standing in the way of the state appointing a puppet president that will help in their goal of controlling TSU and culturally making it a PWI. The Tennessee legislature is trying to paint TSU’s president as a virulent problem, but shouldn’t we be painting her as a soldier dedicated to the preservation of TSU. We, as African Americans, must be ever aware of being used as pawns by the legislature in their efforts to divide and conquer.

TSU supporters, stay attuned and be ready for a pending fight to save TSU.

Unlikely allies, uncomfortably large coalitions

Ben Jealous

by Ben Jealous (TriceEdneyWire.com) “Spend your energy figuring out what’s the one thing that you can agree on with a political foe,” Gen. Colin Powell told me years ago. “Figure that out and you can get a lot done.”

We’re seeing that proven across the Midwest from Illinois to North Dakota where unlikely allies with different interests and perspectives are joined in fighting against several multi-state carbon dioxide pipelines proposed

by huge agri-business and fossil fuels companies.

For some, it’s a simple as private companies trying to take private land that belongs to someone else to make private profit for themselves. For others, the pipelines would extend our reliance on dirty fuels and prolong pollution from industrial farming and the ethanol producers it supplies.

Together they see the pipelines as unnecessary, destructive to precious land, and potentially dangerous.

“We might not agree on a lot of things, but this is something we will all oppose, these pipelines,” says Kim Juncker, who farms land with her husband in Butler County, Iowa, that could be grabbed for what’s called the Navigator project. “We will lock arms on this one.”

Juncker calls herself

a “constitutional conservative” and explains her political leanings and in her view those of many landowners simply: “We like our property rights and we like our freedom.”

Environmental activists have seen that pipelines opposing demands the voice of the people who own land that they don’t want to sell to the developers. their part, For landowners appreciate that environmental groups bring their organizing experience and their capacity to monitor the smallest details in the fight. One of the biggest challenges is farmers are busy farming and can’t make opposition a fulltime job.

Tim Baughman, who owns land with his sister in Crawford County, Iowa, that could be disrupted by the Summit pipeline, attended a safety meeting with the

developer last week.

The only reason he learned of the session was hearing about it from a farmer in another part of the state. In turn, he does his best to keep two other land owners informed.

They’re among nine in the county who haven’t signed voluntary easements for the pipeline to cross their land and are less connected to the digital world, he says.

More than 150 land owners now join weekly Zoom calls with environmentalists to share information and strategy.

One outcome is that more than 460 land owners have filed to intervene when the Iowa Utilities Board holds its hearing in a few weeks over the Summit pipeline’s request to take land through eminent domain. That’s no small feat as Baughman’s own filing to intervene was 51 pages long.

Our system allows for the power of enough people to thwart the power of money, which the pipeline developers certainly have. That’s how opponents have managed to claim some big wins.

In North Dakota, the public service commission last week denied Summit the permit it needs to move forward, citing issues from impact on cultural sites and wildlife areas to property values.

The company can reapply. In Iowa, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would have significantly limited the pipelines’ ability to take land involuntarily with nearly twothirds of Democrats and 80% of Republicans in support (the bill unfortunately was killed in the state Senate).

To really harness that people power, we need to build coalitions that

are uncomfortably large.

That’s what pipeline opponents have done.

People who will question whether carbon is damaging the climate are fighting alongside people who will question the role of biofuels in prolonging our fossil fuel addiction.

In a country that can feel so divided, there’s promise in that beyond the pipeline fight. As General Powell told me: “As you win one victory together, you might just discover along the way that there’s something else you agree on.”

(Ben Jealous is executive director of the Sierra Club, the nation’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization. He is a professor of practice at the University of Pennsylvania and author of Never Forget Our People Were Always Free, published in January.)

how we see the past reflects how we live in the present

by Rev. Jesse Jackson (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Our history involves both hard facts and interpretation, the context in which the hard facts are presented. Interpretation inevitably is political and contested. How we see the past reflects how we live in the present and what we hope for in the future.

That’s what makes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ efforts to impose a new curriculum for public school instruction on African American history both revealing and repellant. A furor has grown about the new state guidelines for the history of slavery which call for students to learn that “slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”

Depicting slavery as a jobs training program and a civilizing mission for the Africans who were enslaved has long been a central theme of those seeking to justify

Rev. Jesse Jackson slavery. The ugly reality, of course, is that Africans were brought here in chains against their will and were bought and sold as chattel. They had no choice in what work they did or how they lived. The vast majority died in slavery.

In the 1857 Dred Scott decision, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney ruled for the Supreme Court (in what is viewed as the worst decision in history) that enslaved people were not citizens of the United States, and had no rights under the federal government.

It took a Civil War (the most violent conflict in American history) and the Thirteenth, Four-

teenth and Fifteenth Amendments for slaves to gain freedom, and even the possibility to develop skills “for their personal benefit” or to choose their mates, build their families, own property and more.

And the brief moment of freedom offered in the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era was met across the South with bands of White terrorists, systematic suppression of the right to vote, brutal use of the criminal justice system to turn Blacks into prison labor, segregation of schools and public facilities. In Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, the Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal under the Constitution, depriving African Americans of equal justice under the law for 100 years after the Civil War. During the century of segregation, the Civil War was taught as a ‘lost cause’ of state’s rights.

Slavery was often portrayed as a ‘benevolent

institution.’ The Reconstruction was depicted as a time of rapacious carpetbaggers and lecherous Black politicians preying on innocent Whites throughout the South. It was only with the civil rights movement, courageous work by honest historians, and the Supreme Court overturning Plessy in Brown v. Board of Education, that our schools began to teach something closer to reality.

DeSantis handpicked the Florida board that approved the new curriculum instruction. It is part of the central theme of his presidential campaign: what he calls the “war on woke.”

“Woke,” his spokesman reported, is the “belief that there are systemic injustices in American society and the need to address them.” DeSantis doesn’t believe in that.

So he naturally turned his attention to purging the schools of books, and purging the curriculum of unvarnished history.

He touts his ‘Stop Woke Act’ which protects students from any instruction to “feel guilt, anguish or any other form of psychological distress” due to their race, color, sex or national origin.

It is impossible to describe slavery, the horrors like the Greenwood Massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, or Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama, without causing ‘distress’ at the reality of our racial history. It is impossible to understand today’s America (and the women’s movement, the Black Lives Matter movement, the fight over rights for members of the LGBTQ community) without looking at how entrenched biases still scar our quest for equal justice under the law.

DeSantis, of course, thinks that he will benefit politically by touting his pasteurized version of history and his ‘war on woke.’ That hasn’t gone so well. Despite burning through tens of

millions of dollars, his presidential campaign is stalled.

The more people see of him, the less they seem to like him. He wanted to present himself as a competent Donald Trump, Trump’s venom without the legal mess, but that doesn’t seem to be selling.

Perhaps DeSantis is discovering that racial dog whistles don’t have the strength they used to have. Much of the backlash to his curriculum has come from Black Republicans.

The young generation is turning against DeSantis and other Republicans in overwhelming numbers.

They seem to be more comfortable with their diversity and more impassioned about the gun violence that is killing them, the economy that doesn’t work for them and the extreme weather that threatens their very future. Now that would be a lesson worth teaching.

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Special Session... from page 1 Report outlines... from page 1 Advanced Registered Practice Nurses with psychiatric training; • Strengthening the Identification of Individuals Arrested for Felonies: Providing for the collection of DNA at the time of an arrest for all felonies; • Human Trafficking Report: Resolution directing TBI to report on the state of human trafficking in Tennessee; • Promoting Safe Eliminating Storage: taxes on firearm safes and safety devices, providing free gun locks, expands safe storage in statetraining approved safety courses, and creates a public service announcement to promote safe storage.

Minority House Leader Karen Camper of Memphis and Democratic Caucus Chair John Ray Clemmons of Nashville have responded to Lee’s official call for the upcoming Special Legislative Session.

“While the governor’s official call is wide-ranging, I must admit my disappointment overall in the exact scope of his proclamation,” said Leader Karen Camper. “I know that he was under tremendous pressure from his own party to call off the special session, but I was hoping for a serious dis-

cussion about gun reform in Tennessee.”

“The number of firearms in our state is staggering and has been since we passed the open carry and guns in trunks laws. But simply focusing on safe storage alone does not truly solve the problems we face in this state and that our constituents were begging us to debate after the Covenant School shooting in Nashville and the Prive Restaurant shooting in Memphis this past March.

“The dangers that our families and school children face today frighten me, as they do most Tennesseans.

“Memphis is not unique in our needs to combat crime and gun violence. This is a Tennessee problem that affects our cities, our rural areas and every community in the state.

We are losing too many lives to gun violence and it’s time to come to the table and have a real dialogue on how to bring this situation under control.”

According to Chairman John Ray Clemmons: “For such a broad call, this proclamation somehow manages to miss the target. Gov. Lee has again wilted in the face of the legislative super-majority.

The winners here are special interests and extremist legislators holding our state hostage.

The clear losers are Tennessee families and school children. The ire of Tennessee families who want and deserve substantive action and policies to better protect our children and neighborhoods from the looming threat of gun violence should be squarely aimed at the GOP super-majority and its leadership in both houses. They have utterly failed our families.

Our children deserve better.

“In trying to appease extremist legislators, the governor has opened up Pandora’s box with some of these captions.

Violating health privacy, reversing years of progress on criminal justice reform and denying people’s individual freedom are all on the table during this special session.”

To date, more than 20,000 Tennesseans have submitted public comments on strengthening public safety, and the form will remain open through the entirety of the special session to ensure that Tennesseans can continue engaging in the conversation.

Trump faces... from page 1 That means that an individual seeking bail on 44 felony charges could have to ante up as much as $8.8 million to remain free pending trial.

Meanwhile, if Trump is convicted on all 78 counts, assuming he receives the maximum statutory penalties, he could receive an astonishing 641 years in prison.

But there remains the Fifth Avenue question.

Could a judge legally sentence the former president to a prison cell?

A major obstacle could be a law that guarantees lifetime Secret Service protection to all ex-presidents.

President Obama signed an updated version of that law in 2012, granting protection to minor children until the age of 16 and spouses unless and until they remarry.

The law could mean that Trump may have some say in his incarceration and the safety measures taken during any potential prison sentence.

Since 1965, lifetime protection has been afforded to former presidents, except for Richard Nixon, who waived it 11 years after his resignation.

Chuck Rosenberg, a former top federal prosecutor, and counsel to then-FBI Director James B. Comey, offered his insights. “Any federal district judge ought to understand it raises enormous and unprecedented logistical issues,”

Rosenberg told the Washington Post.

He said probation, fines, community service, and home confinement are all alternatives.

According to Rosenberg, the possibility of Trump serving prison time is “theoretically, yes and practically, no.” the Secret On Service’s role, experts and commentators have varying opinions. Mike Lawlor, an associate professor at the University of New Haven, suggested that Trump would likely have “one or two secret service details sitting outside his cell with the correctional officers” if he were to serve prison time.

Michele Deitch, an expert on prison oversight at the University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs, told Business Insider that a former president would “have a target on his back” and be closely monitored by the Secret Service.

Ronald Kessler, an author specializing in the Secret Service, provided further insights into the potential security arrangements.

He estimated that Trump’s current Secret Security detail could consist of up to 30 officers, with 10 to 12 agents on duty at any time.

Kessler dismissed the notion of just two agents posted at a prison, deeming it “crazy” given the dangerous environment.

“Just think it through,” he told freelance journalist Dave Roos.

“What would just

two agents do in such a dangerous environment?”

However, Kessler emphasized that if Trump were imprisoned, he would receive no other special treatment and would not be granted access to privileges like a telephone. “[The prison] would have to serve him meals in his cell,” Kessler said.

“It would just be pure protection.”

The prospects of Trump’s potential prison sentence and the accompanying Secret Service protection have raised complex questions that prosecutors may not consider.

Still, the charges the twice-impeached and thrice-indicted ex-president faces come with the possibility of serious prison time.

If Trump is remanded to prison, he “certainly would not be part of the general population,” retired FBI special agent Ken Gray said.

“You could almost put him in a separate little hut.”

Finally, in an interview on MSNBC, Former Attorney General Eric Holder said the Secret Service could punt its responsibilities of protecting Trump to the Bureau of Prisons.

“If they were called upon to imprison a former president, I think they could come up with a way to do it,” Holder said.

“There is a way in which the Justice Department, the Bureau of Prisons could actually do it.”

Secretary Fudge... from page 2 Secretary Fudge's presence was particularly significant as she shares hometown roots with NAREB President Pope, both hailing from Cleveland, Ohio.

During her speech, Secretary Fudge expressed admiration for Pope, describing her as “not only a phenomenal leader but her homegirl.”

This heartfelt connection exemplifies the strong ties that unite professionals in their pursuit of advancing equity in the real estate industry.

Secretary Fudge fired up the audience with her powerful commitment to addressing racial disparities in housing for marginalized communities.

“There's a new sheriff in town, and her administration is committed to ensuring they make a difference in the lives of Black and Brown people. I am doing my job!” leaving

no doubt about her dedication to the mission.

Addressing credit challenges faced by Black borrowers, Secretary Fudge said: “Some Black borrowers lack credit, but now when obtaining an FHA loan, rental history can be used as a credit history.”

This policy change aims to expand access to credit and homeownership opportunities for individuals with limited credit history.

Secretary Fudge highlighted the significance of homeownership in building wealth: “We cannot deal with inflation until we deal with the housing crisis. Most of us build wealth through homeownership.”

This statement underscores the Biden administration's focus on addressing the housing crisis to tackle broader economic challenges.

She noted that poli-

cymakers have advised young people that they don't need to own a home. “Who told them that foolishness?” said Secretary Fudge. She implored the Black real estate agents and brokers: “We need to help get them in homes, so we need your advocacy.”

In closing, Secretary Fudge left the audience with a powerful call to action: “Stay encouraged, Stay vigilant, We need you. Thank you.”

Her words were a rallying cry for real estate professionals to unite and drive positive change in the industry.

“Secretary Fudge's address impacted the NAREB convention attendees, motivating them to embrace the challenges ahead and work together toward creating a more equitable and inclusive housing landscape,” said Pope.

reforms.

Liz Komar, sentencing reform counsel at The Sentencing Project, and co-author of the report, stressed the importance of reimagining public safety infrastructure.

“Policy makers can create safer, fairer, and more equitable communities by combining social interventions that address some of the root causes of crime with legislative reforms that reduce the harm of the criminal legal system,” Komar said.

Further, the report noted that deep racial and ethnic disparities exist throughout the criminal legal system, from the point of arrest to post-incarceration experiences that include restrictions on voting and employment.

“Black, Latinx, and Indigenous residents experience cumulative disadvantage at every stage of the criminal legal system because they are more likely to be arrested, convicted, and receive more punitive criminal sanctions than White individuals,” the authors wrote.

“Black adults are incarcerated in state prisons at nearly five times the rate of Whites,” they continued, noting that, in 2019, Black youth were 4.4 times as likely to be incarcerated in the juvenile justice system as were their White peers.

The report offers five key recommendations for policymakers and community members to create a safer society without relying on mass incarceration:

1) Implement community-based safety solutions: Violence interruption programs and changes to the built environment, such as adding green spaces and improving street lighting, can decrease violence without resorting to incarceration.

2) Transform crisis response: Investing in communitytrained based responders with expertise in public health approaches can reduce police shootings, improve safety, and decrease incarceration during crises, including mental health emergencies.

3) Reduce unnecessary justice involvement: Decriminalizing certain non-public safety offenses and implementing diversion programs can limit police and court contact involvement, ultimately improving safety and reducing unnecessary incarceration.

4) End the drug war: Shifting away from criminalizing drug use and focusing on public health solutions, such as harm reduction services and supervised consumption sites, can improve public health and safety.

5) Strengthen opportunities for youth: Providing summer employment opportunities and training youth in effective decision-making skills can prevent their involvement in the criminal legal system.

Nicole D. Porter, senior director of advocacy with The Sentencing Project and coauthor of the report, underlines the effective-

ness and cost-efficiency of these interventions.

“Research shows these interventions are more effective at reducing crime and improving public safety, more cost-effective, and more equitable than punitive responses that rely on over policing and mass incarceration,” Porter said.

Researchers said the report serves as a beacon of hope and an urgent call to action for policy makers, community leaders, and citizens alike.

They insist that embracing these social interventions and legislative reforms allows the United States to forge a safer, more equitable future free from the burden of mass incarceration.

“At every stage of the criminal legal system, and before harm ever arises, there are promising ways that communities can protect public safety and take steps toward ending mass incarceration,” The Sentencing Project wrote. researchers “State legislatures and the federal government should invest in these interventions and incentivize their adoption. have Communities already begun building the necessary interventions to reduce America’s reliance on prisons.

“Social interventions that address the root causes of crime and legislative reforms that reduce the harm of the criminal legal system can move the U.S. toward a safer, fairer, and more equitable future.”

Racial generation gap... from page 2 make plain that substantial old-young racial gaps exist in much of the country, and are likely to persist in the near term,” William H. Frey, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, wrote in new researched released by the Brookings Institution.

“This is reflected in a cultural generation gap that underlies many aspects of the nation’s social fabric and politics, including views about the recent Supreme Court decision on affirmative action and state proposals to limit teaching about race and diversity in public schools.”

The statistics show that the nation continues to age, with the fastest population growth occurring among the older population, while the youth population declines.

Brookings’s data shows White Americans contributed substantially to older population gains compared to younger and middle-aged populations, which registered White declines.

Non-White residents accounted for all the

gains in post-babyboomer populations.

Although all race and ethnic groups are aging to some degree, the median age of White Americans is higher than all others in most geographic areas, researchers wrote.

They said these patterns have led to a “racial generation gap,” in which the younger population (more influenced by immigration in recent decades) is far more diverse than older age groups.

This demographic phenomenon has been shown to underlie many aspects of American social life, including its politics, Frey wrote.

“Generation Z will be the last generation of Americans with a White majority, according to census data,” Daniel De Vise wrote for The Hill.

“The nation’s socalled majority minority arrived with Generation Alpha, those born since about 2010. Barely two decades from now, around 2045, non-Hispanic White people will fall below half a share of the overall U.S. population. America’s White

majority, and its numbered days, is a lightning-rod topic, given the nation’s history of slavery and enduring patterns of discrimination against minorities and immigrants.”

“Race is the most complicated variable in the census, and it’s the one that draws people like moths to the flame,” Dowell Myers, a professor of policy, planning and demography at the University of Southern California, said.

Justin Gest, a professor at George Mason University’s Scholar School of Policy and Government, said: “In this environment, nationalism has experienced a rebirth.”

In an op-ed, Gest wrote that in the face of destabilizing demographic change and the uncertainties of globalization, nationalism is a familiar security blanket. “In democracies particularly, nationalism asserts precisely what demographic change threatens: a specific ethno-religious people’s social dominance and entitlement to the state,” Gest said.

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Faith of A Mustard Seed

by Barbara A. Woods Washington, M. Div. This week in Montgomery, The ‘Alabama Reporter’ Political delivered this headline on August 7: “Brawl Erupts after White boaters attack Black city worker” resulting from viral video of the attack. On the question of “Knowledge”, here in this space, the inquiry becomes “what do you KNOW about Montgomery?

At least ten years or more ago I came across a post identifying the ‘Equal Justice Initiative’ and followed the link to find a MAN OF WHOM I had no Bryan Knowledge, Stevenson. The EJI.org offered a Book on the Lynching history in America… for FREE. From the time that I opened the mailer and held his work in my hands Bryan Stevenson became a ‘Living Guide for my Faith Journey.

Then I saw a picture of him standing next to the ‘Historical Marker’ erected on the Riverfront Montgomery, Commerce Street. “Commerce Street was central to the operation of Montgomery’s slave trade. Enslaved people were marched in chains up the street from the riverfront and railroad station to the slave auction site or to local slave depots.

Warehouses were critical to the city’s slave trade. Slave traders confined enslaved people in warehouses until they could be sold during slave auctions. At 122 Commerce Street was a very large warehouse owned

by John Murphy, who provided support to slave traders in the city and built the Murphy house on Bibb Street.

The Commerce Street warehouse was used in the 1850s by slave traders like H.W. Farley, who advertised the sale

Barbara A. Woods Washington, M. Div. of enslaved children, such as a boy “about fourteen, very likely and sprightly.” The warehouse rem-ained in the hands of owners involved in the slave trade until the end of the Civil War.” Erected 2013 by Black Heritage Council, Equal Justice Initiative and While so many were vying to get to Selma, I only wanted to get to Montgomery! Where this man had identified every “Lynched” victim in all of America’s very cynical and diabolical historical collection of photographs; found their burial ground and collected soil… in jars!

Where this man, who I came to know as earning the same degree as Barack Obama, took his Harvard Law degree to Montgomery —to get us to see ALABAMA’S DEATH ROW as a new, modern, STILL LEGAL form of… LYNCHING. I-65 straight out of downtown Nashville to downtown Montgomery! It is a ‘pilgrimage’ that requires, perhaps the annual visit. On my first trip I became so overwhelmed when I entered the Room in ‘The Legacy Museum’ that was lit like The Sun and had, not photographs, but carved bronze?, metallic? artistic renderings of our ‘Freedom Fighters’! As

I sat taking notes, first of those whom I had marched, and worked, and fought beside… to those that I had no knowledge of— one of the screens inconspicuously located between the portraits came alive with video of the Battle with Stevie Wonder singing… “They won’t go where I go…!”

The ‘comic relief’ ensued on Monday as the viral Memes appeared —focused on ‘the chair’ that became a weapon in the Riverfront brawl. I commented: “Attention is called from ‘Higher Powers” to the slaves brought in on This Dock.” Take a moment to visit the eji.org site for fresh new eyes on the “Transatlantic Slave Trade” Report!

As This “Mele” on the Riverfront Dock in Montgomery Alabama has ‘Troubled the Waters’, our attention is called to the need for new eyes... an Awakening! I found an Article from the “New Yorker” of July 17, 2018, ‘A Visit to Montgomery’s Legacy Museum’: “From 1850 until the end of the Civil War, Montgomery was the Southern port most active in slave trading— even surpassing New Orleans, where an estimated hundred and thirty-five thousand human souls were auctioned between 1804 and 1862.

Markers draw attention to… the First White House of the Confederacy, where Jefferson Davis lived until 1861, when the Confederate capital was moved to Richmond.” There you have it! Montgomery was the ‘Original Capital’ of the Confederacy... what I NOW KNOW... about Montgomery!

You can contact Rev. Barbara by email at: myfathersmansion press@gmail.com

Devotional offers practical guidance and spiritual encouragement for rebuilding lives after adverse situations Latresa R. Witherspoon has announced the release of her inaugural written work, Strengthened by the Storm: Daily Readings for Difficult Times. This soul-nourishing devotional is designed to empower individuals to rebuild their lives after facing adverse situations, while offering them practical guidance and spiritual encouragement on their journey towards healing and renewal.

Life is full of unexpected challenges that can leave people feeling broken and overwhelmed. Whether it's coping with a major loss, navigating a difficult transition, or overcoming personal obstacles, the journey of rebuilding one's life can be daunting.

Strengthened by the Storm comes as a beacon of hope, providing a much-needed source of comfort and strength to those who are looking to rise above their circumstances and embrace a brighter future.

Highlights of Strengthened by the Storm include: 1) Practical wisdom: The devotional offers actionable advice and proven strategies for handling life's obstacles.

From setting realistic

Latresa R. Witherspoon goals to cultivating resilience, readers will gain insights into building a solid foundation for their journey of rebuilding. It’s the only devotional of its kind that provides a list of trusted resources such as counseling services for times when extra support is necessary.

2) Spiritual encouragement: Strengthened by the Storm provides spiritual encouragement to help readers find meaning and purpose in their struggles. It offers insights into deepening their connection with their spirituality to foster inner peace and hope.

3) Daily reflections: The devotional consists of 31 daily readings that inspire self-reflection and introspection. Each entry is carefully crafted to resonate with readers' emotions and experi-

ences, fostering personal growth and a sense of community.

4) Inspirational stories: Strengthened by the Storm features powerful stories of individuals who have triumphed over adversity, including her own family’s struggle with addiction.

These stories serve as a source of inspiration and motivation for readers proving that it is possible to find hope even in the darkest times.

Strengthened by the Storm is available for purchase on Amazon at <www.amazon.com>.

Whether readers are facing personal setbacks or supporting someone in their journey to rebuild, this devotional promises to be a valuable companion for anyone seeking transformation and renewal.

(Latresa R. Witherspoon is an avid reader and writer. After a family crisis with addiction, she wrote Strengthened by the Storm to help others overcome adversity and find purpose. She is native of Nashville, Tennessee and the mother of two adult sons. In her spare time, she sings regularly and was recently featured in the song ‘Finally at Peace,’ written by James M. McCarroll.)

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August 11, 2023

Expressions of Faith The way is already made (Part 2)

by Bishop-elect Dr. Monterey D. Lee, Sr. Isaiah speaks of the Savior, looks to God and the lives of His people.

“Come out of your fear and be My witnesses in the earth with the covenant that I have made with you as your creator. I Myself have spoken to you, saved you, and told you these things. You are My witnesses, and I am your God, says the Lord. I have always been God. No one can save you from My powers; when I do something, no one can change it,” Isaiah 43:12-13.

God speaks to His people as Creator. God has a special and unique claim upon us, because He is our Creator. When men forget or reject God as Creator, they fail in the most basic obligation they have to God. All they had to do was look at God’s great works in the past. “I have forgiven all your sins. Your first fathers sinned, and your leader turned against Me. This is the reason I made your holy rulers unholy. I will bring destruction on the people of Jacob and will let Israel be insulted.

You are My people Israel, I have chosen you as My servants. I am your Creator. You were in My care even before you were born. Israel don’t be afraid or terrified! You are My chosen servants, My very favorites. I will bless the thirsty land by sending streams of water; I will bless your descendants by giving them My Spirit. They will spring up like willow trees, like grass growing near flowing streams.

“Jacob My servant, and Israel, I have chosen you, the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb. This is the timing of God that the children of Israel will be proud to belong to God. They will be unashamed and delighted to be sons and daughters of God, and to let the world see and know about the relationship we have with Him. There is fear of no one, for we are His people and He is our Lord, the King of Israel.

His spirit is on all that comes to Him, our children, our seed, will have His spirit and will be blessed for they shall spring up and live.

“This will be My

Bishop-Elect Dr. Monterey D. Lee, Sr. covenant relationship with My people and I will stand by you and make sure that you are not wronged by no man.

You are My chosen and you have special protection. This is not just for you but it is for your offspring as well. I will spring them up into greatness, they will have abundant satisfaction in God. I will pour water on them that is thirsty, that thirsts after righteousness; they will be filled. I will pour out My spirit without measure on your seed. The ones that are faithful. This is My covenant with you so live and have new life in Me as Lord,” Isaiah 44.

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Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.

Bible Study: Wed. 7:00 p.m. & Thurs 11:00 a.m.

(615) 329-2325 Min. Dr. Charles A Beaman

Greater St. John Baptist Church 2200 26th Ave, No. Nashville, TN 37208 (615) 263-9450 Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Herbert T. Brown, pastor

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Ph: (615) 329-4464 Rev. Aaron X. FAX: (615) 321-0975 Marble, pastor Sunday Worship: 8:00 a.m./10:45 a.m.

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International Church Sunday Worship 5100 Wyoming Ave. 11:00 a.m.

Nashville, TN 37209 Wed. Worship: 7:30 PM 615-297-7437 Rev. Enoch Fuzz, pastor Worship Times: Ezra Emmanuel 11:00 a.m. 7 p.m.

Ministries (1st & 2nd Sun.) 2606 Union Hall Rd. Bishop Adebanjo Clarksville, TN 37040 thelivingwordcogic.com www. ezraemmanuelmin.org Mt. Lebanon MBC 9 a.m. Sunday worship 222 Franklin Lime 6 p.m. Wednesday Stone Rd. Hr of Empowerment 11:00 a.m.

931-378-1092 worship service Overseer Danelle M. Stephens 615-596-0456 jamesgreen@yahoo.com Gospel United Rev. James J. Green, Missionary pastor Baptist Church 3700 Fairview Dr. Mt. Vernon MBC Nashville, TN 37218 1022 New 615-876-7022 Providence Pass 9:30 Sunday School Madison, TN 37115 Sunday Worship: Sunday Worship 11 a.m.

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Pastor Carlos A. Jones 615-860-0213 Bishop Willie Joy, pastor mtvernon1022@cocast.net

Nehemiah Missionary Baptist Church Pastor Thomas E. Hunter, Sr. 916 16th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37208 615-942-5261 Sunday School:9:00am Sunday Service: 10:00am Tues. Bible Study:6:30pm nehemiahmissionary baptistchurch.com New Salem A.M.E. Church 1800 4th Ave. N. Nashville, TN 37208 615-964-7246 Sunday Worship 11 a.m.

Pastor Eddie L. Sneed Payne Chapel AME Church 212 Neil Avenue (615) 262-3675 Sunday Worship: 10 am Rev. W. Antoni Sinkfield Schrader Lane Church of Christ 1234 Schrader Lane Nashville, TN 37208 (615) 329-0950 Sunday Worship: 7:45/10:15 a.m./5:00 p.m.

Robert Gardenhire, Pastor Spruce Street Baptist Church 504 Spruce Street Nashville, TN 37203 Worship at 11 a.m.

(615) 329-4105 Pastor Raymond Bowman St. John A.M.E. Church 1822 Formosa Street Nashville, TN. 37208 (615) 320-1026 sainjohname@aol.com Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.

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Rev. W.B. Armstrong, pastor St. Paul A.M.E. Church 3340 W. Hamilton Ave. Nashville, TN 37218 (615) 876-7219 Rev. Harold Moses Love, Jr. www.stpaul-amec.com Word of Life Christian Center International 4100 Clarksville Pike Nashville, TN 37218 (615) 876-3086 Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Rev. Alexander Arthur

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August programs free at the Tennessee State Museum

Julia Doyle, TSM Curator of Textiles

by Cass Teague the hot, humid summer Your Tennessee State of 1920 and tells the true Museum is presenting story of the dramatic two very special women- encounters of legislators, oriented programs mid- pro-suffragists and antiAugust that you can suffragists as they battle experience in-person or over the critical vote virtually. The museum is needed to ensure nationlocated adjacent to al women’s suffrage. downtown Nashville at This powerful and the corner of Jefferson engaging show includes Street and Rosa L. Parks. 11 original songs, 4 vinAmple free parking is tage songs, impassioned included and there is no speeches, passion, intadmission charge. rigue and humor.

Music for Seniors: A The next day, ThursVote of Her Own is on day, August 17, Lunch Wednesday, August 16, and Learn: Young 2023, from 11:00 a.m. Women's Education in until 12 Noon. Singer / Tennessee will run from songwriters Candace 12:00 Noon until 1:00 Corrigan and Janne Hen- p.m., presented by Julia shaw, accompanied by Doyle, in-person in the additional cast members, Museum’s Digital Learnwill present songs and ing Center It will also be stories from their latest livestreamed on the collaboration, A Vote of Museum’s website at Her Own. This dynamic TNMuseum.org/Videos. new musical tells the This program will story of winning the vote explore the educational for American women. facilities and opportuniThe full presentation ties of young women in premiered at Knoxville’s 19th century Tennessee Bijou theatre in August through a survey of sam2022, and is now being plers from the State presented as part of the Museum’s collections.

TSM Music for Seniors In the 19th century, free daytime concert the establishment of series. female academies and Set in Nashville, the seminaries throughout musical takes place in Tennessee reflected the

increasing access to education for women. Samplers were common educational tools, used both as memory and teaching aids as well as a way to develop a girl’s needlework skills. Through the study of material objects, information on the education of young women in Tennessee — either at a female academy or at home — can be revealed by studying the works produced by these students.

Samplers have a long history as a practical form of decorative art.

Samplers were embroidered textiles produced by women, particularly young girls as part of their education. They often feature the alphabet or numbers and could be taught by a female relative, teacher, or at an academy. As samplers often feature the maker’s name and date of completion, as well as references to their location, the makers are often identifiable, and thus serve as historic records of these girls’ early lives.

Historians have been able to make connections between certain teachers, students, and schools in a region by identifying similar stitching styles and motifs within the samplers.

Julia Doyle is a dress and textile historian in Nashville, TN. She is the curator of textiles at the Tennessee State Museum, where her work focuses on the cataloging and collecting of textiles in the museum’s collection.

Her work also focuses on developing new exhibitions and interpreting the textiles for display. Julia received her Master of Letters in Dress and Textile Histories from the University of Glasgow.

She received her undergraduate degrees in History and Art History from Mount Holyoke College.

Afrobeats vibes sweep Nashville: Middle TN’s own take the lead Bizkit blends his Ghanaian roots with Music City’s pulse in new single In an era where Afrobeats music continues to cross borders, Double U Records is excited to highlight “Hustlin’,” the latest track from Ghana’s very own Afrobeats superstar, The Bizkit. Now making waves in Nashville, Tennessee, The Bizkit has introduced an extraordinary fusion of his diverse musical roots into the pulsating world of Afrobeats with this single, released fresh on July 28.

The track is now available for streaming on all major platforms, including Spotify and Apple Music.

Hustlin'” offers a captivating preview of what followers can anticipate from The Bizkit’s upcoming EP, BizUndastood, due to be launched on his birthday, November 19. The single, skillfully put together by renowned Ghanaian producer Mix Master Garzy and mastered by Grammy-nominated producer Loud City based in Seattle, Wash., is an affirmation of The Bizkit’s groundbreaking mix of African beats, reggae fusion, and pop.

“Originally, I was engrossed in hip-hop and rapping. However, when I evolved into professional songwriting, I found myself gravitating towards singing,” said The Bizkit. “My unique sound fuses African melodies with the rhythm of Jamaican Reggae and Patois. It felt

The Bizkit (Photo by Double U Records) Nashville is like Afrobeats was cus- tion. tom-made for me. It increasingly becoming a wasn't that I choose cultural melting pot, and Afrobeats, Afrobeats I believe that Afrobeats has a huge potential choose me.”

Born Dela Woollams, market here.”

As the founder of The Bizkit has already left an indelible mark on Double U Records, The both the Ghanaian and Bizkit is not just crafting international music his own musical journey scenes since launching but also reshaping the his professional career industry, bringing his as an indie artist in 2010. unique blend of sounds With the launch of “Hus- to a global audience. His tlin’,” he continues to upcoming EP, BizUnpioneer a new era in dastood, is set to be a global music culture, strong testament to his proudly showcasing the growth as an artist and ascent of Afrobeats in his contribution to the vibrant landscape of Music City, Nashville.

“I am convinced that Afrobeats.

For more informaNashville is ready for the Afrobeats move- tion about The Bizkit, ment,” said The Bizkit. his new single, and his “With the city experi- upcoming EP, visit encing a surge in <www.thebizkitofficial.

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TPAC & Studio Tenn present Ken Page

by Cass Teague TPAC & Studio Tenn will present Ken Page in Cabaret on Stage, Saturday, August 19, at 8:00 p.m. on the James K. Polk Theater Stage. Ken Page is widely known as the voice of “Mr. Oogie Boogie” in Tim Burton’s classic animated film, The Nightmare Before Christmas.

His numerous television and film credits include Dreamgirls, Torch Song Trilogy, and All Dogs Go to Heaven.

Ken made his Broadway debut as Nicely-Nicely Johnson in the all-black revival of Guys and Dolls, and his other Broadway credits include Cats (Old Deuteronomy), Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Original Broadway Cast; Drama Desk Award), The Wiz (Lion), and It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues.

In London’s West End, Ken starred in the original cast of Children of Eden (Father) and the concert performance of My One and Only. Ken has performed in cabaret and concert since 1976, most recently at the Eugene O’Neil Cabaret Conference and in the Jazz at Lincoln Center / Mabel Mercer Foundation’s tribute to Nat King Cole.

In 2022, Ken appeared in a sold out, critically acclaimed engagement at 54 Below. He is the 2023 recipient of The Mac Awards Lifetime Achievement Honor in cabaret. His solo concert, Page by Page, was recorded live and released on LML Music.

Studio Tenn and Tennessee Performing Arts Center are co-presenting their unique Cabaret On Stage series for a third exciting year this summer and fall.

The 2023 Cabaret On Stage series features three intimate evenings on the stage in TPAC’s Polk Theater with legendary Broadway performers.

The seriesh began in July with Jason Danieley (The Full Monty, Pretty Woman: The Musical); and now continues with Ken Page (Cats, The Wiz) and concludes September 30, with Emily Skinner (Side Show; Billy Elliot; New York, New York).

Studio Tenn is a professional regional theatre company based in Franklin, Tennessee. Its programming centers around innovative, custom-designed presentations of classic plays and musicals as well as an original “Legacy” series of theatrical concerts celebrating the work of legendary performers and musicians. For more information about its 2022-23 season, visit StudioTenn.org.

Emily Skinner: Broad-way, My Way takes the James K. Polk Theater Stage on September 30 at 8:00 p.m.

Tony Award® nominee Emily Skinner has captivated audiences around the world with her rich, expressive singing voice and vivacious, magnetic stage presence. Her special solo concert celebration is a dazzling evening filled with glorious music by landmark composers such as Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Lowe, Kander and Ebb, Stephen Sondheim, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, and Irving Berlin as well as the theater’s hottest up-and-comers.

Studio Tenn’s landmark 23/24 season brings iconic people and stories to their iconic new venue — The Turner Theater in the Factory at Franklin. Experience Million Dollar Quartet, October 19 - 29, 2023;

Ken Page (photo provided by Ken Page) It’s A Wonderful Life, December 7 - 17, 2023; Driving Miss Daisy, March 7 - 17, 2024; and

Cabaret, May 9 - 19, 2024, which will feature a uniquely modified layout with cabaret tables.

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New James Lawson high School opens in Bellevue

MNPS Director Dr. Adrienne Battle speaks at JLHS event.

by Cass Teague Lawson was a bold and brilliant Metropolitan Nashville Public leader of a group of determined peoSchools (MNPS) welcomed students ple who made it possible for people for the 2023 - 2024 school year start- who look like me to be in positions ing Tuesday, August 8, at the new like this. Reverend Lawson trained James Lawson High School (JLHS) and mentored the young women and in Bellevue. The new $124 million men who sat in at the Nashville’s high school campus is located on downtown lunch counters in 1960 to “Lightning Lane” off Highway 70 demand equal service as paying cusSouth on the western side of tomers of those department stores.

Davidson County.

“Many of them also rode buses JLHS has 310,000 square feet of across the South in 1961 to highlight classrooms and common space, racial discrimination in public transincluding the cafeteria, gyms for bas- portation. As they protested, they ketball, volleyball and wrestling, the- endured harassment, assaults, attacks, atre, and student Commons. The 274- and even bombings, and through the acre site blends into the hills and non-violent and dignified protest includes athletic facilities for foot- strategies they learned from ball, soccer, lacrosse, baseball, soft- Reverend Lawson, through their willball, and tennis. Lightning Lane is ingness to put their bodies on the line named after the school mascot – for freedom and for equity, those Lawson Lightning – and tributes to young people and their leaders forced the mascot appear all around the cam- Nashville and also the state and the pus. nation to change for the better.

The design process involved close “We will be forever grateful to collaboration with MNPS to create a Reverend Lawson for the courage, place that fosters critical thinking, leadership, resilience, dignity, and inquiry, problem-solving, and cre- passion for social justice that he disativity among the 1,600 students it played over and over and over again serves, ensuring that the design of the after he moved to the South at the school would become a hub for col- request of the Reverend Martin laboration and community engage- Luther King Jr and he landed here in ment. The design embraces sustain- Nashville. And as he kept at it for ability as a driver and is projected to more than 60 years since then, and he achieve a LEED Gold certification is still going strong today. through various initiatives, including “I hope – no, let me say I know -roof-mounted photovoltaic arrays, a that the students of James Lawson high-efficiency geothermal mechani- High School will carry themselves cal system, natural daylighting, rain- and represent this community with water harvesting, green roofs, and the same pride, passion, belief, and outdoor classrooms connecting with determination that Reverend Lawson nature. continues to send into the world each “We are so proud to have this new day. His example serves as an inspihigh school named for the Reverend ration for all of us… I think we James Lawson,” MNPS Director Dr. should all feel really good about Adrienne Battle said at a July 27 rib- what’s going to happen here at James bon-cutting event.

“Reverend Lawson.”

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Meharry’s Morgan Williams takes part in NFL’s Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline initiative

by Jim Wyatt The NFL, together with the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) and the Professional Football Athletic Trainer Society (PFATS), have announced the roster of medical students who will participate in the second year of the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative.

The Titans will be participating in the program for the second year in a row, as Morgan Williams from Meharry Medical College will be with the team in Tennessee.

"I am very excited for this opportunity to work with the Titans," Williams said. "I am thrilled to uniquely combine my experience as an athlete with my passion for medicine on one of the largest stages in sports. I am grateful for this opportunity and can't wait to get started."

The NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative aims to increase and diversify the pipeline of students interested in pursuing careers in sports medicine and, over time, help to diversify NFL club medical staffs.

"The NFL and our club medical staffs are thrilled to welcome these impressive medical students from around the country to the league this season," said NFL Chief Medical Officer Dr. Allen Sills. "The leaguewide expansion of the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative this season demonstrates strong interest in sports medicine from diverse and under-represented medical students and is indicative of our clubs' commitment to diversity in all facets of the game."

Last year's pilot program hosted 14 students at eight NFL clubs, including the Titans. This season, the program will expand league-wide to more than double the number of students in the program's second year. Diverse students from 19 medical schools will complete clinical rotations with NFL club medical staffs focused on primary care sports medicine and/or orthopedic surgery.

Participating students hail from the country's four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) medical schools, including five stu-

Morgan Williams dents from Nashville's Meharry Medical College, as well as other medical schools local to NFL clubs.

According to the NFL, during their one-month rotations, students will observe and participate in the care of NFL players, working directly with and under the supervision of the orthopedic team physicians, primary care team physicians and athletic trainers to gain medical knowledge and exposure to patient care in sports medicine.

Additionally, students will become familiar with return-to-play guidelines and on-field treatment considerations for NFL players. By the end of the rotation, students will understand the basic elements of all facets of care provided to NFL players from an orthopedic, primary care sports medicine and athletic training perspective.

The Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative is part of the league's broader commitment to ensure that staff and leaders in the league office and at NFL clubs reflect the racial and gender makeup of America. Among NFL club medical staffs, the initiative builds on existing efforts to recruit and hire diverse medical staff when positions become available across all roles, and to increase diversity across NFL medical committees.

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