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NAACP calls for end to
Birmingham police mac-

ing students
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. In
response to reports that more
than 200 African American
high school students in
Birmingham, Ala. have been
sprayed with mace or pepper
spray by Birmingham police
officers, the NAACP is ask-
ing Birmingham Mayor
William Bell to ban the use of
mace and order the police to
develop fairer policing poli-
cies for schoolchildren.
Mace and pepper spray
may be legitimate parts of an
adult or crowd policing strat-
egy, but they are not accept-
able for use on school chil-
dren, stated NAACP
President/CEO Benjamin
Todd Jealous. This is an
unequivocal abuse of our
young men and women. As
long as we continue to treat
students like criminals, they
will grow up to become crim-
inals.
The NAACP released a
petition asking Mayor Bell to
ban the use of mace as a form
of restraint or moderation by
the police in the school sys-
tem, and to direct the
Birmingham Police
Department to develop and
implement policies specific
to the policing of children for
all officers assigned to work
in Birmingham Public
Schools.
"All students are entitled
to the opportunity to develop
in an apparent non-malicious
environment, said Hezekiah
Jackson, IV, Metro
Birmingham Branch
NAACP President. We, as a
community, must end this
form of archaic police disci-
plinary response, implement
alternative strategies and cre-
ate an atmosphere in which
all children of Birmingham
can feel protected and com-
fortable."
UNESCO Names Port
Harcourt as World Book
Capital 2014.
By Dr. Leonard Madu
Nashville,TN - On July 11,
the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) announced the
selection of the Nigerian
City of Port Harcourt as the
2014 World Book Capital.
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by Cass Teague
The Tennessee delega-
tion to the Democratic
National Convention wit-
nessed history in Charlotte,
North Carolina Thursday
evening as President Barack
Obama accepted the partys
nomination to seek a second
term. The 91 delegates from
the Volunteer State were
able to watch the events
unfold live with other offi-
cials from the party and a
limited number of other
invited guests. Sixty-five
thousand other potential
witnesses to Thursdays pro-
gram from around the coun-
try, many of whom made
travel plans to go to
Charlotte primarily or
specifically for the event,
were literally left out in the
rain.
You see, the party con-
vention planners and organ-
izers arranged to use the
huge stadium where Cam
Newton leads the Carolina
Panthers in NFL action for
the evening, and invited
65,000 people from all
states, territories, and
PALM BEACH GAR-
DENS, Fla. Americans
desperately want to wake up
from the ongoing nightmare
of joblessness. Politicians
on both sides of the aisle
helped to create this mess
and have made promises to
lower Americas unemploy-
ment rate with no positive
results in sight. The
American public is tired of
broken promises and one
company is doing something
that the politicians have
failed to do. Labor Finders
International, the oldest and
largest privately held indus-
trial labor staffing company
in the United States is going
beyond making promises.
With their innovative pro-
gram 1,000 Days of Work,
they are pledging to put
Americans to workone
free worker at a time.
Talk is cheap, and yes, I
know it is an election year
but I was tired of hearing
from politicians that they
have the answer to
Americas high unemploy-
ment and yet our govern-
ment has failed to do any-
thing about it, said Dan
Shube, director of marketing
for Labor Finders, the devel-
oper of 1,000 Days of Work.
We fully understand that
keeping your business afloat
is not cheap, which is why
Labor Finders will pay for
the first day of your tempo-
rary employee. Plus, you
can try before you buy, so
when you do decide to hire,
you can rest assured that you
are making the right deci-
sion.
Each Labor Finders
office will choose five com-
panies to receive a tempo-
rary employee for one day
1,000 workers nationwide.
Labor Finders is covering
the cost of the day of work
for the 1,000 workers
including the days wage, all
taxes and Workers
Compensation insurance;
with no obligation whatso-
ever for the employers.
All we ask is that you
have a need, and evaluate if
there could be an opportuni-
ty to employ your worker
for one more day. Who
knows, some of the workers
may even end up working a
week or more. Actually, we
New program puts
politicians on notice
One company putting
Americans to work
Democrats nominate President
Barack Obama for second term
Weather prevents outdoor rally, but doesnt dampen spirits
The Tennessee Democratic Delegation
Photo: TNDP
by Cass Teague
The Tennessee Titans
open the regular season this
weekend by hosting the
defending AFC Champion
New England Patriots.
Kickoff at LP Field is sched-
uled for noon, CDT, on
Sunday, Sept. 9. This is the
second time the two clubs
have met in Week 1 and the
first since 1975, when the
then-Oilers began their sea-
son with a 7-0 victory, one of
only 15 shutouts in franchise
history. All-time on opening
day, the Titans/Oilers are 27-
25.
Legendary Tennessee
basketball coach Pat
Summitt will be honored as
the 12th Titan in a special
ceremony prior to kickoff.
Titans owner K.S. Bud
Adams, Jr. will donate
$25,000 to the Pat Summitt
Foundation in an effort to
raise awareness and help
find a cure to Alzheimers
disease.
The Titans begin their
second season under Head
Coach Mike Munchak, in his
31st overall season with the
franchise. Last year, the for-
mer offensive line coach and
Hall of Fame guard led the
Titans to a second-place fin-
ish in the AFC South with a
9-7 record. They finished a
game behind the 10-6 divi-
sion champion Houston
Texans and narrowly missed
out on a Wild Card playoff
berth.
The Titans concluded the
preseason last Thursday with
a 10-6 win over the New
Orleans Saints. After drop-
ping their first preseason
game at Seattle, they came
back with consecutive wins
against Tampa Bay, Arizona
and New Orleans.
Jake Locker will be the
teams starting quarterback.
Locker, the eighth overall
pick in the 2011 NFL Draft,
served as a backup to Matt
Hasselbeck as a rookie. The
former Washington Husky
passed for 542 yards and
four touchdowns without
throwing an interception and
added a rushing touchdown
in limited playing time.
In 2011, the Patriots won
their fifth conference title
and ninth AFC East crown in
the last 12 years under head
The presidential search
advisory committee for
Tennessee State University
met today to outline the
search process and agree on
a schedule for future meet-
ings.
The committees next
meeting and any other meet-
ings where individual appli-
cants or candidates are iden-
tified will be closed to the
public in order to comply
with a new state law. The law
provides that identities of
candidates for chief execu-
tive officer of a Tennessee
public higher education
institution remain confiden-
tial unless the candidate is
selected as a finalist for the
position.
The committee and
Tennessee Board of Regents
Chancellor John Morgan
expect to have a finalist
selected to recommend to the
board by late October and a
new president in place by
January 2013.
This is an outstanding
advisory committee, and I
appreciate the time each
member has dedicated to
serve in this important role,
said Morgan. The engage-
ment each has demonstrated
already is a strong indication
that the committee will do an
excellent job narrowing the
field of qualified candi-
dates.
The search committees
charge is to identify three to
five finalists who will visit
the college for campus
forums and community
receptions. After collecting
feedback from committee
members, Tennessee Board
of Regents Chancellor John
Morgan will then make a
TSU presidential search committee outlines process, schedule
Titans host Patriots to open season
Titans Kendall Wright reaching for the ball in final preseason game against the Saints
Photo: Sarah Anne Mayes
For the third year, The
National Consortium of
Black Women in Ministry
(NCBWIM), Nashville
Chapter and the Greater
Nashville Affiliate of Susan
G. Komen for the Cure have
partnered to provide a breast
cancer education and aware-
ness outreach initiative to
Middle Tennessee by spon-
soring Pink Sunday/Worship
in Pink (PS/WIP) Weekend
on October 12, 13 and 14.
Pink Sunday/Worship in
Pink is a grassroots effort
with local synagogues,
churches and mosques to
educate their respective
members on breast health
and breast cancer. Last year,
Komen and NCBWIM
Nashville distributed over
12,000 informational pack-
ets throughout middle
Tennessee area.
Founded by National
President Rev. Carla Jo
Howlett, the vision of The
National Consortium of
Black Women in Ministry
(NCBWIM) is to promote
the leading professional
organization for Black
women in ministry in the
United States. NCBWIM
supports and resources
Black women in ministry
(both personally and profes-
sionally) by cultivating com-
munities of Black women in
ministry across the United
States and mobilizing them
to impact issues affecting the
wellbeing of Black women.
To culminate Worship
In Pink weekend, NCB-
WIM Nashville will host the
6th annual Pink Sunday
worship service. This city-
wide ecumenical faith serv-
ice will be held at Fairfield
Go Pink! Pink
Sunday in October
Registration open for Annual Pink
Sunday/Worship in Pink Weekend
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Rev. Sondrea Tolbert
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A
U.S. District Court has
blocked Texas new voter ID
law because it discriminates
against minorities and con-
flicts with the federal Voting
Rights Act.
In doing so, the three-
judge panel in Washington
removed a stumbling block
that opponents of the law
argued could keep up to 1.5
million Texas voters from
the polls in November, the
majority of whom are
Hispanic or Black.
By blocking this law,
the court reaffirmed the right
of all people in this country
to participate in our democ-
racy, said Nancy Abudu,
senior staff attorney with the
ACLU Voting Rights
Project, which represented
Texas-based organizations
and individuals in the case.
The ACLU and other
groups maintained that
minorities are less likely to
possess any of the six forms
of acceptable government-
issued photo ID required
under the law.
Under Section 5 of the
Voting Rights Act, states
with a history of discrimina-
tory voting laws (including
Texas) must have changes to
their voting laws approved,
or pre-cleared, by the U.S.
Department of Justice (DOJ)
or the U.S. District Court in
Washington. Texas original-
ly sought preclearance from
the DOJ, which the DOJ
denied on March 12. Prior to
receiving a final decision
from the DOJ, however, the
state requested approval
from the court as well.
This case demonstrates
precisely why we still need
Section 5 in 2012, said Terri
Burke, executive director of
the ACLU of Texas.
Without the process of fed-
eral review it mandates,
democracy would have
failed the largely minority
population who cannot
afford to purchase the under-
lying documents, travel long
distances (up to 100 miles in
some cases) or take off work
to get to the closest govern-
ment office that issues photo
identification.
The ACLU was among
several groups that inter-
vened in the case on the side
of the DOJ.
The ACLU remains
committed to helping
enforce the Voting Rights
Act, and we will continue to
challenge any law that
threatens the fairness of the
voting process for any U.S.
citizen, Abudu said.
Rev. Peter Johnson, of
the civil rights and social
justice organization Justice
Seekers, who testified during
the trial, said the decision
has implications beyond
Texas.
Historically, the federal
courts have been the only
place where minorities in the
South could defend their
right to vote. This decision
today further confirms that
the system works, that there
still are processes by which
we can ensure our rights are
protected, and that those
who fought for equality dur-
ing the civil rights move-
ment did not do so in vain.
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Deputy Gov. Claude
Ramsey and Environment
and Conservation
Commissioner Bob
Martineau presented the
2012 Governors
Environmental Stewardship
Awards at the Ellington
Agriculture Center campus
in Nashville recently, recog-
nizing 11 honorees whose
efforts have made a positive
impact on Tennessees natu-
ral resources.
Todays award ceremo-
ny honored groups and indi-
viduals across the state for
their commitment to healthi-
er and more sustainable
communities, Ramsey said.
I want to commend all of
this years honorees for their
hard work and for their dedi-
cation to Tennessees natural
resources.
In its 26th year, the
Governors Environmental
Stewardship Awards pro-
gram recognizes exemplary
voluntary actions that
improve or protect our envi-
ronment and natural
resources with projects or
initiatives that are not
required by law or regula-
tion. A panel of 36 profes-
sionals representing agricul-
tural, conservation, forestry,
environmental and academic
professionals judged more
than 100 nominations and
selected this years award
recipients based on criteria
including on-the-ground
achievement, innovation and
public education.
The ongoing protection
of our land, water and air are
essential components to our
quality of life, said
Martineau. This years
award winners have put forth
an extraordinary amount of
effort, and we are pleased to
be in position to honor their
commitment to environmen-
tal stewardship and for leav-
ing a positive legacy for all
Tennesseans.
Ten awards were present-
ed to individuals, community
organizations and govern-
ment agencies in a number of
environmental categories.
The winner of one additional
honor, the Robert Sparks
Walker Lifetime
Achievement Award, also
was announced at the August
24 ceremony.
The 2012 Governors
Environmental Stewardship
Award winners are:
The Robert Sparks
Walker Lifetime Achievement
Award
The Robert Sparks
Walker Lifetime
Achievement Award was
given to Carter County
native Gary W. Barrigar, an
award-winning science
teacher and long-time advo-
cate of Tennessees environ-
mental heritage.
Excellence in Building
Green
Habitat for Humanity of
Greater Memphis/
Sustainable Building
Program (Shelby County)
During 2011, Habitat for
Humanity of Greater
Memphis was the top builder
of single-family,
EcoBUILD-certified homes
in Shelby County.
Excellence in Energy and
Renewable Resources
The Tennessee
Renewable Energy &
Economic Development
Council (Knox County)
The Tennessee Renewable
Energy and Economic
Development Council
(TREEDC)
Excellence in
Environmental Education
and Outreach
Duck River Watershed
Education and Action
Project (Marshall County)
The Duck River Watershed
Education and Action
Project is an experiential
curriculum designed to edu-
cate and engage students and
citizens about watershed
issues, the value of parks and
recreation, and how todays
youth can positively impact
communities.
Excellence in
Environmental Education
and Outreach/ Schools
Tigers Initiative for
Gardening in Urban
Settings/TIGUrS Urban
Garden (Shelby County)
The University of Memphis
Tigers Initiative for
Gardening in Urban Settings
(also known as TIGUrS)
serves as a model to stu-
dents, staff, faculty and the
community at large for
demonstrating responsible,
affordable environmental
stewardship through proven
urban agriculture methods.
Excellence in Land Use
Cherry Farms
Conservation Project
(Lauderdale County) In
2011, Cherry Farms installed
a comprehensive array of
environmental best manage-
ment practices that
addressed water quality, soil
erosion, and plant and ani-
mal productivity and health.
Excellence in Materials
Management
Cumberland Countys
Friendly Glass (Cumberland
County) Glass bottles pres-
ent unique management
challenges due to their
weight and volume.
Excellence in Natural
Heritage
Athens Community
Initiatives to Restore and
Protect Our Natural Heritage
(McMinn County) The city
of Athens Wetland/Rain
Garden Demonstration proj-
ect began as a restoration of
5.3 acres of wetlands on the
Oostanuala Creek, the loca-
tion of the citys E. G. Fisher
Public Library.
Excellence in Sustainable
Performances
Food City Energy
Conservation Objective
(statewide)
Governors Environmental Stewardship Award Winners are joined by Deputy Governor Claude Ramsey and TDEC Commissioner Bob Martineau
on Aug. 24 at the Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville.
Governors environmental Stewardship Awards honor 11
Registration is now open
for the Tennessee Main
Street and Tennessee
Downtowns Creative
Community Summits to be
held in September in
Jackson, Franklin and
Greeneville. Sponsored by
the Tennessee Department
of Economic and
Community Development
and USDA Rural
Development, the summits
will focus on innovative
solutions and strategies to
generate economic growth
in rural communities. The
summits are free of charge;
however, seating is limited.
For information, visit
<www. t e nne s s e e ma i n-
street.org/workshop> to reg-
ister.
The Creative
Community Summits are a
direct response to needs
identified during our recent
rural development roundta-
bles held across the state,
Bill Hagerty, ECD commis-
sioner, said. By leveraging
the natural assets of our
rural communities and help-
ing prepare our rural areas
for competing in todays
global economy, we will lay
the ground work for future
economic growth.
The Creative
Community Summits will
be held in three locations
across the state:
Tuesday, Sept. 25 - The
NED, Jackson, Tenn.
Wednesday, Sept. 26 -
The Franklin Theatre,
Franklin, Tenn.
Thursday, Sept. 27 - The
Niswonger Performing Arts
Center, Greeneville, Tenn.
These day-long summits
will offer attendees interac-
tive presentations, educa-
tional sessions, networking
opportunities and access to
resources across the state
that will encourage busi-
nesses and communities to
refocus and improve their
marketing strategies and
turn their business or mar-
ketplace into a destination.
Topics include Growing
Destination Businesses
with nationally recognized
speaker Jon Schallert and
Cultivating Local Heritage
Tourism, Arts, Culture and
Agriculture to Jump Start a
Rural Economy presented
by the National Trust Main
Street Center Senior
Program Officers Kathy
LaPlante and Norma
Ramirez de Miess.
The summits are an
excellent opportunity for
stakeholders, business lead-
ers and community partners
to hear from national experts
on what is working for simi-
lar communities across the
country and learn what com-
munities can do in their own
backyards to encourage eco-
nomic development and
growth, Dan Hawk, ECD
rural development director,
said.
Each summit is free of
charge, and lunch is includ-
ed for the first 200 regis-
trants at each location.
Additional lunch tickets
may be purchased once the
200 capacity is met.
For more information or
to register to attend one of
the Creative Community
Summits, visit <www.ten-
nesseemainstreet.org/work-
shop>.
Registration open for Downtown
Creative Community Summits
Statewide series presents solutions for
rural economic development
Texas voter photo iD law
blocked by federal court
ACLU says law discriminatory,
violates Voting Rights Act
Davidson County Sheriff
Daron Hall has sent a letter
to U.S. Director of
Immigration Customs
Enforcement John Morton
to notify him the Davidson
County Sheriffs Office
(DCSO) will not renew the
287(g) Delegation of
Authority Program
Memorandum of Agreement
(MOA) when it expires
October 8. The program,
which began in Nashville
just over five years ago,
gives trained deputies the
authorization to identify,
process, and when appropri-
ate, detain criminal illegal
immigrants encountered in
the jail booking process.
Instead, the DCSO will fully
transition to Secure
Communities, an Obama
administration initiative that
automatically screens for-
eign-born arrestees upon
fingerprinting when booked
into jail.
Six years ago I wrote a
letter requesting to partici-
pate in 287(g) when I real-
ized the federal government
was only screening foreign
born arrestees charged with
aggravated felonies. Five
years prior, the percentage
of foreign born individuals
arrested nearly doubled in
Nashville, Hall said. Not
only have we reversed that
trend, but also levels of for-
eign born arrests have
dipped to their lowest point
in 10 years. More than
10,000 illegal aliens have
been processed for removal
which has led to an 80%
decline in the percentage of
illegal aliens arrested in
Davidson County.
In many ways, Hall indi-
cates the effectiveness of
the program has, virtually,
caused the agency to work
itself out of the job of
screening illegal aliens.
The numbers processed
have decreased so dramati-
cally, that the workload of
our 287(g) deputies has also
decreased by 70%. The staff
of 12 currently dedicated to
immigration enforcement
can be more effectively
used elsewhere within the
agency. Hall said. Make
no mistake, locally, 287(g)
has been an overwhelming
success and described as a
model program; however,
from day one of starting the
program, I said if it stopped
making a significant impact,
we would move on. That
day has come.
According to Hall, in
2007, when the DCSO start-
ed participation in 287(g),
the federal government did
not respond to the countys
needs by removing criminal
aliens. Since that time,
Secure Communities has
been implemented in
Davidson County and every
county in Tennessee. Most
counties across the country
are now operating under this
system with every jurisdic-
tion on line by 2013.
I would not feel com-
fortable discontinuing the
program if there was not a
system in place that would
continue to screen known
illegal aliens booked into
jail, but there is. Secure
Communities is already
integrated with our booking
system. It prioritizes efforts
to identify and remove
criminal aliens and others
who pose a potential threat
to public safety, Hall
emphasized. When a for-
eign born arrestee is finger-
printed during the booking
process, this system auto-
matically checks for his or
her immigration status. This
system requires no addition-
al staff for the sheriffs
office and will make for a
smooth transition.
Hall pointed out this
decision was not made
lightly and is not influenced
by the programs chal-
lenges, controversies, and
critics. Also a recent charter
amendment filed by the
Metro Legal Department,
clarifying the sheriffs
office duties, made the
announcement even more
important.
We have monitored the
program since inception and
I reiterated in June during
my budget hearing we
would make a decision
about participation prior to
renewal of the MOA, Hall
said. We, originally,
planned to make the
announcement closer to
October, but I did not want
287(g)s future to distract
from the charter amendment
now being considered by
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Signature to chefs bring top
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The 29th annual Home
Decorating & Remodeling
Show is scheduled for
September 7-9. It will be
the last time this well-
known three-day event
will take place at the
Nashville Convention
Center.
"To our knowledge, we
are the largest home show
in the state, but with the
new Music City Center
being built, we will be able
to grow and expand a little
more," said Vandy
Richards, producer of the
Show. "We hate to leave,
but this has been our home
and we love the center. But
we are excited about the
move.
The Show will move to
the Music City Center
when it opens next year.
The Home Decorating &
Remodeling Show will
once again be given the
honor of being the first
public show in that facility.
The Show is always the
weekend after Labor Day
and until that time in 2013,
all events in the new build-
ing will be closed to the
public. So being first is
exciting for the Show as
well as the city of
Nashville.
For more information,
contact Vandy Richards at
800-343-8344.
home Decorating &
Remodeling Show
set for Sept. 7-9
Show will move from the
Nashville Convention Center
to Music City Center in 2013
Briana London of
Hermitage was recently
selected to participate in the
2012 Miss Pre-Teen
Nashville pageant competi-
tion that will take place on
Sunday September 23.
Briana learned of her accept-
ance into this year's compe-
tition when the pageant
announced their selections
following interviewing in
the local Nashville area.
Briana submitted an applica-
tion and took part in an inter-
view session that was con-
ducted by this year's
Nashville Pageant
Coordinator.
Briana will be compet-
ing, for her share of thou-
sands of dollars in prizes and
specialty gifts that will be
distributed to contestants.
Briana will be competing in
the Miss Pre-Teen division,
one of four divisions that
will have young ladies ages
7 and 19 competing in mod-
eling routines, which include
casual wear and formal
wear. Most important,
Briana will display her per-
sonality and interviewing
skills while interviewing
with this year's Nashville
judging panel. Personality is
hermitages Briana
london competes for
Miss Pre-Teen Nashville
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I often say to people who
come to the Schomburg that
the crisis of today is a conse-
quence of not one, but two
generations born after the
Civil Rights Movement who
have been deliberately kept
from their history -- Khalil
Gibran Muhammad, June
2012.
by Marian Wright
Edelman,
NNPA columnist
When Khalil Muhammad
speaks people listen. He is a
scholar, historian, and the
director of the New York
Public Librarys renowned
Schomburg Center for
Research in Black Culture.
Muhammad knows a lot
about the importance of
being mindful of learning
from history. When he spoke
about equality of opportunity
to 1800 young leaders at a
Childrens Defense Funds
Haley Farm leadership train-
ing session in June, he
explained that our nation is
testing the old saying:
Those who cant remember
the past are condemned to
repeat it.
He said: Because of
individual Black achieve-
ment, some today believe
that we have finally reached
the promised land of a color-
blind equal opportunity
America, and yet (and heres
the history lesson) this is the
not the first time weve been
to the mountaintop. Five gen-
erations ago, many
Americans believed that the
heavy lifting of building
racial democracy had been
completed. What better
proof, they claimed, than the
election of more than a dozen
African Americans to the
United States Congress?
From the 1870s through the
turn of the 20th century, 14
Black men served in the U.S.
House of Representatives
and two Black men served in
the U.S. Senate. Undeniably
these were historic times,
watershed events and
moments for great opti-
mism.
As it turned out, the gold-
en Reconstruction Era just
after the Civil War was just
the beginning in a long string
of false hopes that eventually
became unfulfilled expecta-
tions. Muhammad noted that
observers have continued to
make the same mistake of
unfounded optimism about
racial equality over and over
in the decades since then.
Meanwhile, children are not
being taught about past bat-
tles in the struggle for equal-
ity, even relatively recent
ones. The recent National
Assessment of Educational
Progress found only two per-
cent of the nations high
school seniors demonstrated
basic knowledge of the Civil
Rights Movement, including
Brown v. Board of
Education.
Many students dont learn
about other pieces of the
Black experience such as the
full horror of slavery at all,
and by the time they enter
college they dont recall
much Black history that was-
nt about Rosa Parks tired
feet or Kings dream.
History is being re-written
and kept from our children,
replaced by a hazy and sani-
tized version of events that
can make it sound as if the
fight for racial equality is
already over with a happy
ending rather than a continu-
ing struggle demanding con-
tinuing vigilance.
Muhammad warned that
we gloss over the truth about
our history at our peril.
Slavery, for example,
cannot slip into the dark
recesses of our collective
memories because its too
painful or we worry our kids
will lose hope for the future.
Every generation should
know what we are capable of
doing to one another, he
said.
Too often in this country
change and progress have
been short-lived and history
has been forgotten. We must
have a firm commitment to
teaching young people the
history of racismnot as a
static, unchanging evil, but as
a constantly evolving system
of beliefs, practices, and poli-
cies that are capable of adapt-
ing to new circumstances,
including a Black president.
Each generation must relearn
the past in light of the pres-
ent, and each generation
must discern for itself the rel-
ative challenges that discrim-
ination and inequality present
for its survival. This rise and
fall, this two steps forward
for three steps backward, is
not inevitable unless we
choose to forget the lessons
weve learned from the past.
So many of the formida-
ble threats millions of poor
children of all races, but
especially Black children,
face today are actually dan-
gerous steps backwards. The
Cradle to Prison Pipeline,
which places one in three
Black boys (and one in six
Latino boys) born in 2001 at
risk of imprisonment. Mass
incarceration of people of
color, especially Black
males. Stop and frisk racial
profiling in policing. Huge
racial disparities in often
harsh arbitrary zero tolerance
school discipline policies that
deny countless children of
essential education and push
them into the criminal justice
system. Massive attacks on
voting rights with new identi-
fication (show your papers
or get new papers policies)
and cost burden (poll tax)
requirements which especial-
ly impact the poor, minority
groups, the elderly, the dis-
abled, and the young. Re-
segregating and substandard
schools denying millions of
poor Black and Latino chil-
dren skills they will need to
work in our increasingly
competitive globalized econ-
omy. All of these are siren
calls for attentive action.
We are once again at a
critical turning point for our
children and nation. Despite
all the harsh lessons of the
past and all the lofty rhetoric
about whom we want and
need to be as a 21st century
multicultural nation in a mul-
tiracial and multicultural
world, were heading in the
wrong directionbackwards
into a second Post-
Reconstruction Era. We need
to correct course and chal-
lenge the huge and interlock-
ing economic and racial
inequality that threaten the
very idea of America.
Weve heard so much
from people over these last
couple of years wanting to
take the country back
prompting many of us, of
course, to think, Back to
what? Muhammad said. If
you hadnt heard, Black and
Brown babies are being born
for the first time in American
history at faster rates than
White babies. The challenge
here is to make sure that we
dont move towards
apartheid, with a White
minority running a majority
Black and Brown country.
Are we up to that challenge?
When it comes to racial
inequality will we keep tak-
ing two steps forward and
three back? Or will America
continue to move forward to
ensure a level playing field
for every child of every color
and every income regardless
of the lottery of birth?
Marian Wright Edelman
is president of the Childrens
Defense Fund whose Leave
No Child Behind mission is
to ensure every child a
healthy start, a head start, a
fair start, a safe start and a
moral start in life and suc-
cessful passage to adulthood
with the help of caring fami-
lies and communities. For
more information go to
<www.childrensdefense.org>.
Child watch: Glossing over the truth about our history
Marian Wright Edelman
by George E. Curry,
NNPA columnist
The primary goal of the
Democratic National
Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
this week is to highlight the
sharp contrast between the
policies of President Barack
Obama and Mitt Romney, his
Republican opponent.
In the past, political con-
ventions were used to count
delegates to determine each
partys respective presidential
nominee. That has changed in
recent years, with the ballot
outcome already determined
by the time thousands of dele-
gates roll into a city for the con-
vention. Today, the speeches
are directed at millions watch-
ing on television, the Internet
or a mobile device, not the peo-
ple sitting in the convention
hall.
Republicans concluded
their national convention in
Tampa and for the first time in
60 years, the GOP nominee
didnt make the argument that
his party will do a better job in
foreign affairs. President
Obama took that issue away
from Republicans by ending
U.S. involvement in the war in
Iraq, bringing troops back from
Afghanistan and approving a
mission that resulted in the
death of Osama bin Laden.
With shifting U.S. demo-
graphics, the Tampa gathering
may be the last national politi-
cal convention that
Republicans or any other party
can make a race-based appeal
to White voters. Despite token
appearances by former
Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice and Artur Davis, a former
Democratic congressman from
Alabama who couldnt carry
his own precinct in his bid for
governor, Team Romney made
a major appeal to its base. And
the selection of Paul Ryan as
his running mate served to
underscore that point.
The problem for
Republicans is that undecided
independent voters will largely
decide the election. And
Romney, a Massachusetts
moderate-turned-conservative,
cant afford to appeal directly
to that group without alienating
ardent conservatives already
suspicious of him.
Except for a speech to the
NAACP annual convention in
Houston, Romney has done lit-
tle to appeal to African
American voters. Not that it
would do him much good. A
recent NBC News/Wall Street
Journal poll showed Romney
getting zero percent of the
Black vote. Of course, that
does not mean no Black person
in America will vote for him.
Instead, the zero was in a poll
with a margin of error of 3.1%.
That means that Romney prob-
ably will not match John
McCains unimpressive four
percent in 2008. By compari-
son, George W. Bush captured
11% of the Black vote in 2004.
Both Obama and Bill
Clinton were elected president
without receiving a majority of
the White vote. And Obama
can do it again this year.
Look at how this plays out
in the battleground state of
North Carolina, which Obama
carried by only 14,177 votes
(or 0.3 percent) in 2008.
Blacks make up 22% of
North Carolinas population.
Over the past decade, 1.5 mil-
lion people migrated to North
Carolina61.9% of them non-
White. According to demogra-
phers quoted by the Charlotte
Observer, Obama can carry the
state by winning just 36% to
37% of the White vote.
Obamas larger problem is
that after campaigning four
years ago on a theme of hope
and change, there is not much
of either today. His severest
critics note that after promising
change, thats about all they
have left in their pockets after
nearly four years of his leader-
ship.
Of course, its impossible
to bring about change by your-
self. And Obama was nave to
believe that he could single-
handedly change the political
bickering in Washington. The
party out of power is always
plotting to re-gain control.
However, Republicans reached
a new low when Senate
Minority Leader Mitch
McConnell announced before
Obama was sworn in that his
top priority was to make sure
Obama was a one-term presi-
dent. And Republicans have
sought to block Obamas major
initiatives, including his signa-
ture Affordable Care Act.
They outmaneuvered him
on extending the Bush tax cuts.
On the campaign trail, Obama
promised to extend the Bush
tax cuts only for individuals
earning less than $200,000 and
couples making less than
$250,000, a position favored
by most Americans. However,
Obama consented to a GOP
plan extending all tax cuts sup-
posedly in exchange for
extending unemployment ben-
efits. Obama should have stood
his ground and forced
Republicans to vote on
whether to extend unemploy-
ment benefits to people who
had lost their jobs.
House Republicans learned
early that they could simply
pretend to be interested in
adopting bipartisan legislation.
In an effort to court them,
Obama would propose legisla-
tion that he hoped would
appeal to conservatives. They
would play along right up to
the end and withdraw from the
process, leaving Obama with
proposals that even his base
couldnt support.
The test this week for
Obama is to demonstrate that
he isnt the same nave former
U.S. Senator he was four years
ago in Denver. With
Republicans hell-bent on not
seeing Obama return to the
White House, he needs to
show that he has more than just
the audacity of hope.
(George E. Curry can be
reached through his website,
<www.georgecurry.com>.
Obama needs to project
more than hope
George E. Curry
by Julianne Malveaux,
NNPA columnist
The Republican National
Conventions theme was, We
Built This. One of the speak-
ers was Sher Valenzuela, a
Delaware businesswoman
who happens to be Latina.
She touted the success of her
upholstery business and
implied it thrived because of
her hard work.
Thats only partly true.
She also thrived because she
started out with $2 million
loan from the Small Business
Administration, and got
another $15 million in non-
competitive government con-
tracts. Would her company,
First State Manufacturing,
have made it without govern-
ment help? Your guess is as
good as mine. But the notion
that we built this is extreme-
ly shortsighted.
What exactly did these
Republicans build without
government help? They dont
even go to work every day in
our nations Capitol without
the help of unpaid enslaved
people who toted rock and
worked in hot sun to build our
nations Capitol. It took until
2010 for our nations leaders
to erect a plaque commemo-
rating this effort. We built the
Capitol? And it isnt the same
we the Republicans are talk-
ing about.
It reminds me of a book
written by Pulitzer Prize-win-
ner Annette Gordon Reed,
The Hemmings of Monticello
(2008). As she reprises some
of former President Thomas
Jeffersons diaries, he writes
about all the cotton and tobac-
co we planted. I had an
amazing visual of Jefferson
with a hoe picking and plant-
ing. He didnt. He appropriat-
ed the effort of other peoples
work, initiative, and infra-
structure. He didnt plant a
thing. Enslaved people did the
work. Based on his diaries,
though, the man who died
nearly bankrupt, expropriates
the work of others in his use
of the term we.
Republicans held their
convention last week at the
Tampa Bay Times Forum.
This is a convention center
that was partly built with gov-
ernment money, to the tune of
$86 million. As the arena was
renovated to accommodate
Republican attendees to the
convention, no doubt govern-
ment funds were also used for
some of this. This is one of the
tax subsidies that Republicans
often decry. And how does
government justify this? The
infusion of all those big
spenders might bring money
to local venders and tax dol-
lars to the community. Id like
to see the accounting.
President Obama is right
to talk about the way all enter-
prise is interconnected and the
many ways that the govern-
ment role stimulates business.
Federal, state, and local gov-
ernment engage in practices
that subsidize businesses
because they hope for a
return, or because they
believe that there are benefits
to the community that may
come because of government
investment. Most sports are-
nas and fine arts concert halls
have some government
investment, and hopefully
nobody is running around
shouting we built it. Still, the
Republican stance seems to
be a purposeful amnesiaan
attempt to ignore the many
ways government facilitates
the building that they claim
they do.
Congressman Paul Ryan,
Mitt Romneys running mate,
peppered his speech with
slams on President Obama. In
his Wednesday night speech,
he said None of us have to
settle for the best this admin-
istration offers, a dull, adven-
ture less journey from one
entitlement to the next, a gov-
ernment-planned life.
What entitlements is he
talking about? Subsidies to
Head Start, proven to make a
difference in early childhood
education? Unemployment
benefits, which many in his
Janesville, Wisconsin home-
town community used when a
General Motors plant closed
under President George Bush
not, as he suggested,
President Obama? Would he
remove Pell grant subsidies to
college students? Would he
eliminate Social Security?
Does he visit national parks?
Government subsidies built
that. Does he ride on any of
our nations government sub-
sidized roads and highways?
Ryan has told us what he feels
about Medicare, but his slam
on government entitlements
ignores the work government
has done. Who built the
roads? We didnt.
Government did, with the
help of well-paid contractors.
If Republicans want to
know what we built, they
need to look back to the
record of former President
George W. Bush. That presi-
dent built a banking crisis,
and gave banks nearly $800
billion to bail themselves out.
Bush built an unemployment
rate that continued to soar
under the leadership of his
successor, President Barack
Obama. President Bush built
a couple of wars, leaving the
splash back to President
Obama. Romney and Ryan:
Do you own the house your
party built, the house
President Obama is trying to
repair? Will you claim the
we on this?
Republicans need to be
reminded of who built what
when they walk into our
nations Capitol. Some folks
eagerly claim credit for their
quasi -accompl i shment s.
Others toil, and it takes more
than 200 years for our nation
to grudgingly acknowledge
them. As a descendent of
enslaved people, that we
built it rhetoric repels me.
(Julianne Malveaux is a
Washington, D.C.-based
economist and writer. She is
president emerita of Bennett
College for Women in
Greensboro, N.C.)
Who built what?
by Charlene Crowell,
NNPA columnist
When this years student
debt burden surpassed the $1
trillion mark, it became even
larger than the amount of
debt held on credit cards.
New findings now conclude
that heavy student loan debt
delays the ability of young
graduates to buy a home and
in the worst scenarios, strips
Social Security benefits and
even disability income paid
under Supplemental
Security Income.
There has been a 46%
increase in average debt held
at graduation from 2000 to
2010. Moreover, total out-
standing debt held by the
public has skyrocketed
511% over the past decade,
according to Denied: The
Impact of Student Debt on
the Ability to Buy a House, a
new research paper by the
Young Invincibles, a nation-
al youth advocacy group.
Their research shows that
the challenges of becoming a
homeowner are magnified
with student debt. Student
loan debt has been rising
much more rapidly than
salaries for college gradu-
ates. When researchers com-
pared salaries of the typical
single student loan borrower
to the cost of a median-
priced house, they conclud-
ed that potential borrowers
with a student loan and aver-
age consumer debt are not
likely to qualify for a mort-
gage. If a married couple
carries a double burden of
student debt, it becomes
even harder to qualify.
Although student loans
are usually considered to be
a problem for young people,
the reality is that many sen-
iors share the same debt
dilemma. The Treasury
Department reported earlier
this year that people ages 60
and older owed $2.2 million
on student loans that were 90
days or more past due. As a
result, Treasury reduced
benefit payments on Social
Security checks for 115,000
retirees. Legally, the share of
benefits withheld can be as
high as 15%.
In 2005, the United
States Supreme Court
upheld two federal laws that
enable the government to
take money from federal
benefits to make student
loan payments. The Higher
Education Technical
Amendments Act allows the
federal government to col-
lect funds without statutory
limitations from defaulters.
A second and related act, the
Debt Collection
Improvement Act, authoriz-
es reductions in Social
Security payments for past
due student loan borrowers.
The only exemption to this
second law is on monthly
benefits of $750 or less.
Consumers who owe
$60,000 or more on federal
student loans are allowed by
Treasury to take as long as
30 years to repay the loan.
An additional eight years of
repayment is allowed in the
event of economic hardship
or long-term unemployment.
In these instances, payments
are deferred while the inter-
est continues to accrue.
Who would ever have
imagined that a student loan
repayment would take 30
years or more? In bygone
years the only loans that
incurred such lengthy
indebtedness were mort-
gages.
Consumers with blem-
ished credit scores or those
with limited funds for a
down payment may seek a
Fair Housing Administration
(FHA) or Veterans Affairs
(VA) financing with down
payments as low as 3.5%.
However these loans can be
expensive and typically take
a longer time to be
approved. Since October
2010 three separate price
increases on FHA loans have
occurred. The most recent
was the addition of an
upfront mortgage premium
payment announced in April
that will add $1,500 in
upfront costs for a typical
home of $200,000.
The domino effect of
debt begins with a student
loan and then delays the
ability to qualify for a mort-
gage. With other consumer
debt payments such as car
loans, and credit cards tak-
ing a larger share of net
income, the ability to gain
wealth is limited if not
stymied.
Consumers opting for
rental housing may find the
monthly payment more
affordable on a cash-flow
basis; but no equity or
wealth is derived on rentals.
Further, as the rental housing
market has tightened, the
cost of rental housing con-
tinues to increase, leaving
fewer disposable dollars to
save for a home down pay-
ment.
And if parents or grand-
parents signed for a student
loan, the benefits they
worked for most of their
lives are siphoned and tar-
nish what ought to be the
proverbial golden years.
The Denied report reach-
es a thoughtful conclusion:
Policymakers who may be
unmotivated by individual
struggles of borrowers, or
unconvinced of the extent of
the problem today, would be
wise to begin to view student
debt in an additional light: as
an encumbrance on the
recovery of the housing mar-
ket, and as a result, a poten-
tial hindrance to economic
growth.
(Charlene Crowell is a
communications manager
for the Center for
Responsible Lending. She
can be reached at:
<Charlene.crowell@respon-
siblelending.org>.)
The domino effect of student debt
Julianne Malveaux
final selection for submis-
sion to the TBR for
approval. The finalists
should be selected at the
search advisory committees
closed meeting scheduled
for Oct. 19. The finalists will
be announced to the public
after the meeting.
The TSU committee is
the second to begin a presi-
dential search process since
the state law requiring appli-
cant confidentiality was
enacted. The first meeting of
the committee was open to
the public. The finalists will
be invited to the college to
meet with campus and com-
munity constituent groups in
open forums. All of the cam-
pus forums will be streamed
live through a link available
on the Web. A detailed
schedule of the visits will be
announced later. More infor-
mation on the presidential
search process, including the
criteria for selection, can be
found at
<http://www.tbr.edu> under
the Quick Links section.
Current TSU Interim
President Portia Shields has
led the campus since late
December 2010. Her con-
tract is scheduled to expire at
the end of January. The con-
tract under which she was
hired stipulates Shields can-
not be considered a candi-
date for the permanent posi-
tion.
TSU, Tennessees only
public HBCU (Historically
Black Colleges and
Universities), is a
doctoral/research intensive
institution located in
Nashville. It recently earned
a Top 20 ranking for HBCUs
by U.S.News & World
Report and has been listed as
one of the Top HBCUs in the
United States by Black
Enterprise magazine.
Washington Monthly named
TSU as one of the nations
top universities in its 2011
College Rankings because of
its success in educating and
graduating academically tal-
ented, low-income students
who become service-orient-
ed leaders in their profes-
sions and communities.
The TBR is the nations
sixth largest higher educa-
tion system, governing 46
post-secondary educational
institutions. The TBR sys-
tem includes six universities
(including TSU), 13 two-
year colleges and 27 tech-
nology centers, providing
programs in 90 of
Tennessees 95 counties to
more than 200,000 students.
Washington, D.C. with more
than half in North Carolina
and neighboring states, to
attend with Community
Credentials to the event
(another 19,000 were wait-
listed). Among them at least
1,000 Tennesseans were
planning to attend [this
writer among them].
However, Mother Nature had
other plans, and a 30-40%
threat of severe thunder-
storms necessitated the move
from the stadium to an
indoor arena with a much
smaller capacity for public
safety concerns.
The Tennessee delega-
tions makeup is roughly
similar to the democratic vot-
ing population in Tennessee,
including fair representation
for men, women, African
Americans, Latinos, those
with disabilities, and GLBT
Tennesseans.
We are proud to be send-
ing the most diverse delega-
tion in Tennessee history to
the convention, said Chip
Forrester, chairman of the
Tennessee Democratic Party
and the state delegation.
Democrats stand up for men
and women of all back-
grounds and people from all
walks of life. America has
been made stronger because
of its diversity, and it is defi-
nitely the strength of the
Democratic Party.
Many of those who
couldnt attend in person
gathered at one of thousands
of watch parties held across
the nation, including one
locally at 407 Murfreesboro
Road. In an e-mail sent to
invite watch party-goers,
President Obama encouraged
them to tune in to the big
night and be part of the dis-
cussion about the next steps
for getting out the
voteThere will be a lot
going on that night Well
talk about what weve got to
do next to keep our country
moving forward a night to
savor and prepare for the
decisive stretch of this cam-
paign.
Tuesday the delegation
was fired up by official
Tennessee delegate Ashley
Judd in an emotional and
inspirational breakfast
address. After a day on duty
attending caucuses, the dele-
gates were treated to a mov-
ing and informative address
by First Lady Mrs. Michelle
Obama. Wednesday night,
42nd President Bill Clinton
placed the incumbent in
nomination. The last
Democrat to serve two terms
as President laid the founda-
tion for what will hopefully
be the next.
At press time Thursday, it
wasnt known exactly what
the message would be by the
President in his acceptance
speech.
Next weeks Nashville
PRIDE will bring complete
coverage of the acceptance
address.
I extend my congratula-
tions to the city of Port
Harcourt for the quality of its
proposed programme which
provides fort extensive public
participation and aims to
develop reading for all, said
UNESCO Director General,
Irina Bokova, in a news
release. I wholeheartedly
endorse the commitment of
Port Harcourt to support liter-
acy through the activities
organized for the year, she
added.
According to the agency,
its selection committee chose
Port Harcourt for the quality
of the programme it present-
ed. It focused on youth and
the impact it will have on
improving Nigeria's culture
of books, reading, writing
and publishing to improve lit-
eracy rates.
The selection committee
which met on July 5th at
UNESCO'S headquarters in
Paris, brings together associa-
tions in the book industry, as
well as representatives from
the culture agency.
Each year, the committee
bestows the title of World
Book Capital to a city which
has committed itself to pro-
moting books and reading,
and to highlight the vitality of
literary creativity. The nomi-
nation does not carry a finan-
cial reward, but it is exclu-
sively a symbolic acknowl-
edgment of the best pro-
gramme dedicated to books
and reading, UNESCO said.
Port Harcourt is the 14th city
to be designated world book
capital, and the first in Black
Africa. It beat such cities as
Oxford, England and Vilnius,
Lithuania to land the designa-
tion. The competition was
instituted in 2001.
Previous winners include
Madrid-Spain (2001),
Alexandria-Egypt (2002),
New Delhi-India (2003),
Antwerp-Belgium (2004),
Montreal-Canada (2005),
Turin-Italy (2006), Bogota-
Colombia (2007),
Amsterdam-Holland (2008),
Beirut-Lebanon (2009),
Ljubljana-Slovenia (2010),
Buenos Aires -Argentina
(2011), Yerevan-Armenia
(2012), and Bangkok-
Thailand (2013).
Port Harcourt is the capi-
tal of Nigeria's Rivers State.
Popularly called the Garden
City, it was founded in 1912
and named after Lewis
Harcourt, the then British
Colonial Secretary. It is
Located in the Niger Delta,
an area traditionally inhabited
by the Ijaw, Kalabari and
Ikwerre (Igbo sub ethnic
group) people.
It is the center of of
Nigeria's multi billion dollar
oil industry and a commercial
center. It has the country's
second largest seaport and the
third busiest international
airport. In 2011, it handled
about 2 million passengers.
The city has an estimated
population of 1.7 million peo-
ple. However, the metropoli-
tan area is estimated to have
about 2.7 million people.
coach Bill Belichick. They
advanced to Super Bowl
XLVI, where they lost to the
New York Giants by a slim
21-17 margin. The Patriots
have won three Super Bowls
during Belichicks tenure.
Tom Brady has been
under center for each of
those title teams. The two-
time NFL MVP is entering
his 13th season since being
selected out of Michigan in
the sixth round of the 2000
draft. In 2011, he passed for
5,235 yards, claiming one of
five 5,000-yard passing sea-
sons in NFL history.
This weeks contest is the
fifth consecutive season the
Titans have a Code Blue
game. Fans are encouraged
to wear Titans light blue to
the game Sunday, and
Tennessee Farm Bureau
Insurance will provide all
fans in attendance at LP
Field with Titans Code Blue
hats. Friday, Sept. 7, the
Code Blue Season Kick-off
Pep Rally is at Music City
Walk of Fame Park in down-
town Nashville from 4-7:30
pm, freeincluding appear-
ances by Titans
Cheerleaders, T-Rac and
players, a kids area, musical
performances and prizes for
fans.
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the number one aspect that
each contestant is judged on
during all phases of competi-
tion.
If Briana were to win the
title of Miss Pre-Teen
Nashville, she would repre-
sent Nashville and the sur-
rounding communities at the
National Competition that
will take place in Orlando.
Florida. Over $30,000.00 in
prizes and awards will be
presented at the National
Competition while each win-
ner enjoys this expense paid
trip of five nights and six
days in Orlando, Florida.
Community businesses,
organizations, and private
individuals will assist Briana
in participating in this year's
competition by becoming an
official sponsor to her.
Through sponsorship, each
contestant receives all the
necessary training,
rehearsals, and financial
support, which will allow
Briana to become a very
confident and well-prepared
contestant in this year's
Nashville Pageant.
Sponsorship information
can be obtained by calling,
615-889-8898.
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Pursuit of Excellence
Recognition/Going Gold
Twice
BlueCross BlueShield of
Tennessee (Hamilton
County)
Pursuit of Excellence
Recognition/Environmental
Partnership Initiative
The Bear Trace at
Harrison Bay State Park
(Hamilton County) The
Bear Trace at Harrison Bay
State Park is an 18-hole Jack
Nicklaus signature golf
course located just minutes
from downtown
Chattanooga.
Awards... from page 2A
Titans host Patriots... from page 1A
Search committee... from page 1A
are so confident that many of
our workers will be so
impressive that they will be
hired permanently, said
Shube.
Labor Finders is deter-
mined to do what our gov-
ernment has failed to do,
create jobs. Our goal is sim-
ple, putting America back to
workone worker at a
time, said Shube. The 1,000
Days of Work program
launched on September 4.
Since 1975 Labor
Finders International, Inc., a
franchise company and is the
countrys oldest and largest
privately held industrial
labor staffing company in
the United States. For three
years in a row (2010, 2011
and 2012), Labor Finders
has received top honors in
Inaveros Best of Staffing
Client competition presented
by CareerBuilder. Labor
Finders operates almost 200
offices nationwide with a
strong tradition of leadership
as the countrys top name
and resource in the business
of temporary industrial
staffing. Labor Finders is a
proud member of the
American Staffing
Association (ASA).
Labor Finders strength
comes from the commitment
of locally operated staffing
offices that consistently sat-
isfy their customers, while
demonstrating their core val-
ues everyday: Respect,
Appreciation and Safety.
The mission is simple: treat
temporary employees and
customers fairly.
New program... from page 1A
Short News... from page 1A
Democrats... from page 1A
Cell phones have come a
long way since they first
came on the market. Gone
are the days where they were
simply mobile phones.
Today, these devices provide
a number of services that
simplify and enhance our
lives in ways previously
unimaginable. With these
new capabilities come new
responsibilities.
In recent years, there has
been a spike in the number
of car crash-related injuries
and fatalities specifically
caused by texting while driv-
ing. In fact, wireless users
who text while driving are
23 times more likely to be
involved in a car crash,
according to the Virginia
Tech Transportation
Institute.
The cold truth is texting-
related accidents are pre-
ventable. By taking control
of when and where we text,
wireless users can help
reduce the number of tragic
accidents that result from
texting while driving.
The state of Tennessee
has taken measures to help in
the fight against texting and
driving. Considering that a
recent statistic showed teens
send five times more text
messages than any other age
group, state laws are intend-
ed to considerably reduce the
number of texting-related car
accidents.
While these laws can
work to make the roads a
safer place to be, as respon-
sible citizens we need to take
the extra step and raise
awareness to ensure that
everyone arrives to their des-
tination safely.
On September 19, AT&T
is holding its national No
Text on Board Pledge Day.
On this day, people will vow
to never text and drive again.
The goal of this initiative is
two-fold: to encourage peo-
ple to make a commitment to
keep themselves and others
on the road safe, and to
spread awareness of the dan-
gers of texting while driving.
The next time you get
behind the wheel, keep in
mind that its up to you to be
responsible and put your
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worth dying for. For more
safety tips, visit
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Safetys in our hands
The 2012 Republican National Convention was held
by the U.S. Republican Party, in which delegates offi-
cially nominated Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan for
President and Vice President for the 2012 election.
The convention was held the week of August 27,
2012, in Tampa, Florida, at the Tampa Bay Times
Forum.
The threat of Hurricane Isaac caused convention offi-
cials to change the convention schedule. The convention
came to order on August 27, 2012.
Republicans choose their
candidates at convention
What are colleges doing
for the country? The
Washington Monthly maga-
zine named 13 United
Methodist-related colleges in
the top 100 in its 2012 liber-
al arts college rankings,
based on schools contribu-
tion to the public good in
three broad categories
(social mobility, research,
and service).
We are very pleased to
see a recognition that educa-
tion should include character
and community building, as
well as spiritual formation,
said Dr. Gerald D. Lord, who
heads the Division of Higher
Education of the General
Board of Higher Education
and Ministry of The United
Methodist Church. United
Methodist-related institu-
tions have a long history of
being able to reach thou-
sands of people in their most
formative years and give
them opportunities regard-
less of their income, race or
gender.
United Methodist-related
institutions such as top-
ranked Millsaps College not
only provide a first-rate lib-
eral arts education that
explores the relationship
between values and knowl-
edge, but also affords stu-
dents vocational discernment
to reflect on questions of
faithful living across a range
of professions.
Millsaps strives to con-
nect the life of the mind with
the habits of the heart, and
we aim to educate and nur-
ture the entire person, mind
and spirit, said Robert
Pearigan, president of
Millsaps College. All the
intelligence in the world
profits little if not guided by
good character.
Those values scored high
on the Washington Monthly
rankings. Each school was
evaluated in three main cate-
gories: social mobility
(recruiting and graduating
low-income students);
research (producing cutting-
edge scholarship and
Ph.D.s); and service (encour-
aging students to give some-
thing back to their country).
Three United Methodist
schools (Emory and Henry,
Willamette and Wesleyan
College) were ranked in the
top 10 schools specifically
for community service par-
ticipation and hours served.
The more expensive
college becomes, the more
students are encouraged to
see higher education as a
mere return on
investment.The students in
our best colleges are taught
by example and design to
look beyond themselves and
give back.
Pulpit, Pew & Public
The Nashville PRiDe Directory of Religious Services
Capers Memorial
CME Church
319 15th Avenue North
Ph: (615) 329-2082
Sunday Worship: 10:00 am
Rev. William Cole, Sr.
Clark Memorial United
Methodist Church
1014 14th Ave. North
Ph: (615) 329-4464
FAX: (615) 321-0975
Sunday Worship:
8:00 a.m./10:45 a.m.
Kenneth Murray, Sr. pastor
www.clarkumcnashville.org
Church of the Messiah
88 Lafayette Street
Ph: (615) 255-3713
Sunday Worship
8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
Pastor Bryan Williams, Sr.
Cleveland Street MBC
608 Cleveland Street
Nashville, TN 37207
Ph: 615-227-1149
Sunday Worship: 10:45
a.m./9:15 Church School
clevelandstreetbaptist@comcast.net
www.clevelandstreetbaptistchurch.com
Dr. Donald Snead, pastor
Corinthian Missionary
Baptist Church
819 33rd Avenue North
Nashville, Tenn 37209
(615) 977-6855
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m.
Wed. Worship: 7:30 PM
Rev. Enoch Fuzz, pastor
Ephesian Primitive
Baptist Church
1421 21st Avenue
Ph: (615) 320-0621
Sunday Worship: 11 am
Reverend Fitzgerald, pastor
Gospel United Missionary
Baptist Church
3700 Fairview Dr.
Nashville, TN 37218
9:30 Sunday School
Sunday Worship:11:00 a.m.
Pastor Ernest Norman, III
615-876-7022
Email: en701@aol.com
Greater Bethel
A.M.E. Church
1300 South St.
Ph: (615) 256-1509
Michael D. Broadnax, Sr.
Greater Pleasant
view Baptist Church
2710 Hillsboro Rd.
Brentwood, TN 37027
(615) 373-8219
Sunday School 9:30 am
Worship 10:45 a.m.
Pastor Eric D. Williams
Greater St. John
Baptist Church
2200 26th Ave, No.
Ph: (615) 263-9450
Herbert T. Brown, pastor
First Community Church
1815 Knowles Street
Nashville, TN 37208
9:30 a.m. Church school
8:00 a.m./11:00 a.m.
Worship Service
Elder Glenn V. Clay
615-320-0100
Jefferson St. Missionary
Baptist Church
2708 Jefferson St.
Ph: (615) 329-2990
Sunday Worship:
8 am & 10:45 am
Rev. James Thomas, pastor
John Wesley United
Methodist Church
901 Benton Avenue
615-298-2019
Sunday worship 8am/11am
Daniel M. Hayes, Sr, pastor
jwesleyumc@bellsouth.net
jwesleyumc.org
Lake Providence M.B.C
5891 Nolensville Pike
Ph: (615) 833-5539
Sunday worship 8am/11am
Rev. H. Bruce Maxwell,
pastor
Mt. vernon M.B. Church
1022 New Providenee Pass
Madison, TN 37115
Sunday Worship 11 a.m.
615-860-0213
Bishop Willie Joy, pastor
mtvernon1022@comcast.net
My Father's Mansion
Hour of Power
Wednesdays @ 6:30 p.m.
Bible Life Study: 7:30 p.m.
Rev. Barbara Woods-
Washington,
PRIDE columnist
Tabernacle of Faith
1721 23rd Ave. N.
New Livingstone
Baptist Church
330 Hancock Street
Sunday worship 10:00 a.m.
615-228-4698
Pastor Ronnie T. Mitchell
New Salem
A.M.E. Church
1800 4th Ave. N.
Nashville, TN 37208
Phone: 615-942-9060
newsalem37208@comcast.net
Pastor Anthony L.Thomas, Sr.
Payne Chapel
AME Church
212 Neil Avenue
Ph: (615) 262-2675
Rev. Sidney F. Bryant
Priest Lake Community
Baptist Church
3325 Anderson Road
Antioch, TN 37013
(615) 366-1423
Sunday worship service
7:45 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Elder Harold J. Frelix Sr.
Schrader Lane
Church of Christ
1234 Schrader Lane
Ph: (615) 329-0950
Sunday Worship: 7:45/10:15
a.m./6:00 p.m.
David Jones, Jr., minster
St. John A.M.E. Church
1822 Formosa Street
Nashville, TN. 37208
Ph.: (615) 320-1026
sainjohname@aol.com
Sunday Worship 10:15 a.m.
Rev. W. Antoni Sinkfield
Saint Luke AME Church
901 40th Ave. N.
Nashville, TN 37209
church: 615-891-1984
615-268-7236
Pastor Eddie L. Sneed
Saint Matthew Missionary
Baptist Church
2412 Osage Street
(615) 329-0173
Sunday Worship:11:00 a.m.
Rev.W.B. Armstrong, pastor
Saint Paul
A.M.E. Church
3340 West Hamilton Ave.
Nashville, TN 37218
(615) 876-7219
Rev.Harold Moses
Love, Jr.
www.stpaul-amec.com
Spruce Street
Baptist Church
504 Spruce Street
Nashville, TN 37203
Worship at 11 a.m.
(615) 329-4105
Pastor Raymond Bowman
The Living Word
International Church
5100 Wyoming Ave.
Nashville, TN 37209
615-297-7437
Worship Times:
11:00 a.m. 7 p.m.
(1st &2nd Sun.)
www.
thelivingwordcogic
.com
Westwood Baptist Church,
University Center
2510 Albion St.
Ph: (615) 327-3897
Rev. Barton Elliott Harris
Word of Life Christian
Center International
4100 Clarksville Pike
Nashville, TN 37218
ph: (615) 876-3086
Rev. Alexander Arthur
Rev. 11/2/11
September 8 -- A
Gathering While Praying
at New Salem Church from
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Anthony
Thomas is the pastor.
September 9--
Homecoming at St. Luke
AME Church, 901 40th
Ave. N. with special guest
speaker, 128th Bishop of the
thirteenth Episcopal District
Rev. Jeffrey N. Leath. For
more information call 615-
268-7236. The Rev. Eddie
L. Sneed, pastor.
September 15
Clothing Giveaway at 15th
Avenue Church of Christ,
2127 15th Ave. N. from 10
a.m.-12 noon. For more
2373.
September 23--87th
Anniversary and
Homecoming of St. James
MBC, 600 28th Ave. N.
with special guest preacher
at 2:30 p.m., Rev. Lester
Cousin, retired pastor of
Calvary Baptist Church in
White Plains, NY.
October 7--147th
Homecoming celebration at
Clark Memorial UMC,
1014 14th Ave. N. 10 a.m.
worship service with guest
preacher, Mark Thompson.
Theme: Celebrating Our
Life and Legacy: Claiming
and Reclaiming Disciples.
For more information call
615-329-4464. The Rev.
Dr. Kennard Murray is the
pastor.
Church Calendar
United Methodist-related colleges rank in top 100
United Methodist
colleges/universities in
top 100 with overall
rankings:
Millsaps College, 22;
Willamette University,
23; Emory and Henry
College, 33; Wesleyan
College, 34; Claflin
University, 38; Allegheny
College, 41;
Southwestern University,
45; Dillard University, 59;
Albion College, 65;
Hendrix College, 80;
Drew University, 89;
Centenary College of
Louisiana, 90; and
Dickinson College, 95.
The National Religious
Broadcasters organization
(NRB) is now accepting
nominations for the NRB
2013 Annual Media Awards.
The nominations window is
open until Monday, October
1.
The National Religious
Broadcasters (NRB) is a
non-partisan, international
association of Christian
communicators whose mem-
ber organizations represent
millions of listeners, view-
ers, and readers. Their mis-
sion is to advance biblical
truth; to promote media
excellence; and to defend
free speech. In addition to
promoting standards of
excellence, integrity, and
accountability, NRB pro-
vides networking, education-
al, ministry, and fellowship
opportunities for its mem-
bers.
All Media Awards will be
presented at NRBs 69th
annual Convention &
Exposition.
The annual NRB
Convention & Exposition is
the largest nationally and
internationally recognized
event dedicated solely to
assist those in the field of
Christian communications.
The dynamic Exposition
consists of around 200 com-
panies and is an active mar-
ketplace for those seeking
tools and services to expand
their organizations. NRB
2013 will be held at the
Gaylord Opryland Resort
and Convention Center in
Nashville, March 2-5, 2013.
NRB members are invit-
ed to nominate the individu-
als and organizations they
believe best meet the awards
criteria. Self-nominations
are encouraged since they
provide an opportunity to
seek recognition for excel-
lence demonstrated by your
team. Both the nominee and
the award nominator must be
NRB members in good
standing (unless otherwise
noted).
Awards are conferred in
numerous categories:
Special Service (selected
by the executive committee
and board of directors);
International (selected by a
panel of judges); Internet
(selected by a panel of
judges); Radio (selected by
a panel of judges) and
Television (selected by a
panel of judges).
visit <www.nrb.org>.
Nominations open for NRB 2013 Media Awards until Oct. 1
Timeline for 2013 Annual Media Awards:
Oct. 1: Submissions window closes
Oct. 8: Supporting materials due (if required)
Oct. 22: Judges receive submissions and
supporting materials
Dec. 5: Nominees announced in NRB Today
Dec. 17: Awards recipients are notified
Jan. 1: NRB begins publicizing Awards
recipients in NRB Today
Feb. 20, 2013: NRB concludes publicizing Awards
recipients in NRB Today
March 5, 2013: Media Awards presented
at Awards Reception
March 5, 2013: Special Service Awards presented
at Awards Banquet
To place your church happenings
in our calendar, email
(at least two weeks in advance)
to npnews@comcast.net
COLUMBIA, Mo. --
Religion I Newswriters
invites journalists to apply
to its Lilly Scholarships in
Religion Program. The
scholarships give full-time
journalists up to $5,000 to
take any college religion
courses at any accredited
institution at any time.
Religion headlines are
dominating news cover-
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and politics, Islam in
America, Post-9/11now
is the perfect time to dig
deeper into today's hottest
stories. More than 200 peo-
ple have already taken
advantage of Religion I
Newswriters' Lilly
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Topics reporters have
studied include: Islamic
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Politics, Christianity and
Culture, Religious Tradition
and Scientific Inquiry,
Buddhism and Science,
Violence and Liberation,
Religion and Medicine and
many more.
"The course (Intro to
Biblical Studies) not only
encouraged me to look at
the Bible strictly from a his-
torical and literary perspec-
tive, but also forced me to
dismiss some of the
"Biblical truths" I learned
as a child," said Amie
McLain, WRIC-TV8 in
Richmond, Va.
The scholarships can be
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universities, seminaries or
similar institutions.
Journalists can choose any
religion, spirituality or
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cover tuition, books, regis-
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other course-related costs.
Online and travel classes
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All full-time journalists
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By Barbara A. Woods
Washington, M. Div.
And when we had all
fallen to the ground, I heard
a voice saying to me in the
Hebrew language, Saul,
Saul, why do you persecute
me? It hurts you to kick
against the goads. And I
said, Who are you, Lord?;
And the Lord said, I am
Jesus whom you are perse-
cuting. But rise and stand
upon your feet; for I have
appeared to you for this
purpose, to appoint you to
serve and bear witness to
the things in which you
have seen me and to those
in which I will appear to
you, delivering you from
the people and from the
Gentiles to whom I send
you to open their eyes, that
they may turn from dark-
ness to light and from the
power of Satan to God, that
they may receive forgive-
ness of sins and a place
among those who are sanc-
tified by faith in me. (Acts
26:14-18). Another look at
the 12th and final occur-
rence of pistis/faith in the
Acts of The Apostles.
This 3rd recording of
Pauls Conversion and
Call in Acts to Christ(ian)
mission is his 2nd telling,
again before the judiciaries
who hold him captive.
New this time is the adding
of the direct message from
the Lord It hurts you to
kick against the goads.
With only 3 uses of
kentra/goads in New
Testament, this concept is
seen in the zoological writ-
ings of Aristotle. It is the
sting of the scorpion (as
also in Revelation); the
quill of the porcupine; the
claw of the bear. Goad
is the pain, discomfort and
dissatisfaction brought on
by the use of power in the
preservation of life. In the
hands of man goad is the
prod for cattle; the stick
for oxen; the staff for the
sheep. It is significant to
note also that Paul is now
indicating that The Lord
spoke this to him in the
Hebrew language for the
Old Testament use of
goad references the power
of God over the rebellious
nature of hu(man).
The current foreclo-
sure legal process in
Tennessee has placed me in
the Center of Pauls dilem-
ma with the judicial system
in Caesarea passed from
governor to governor to
King, and yet no justice, all
while being held hostage.
In a circumstance where
the mortgage payment was
paid every month; and the
national public knowledge
base indicates the gross
abusive use of funds
received from homeown-
ers there remains NO
LAWS GOVERNING
FORECLOSURE in the
state of Tennessee! This led
me to take a look at the
State Legislature. Where
the state of Tennessee is
divided into three (3)
Senate Regions, 1) East
Tennessee has eleven dis-
tricts with ALL ELEVEN
SENATORS white, republi-
can; 2) Middle Tennessee
is divided into thirteen dis-
tricts with ONE BLACK
senator; and 3) West
Tennessee is divided into
nine districts with TWO
BLACK senators. The
facts are that of THIRTY-
THREE Senators who
make the laws for the state
of Tennessee, THREE of
THIRTY-THREE, 3/33 are
Black! An additional look
at the most recent activity
of the Tennessee
Legislature reveals the laws
concerning Guns now
legal to carry guns in
parks???; with additional
legislation to carry guns in
restaurants??? One of
those things that make you
go huuuuuum! But then,
Martin Luther King, Jr. was
killed by a gun(shot) in
Tennessee! 20,000 foreclo-
sures already reported in
2009 in Tennessee and NO
LAWS TO GOVERN this
process!!!!
While it is the goad in
the hands of man that is
deliberately holding Pauls
life hostage, it is the goad
in the hands of The Lord
that will set him free.
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Faith of a mustard seed
Barbara A. Woods
Washington
by William Watson
The center point of the
Christian life begins at the
cross and the resurrection of
Jesus Christ. The center
point of our power as
Christians begins with our
faith. From faith we have a
belief, from this belief we
pray, and through prayer we
have trust in the assurances
of God's promises to us. The
resurrection of Jesus is the
foundation of Christian
faith.
If Christ be not risen our
faith is vain (1 Corinthians
15:14). Ten different appear-
ances of our risen Lord are
recorded in the New
Testament by the apostles
and one additional mention
by Paul, who speaks of it as
an appearance of the risen
Savior (Acts 9:3-9, 17). We
can be certain now that death
is not the end. There is a
future life for all who
believe that Jesus Christ rose
from the dead. "Then the
angel spoke to the women,
don't be frightened, he said,
I know you are looking for
Jesus, who was crucified,
but He is not here, for He has
come back to life again, just
as He said He would. Come
in and see where his body
was lying" Matthew 28:5-6.
This resurrection was the act
of the father. (Acts 2:24) of
Christ Himself, (John 2:19)
and of the Holy Spirit
(1Peter 3:18).
How can someone know
they have eternal life?
Eternal life begins in this
life. Now we know that if the
earthly tent we live in is
destroyed, we have a build-
ing from Godan eternal
house in heaven, not built by
human hands (2 Corinthians
5:1). Eternal life is ours
when we know God (John
17:1-26) through Jesus
Christ. Eternal life is not
something we earn, it
belongs to those who trust in
Jesus and submit themselves
to the Holy Spirit. Only
through the outpouring of
God's spirit can we achieve
this peace and fruitfulness.
My weekly prayer is for
the reader of this commen-
tary to become spiritually
inspired of God. Contact
Expressions of Faith at P.O.
Box 330127, Nashville,
Tenn. 37203 or e-mail
<mailto:w310watson@aol.c
om>.
expressions of faith: Living in the cross
William Watson
by Robin Harris
Kimbrough
In Mark, 6:30-44, we
find Jesus preaching to a
multitude of people, which
totaled over 5,000. When
Jesus finished his discourse,
the disciples (who in some
earlier verses had a lesson
on how to respond when
people turned them away
and rejected their message)
wanted to get rid of them
because there wasnt enough
money to feed them. This
is a common problem for
many of us. These disciples,
who had just performed mir-
acles, did not believe they
had enough power to feed
the crowd. What the disci-
ples lacked was not
resources, but faith. Jesus
instructed them to seek out
what they could find in the
midst of the crowd. The dis-
ciples returned with two
fishes and five loaves of
bread. This find was hardly
enough to feed a family of
four.
Jesus took the portion of
food, held it up to God, and
blessed it. Everyone ate, and
there were plenty of left-
overs. The song is true:
When the praises go up, the
blessings come down! We
must remember in our
Christian walk and our
desire to do Gods will, that
Gods work always has
enough resources. Jesus
response to the two fishes
and five loaves of bread
reveals to us the key to
unlocking the resources
available to us to serve the
Lord by providing for the
needs of others and having
plenty left over for our-
selves. We must give God
praise for what we have
regardless of its size, shape,
or color.
Demonstrating a grateful
attitude multiplies the things
we need to serve the Lord.
There are too many
Christians with a mentality
of lack in the spiritual,
physical, and emotional
areas of their lives. Too
many Christians buy into
beliefs that tell them that
they are not good enough,
pretty enough, spiritual
enough, anointed enough, or
rich enough to do Gods
work and be who God has
called them to be. None of
us have enough of anything,
but those who are in rela-
tionship with God and
understand the power of
praise realize that we need
the grace of God revealed in
Jesus Christ to bless and
give us the increase. The
way we invoke the power of
Gods grace is to identify
what we have, and give God
the praise.
When the praises go up,
Gods response is to bless.
Praise is telling God that we
love and appreciate his
goodness. When the money
is funny, the change is
strange, and the credit wont
get it--when we are taking
one step forward and three
steps back, and when we are
on the devils hit list. These
are the times when people
stop praising. However,
these circumstances should
motivate us to give God the
praise, because when the
praises go up the blessings
come down! If praise can
turn two fishes and five
loaves of bread into an all-
you-can-eat fish fry, imag-
ine what praise can do in
your life! When the praises
go up, the blessings come
down!
Africa University will
visit Clark Memorial
United Methodist Church,
1014 14th Ave. N., on
September 9. Worship serv-
ices will be held at 8 am and
10:45 am.
Dr. Fanuel Tagwira,
vice-chancellor of Africa
University will be the guest
speaker at both services. A
special adult Sunday
School class will take place
at 9:45 am. The class will
allow an opportunity to
learn more about this 20-
year old United Methodist
Church related institution
of higher learning, located
in Zimbabwe, Africa.
The mission of Africa
University is to provide
quality education within a
Pan-African context.
Celebrating 20 years of
mission and service in
Zimbabwe and worldwide,
Africa University has grad-
uated more than 4,000 stu-
dents since 1992, represent-
ing 28 nationalities with
foreign, non-Zimbabwean
students comprising 39% of
the student population.
Ms. Jen Rooney of
Chandler, Ariz., a member
of the Africa University
Development Committee,
will be a special guest.
Also in attendance will
be Mrs. Angella Current
Felder, author of The
School of Dreams in the
Valley of Hope: The Africa
University Story.
Mrs. Felder will hold a
book signing following
each service for those who
wish to acquire additional
information about the stud-
ies of Africa University.
Clark Memorial United
Methodist Church is said to
be a Christian community
sharing Gods Love through
learning, worship, witness
and service and striving to
be an Oasis of Hope, Help,
Healing and Hospitality.
Clark is located at 1014
14th Ave. N. where the pas-
tor is Rev. Dr. Kennard
Murray.
Africa University celebrates
at Clark Memorial UMC
Dr. Fanuel Tagwira
Photo: UMC
by Justine Harvey
GOODLETTSvILLE,
TENN. -- The Sisterhood at
Fairfield Missionary
Baptist Church (MBC) in
Goodlettsville, Tennessee
rocked during the month
of August. Beginning on
Friday, August 3, Minister
Vera Alexander, of the
Freedom International
Christian Center was the
speaker at the Opening
Service.
On Saturday, August 4,
a Women and Girls
Conference was held at
Fairfield from 8:30 am until
noon. The theme of the con-
ference was: Restoration:
Mind, Body and Soul. The
Sisterhood rocked the sis-
ters with a Womens Spa
Day on August 18.
Members and friends
were treated to a free mas-
sage, manicures, pedicures,
hairstyles, facials, and
make-up. Numerous small
business owners participat-
ed in the Womens Spa Day
at Fairfield as vendors.
Three services were
held on Sunday, August 19,
for the Womens Day
Celebration. The scripture
was taken from Romans
12:1-6. i.e., Radically
Obedient Christian Women
Kingdom Surrendered.
Minister Ebony Weems, of
Mt. Zion MBC, was a great
speaker during the 8 am
service. At 10:35 am, Rev.
Angela Pulce Reed, from
Spruce Street MBC, deliv-
ered a powerful message.
Rev. Janie Dowdy
Dandridge, the pastor of
Webb Grove African
Methodist Episcopal
(AME) delivered a moving
message at the 3:30 pm
service.
During the service, two
poems written by members
were read to the congrega-
tions. The poems included:
My Sisters by Cadijah R.
Moore, and This
Sisterhood Rocks, by
Minister Tiffany R. Easley.
Sister Sandra Mitchell
serves as the Sisterhood
Womens Ministry
Chairperson.
Sisterhood at Fairfield rocks!
Participants enjoy special Womens Spa Day at Fairfield MBC
Photo: Justine Harvey
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