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The youth (Xinos and Kudos) of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., Gamma Psi Chapter recently held their monthly meeting at the local NAACP Headquarters. The guest speaker was local NAACP President, Harrell Carter. Mr. Carter spoke to the group on the history of the NAACP, current issues that they are being involved in nationally as well as locally and how the youth can become involved.
Pictured from left to right are: Pat Taylor, Advisor; Taklya Rhodes, Amber Golden, Karrington Merriweather, Alburney Golden, NAACP President, Harrell Carter; George Berniard, Jabin Coleman, Jonathan Utley, Kudos President; Ayanna Campbell, Xinos President; Erin Brooks, and Rose Anderson, Advisor.
Cherry to Visit African American Book Club Author James E Cherry will be the featured speaker at the African American Book on January 24 th at 6 p.m. at the Jackson Madison County Library. He will discuss his latest novel, Edge of the Wind. Cherry is the author of three volumes of poetry, a collection of short fiction and two novels. His work has been widely published in the U.S. as well as France, England, China, Canada and Nigeria. He has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award, a Lillian Smith Book Award and a Next Generation Indie Book Award for Fiction. Cherry, a Jackson native, has an MFA in creative writing from the University of Texas at El Paso. James E Cherry The African American Book Club meets every 4th Tuesday at 6:00 pm at the Jackson Madison County Library to discuss books of interest to the African American community. The Jackson Madison County Library is located at 433 E Lafayette St. in downtown Jackson. For more information call 425-8600.
Friends of the Library Black History Month Programming The Friends of the Jackson Madison County Library celebrate Black History Month with Lane College President Dr. Logan Hampton on February 2nd at 12 noon at the Jackson Madison County Library in the Program Center. Dr. Hampton’s visit is part of the FOL’s Noon Book Review. President Hampton has a doctorate in higher education from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, received a master’s degree in student personnel services from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, LA, and a bachelor’s degree in biology from Arkansas Tech University. He also is a graduate of the Harvard Institute of Management and Leadership in Education. Dr. Hampton, the 10th President of Lane College, strongly emphasizes the close connection between education and faith. The Friends of the Library’s mission is to foster closer relations and to Dr. Logan Hampton promote knowledge between the Jackson-Madison County Library and all citizens of Jackson Madison County. The library is located at 433 East Lafayette Street in downtown Jackson, Tennessee. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call: 731.425.8600.
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Eldridge reappointed Chairman of the Tennessee House Consumer and Human Resoures Committees State Representative Jimmy Eldridge RJackson , has been reappointed to the House Consumer and Human Resources Committees. Those committees deals with legislation in consumer protections, all Human Resources and labor regulations statewide.Ê Tennessee House Speaker Beth Harwell said the people have placed their trust in Representative Jimmy Eldridge whom they know will lead based upon the common sense conservative values of our state. I look forward to working with Jimmy to accomplish a great deal on behalf of all Tennesseans this year.”
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Jackson-Madison County NAACP celebrates 78th Founder’s Day Branch president looks reflects on founders, speaks about the present and looks toward the future By Tyrone Tony Reed Jr. On January 3, 1939, the Jackson branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded. Milmon Mitchell served as branch president during that time, in which blacks in the South were facing great injustices because of Jim Crow laws. During last week’s press conference on the 78th anniversary of the founding of the branch, current Jackson-Madison County NAACP branch President Harrell Carter said, “It wasn’t cool to put your name out on front street that you were part of the NAACP (during that time).” While Mitchell served as branch president and member of the local board of directors, Bertram Caruthers served as vice-president and chairman of the local board of directors, Millard Bond served as secretary and member of the board of and Ray Prewitt served as treasurer. Mitchell not only championed for the blacks in the Jackson-Madison County area, but he also championed for neighboring Haywood County, specifically the black citizens of Haywood County. A little over five months after the Jackson branch of the NAACP was founded, Brownsville founded its branch on June 12, 1939, according to the 2012 document, “In the Absence of Governmental Protection: The Struggle of the Brownsville NAACP to Secure the Right to Vote” by Heather Catherwood. The branch worked hard to encourage the black citizens of Brownsville to vote in the 1940 presidential election. Blacks had not voted in the county since 1884. “The Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist organizations were trying to prevent that,” Carter said. “That included people who were in law enforcement, people who were in positions of government in Haywood County.” It was that year, on June 16, that Elisha Davis, a founding member and member of the executive committee of the Brownsville branch of the NAACP, was kidnapped and exiled from the city. Mitchell was contacted by Davis about the incident. Four days later, Davis’ younger
brother Thomas was taken into custody, along with Elbert Williams, a charter member of the Brownsville branch of the NAACP, and held in jail. Thomas Davis was released early the following morning, while Williams remained detained. Davis said he saw a mob of 40 to 50 men gathered at the jail when he was released and he fled to Mitchell’s house in Jackson. Williams’ bloated, bruised, bullet-riddled body was pulled from the Hatchie River on Sunday, June 23, 1940. Mitchell sent several letters out about these incidents, seeking justice and help for blacks in Brownsville. He wrote about the injustices his friends had suffered and shared his frustrations with the inaction of the Department of Justice. In a July 1, 1940 letter to then NAACP Secretary Walter White, Mitchell wrote, “It is a fact that Tip Hunter, the present sheriff, and other white men formed a mob, lynched a lawabiding citizen and drove others from their homes. Negro citizens felt that in so much as the Department of Justice had not made any effort to prosecute the guilty parties that took part in this unlawful act, that no effort would have been made to protect them had they attempted to register.” Mitchell added, “I am very alarmed over the fact that the Department of Justice seem to be evading this matter. One can readily see why Negroes of the South are such easy victims of Communism and other radical organizations. Members of the mob that lynched Elbert Williams can be seen in Brownsville each day going about their work as if they had killed only a rabbit...The NAACP has successfully pulled the cover off the damnable condition at
Brownsville and we have also exposed the discriminating practices of the Department of Justice. If the FBI men are offering an alibi that they are unable to locate the members of the mob, I am willing to personally lead them to each man named in the affidavits executed by Elisha and Thomas Davis.” Mitchell went on to write Thurgood Marshall, who was serving as special counsel for the NAACP at the time. Mitchell told him in a July 23, 1942 letter, the same mob that had run the Davis family out of Brownsville and killed Williams had killed at least two more black people. Mitchell’s frustration and anger at the lack of justice for blacks could be seen in the final words of that letter which said: “Well, I suppose we Negroes in this section have only our God to look to for our salvation.” According to ElbertWilliamsMemorial.com, Marshall traveled to Brownsville twice to get the U.S. Justice Department to investigate and prosecute Williams’ murderers, but the department never did anything. Williams’ family left Brownsville. Seventy-five years after his murder, Williams was remembered in 2015 for not only being the first known NAACP member to have been killed in the fight for civil rights, but a hero and martyr who believed in right and doing right by the Elbert Williams Memorial Committee when they presented the “75th anniversary Memorial Commemoration of Mr. Elbert Williams.” While many positive changes have been made since the JMC NAACP branch was founded, Carter said there are still many issues that the national and local branches must face and CONT’D ON PAGE 10
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Local leaders come together for MLK Day call of service by WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News Staff JACKSON, Tenn. — In celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, community leaders came together Monday for a call of service. The Mt. Zion Baptist Church hosted the service, which featured remarks from state representatives
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Top: The Morning Star Youth Choir performs. Bottom, (l to r) Humboldt Mayor Marvin Sikes, Griot member, Felicia Dennis, program emcee, Tamiko Willis and Dr. Charles Clark.
Humboldt Honors Dr. King -- Morning Star Baptist Church sponsored the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration in Humboldt Monday. The event was coordinated by Ms. Tiffany Glenn and featured a march to Humboldt City Hall for a commemorative reef laying ceremony honoring Dr. King. Humboldt native, Rev. Dr. Charles H. Clark, Jr., performed the ceremony and Mayor Marvin Sikes read a proclamation in honor of Dr. King. Following the ceremony, marchers proceeded to the Old Stigall Gym where a program featuring poetry by members of the Griot Collective of West TN, and music by the MSBC Youth Choir and Jessie Yarbrough and the Freedom Singers. The program emcee was Mrs. Tamiko Willis, and the guest speaker was her husband, Rev. Dr. David Willis.
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Allenton Heights Youth of the Months Deshawn Williams the son of Latricia Ballard, my September youth of the month age 11 attends North Parkway as a 7 th grader. Leticia Reed the daughter of Latricia Ballard, my October youth of the month age 9 attends Alexander as a 4 th grader. Amauri Mckinnie the son of Brittany Mckinnie, my November youth of the month age 8 attends Alexander as a 2 nd grader. Decorion Mckinnie the son of Brittany Mckinnie, my December youth of the month age 13 attends North Parkway as a 7 th grader.
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CONGRADULATIONS Boys & Girls Club of Jackson- Madison County Youth of the Month Site Director, Yolanda C ampbell has selected the following members as youth of the monthe for 2016 at the Isaac Lane Unit September - Alexandria Collins, daughter of Vincent Collins and Netawyna Collins October - Za’Kiyah Perkins, daughter of Vivian Perkins November Jayden Wilkes, son of Sierra Wilkes
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Dr. Keith Carver, University of Tennessee at Martin chancellor, offers words of welcome and opening remarks for the fifth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Breakfast held Jan. 16 in the Boling University Center’s Duncan Ballroom. This marked Carver’s first time to attend the event since being named the university’s chancellor. Speakers, music and award presentations highlighted the event that honors the memory of the slain civil rights leader.
CITY AND UNIVERSITY HONOR THE MEMORY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MARTIN, Tenn. —ÊA morning of celebration, reflection and remembrance highlighted the fifth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Breakfast held Jan. 16 in the Duncan Ballroom of UT Martin’s Boling University Center. The event is sponsored by the city of Martin and the university’s Black Student Association to honor
the memory of slain Civil Rights Movement leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. An overflow crowd included community members, local elected officials, university faculty and staff, and UT Martin students. Martin Alderman David Belote, also a staff member in the university’s Office of Enrollment Services and Student Engagement, emceed the event and introduced Martin Mayor Randy Brundige and UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver for words of welcome and opening remarks. Corri Chanel Oliver, UT Martin Black Student Association president, added her welcome and was followed by Jackie Thomas, Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church pastor, who offered the invocation. Following the meal, Kameron Echols and Beverly Claybrooks served as keynote speakers. Echols, a senior criminal justice major from Memphis and a volunteer in the Martin Housing Authority’s after-school program, asked the question, “What does it mean to dream with vision and live with passion?” He credits having both a plan and a purpose for his achieving success as he pursues his passion to earn a degree and also make a difference in the community. “Vision without action is merely a dream. … Vision with action can change the world,” he said. Beverly Claybrooks, an award-winning educator, holds an undergraduate degree from Tennessee State University and a master’s degree from UT Martin. She began her teaching career in Nashville before returning to Weakley County to teach at Sharon Elementary School. Following her retirement, she later accepted a teaching position in Hickman, Ky., where she continues her service in the classroom. Claybrooks questioned whether Dr. King’s dream has been fully realized and recalled moving as a child from Michigan to Martin, where she experienced segregation first hand. She credited many local black community leaders with pushing for change. “As younger black students at that time, we didn’t understand what extraordinary, prolific, outstanding, devoted, concerned, intelligent teachers that we had, but we do now,” she said, crediting these individuals with preparing her and others for the challenges they would face in life. Claybrooks “Yes, the dream has been realized but not recognized to the extent that it should be,” she added. “His dream, Dr. King’s dream, brings freedom in a world filled with national disaster, racism, greed, deception and injustice. But the dream breeds love, love for all of us, for we are all God’s people and the sheep of his pasture.” Music and award presentations were also featured in the program. Senior UT Martin music major Johna Jackson, of Nashville, sang two selections as she was accompanied on piano by Dr. Danny Donaldson, a Martin optometrist and UTM graduate. Award recipients were: Dr. Henry Parker, UT Martin professor of philosophy, Alpha Award of Merit; Jamese’ Coleman, UT Martin senior integrated studies major, Alpha Award of Merit; and Anthony Prewitt, UT Martin Office of Housing, the Black Student Association Torch Award. The Alpha Awards were presented by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
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West Tennessee Examiner Newspaper p. 9 Southwest Human Resource Agency, the children have a hot meal four days a week and a cold meal on Fridays.” Membership is available to boys and girls, between the ages of 5 and 18, with special emphasis on those who may be disadvantaged, the brochure said. Boys & Girls Club of Jackson executive director speaks about Membership is $35 per child per academic year. During the summer, there is a helping children succeed weekly fee ($15 in Brownsville and $40 in Jackson). Those who go to the outreach By Tyrone Tony Reed Jr. units don’t pay anything during the academic year or the summer. Sabrina Anderson might be a native of Louisiana, but her mission and goals of Anderson said the club tries to serve as many children as it possibly can and that helping children grow into adults with good character, healthy lifestyles and the club is always on the lookout for good help, especially from those who are in or successful careers has led her to Jackson, Tenn., where she serves as the executive studying education, social work, psychology and criminal justice. director of the non-profit organization, Boys and Girls Club of Jackson. She oversees “If they’re interested, if they’ll fill out an application, we might be hiring at five club locations: four in Jackson and one in Brownsville. Now in operation for random,” Anderson said. “They need to be able to deal with a lot of kids. It’s 46 years, the club sees an average attendance of 300 to 350 kids and serves around especially important for people to understand that young people have been in school 900 members annually. all day. They want to come to the club to have fun, but we also teach them while “The Boys and Girls Club of Jackson started about 1971,” Anderson said. “We’ve they’re here. We might have to disguise that learning sometimes.” been (in the city) for over 40 years. We built (the administrative office and East To volunteer as tutors or mentors, applicants must go through a background check Unit, located at 832 Lexington Ave., in Jackson) in 1995.” and do a drug test, both of which they must pay for. Anderson said those facts The club also has a school based site located at Isaac Lane Technology Magnet usually deter some volunteers, but it’s for the children’s safety. Elementary School (located at 746 Lexington Ave. in Jackson), an Allenton Heights “I have to protect my kids,” she said. Unit (located at 258 Elm Street in Jackson) a Lincoln Courts Unit (located at 266The club also works to recognize its children for their accomplishments and growth A Roosevelt Parkway in Jackson) and a Brownsville Unit (located at 127 N. Grand with programs like “Youth of the Month” and “Youth of the Year”. Ave., in Brownsville). The Allenton Heights and Lincoln Courts units are outreach “We just try to give our kids some recognition because we don’t do that enough,” units. Anderson said. “You have kids who do great things and kids that are involved in The club’s mission is “to enable all young people, especially those that need us things here at the club and in the community. But, they’re not recognized for all most, to realize their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens,” those achievements and sometimes it’s as simple as being obedient and using their according to the club’s brochure. manners. Our kids want to be recognized. They want to be acknowledged. They The brochure also stated that the club’s vision is to “provide a world-class Club want that pat on the back. And sometimes, they don’t get it.” Experience that assures success is within reach of every young person who comes The club also encourages the children to find the things they are good at and excel through our doors, with all members on track to graduate from high school with a at them. Many celebrities, like basketball legend Ervin “Magic” Johnson, Emmy plan for the future, demonstrating good character and citizenship and living a healthy nominated actress Kerry Washington, legendary comedian and actor Bill Cosby, lifestyle.” Grammy award-winning singer Meghan Trainor and Academy Award winning actor Anderson said the club tries to give the children a positive environment, where Denzel Washington, are alumni of the Boys and Girls Club. But, Anderson said they can be taught social skills, get help with their homework, get a full meal after each child has to find their skill and their purpose. school and have a safe, fun place to be and learn. The club also offers programs and “Everybody’s not going to be a Denzel Washington,” Anderson said. “But, they activities like Character and Leadership Development (ex.: Torch Clubs, Youth of might be your local manager of a restaurant. They might be your local bank president. the Year, Youth of the Month, community service projects, etc.); Education and It may be they’re your service personnel, your doctor. We have people that are here Career Development (ex.: computer labs, tutoring, help with homework, reading in Jackson, that people don’t even realize, that were part of the Boys and Girls programs, etc.); Health and Life Skills (ex.: SMART Moves, SMART Girls, Passport Club.” to Manhood, Safe @ Last, etc.); the Arts (ex.: Imagemakers photography The club holds events and fundraisers, like the Great Futures Breakfast, Windows competition, drawing, creative writing, drawing, painting, etc.); and Sports, Fitness of Hope and the Steak and Burger Dinner (which will be held April 20 and feature & Recreation (ex.: basketball, volleyball, video games, tournaments, billiards, etc.). Memphis native and Olympic gold and silver medalist/track star Rochelle Stevens) “We’re trying to reach the kids wherever they are,” Anderson said. “You have to to benefit the club and its members. But, the true support comes from the community. be able to make a connection with them. You might have an academic (child). You “It takes individual donations to help make this work,” Anderson said. “We want might have a tech geek. You might have an artsy-craftsy person. You might have a people to support us and help us make greater futures for our children. Our motto writing person.” is, ‘great futures start here.’ Well, it can start here and it can be even better if people Anderson added, “We try to keep our young people engaged because you never will help. We try to keep our fees low.” know what you do here that might spark interest that might be a lifetime work.” Anderson added, “We do rely on grants, but we shouldn’t have to. There’s lots of While the children learn and develop skills, they also get a full meal after school, work that has to be done to maintain the buildings and businesses, so if people have five days a week. specialty skills or trades and they want to share with me, let me know. The only “There are a lot of children that don’t eat when they go home, but we want to way non-profits survive is based on community support.” make sure that we combat that,” Anderson said. “So, through the partnership with
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Reconciliation Sunday at Northside Assembly Church Rickey Brown<rickeylynnbrown@hotmail.com Program also included Dr Logan Hampton as special guest speaker along with State Representative Jimmy Eldridge . Jackson City Court Judge Blake Anderson was also awarded the first “Shirlene Mercer Courage Award” for his continued outpouring of service to the people of Jackson. Judge Anderson received many commendations from those in the community as former Sheriff David Woolfork and City Court Clerk Daryl Hubbard have touching testimonies of his service to the citizens of this community. His establishing the city drug recovery court, the environmental court, the weekly trash clean up the city, and being awarded the Frank G Clement award for assisting those with mental health issues are just a few if his list of accomplishments . Dr Logan Hampton delivered the keynote message to the church with an inspiring message of unity forgiveness and love that the Lord Jesus Christ taught here in earth and throughout the Bible. Pastor Randy Carter of Northside Assembly messages included being able to talk, walk and live our lives with the spirit of God’s love in our lives daily and forgive those who have hurt offended us in life so the Father The Lord God will forgive us. Dr Logan Hampton and Pastor Randy Carter . Left, Daryl Hubbard with Dr Hampton and Jimmy Eldridge with members of the choir. Right, Rep. Eldridge with County Commissioner Luther Mercer and wife Shirlene.
Jackson-Madison County NAACP celebrates -- CONT’D FROMM PAGE 3 overcome. “This branch was organized around a certain set of principles and mission,” Carter said. “The mission was basically to stamp out discrimination, inequality and to make one whole, if you will. Often times that did not occur, particularly in the South.” Carter said several of today’s systems (such as the criminal justice system, education system, health system and housing system) have not changed in years for certain groups of people. “We have had several cases in recent weeks, months and years that still continue the same legacy as it was back in the 1960s, 1930s and 1909 (when the national NAACP was formed),” Carter said. “Access to the ballot box, reform of the criminal justice system, adequate education, adequate access to loans and to those things that will make a community whole” are issues that the NAACP are still fighting for, Carter said. Its goal is for everyone to live in a world where “everybody enjoys the freedom that is guaranteed by the Constitution.” Carter added, “We have certainly come a long way. We have made some tremendous strides. But, we also have a tremendous way to go.” For more information on the Jackson Madison County Branch of the NAACP, visit www.jacksonnaacp.org. To read Milmon Mitchell’s letters to the NAACP Headquarters about what was happening in Brownsville in the 1940s, visit http://bit.ly/2jspEf2.
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Blues entertainer Bigg Rob had the crowd jumping at his Blues concert last Saturday in Bells, TN. The promoter was Robert King and Jazzii Anderson was the event coordinator/ emcee. Left, Bigg Rob introduces King to the audience. Right, Examiner owner, Bill Marable with friends Otis and Cynthia Stocking and Karla Smith.
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