Tennessee
Panel faults judge’s membership in segregated club
A panel of federal judges said Thursday that a bankruptcy judge’s membership in a Nashville, Tenn., country club that has no women or blacks as full-fledged members violates the judiciary’s code of ethics. But the panel said it will not take any disciplinary action against Judge George Paine II because he is planning to retire [...]
Delta Sigma Theta leaves mark on city
Memphis Commercial Appeal – On any given weekend in Downtown Memphis, Mid-Southerners are likely to see a proverbial “lady in red” or two. But during July Fourth weekend, they saw thousands of them. From Thursday to Sunday, about 4,000 sisters of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, the largest African-American women’s organization in the country, attended the [...]
Remarks by the President at Booker T. Washington High School Commencement
Thank you very much, everybody. Everybody, please have a seat. Thank you, Chris. Hello, Memphis! Congratulations to the class of 2011! Now, I will admit being President is a great job. I have a very nice plane. I have a theme song. But what I enjoy most is having a chance to come to a [...]
Obama to address Memphis grads, meet flood victims
Aiming to offer both comfort and inspiration, President Barack Obama is traveling to Memphis where he will meet families and local officials who struggled through flooding caused by the swollen Mississippi River. He then will give a commencement address at a high school that has seen its graduation rates rise remarkably in just three years. [...]
Civil Rights Organizations Address Challenges, Outline Comprehensive Solutions to Reform Tennessee’s Public Schools
The Campaign for High School Equity (CHSE), a coalition of leading civil rights organizations focusing on high school education reform, will join Tennessee parents, educators, and community leaders April 15, 2011 for a conference about strategies to improve Tennessee’s public schools and ensure state-level education reform efforts empower all Tennessee students to succeed. The conference [...]
