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Local churches, organizations
partner with Universoul Circus
by Wanda Clay
Local churches and community
organizations have
partnered with the Nashville
Metro Police, and civic leaders
to create a campaign of
security and trust among the
entire community. The outcome
of this partnership is
the ‘Care for the Kids Gun
Drive.’ A press conference
will kick off the drive at
Corinthian Baptist Church,
819 33rd Avenue N at 10:00
a.m.
The Universoul Circus
returns to Nashville as a part
of their 2009 tour.
Prior to the circus performances
that will run from
July 9-12, community supporters
will hold a ‘Care for
the Kids--No Questions
Asked Gun Drive.’ The Gun
Drive, slated for June 29 and
June 30, is an effort to
remove guns from the streets
as they increasingly hold
potential danger to kids. The
firearms will be collected in
four locations in each part of
the city from 10 am-7 pm.
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More innovation needed for
HIV testing says advocate
by George E Curry,
NNPA special correspondent
WASHINGTON, D.C.
(NNPA) – Mamie Harris,
executive director of IVCHARIS,
a Cincinnati faithbased
HIV/AIDS support
group, determined that too
few African Americans are
being tested for HIV because
the efforts to reach them are
ineffective, unimaginative and
dated.
So, the widow of a prominent
local pastor initiated a
series of innovative programs
aimed at increasing the number
of Black Ohioans being
tested for HIV, the virus that
causes AIDS.
“Everybody had gotten
lethargic about HIV,” said the
head of IV-CHARIS
(Compassionate Hearts
Assisting Rebuilding
Instructing Serving). “We’ve
been talking about this for 27
years and people had been
hearing the same message and
had the feeling that ‘I’ve
heard this before.’ We’re trying
to mobilize the community
to attack the problem.”
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Meharry Medical College holds
employee recognition service
by Cass F. L. Teague, Jr.,
MSPH
Meharry Medical
College recently held a program
to recognize the years
of service provided by their
long-term employees, as
well as to fete the retirees
from the college. While most
of the retirees have been or
will be honored separately
within the units where they
work, the Office of the
President and the Human
Resources Department provided
an open public program
to pay homage to the
dozens of retirees and the
dozens of employees marking
significant milestones in
service.
Ms. Dorothy Hamilton
was undoubtedly the shining
star of the day's program.
Hamilton was honored twice
this day, once for her iminent
retirement, and again for her
50 years of service to
Meharry, beginning on April
2, 1959. She was hired one
month and one day before
the birth of current Meharry
President Dr. Wayne J. Riley
on May 3, 1959. In her
remarks, Ms. Hamilton
reflected on the changes she
has witnessed at the campus
and the culture of the school.
She thanked her fellow
employees "for making our
Mondays through Fridays
enjoyable."
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$114 million in grants awarded to
help youth with education, training
WASHINGTON, D.C. –
Secretary of Labor Hilda L.
Solis has announced the
award of approximately
$114 million to 183 community
groups to provide education
and training to young
people across the United
States. This amount is an initial
increment for two years
of grant operations. A
remaining increment may be
awarded pending the availability
of additional funding.
Among the awardees, 62 are
current Department of Labor
YouthBuild grantees, and
121 are new to the department.
The YouthBuild program
assists out-of-school
youth in obtaining their
diplomas or GEDs while
providing occupational
training in the construction
industry.
While acquiring leadership
skills and participating
in community service, atrisk
youth build and renovate
affordable housing
within their communities.
The awards include approximately
$47 million allocated
to the YouthBuild program
under the American
Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009.
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Clean-energy investment provides
economic boost for Nashville, state
As clean energy and climate
legislation moves
through Congress, new data
shows that a $3 billion
investment in clean energy
would create 39,000 new
jobs in Tennessee; an $815
million investment in
Nashville would create
10,407 new jobs, 5,849 of
which will be for workers
with high school diplomas or
less. According to the analysis,
shifting to a clean-energy
economy will help millions
of low-income Americans by
creating more accessible job
opportunities (with the
potential for advancement)
and by lowering utility bills
and transportation costs.
Two complementary
reports outline how investment
in a clean-energy economy
will produce significant
economic and job creation
benefits. The reports were
prepared by the Political
Economy Research Institute
at the University of
Massachusetts, Amherst
(PERI); Center for American
Progress (CAP); Green For
All; and the Natural
Resources Defense Council
(NRDC).
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