On Monday night the NAACP and United Auto Workers union donated money to help Mason with its utility fund repayment efforts. “It’s good to see you’re making progress on doing great things for your town,” Tennessee State Conference NAACP President Gloria Sweet-Love said. “We have said from the beginning we will stand with you and we will continue to do that.” Sweet-Love said … [Read more...] about NAACP, United Auto Workers donate $5K to Mason to help with utility repayment
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Here’s why Mason’s request for injunction against the comptroller was denied
Late last week Chancellor Anne C. Martin denied the Town of Mason’s request for an injunction against the comptroller’s corrective action plan. The emergency petition filed on April 1 by the NAACP on behalf of the town alleged the comptroller’s office acted outside of its authority in taking control of the town’s finances last month, violated state law, violated the Equal … [Read more...] about Here’s why Mason’s request for injunction against the comptroller was denied
NAACP, Town of Mason file suit against comptroller; decision could be made next week
On Friday, on behalf of the Town of Mason, the NAACP’s Legal Defense & Education Fund filed a lawsuit for an injunction against the comptroller’s financial oversight. The suit claims the state is taking measures to control the predominantly Black town in a way it hasn’t done to other towns in worse financial shape. “The comptroller’s decision comes just as Mason is on the … [Read more...] about NAACP, Town of Mason file suit against comptroller; decision could be made next week
Juneteenth event planned Saturday in Frazier Park
On Saturday the county’s second-ever known celebration of Juneteenth, the day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States, will be held in Covington. Though it is a big event in many Texas towns, Juneteenth isn’t as widely celebrated in other areas of the United States. “The purpose is to understand the history of Juneteenth and how the people in … [Read more...] about Juneteenth event planned Saturday in Frazier Park
Integrating schools: Tipton County Schools went from freedom of choice to federally-mandated desegregation
Tennessee has always been a late bloomer when it comes to civil rights and that also extended to the education of its children. In the 20-year period between 1951 to 1971, 43 public school districts in Tennessee were sued to desegregate its schools. Tipton County was one of them. Although, the Supreme Court unanimously decided on May 17, 1954, "separate educational facilities … [Read more...] about Integrating schools: Tipton County Schools went from freedom of choice to federally-mandated desegregation
Freedom Riders, NAACP honor bus driver Jim Ruth
The year was 1961 and the Civil Rights Movement was already in full swing. Lead by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), on May 4, seven Black people and six white people set out on a bus trip from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans, La. to test the Supreme Court’s 1960 decision that interstate passengers had a right to be served without discrimination. A similar movement in … [Read more...] about Freedom Riders, NAACP honor bus driver Jim Ruth
