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THE 4TH ANNUAL STATE OF BLACK TENNESSEE TOWN HALL

Saturday, February 22, 2025

Doors at 12:30pm

Beech Creek Missionary Baptist Church

3101 Curtis Street, Nashville, TN 37218

We host this town hall annually to determine how we will build our community together. We will have panels including elected officials and community leaders helping us understand and evaluate the current landscape in Tennessee. To win and face the challenges ahead of us, everyone who cares about justice must show up for our people, and we are excited and ready to get to work!

FEATURED SPEAKERS

  • Evan Brown

    Art Curator

  • Rahim Buford

    Founder, Unheard Voices Outreach

  • Dr. Judy Cummings

     Retired Pastor, New Covenant Christian (DOC)

  • Gerlonda Fite

    Academy Principal at Pearl-Cohn High School

  • Trey French

    Licensed Therapist and Community Organizer

  • Deonté Harrell

    Metropolitan Nashville Council, District 8

  • Keral Hereford

    SMC Youth Assembly Member

  • Bobbi Negron

    Elementary School Teacher 

  • Freddie O'Connell

    Mayor of Nashville, TN

  • Erica Perry

    Attorney & Executive Director of The Southern Movement Committee

  • Robert Taylor

    Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education, District 1

  • Davie Tucker

    Executive Director of the Metro Human Relations Commission and Pastor of Beech Creek Missionary Baptist Church

  • Genesis Walker

    SMC Youth Assembly Member

  • Vivian Wilhoitte

    Assessor of Property Nashville & Davidson Count

  • Kelli X

    Pastor of The Village Church