HomeCommunity Community LENS & LINES: African-American History month and more! By TSD Newsroom 02/02/2019 0 302 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Former Stax Records executive and Soulsville Foundation President Deanie Parker and Royal Studios owner Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell (right) with Al Bell at the University Center Theatre on the campus of the University of Memphis, where Bell, a former Stax Records executive and co-owner, singer and songwriter, was honored during a program that kicked off the observance of African American History Month at the university. (Photo: Tyrone P. Easley) Check out some of the many ways and reasons Memphis area residents and visitors came together in recent days. 1 of 14 (Photo: Tyrone P. Easley) Following the direction of the Rev. John Brown III, Joseph Thomas Johnson sweeps around his soon to be wife, Kalem Sanada Echols. (Photo: Tyrone P. Easley) Dottie Peoples’ unmistakable presence helped punctuate the 40th Super Sunday Celebration at Mt. Moriah East Baptist Church last Sunday. (Photo: Tyrone P. Easley) Super Sunday host Pastor Dr. Melvin Charles Smith (left) teams up on this hymn with Dr. Larry Howard of Historic Greater Friendship Baptist Church, Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo: Tyrone P. Easley) Tish Towns, VP/CEO or Regional One Health, and Art Gilliam, president of WLOK Radio, Inc. were two of the three recipients of the 2019 Trailblazer Award. Also honored was Dr. James L. Netters, pastor emeritus of Mt. Vernon Baptist-Church Westwood. (Photo: Tyrone P. Easley) The Gospel Four, including these two members, contributed mightily to the pleasantness of praise. (Photo Tyrone P. Easley) WLOK’s Linda Covington Williams and James Chambers were guest emcees. Photo: Tyrone P. Easley) The National Council of Negro Women – Memphis/Shelby County Section hosted its annual fashion gala at the Memphis Hilton Hotel last Saturday (Jan. 26). (Photo: Tyrone P. Easley) A stride of confidence at the fashion gala that the National Council of Negro Women – Memphis/Shelby County Section hosted at the Memphis Hilton Hotel last Saturday (Jan. 26). (Photo: Tyrone P. Easley) Myrtle Malone (left), president of the Memphis/Shelby County Section NCNW, with Circuit Court Judge Felicia Corbin Johnson. (Photo: Tyrone P. Easley) Trendon Watford of Mountain Brook and James Wiseman of Memphis East put on quite a show at the Hot Bed Classic in New Albany, Miss. Will Watford join Wiseman and fellow East teammate Malcolm Dandridge at the UofM next year? (Photo: Terry Davis) Otis L. Sanford, Hardin Chair of Excellence in Economic and Managerial Journalism at the University of Memphis; author, political analyst and commentator for WATN-TV Local 24 News; longtime journalist, editorial page editor and former managing editor for The Commercial Appeal; and columnist for the Daily Memphian, accepts the 2018 Communicator of the Year Award from the Memphis Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America during a luncheon at the University Club. (Photo: Karanja A. Ajanaku) Otis L. Sanford's family support featured his wife, the Rev. Dr. Elaine Y. Sanford, and their daughter, attorney Mari-Elizabeth Sanford, who introduced her father at the Memphis Chapter PRSA meeting, where he was named Communicator of the Year. (Photo: Karanja A. Ajanaku) Jerome Wright (right), director of communications at LeMoyne-Owen College, and Karanja A. Ajanaku, associate publisher/executive of The New Tri-State Defender, reminisce with 2018 Communicator of the Year Otis L. Sanford about their shared days as reporters at The Commercial Appeal. (Photo: Rev. Dr. Elaine Y. Sanford) Share this:Post Share FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Previous articleSen. Cory Booker announces 2020 run for the White HouseNext articleNashville school board member and political operative apologizes for his part in Tennessee’s Race to the Top TSD Newsroom Related Articles Metro Memphis Former Judge Boyd taken into custody after bond is revoked Featured Stories Cohen announces funding for surveillance and accountability upgrades at MPD Memphis Government BLACK MAYORS UNITED: Young invites other Black mayors to Memphis to collaborate on crime Stay Connected21,507FansLike2,634FollowersFollow17,200SubscribersSubscribe - Advertisement - Latest Articles Metro Memphis Former Judge Boyd taken into custody after bond is revoked Featured Stories Cohen announces funding for surveillance and accountability upgrades at MPD Memphis Government BLACK MAYORS UNITED: Young invites other Black mayors to Memphis to collaborate on crime Community Rhodes College unveils plaza honoring NPHC Fraternities and Sororities Education Civil Rights Museum’s ‘The Resilience’ Symposium tackles police violence and the pain left in its wake Load more