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Speakers: Dr. Angela Sutton and Mr. Cyril Stewart. Fort Negley began as a Union fortification built by nearly 5000 laborers, including free blacks, enslaved persons, as well as "contraband" folks seeking refuge in Nashville during the Civil War. The working and...

Speaker: Juvenile Court Clerk Lonnell Matthews, Jr. and Judge Sheila Calloway, his self-proclaimed "Partner in Justice." The speakers focused on shifting the culture of the juvenile court systems and operations to prepare for the opening of the Nashville Youth Campus...

Speaker: Dr. Dan Firth, Chair of the Solid Waste & Mining Committee of the Tennessee Chapter of the Sierra Club. Dr. Firth gave a thorough analysis of: Tennessee's trash problem; Why recycling, although not a complete solution, is necessary; Why producers must be...

Speaker: Lindsey Kimery, Coordinator of Library Services at Metro Nashville Public Schools in Nashville. Ms. Kimery is a past-president of the Tennessee Association of School Librarians and has served in leadership roles for the American Association of School...

Speaker: Chas Sisk, Senior Editor and Interim News Director at WPLN (an NPR radio member station). Sisk shared information and thoughts on the ways various forms of bias impact our daily lives by shaping the way news is portrayed. As League members know, appreciation...