Yesterday was nothing short of amazing, our Black History Month Family Soul Food Dinner was a success. Our guest speakers Mr. Ted D. Jamison & Dr. Brenda McAdory and Lt. Michael Pulliam spoke on their educational and life experiences. Our families socialized and got to know one another. The food was delicious, we thank each and everyone who donated funds … Read More

🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 I had the honor of photographing Sms UT Extension Afterschool scholars as they attempted to recreate iconic African American photos for there black history month celebration. Site director Clarissa Gardner killed it with the wardrobe and big thank you to Vintage Whimsy Antiques for allowing us to use awesome items from the shop and photograph in the shop! The … Read More

This has been a eventful afternoon. We packed so much in a 2 1/2 hour time period. Arianna Rice, Ashawnise Leavell, and Natalie Black ventured out into the community to conducted interviews for our BHM Project. While Cheri Wood had a discussion about the Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth, after watching a video about the Wessyngton Plantation. We brought the day … Read More

MISSION UPDATE: Join us for a FREE event on Feb. 26th from 9:30-3:30. We’ll have NASA experts on hand to answer burning questions, TONS of things to do, and more. Listen in for the full update now! While the event is free, we need everyone to register to make sure we have enough supplies. Register now here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artemis-1-community-launch-event-free-event-tickets-258316019167 Source

Our scholars finished the Black History Month Door Project, they wanted to pay homage to those who’ve made history specifically in The Arts. However, one scholars said “We have to include our leaders.” #BlackHistoryMonth#WeCanDoItToo #utextensionafterschool Source

Mark your calendars! 4-H Jr. Camp is back at Camp Ridley this year, and we couldn’t be more excited. More details to come soon. Source

Black History Spotlight Bridget “Bibby” Mason Mason, born into slavery, won her emancipation through court, and eventually became the first African American landowners in Downtown Los Angeles, CA. She worked as Nurse and Midwife. She was also know for helping others in her community. She also began an orphanage, a daycare, a school, and co-founded the First African Methodist Episcopal … Read More

We have a need at the FRC! Industrial shelving units were generously donated to us, but we need wood to line the shelves with! Anyone able to assist with this? Source

Black History Spotlight Did you know that one of the World’s Tallest Men was a Tennessee Native??? Meet Mr. John William “Bud” Rogan! Rogan is know as the Gallatin Gaint. He was 8ft 9in tall. If you would like to read more in his story follow the link below: https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthewind/bud-rogan-the-8-foot-8-gallatin-giant/article_be127f9c-b6a4-5b9e-b482-7c34506a27e3.html Source

Black History Spotlight Alice Coachman Coachman made history at the 1948 Olympics in London. She leaped a record-breaking height of 5 feet, 6 and 1/8 inches in the high jump finals. This qualified her to win first place, becoming the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal. To learn more about Alice Coachman click the link below: https://usopm.org/alice-coachman/ … Read More