In this episode of "Hub City Now" host Tyrone Tony Reed Jr. interviewed City of Brownsville Mayor Bill Rawls, Jr. and Gwen Gavin, owner and director of Eagles Nest Family Services.
Rawls and Gavin, who is the Community Health Liaison for City of Brownsville, announced the City of Brownsville's Annual Health Fair on Saturday, April 24th from 10 a.m. - 12 Noon. For safety reasons relating to COVID-19, this year's Annual Health Fair will be in the form of a WALKING EVENT at three different locations (with vendors set up at each one) throughout Brownsville at the same time to allow proper social distancing.
You are invited to the annual community health event with Mayor Rawls and Haywood County Mayor David Livingston for "Walking with the Mayors."
They are encouraging everyone to come out and join in making healthy moves.
There will be free health screening, music and give a ways from our vendors. Stanton Health Center Mobile Clinic will be onsite along with Lebonher, UT Extension, TN voices for youth, Forever Communications JJ97, Wise 2 Market, Amerigroup, just to name a few.
Put on your walking shoes and let's make healthy moves one step at a time. April 24, 10am to 12 p.m. Join them at Heritage Park, Webb Banks Park and L Z Hurley Stadium This event is free and open to all ages and genders. They will be following CDC guidelines for this event and social distancing will be enforced.
Rawls and Gavin said it is imperative now more than ever to continue prevention efforts towards physical health to help combat the underlining conditions for COVID-19. According to County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, the Adult Obesity rate for Haywood County is ranked ant an alarming 47%. Initially, the Health Outcomes for Haywood County was 94 overall in 2014/15. Through partnership and collaboration with community agencies, we were able to decrease that rate to 82. Currently that rate is increasing again; up to a ranking of 87; also according to County Health Rankings and Roadmaps.
If you would like to be a vendor at this event, call Ms. Gavin at 731-300-5131.
In this episode of Hub City Now, host Tyrone Tony Reed Jr. interviews actor Marcus Scribner, best known as Andre Johnson Junior on the ABC comedy “black-ish”, voicing the character Bow in the critically acclaimed Netflix animated series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power and as the voice of D’Angelo Baker on Hulu’s “Dragons: The Nine Realms.”
In this episode of “Hub City Now with Tyrone Tony Reed Jr.,” the host spoke to Mehr Mansuri, Nancy Ewing and Sue St. Clair.
Mansuri, St. Clair and Ewing spoke about The Kids with a Cause: Children’s Theatre Company's full musical showcase featuring musical highlights of The Lorax (about trees and habitat) and Rescue Me: A Musical History of Women, will be presented by children and youth of Jackson at the NED Cultural Arts Center, Saturday, March 30th at 7 p.m., free charge; and a community service project at the ComeUnity Cafe Garden next door to the NED. Thr showcase is in celebration of Earth Day and Women’s History Month.
“Our goal is to showcase the children and youth of Jackson as the voices of positive change and agents of healing in their communities,” said Eric Dozier, Music Director/ Director of Equity & Outreach of Children’s Theatre Company.
In honor of Earth Day, the evening will feature highlights from Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax adapted by Lory Lazarus and Frank Sanchez and directed by award-winning Jackson choreographer, Veronica Sesson. Also being celebrated is Women’s History Month with highlights of the hit show, Rescue Me: A Musical History of Women by Dorothy Marcic.
Rescue Me is a review of the lyrics and music of the Top 40 songs by women from the blues to disco. Nadia Beard, the NED resident director and choreographer, will be directing. “While bringing generations together, children, parents and their grandparents will relish the music, tap their feet and dance in their seats,” said Nadia Beard.
“My heart has been touched by the mission and performances of this unique theater company featuring kids reciting some of the wisest words ever uttered that is all the more stirring when proclaimed by young voices. I urge everyone to come and take part and fill the house and your heart at the NED!” said Matt Marshall, President of United Way of West Tennessee.
We are so grateful to Mayor Conger and our national partners, including the National Endowment for the Arts, the Wayfarer Foundation, and the Baha’i Office of Education & Schools, and our amazing local partners, including, AKA Sorority, Keep Jackson Beautiful; the NAACP; United Way of West TN and the Society of African American Cultural Awareness – SAACA, Historic First Baptist Church,” said Mehr Mansuri, Executive Artistic Director.