“Hub City Now with Tyrone Tony Reed Jr.” Episode 3: James Theus, Jr. and Juneteenth

Hub City Now: Interview with Dr. Michelle Moragne and Mrs. Latarsha Hanna-Huff

April 26, 2024 Uncategorized

In this episode of "Hub City Now with Tyrone Tony Reed Jr." the host interviewed Dr. Mechelle Moragne, president of The Jackson (Tenn.) Chapter of the Links Incorporated, and The Links member Mrs. Latarsha Hanna-Huff.

The Links Incorporated Jackson (Tenn.) Chapter will present the International Fashion Show at the Ned R. McWherter West Tennessee Cultural Arts Center, Saturday, May 4. The Ned is located at 314 East Main Street, Jackson, Tennessee, 38301. This vibrant event will showcase creativity and style from talented designers across Africa!

Tickets are available here.

Get ready to witness the hottest runway looks from African designers at this International Fashion Show!

This show will feature stunning runway looks, cultural influences, and cutting-edge designs.

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to celebrate the beauty and diversity of African fashion.

The mission of The Links Incorporated is "Friends transfomring communitites through service" and its vision is to "Enrich communities and improve the quality of life for people of African descent through friendship and service."

According to Linksinc.org, "On November 9, 1946, Margaret Rosell Hawkins and Sarah Strickland Scott, two young Philadelphia visionaries, co-founded The Links, Incorporated. They invited seven of their friends to join them in organizing a new type of inter-city club. The two women envisioned an organization that would respond to the needs and aspirations of Black women in ways that existing clubs did not. It was their intent that the club would have a threefold aim — civic, educational, and cultural."

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Hub City Now: Interview with Amanda Barlow Leitch

May 1, 2022 Uncategorized

In this episode of “Hub City Now with Tyrone Tony Reed Jr.,” the host spoke with Amanda Barlow Leitch, West Tennessee Regional Director for Alzheimer’s Tennessee, about Silver Alert Mont and Silver Alert kits.

The Silver Alert Law that took effect July 1, 2021 is already helping to find missing individuals who have wandered due to dementia, physical impairment, or disability. The TBI is tasked with oversight and creating a uniform statewide protocol for missing persons, including public alerts through media and on interstates, as well as posts on social media and coordination with local law enforcement.

“Silver Alerts are lifesaving and especially critical to the safety of our Tennessee seniors, if all of us are aware of who is in need of our help to find their way home safely,” Janice Wade-Whitehead, Alzheimer’s Tennessee CEO and President explained on Alzheimer's Tennessee website. “Alzheimer’s Tennessee is working to help the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and local law enforcement understand Alzheimer’s and dementia – and how to best support wandering individuals and their families.”

With TBI providing education, implementation and tracking, Silver Alert will be more effective and more capable of saving lives. Creating a uniform protocol across the state will significantly strengthen the Silver Alert and provide clear instructions for local, inter-agency, and media coordination for how to respond to calls of vulnerable, missing adults who may be disoriented and incapable of finding their own way home.

Barlow Leitch spoke about what's in the Silver Alert kits, what information a person needs to fill out and have in the kit and how it helps law enforcement, media and the community to locate a missing person.

For more about Alzheimer’s Tennessee, visit www.alztennessee.org.

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Hub City Now: Interview with Saffron Lips

February 13, 2022 Uncategorized

In this special episode of Hub City Now, host Tyrone Tony Reed Jr. interviews Saffron Lips, a R&B/soul/jazz duo featuring Stephanie Jae Park (currently Eliza Hamilton on the Philip Tour of Hamilton) and OBC original cast member and dance captain, Voltaire Wade-Greene.

Saffron Lips is a fusion of Park’s vocals and Green’s love of dance. Park’s musical influences include Ella Fitzgerald, Mariah Carey, Sumi Jo and Alicia Keys. Voltaire comes from the concert dance world and exploded onto Broadway in the original cast of “Hamilton,” as the dance captain/swing.

Host Tyrone Tony Reed Jr. spoke to the couple about their new album “Fire to My Air”, how they came together to form Saffron Lips, how the pandemic helped them, what it’s like to collaborate with your significant other, how they figure out they wanted to pursue The Arts and much, much more!

Following the interview, you'll hear the couple’s lead-off single “Cincinnati”.

You can pre-order their album Fire to My Air at the following link: https://apple.co/3rn63mk and listen to the amazing samples of the tracks on the album. The album officially releases Valentine’s Day.

You can also show them some love and support on their Instagram pages by following them at https://www.instagram.com/saffronlips/ or @saffronlips, @stephanieslaypark and @tisvoltaire.

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