Erit Turner Occupation Head Football Coach at JCM High What’s new in the Athletics Department? 2023-2024 will be our first season competing in a region since the school was reopened! What does Black History Month mean to you? Black History…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Each week in February, WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News is celebrating Black History Month by telling the story of West Tennesseans, and it is sponsored by the Tennessee Education Lottery. Addison…
HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- A local group celebrated Black History Month in a unique way. The Hardeman County Commission for Black History has launched their Black History Month exhibit. The exhibit…
An American political activist, professor, and author who was an active member in the Communist Party and the Black Panther Party. Most famous for her involvement with the Soledad Brothers, who were accused of killing a prison guard. Early Life…
Growing Up Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was born in Brooklyn, NY on November 30th of 1924. She was the oldest of four daughters to immigrant parents. Her father being from Gayana and her mother being from Barbados, she spent…
Early Years Baldwin was born as James Arthur Jones to Emma Berdis Jones on August 2, 1924, at Harlem Hospital in New York City. Baldwin was born out of wedlock, his mother never revealed to Baldwin who his biological father…
Addison Richmond Occupation Owner of Peppermint Addie and Co What’s new at Peppermint Addie’s? Right now at Peppermint Addie’s we are focusing on our grab-n-go ice cream. We are working up a lot of different new flavors. We have also…
MARTIN, Tenn. -- Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement are being displayed at the University of Tennessee at Martin. The news release says that "I AM A MAN: Photographs…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- An event hosted by University of Tennessee at Martin brings students together in person after being held virtually for the last two years. "This is for African American students, letting them know that they are the leaders…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Each week in February, WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News is celebrating Black History Month by telling the story of West Tennesseans, and it is sponsored by the Tennessee Education Lottery. Harrell…
