Over 400 African American leaders have been invited to participate in an African American leadership Summit at the Temple Church, hosted by the Temple Church Social Crisis Ministry and the Nashville-Branch NAACP. The summit will take place on June 12, 1999 and will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end by 12:00 noon.
The Temple Church is located at 3810 Kings Lane and the summit is open to the public. Dr. Michael Lee Graves, founder and senior pastor of the Temple Church, was the "brainchild" behind the event. Brenda Wynn, chairperson of the Temple Social Crisis Ministry, credits Graves with the creation of the summit and describes herself as just "a vehicle through which [Dr. Graves] hopes to make this happen."
Said Dr. Graves about the summit, "real communication takes place when people share ideas with each other. The summit will provide an opportunity for dialog among African American leaders about our future."
Nashville is progressing into a larger city blindingly fast, and one question Wynn asks each of us is "are African Americans planning for the new millennium?" This question, along with other issues such as children and youth, community involvement, crime, education, health, economic empowerment, employment, health, housing, human relations, and spirituality, will be addressed at the summit. Black media, councilman, presidents of colleges, judges, business people, state representatives, and a large number of ministers have been invited.
"Our hope is that we will get broad participation and that people recognize this as an opportunity to become actively involved and participate in shaping a vision for our future," stated Dr. Graves. "I've prayed about this a lot," says Wynn, who hopes for a big turnout. "It's time for us to do this."
Mayor
L. Best, 1107 Seymour Ave.; has run for office before; Campaign agenda: enhancing quality of life for Nashvillians, against property taxes and against privatization of Metro Government.
Richard M Frank, 1901 Sweetbriar Ave.; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: education, crime, economic development in inner-city's neglected areas (i.e. Gallatin Rd., Charlotte Pk., Jefferson Rd)
Richard H. Fulton, 124 Brighton Close; has run for office before; Campaign agenda: improving schools, controlling taxes, and protecting and preserving our neighborhoods.
Jessie Daniel McDonald, 2134 14th Ave. N.; second time running for mayor; Campaign agenda: decreasing crime and appropriate discipline for juvenile delinquents.
Leonard Morgan, 180 Wallace Rd. Apt. #P-18; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: supporting neighborhoods and improving education.
Murray J. Philip, 104 Peggy St. in Madison; has run for office before; Campaign agenda: opposed to property tax increases and corporate welfare, promises to fully fund schools and increase "general revenues" by spreading the tax burden to those not paying their fair share.
Bill Purcell, 1414 Stratton Ave.; has run for office before; Campaign agenda: safety in neighborhoods, improving schools, and encouraging a quality of life that reflects values.
James Reesor, 510 Old Hickory Blvd. Apt. #303; first time running for this office; Campaign agenda: community unity, Metro Government refinement, education and economic development.
Sherry Whittenberg, 909 Merritt St. in Old Hickory; has run for office before; Campaign agenda: senior citizens, taxes, and neighborhood schools. Attempts to reach Whittenberg for his photograph were unsuccessful.
Jay West, 5704 Cloverwood Dr. in Brentwood; first time running for this office; increasing public safety, improving education, and making Nashville a better place to live.
Vice Mayor
Cyrus L. Booker, 213 Woodford Pl.; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: being responsive to the citizens of Davidson County and maintaining a web site to allow residents communicate their concerns to the Metro Council.
Tim Garrett, 119 Myers St. in Goodlettesville; has run for office before; Campaign agenda: quality education, fighting crime in our neighborhoods, and improving infrastructure in our neighborhoods.
Frank Harrison, 900 Apex St.; currently District 5 councilman; Campaign agenda: public education, taxes, economic development and transportation, infrastructure and crime.
Ronnie Steine, 706 Bowling Ave.; incumbent Councilman at Large; Attempts to reach Steine for his campaign agenda and photo graph were unsuccessful.
Council at large
David Briley, 1810 Fatherland St.; Campaign agenda: better schools, better streets and public safety; Attempts to reach Briley for his photograph were unsuccessful.
Eric N. Beasley, 517 Fedders Dr. in Madison; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: youth ministry, public schools, improved public safety and getting back to more small community neighborhood schools.
Luvenia Harrison Butler, 7514 Sawyer Brown Road; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: stronger and safer schools, equality in schools, crime, and infrastructure improvements.
Edward E. Caldwell, 601 N. Dupont Ave. #C-51 in Madison; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: illegal drugs, gangs, crime, racism.
Kevin L. Clark, 4120 Bobwhite Dr.; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: educational system, youth and community development, safety in schools.
Adam Dread, 5120 N. Stanford Dr.; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: public safety, better education, quality of life.
Victor Ellis, 724 Stone Hedge Dr. in Old Hickory; Attempts to reach Ellis for his campaign agenda and photograph were unsuccessful.
Chris Ferrell, 1101 Caldwell Ave.; incumbent; Campaign agenda: improving schools, improving availability of affordable housing, neighborhoods, improving infrastructure.
Howard C. Gentry Jr., 3502 Geneva Circle; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: education, crime, infrastructure improvements, and economic development.
Marcus F. Hampton, 1239 N. Graycroft Ave. in Madison; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: family and community.
James Richard Howarth, 705 Ashlawn Pl.; has run for office before; Campaign agenda: education, stopping privatization, developing better park districts and putting all phone and electric wires underground.
June Lambert, 518 Bel Air Dr.; Attempts to reach Lambert for his campaign agenda and photograph were unsuccessful.
Bobby B. McKee, 736 Winthorne Dr.; Attempts to reach McKee for his campaign agenda and photograph were unsuccessful.
Russell L. Parham Jr., 1769 Hillmont Dr.; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: getting financial responsibility in the council, no more property taxes, police protection and education.
Tandy Rice, 3818 West End Ave. #202; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: education, safety, transportation, neighborhoods, and things that impact on tourism and the development of Music Row.
Chuck Sanford, 918 Drummond Drive; has run for this office before; Campaign agenda: Metro employees, crime, and education.
Larry Schmittou, 1917 Old Hickory Blvd. in Brentwood; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: getting property taxes under control, making Nashville the safest city in the U.S. and getting our public schools ranked among the top in the U.S.
Charles Townsend Sr, 1508 Montgomery Ave.; has run for office before; Campaign agenda: education and crime amongst other issues.
Carolyn Baldwin Tucker, 1521 Naples Ave.; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: crime, building stronger schools, requiring truth in government, strengthening family unity and returning to morality and civility.
Leo Waters, 1306 6th Ave. N.; incumbent; Campaign agenda: education, re-engineering of water and sewer department, and storm water management- "flood water control."
Al Woods, 2013 Farley Pl.; Campaign agenda: better schools, stronger police forces, finding alternatives to raising taxes. Attempts to reach Woods for his photograph were unsuccessful.
Council District 1
Brenda Gilmore, 3009 Vista Valley Ct.; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: strong public schools, safe neighborhoods, and efficient and affordable city services.
Regina Patton, 5012 Rawlings Rd. in Joelton; incumbent; Campaign agenda: the drug and crime problem, faster police response, quality education, safer schools and infrastructure improvements.
Council District 2
Melvin Black, 747 Work Drive; incumbent; Campaign agenda: storm water management and other infrastructure matters, education, and crime.
Elgreco Gordon Brown, 2715 Whites Creek Pike; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: safety in schools and neighborhoods, gun control laws, improvement of streets and sidewalks, business and consumer relations, and youth programs.
Laura Fortier, 760 Rowan Dr.; first time running for this office; Campaign agenda: security for schools, better education, and after-school programs.
T.O. Kelley, 1723 Edgewood Ave.; first time running for this office; Campaign agenda: getting more identification signs, improvements on abandoned property and improved roads.
Council District 4
Don Majors, 3313 Leondale Trail; incumbent; Campaign agenda: storm water management, more community centers and recreation activities, education and economic development.
Council District 5
Aaron T. Covington, 800 W. Greenwood Ave; Attempts to reach Covington for his photo and campaign agenda were unsuccessful.
Donnie Herford, 501 Douglas Ave.; has run for office before; Campaign agenda: children and senior citizens.
Lawrence Hall Jr., 221 Lucile St.; first time running for this office; Campaign agenda: public education, public safety and economic development.
Wilbert J. Jackson, 818 N. 5th St.; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: infrastructure, drugs, prostitution, bettering the community.
Pamela Murray, 802 Stockell St.; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: public service, education, mental health, public safety, economic development and empowerment, and the environment.
A. Brandon Starks, 101 N. Ninth St.; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: education, crime, economic development of East Nashville, District 5.
Council District 17
Thomas Harold Beach, 2708 Larmon Dr.; Attempts to reach Beach for his campaign agenda and photograph were unsuccessful.
Ronnie Greer, 2038 Elliot Ave.; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: safety of senior citizens and activities for children in the community.
Jim Hester, 900 Waldkirch Ave.; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: stopping property tax increases, promoting access to home ownership, focusing on children first and neighborhood safety.
Joel (J.C.) Smith, 1810-A Beech Ave.; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: public service, drug and alcohol prevention and intervention, and family values.
Council District 19
Danny Harris, 178 2nd Ave. N. Apt. 205; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: education, public safety and responsible spending of taxpayer's money.
Brianna Latham, 134 Academy Square; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: education funding and access, neighborhood development and housing.
Ludye N. Wallace, 305 McMillin Street; former councilman; Campaign agenda: education, public safety and housing.
Council District 20
Melvin Gill, 1821 Ed Temple Blvd.; has run for office before; Campaign agenda: economic development, crime and drugs.
Morris B. Haddox, 1508 Charlotte Ave.; incumbent; Campaign agenda: economic development, crime, and education.
Venita Lewis, 1825 11th Ave. N.; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: neighborhood safety, housing, infrastructure, economic development, and youth programs.
Dorothy Bond Wilson, 1908 28th Ave. N.; first time running for this office; Campaign agenda: working with the people and helping them with their concerns.
Council District 21
John (Sonny) Crump, 2409 Batavia St.; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: crime, opening Hadley Park on Sundays, and beautification of the area.
Debra D. Joyce, 1027 43rd Ave. N.; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: issues surrounding health and education, safety as well as reduction in crime, and improving business climate in our community.
Keith A. Pitts, 1013 32nd Ave. N.; has run for office before; Campaign agenda: education, public safety and economic development.
Bill Pugh, 2710 Alameda St.; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: crime, education, infrastructure, and quality of life.
James Taylor, 3400 Batavia St.; has run for office before; Campaign agenda: better schools, stabilizing property taxes, and making 28th Ave. more economically accessible.
Edward (Whit) Whitmore, 3613 Batavia St.; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: safety, education, better elderly services, more and better housing and business development.
Council District 29
Tommy Bradley, 3324 Country Ridge Dr. in Antioch; first time running for office; Campaign agenda: communicating with constituents, police presence, and traffic.
Paul Collins, 429 Clearwater Dr.; has run for office before; Campaign agenda: education, government accountability and safety.
Saletta A. Holloway, 3025 Anderson Road; incumbent; Campaign agenda: community infrastructure as Dell Computers becomes a neighbor, land usage and education.
John Kincaid, 4303 Lavergne Couchville Pk. in Antioch; has run for office before; Campaign agenda: road conditions (Smith Springs Rd. in particular) and more police.
