The Robert Churchwell Foundation Website

Pictures from the Robert Churchwell Museum Magnet School Mural Dedication Event

admin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:33:55 +0000

The Mural Dedication took place the evening of Thursday, October 13th, at Robert Churchwell Museum Magnet Elementary. To view the pictures from the Mural Event, please click the following link and visit out Facebook:

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Announcing The FIRST Robert Churchwell, Sr. Scholarship Recipient

admin — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:54:31 +0000

To The Members of The Robert Churchwell Foundation:

The Scholarship Committee met on April 29 to appraise and evaluate the applications for the first Robert Churchwell, Sr. Scholarship. After much deliberation, the Committee has decided to recommend to the Board the following student who best fits the criteria you established:

April T. Baileywill be a senior at Middle Tennessee State University majoring in Journalism. She is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and a mentor for the AVID program. Her journalistic samples included articles published in the MTSU newspaper Sidelines. She has a GPA of 2.9 and is a 2008 graduate of Hillwood High School in Nashville. Award: $900

The Committee asked the Foundation staff to follow-up with the student to verify expenses, need, acceptance at the schools, etc. Before the final awards are sent, each student’s financial aid package is reviewed to ensure that our funds are applied appropriately.

The Committee and the Board are delighted to be a part of making a difference in the lives of such fine students. Our thanks for making this possible and for allowing us to help.

My best,

Ellen Lehman

The Community Foundation

Nashville, TN

Robert Churchwell Mural Dedication

admin — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:30:55 +0000

We are excited to announce that the Robert Churchwell, Sr. Mural is completed!! The Mural Dedication will take place the evening of Thursday, October 13th, at Robert Churchwell Museum Magnet Elementary from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Come and see the beautiful creation that award-winning artists James Threalkill and Michael McBride have developed! Everyone is invited! For more information, see below attachment:

Miss America Visits Local Students

admin — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:19:55 +0000

Wow! It has really been a great start to a new year! We have so many things in the works and that we are looking to share! Check out what we were up to last month…

http://www.fox17.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wztv_vid_6315.shtml?sms_ss=email&at_xt=4d5f3d72ee85add9%2C0

Pictures from the Robert Churchwell Museum Magnet School Renaming Event

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:45:24 +0000

See pictures below:

More pictures coming soon!

In the news…

admin — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:30:05 +0000

News

from the MNPS Communications OfficeMetropolitan Nashville Public Schools

Media Contact:

Olivia Brown, MNPS, 615-259-8405

Olivia.brown@mnps.org

Kina Cleveland, MNPS, 615-259-8405

Kina.cleveland@mnps.org

Two Metro Schools hosts monumental events

Building dedication and kick-off celebration

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (November 16, 2010)

Thursday, Nov. 18. Newly-renovated

building at 10 a.m.

celebration at noon.

– Two Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools will be hosting events,Robert Churchwell Museum Magnet Elementary School will dedicate itsFollowing the Churchwell dedication, Apollo Middle School will kick-off its D.A.S.H. AcademyRobert Churchwell, formerly known as Wharton Elementary, is Nashville’s first museum magnet school that serves

students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through fifth grade. Students, faculty and staff will enjoy a state-of-the-art facility of

111,700 square feet of space, housing classrooms, technology and piano labs, and an exciting Library Media Center. The

Library Media Center is the center of the nature-themed museum school, with a ladder to a Reading Tree house where

students can explore all forms of literature and learning. Robert Churchwell is one of six schools that received a grant to

become a magnet school and will be joining Julia Green Elementary and Madison Middle schools in becoming LEED

Silver Certified.

The school is named after Robert Churchwell Sr., affectionately known as “The Jackie Robinson of Journalism,” who was

the first African-American journalist for the

Churchwell worked for the

President Lyndon B. Johnson, Muhammad Ali, Ms. Marian Anderson, just to name a few. After retiring from the

newspaper in 1981, he worked at the R.H. Boyd Publishing Corporation as editorial writer. He worked at the Publishing

Corporation for 25 years, before he passed in 2009 at the age of 91.

Following the Churchwell dedication ceremony, Apollo Middle School will kick-off its Digital Academy for Success in High

School (D.A.S.H.). D.A.S.H. will provide Apollo Middle students will a digital–age learning culture that will produce a body

of competent and capable students. The program fully prepares to students to meet the rigorous demands and challenges

of the 21

Students involved in D.A.S.H. will enhance their technology skills through the use of laptops, iPods, SMART Boards,

projectors and CPS Interactive Chalk Boards. Students will also be learning Cornell note-taking strategies, web-page

layout and design, keyboarding and have the opportunity to earn high school credits.

Both events mark milestones for each school.

Nashville Banner, the city’s afternoon daily newspaper. For 31 years,Nashville Banner, which afforded him the opportunity to meet Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,st century in order to succeed at the high school level and beyond.Robert Churchwell Museum Magnet

Elementary School

Building Dedication Ceremony

10 a.m.

1625 Dr. D. B. Todd, Jr. Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37208

Apollo Middle School

D.A.S.H. Academy Celebration

Noon

631 Richards Road

Antioch, TN 37013

- MNPSMetropolitan

Nashville Public Schools serve more than 76,000 students with the goal of being the first choice for

families in Nashville and Davidson County. The governing body for MNPS is the Metropolitan Nashville and

Davidson County Board of Public Education, a nine-member group elected by residents of Metropolitan Nashville.

For more information, please visit

www.mnps.org.MNPS Media Room

Robert Churchwell Museum Magnet Renaming Event

admin — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:25:06 +0000

Yesterday’s renaming event was awesome! We thank everyone for your support and look forward to sharing more about the exciting things going on at Robert Churchwell Museum Magnet!

We have enclosed a program from the event below:

Robert Churchwell Museum Magnet School

admin — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:28:38 +0000

We are really excited about the renaming of Wharton Elementary to Robert Churchwell Museum Magnet, in honor of the late Robert Churchwell, Sr.! The renaming event will take place this Thursday, November 18th, at 10:00 a.m. We look forward to seeing you there!

Documentary Pays Homage to Nashville News Legend

admin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:15:10 +0000

Documentary depicts the life and honors the achievements of journalism pioneer Robert Churchwell, Sr.

Nashville, TN – (April 5, 2010) – Recognized for breaking the color barrier for black reporters, Robert Churchwell will be honored in a film documenting his lifetime contributions and service to the journalism profession.

The documentary, Robert Churchwell: The Jackie Robinson of Journalism, will debut Thursday, April 22^nd, during The Nashville Film Festival with a special presentation by News Channel 5’s Vicki Yates. The story will capture Churchwell’s determination to succeed at changing our nation through journalism, dedication to the Nashville community and endearment for his family.

Heralded as the first African-American to work as a reporter at a daily southern newspaper, Churchwell was hired at the conservative daily paper and now defunct, Nashville Banner, in 1950 as an attempt to attract more black readers.

Though he spent several years at the Banner, he was met with many objections. Initially, Churchwell didn’t receive a desk in the newsroom. In fact, he wrote stories from his dining room and was oftentimes excluded from staff editorial meetings. Despite these obstacles, he excelled in the field of journalism and garnered the respect of his colleagues. “He is someone who I admire for their enormous persistence in the face of odds. He came into the beginnings of his career at a time when so many doors were closed, and it never slowed him down,” said Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen.

Churchwell also earned several accolades as the first black member of Sigma Delta Chi’s Middle Tennessee Professional Chapter and a recipient of the Society of Professional Journalists Helen Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award, an award last given to NBC Nightly news anchor Tom Brokaw.

“We know that the viewing audience will be inspired by the story of Robert Churchwell. Even though he faced a harsh reality, his compelling story is one that chronicles a commitment to making America a better place,” said Gloria Repress-Churchwell, founder of The Robert Churchwell Foundation.

The documentary will premiere during The Nashville Film Festival held at Regal Green Hills Cinemas, 3815 Green Hills Village Drive, Nashville, TN, 37215, Thursday, April 22^nd at 7:00 p.m. For ticket or showtime information, contact The Robert Churchwell Foundation at: info@TheRobertChurchwellFoundation.org.

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Play Poster

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:01:23 +0000