Tag Archives: Cookeville-Putnam NAACP Branch President Tom Savage

The Cookeville-Putnam NAACP recently led an effort to give proper recognition to black veterans who served in World War I and II. President Tom Savage said the organization canvased Buck Cemetery in Cookeville, Hermitage Cemetery in Algood, and another cemetery in Silver Point. Savage said between all three black cemeteries they found the headstones of 85 black veterans that had ... Read More »

School vouchers, juvenile justice, and maternal health, among the issues that the Black Caucus and the Cookeville Putnam NAACP focused on the legislature begins its second month of work. NAACP Branch President Tom Savage said keeping the public informed about state legislation is key to helping the Congressional Black Caucus. He said the Cookeville NAACP organized a legislative “Day on ... Read More »

The Cookeville-Putnam County NAACP will host its first-ever Kwanzaa celebration on New Year’s Day to commemorate the week-long holiday. The holiday began in the 1960s as a way to celebrate African American culture. President Tom Savage said a key part of the holiday is honoring the seven principles of Kwanzaa, which include unity and self-determination. “This is for everybody; Christians, ... Read More »

Putnam County NAACP has formed an ad hoc committee to plan an annual Kwanza celebration. President Tom Savage said many locations throughout the United States celebrate Kwanza, but not many rural areas. He said many people honestly do not even know what Kwanza is and he himself learned about it from a school teacher. Savage-1 (:20) “She wanted her kids ... Read More »

History was made Thursday as the US Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson into the Supreme Court. Cookeville-Putnam NAACP Branch President Tom Savage said the organization will hold a rally Friday celebrating the first black female Supreme Court Justice. “We celebrate to see that the court will represent Americans,” Savage said. “It will represent the city that we live in. ... Read More »