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On October 23, 2023, we proudly hosted our inaugural Kelly Miller Smith Day, introducing our foundation’s mission to Equip, Amplify, and Activate the next generation of civic and social leaders. We’re proud to announce this year’s inaugural Post Liberatem Award winners: Dr James Pratt, Jr, and Asacia Brown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1602346038360-DQZ40ZJI3749LW8BOEEQ/First_Baptist_Church%2C_Capitol_Hill%2C_Nashville.jpg Projects & Events - October 25, 2020 Kelly Miller Smith Day Celebration at First Baptist Church, Capital hill First Baptist Church, Capital Hill will be celebrating the life and legacy of Kelly Miller Smith on October 25th, 2020. We will broadcast one of his sermons during Sunday worship service at 10am. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/0817d5a6-31e3-4256-86d8-91f3fa0a02f9/IMG_1367.jpg Projects & Events - May 3,2024 Mock Voting Hermitage Elementarry Empowering Future Voters! Our mock voting event gave young students a hands-on experience with the electoral process. Today’s students are tomorrow’s voters—let’s equip them to make a difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1602345708589-X00TXNK2JIJ52DKCI4BW/Kelly-Smith-Sr.png Projects & Events - October 28, 2020 Activism Then & Now: Equipping for the Road Ahead Virtual Symposium On October 28th, 2020, the Vanderbilt Divinity School's Kelly Miller Smith Institute on Black Church Studies joined the Kelly Miller Smith Family Foundation’s inaugural event, a virtual symposium, for social justice activists, advocates and supporters, presenting principles and strategies for social change that cross generations and disciplines. The symposium was sponsored in commemoration of what would have been Dr. Smith’s 100th Birthday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/491244d5-c5b7-4f66-a5fd-e332656ac1c8/processed_Screensho.jpg Projects & Events - The Social Crisis Triptych October 24, 2024 Empowering Change Through Creativity. Fisk University students took the stage for The Social Crisis Triptych, a powerful competition where they presented innovative solutions to real-world social issues. This event challenged students to think critically, be civic-minded, and take action—the path to a better future starts with bold ideas and engaged communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1633651171914-ENLS2I6MBM70JWQ2VFOR/dc15d645dfcdce539e13232a631fe112c3ea7ccc.jpg Projects & Events - October 28, 2021 Poverty vs justice: a moral issue for Our Criminal Justice System This symposium brought together individual community members, and faith-based, civic, and corporate organizations who recognize the moral imperative to help bring about a fairer justice system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1661850946207-7CTSDQMBZUJWQLOW99Y0/IMG_20220828_173954.jpg Projects & Events - Sept 15, 2022 Critical Vote Theory We use the term Critical Vote Theory (CVT) to show that voting is more than a civic responsibility. It is a moral imperative. Voting ensures inclusion of the values of all citizens in the governing process. Protecting voting rights is also a moral imperative requiring individuals and organizations to fight the injustices brought by governments, institutions and other structures seeking to deny people their right to vote. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/b1acadaa-b8a1-4188-be59-fdb1bd032d39/IMG_1374.jpg Projects & Events - October 18,2024 Mock Voting Hermitage Elementarry Our second mock voting experience at Hermitage Elementary! By engaging in civic education early, we’re helping the next generation understand the power of their voice and the importance of participating in democracy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1601597222799-E20LAYNKEH2RUI3N7Q7U/635558030869257604-kellymillersmith-07.jpg Projects & Events https://kellymillersmith.org/mission daily 0.75 2022-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1601237542651-DHUVU31R07ED0DZ9UFLA/Nashville-Christian-Leadership-Council-Kelly-Miller-Smith-Turning-His-Head-Nashville-Tennessean.jpg Mission https://kellymillersmith.org/board daily 0.75 2025-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1601503742927-S8YK3119UT50EO8KK8T8/1__2E9kc_400x400.jpg Board Members - Malika Anderson President - KMS Foundation Chief Program Officer - Instruction Partners Granddaughter of Kelly Miller Smith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1601601320052-GI3KRLQGBN2HI970A5ID/17191095_10154458090278364_3396157965316476370_n.jpg Board Members - Joy Smith Student Award Committee Chair - KMS Foundation Story Teller Daughter of Kelly Miller Smith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1602638786959-RKOLL3J7QZ8Z7MTWCUTA/IMG_8463.jpg Board Members - Kelly Miller Smith, III Vice President - KMS Foundation Principal - Deloitte & Touche LLP Grandson of Kelly Miller Smith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1601499436579-BOCCXC4Z3T1P74RECT1U/image-asset.jpg Board Members - Adena WIlliams Board Member - KMS Foundation President - WrightWay Consulting Daughter of Kelly Miller Smith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1601504915163-E9VIB1LJQEUQ73L9VIWE/20863354_10212321334921821_1108772389852556901_o.jpg Board Members - Sharanda Smith Programming & Fundraising Chair - KMS Foundation CVO - Creative Relations PR Group Granddaughter of Kelly Miller Smith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1601503102735-71VYP4CJ1816CKWDPSNL/ShakuraSQ.jpg Board Members - Shakura Conoly Marketing Communications Committee Chair - KMS Foundation Director, Community Impact - The Mount Vernon School Granddaughter of Kelly Miller Smith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1601499229401-DIW0JVOZFW5UYVLE7GJ9/Kelly-MillerSmith-Jr.jpeg Board Members - Kelly Miller Smith, Jr Treasurer - KMS Foundation Pastor - First Baptist Church, Capitol Hill Son of Kelly Miller Smith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/cb943d4b-3676-45fe-b705-2be0e881194d/Chinua+Pic.jpg Board Members - Chinua Wright Secretary - KMS Foundation Business Operations Specialist - McMaster-Carr Grandson of Kelly Miller Smith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1601504055250-E6PN73VFHKK34TTS90PR/13123350_10206546733650905_2509173290598434463_o.jpg Board Members - Valerie Lin Robinson Board Member - KMS Foundation Retired School Teacher Daughter of Kelly Miller Smith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1601579888553-0H7W9WRZP1HO2S3R3QQI/54514243_1169797386522026_613621264614948864_o.jpg Board Members - Keenan Robinson Ed.S. 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John Lewis’ long civil rights legacy began here: ‘Nashville prepared me’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1601595504369-A510Y9YLCFRPY81PB068/635838060118159954-smith.jpg News - The Tennessean Kelly Miller Smith bridge rededicated for late civil rights icon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1601594516746-L47BAKKWY8EAPE26B9D6/635558030898585604-kellymillersmith-15.jpg News https://kellymillersmith.org/partners daily 0.75 2022-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1633486814369-6GAS0M9PAICSNQA1UB9W/download+%281%29.png Partners The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion endeavors to help make Vanderbilt University a leading learning institution where achieving equity, diversity, and inclusion are its highest priorities as it trains global citizens who will contribute to the development of a better nation and world. We are committed to offering resources and initiatives that help us make Vanderbilt a welcoming and inclusive space for all members of this vibrant community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1633486840576-25TUMXAQX973CVLSACO1/PWC-CEO-racial-equity-RGB-black.jpg Partners CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion is the largest CEO-driven business commitment to drive measurable action and meaningful change in advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. Through our coalition, our signatories receive access to a variety of tools, resources, events and thought-leadership opportunities to support action and drive progress to advance diversity & inclusion in the workplace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1633657765943-FPCV2M9K18IGWCT8JXXY/KMSI_Wordmark-removebg-preview.png Partners The Kelly Miller Smith Institute on Black Church Studies was established in honor of the late Kelly Miller Smith, Sr., assistant dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School from 1968 until his death in 1984. The work of the Kelly Miller Smith Institute brings together the African American church community and African American educational institutions, as partners with Vanderbilt Divinity School to study and research issues important to the practice of faith and ministry in the African American church. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1602115271357-KPXYMI84Z90FHKSM82QH/ds09br.gif Partners Kelly Miller Smith served as Assistant Dean to the Divinity School from 1968 - 1984. In addition to supporting the Kelly Miller Smith Foundation and its projects and activities, the Vanderbilt Divinity School houses the Kelly Miller Smith Institute on Black Church Studies. The Institute is a vehicle for generating scholarship on the single most important institution in the African American community, sharing that research through conferences and workshops, and enriching research opportunities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1602199890964-IH1KREQNGZ4JJY8CZ523/First_Baptist_Church%252C_Capitol_Hill%252C_Nashville.jpg Partners Kelly Miller Smith served as pastor for First Baptist Church, Capitol Hill from 1951 to 1984. His son, Kelly Miller Smith, Jr., now serves as the church’s pastor. https://kellymillersmith.org/poverty-vs-justice daily 0.75 2022-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1633629371119-1US12Z1PZJ1KA3VLL6YI/KMSI_Wordmark-removebg-preview.png Poverty vs Justice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1633486349969-SD8WNDH5GSA5QAECUAAJ/2_6wgpb-gnZxnkxcd9bWUcJQ.png Poverty vs Justice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1633486265257-CIO8Y0SMC3UXWBP5HI98/download+%281%29.png Poverty vs Justice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1633486123417-UR659WYJKQZI6F5G1S7Y/PWC-CEO-racial-equity-RGB-black.jpg Poverty vs Justice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1633486238670-I3UO348XNKO1KV1E7IT1/website_logo.png Poverty vs Justice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1633483845479-2LY89XPPZE1SB0J3QWIQ/rev-frederick-douglas.jpg Poverty vs Justice - Rev. Dr. Frederick Haynes III Rev. Dr. Frederick Douglass Haynes III, is a prophetic pastor, passionate leader, social activist, eloquent orator, and educator engaged in preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ, and fighting against racial injustice. Dr. Haynes is also committed to and has devoted his life to economic justice and empowerment in under-served communities and touching and transforming the lives of the disenfranchised. For the past 38 years, Dr. Haynes has served as a visionary and innovative senior pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas. Under his servant leadership, the ministry and membership of the church has grown from less than 100 members in 1983 to over 12,000. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1633484883156-QJYTX8MF0CZ310RWT6EC/Tehra+Photo.JPG Poverty vs Justice - Tehra Coles Tehra Coles is the Policy Counsel at Civil Rights Corps. Her work focuses on a variety of topics related to the criminal-legal system including qualified immunity, risk assessment tools, and pre-trial detention laws. Prior to joining CRC, Tehra was the litigation supervisor for policy and government affairs at the Center for Family Representation. Tehra represented parents in family separation proceedings. She also managed the government funding application process and, in collaboration with impacted parents and families, lobbied elected officials and government agency officans on policy and legislation in areas of immigration, family separation, criminal legal systems, and housing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1633484080130-0TFREKDSTEDF5ZVLYJT4/Felicia%27s+Picture+High+Resolution+9_19+%28002%29.jpg Poverty vs Justice - Felicia Williams Felicia Williams is currently serving as the Macy’s Fellow for CEO Action for Racial Equity; a fellowship of seasoned executives and highly-skilled subject matter experts working to advance racial equity through public policies that address systemic racism and social injustice. Prior to being appointed to the Fellowship, Williams served as the Interim CFO and Risk Officer for Macy’s, Inc. from June 2000 to November 2000. Williams was named the Chief Accounting Officer, Controller and Enterprise Risk Officer on June 1, 2016. Williams currently serves on the board and audit committees of Realogy Holdings Corp. and Meridian Bioscience; and as the audit committee chair for Meridian. Williams also has a diverse community service background which includes service on the boards of the Manhattan Theater Company in New York City and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Williams, a native of Chicago, is a summa cum laude graduate of Florida A&M University and a Certified Public Accountant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1633483664641-I2Q3WJKHTP2Y1RC45XPA/Bill-Underwood-BIO-pic-scaled.jpg Poverty vs Justice - Bill Underwood What originally was a way out of poverty when he was a teenager, and for so many others, eventually became a one-way ticket to prison that halted his music business career and life. In 1988, Underwood was arrested for a drug crime and later sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Prior to his arrest, he had never been convicted of a felony. Despite the hopelessness of his life sentence, Underwood transformed his life while in prison and devoted his time and focus to his children, grandchildren and supporting the rehabilitation of others in his environment. On January 15, 2021 (Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday), after 33 years of incarceration, Bill Underwood, received a compassionate release from federal prison. As noted by the Honorable Judge Stein, “In 33 years of incarceration, Underwood has not received a single disciplinary infraction, which in this Court’s experience is most extraordinary. In addition, a resounding chorus of letters of support attests to his character and integrity. Underwood presents strong evidence that he has been fully rehabilitated.” Today, Bill Underwood is a Senior Fellow with The Sentencing Project’s Campaign to End Life Imprisonment where he advocates to create sustainable sentencing reform and second chances for economically marginalized communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1632963511743-RR99UJDMJFQ610HF2V4Z/dc15d645dfcdce539e13232a631fe112c3ea7ccc.jpeg Poverty vs Justice Image by Alex Nabaum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1633484782980-Q150IZET1YZNK5EQIQ69/Priya+Jones.jpg Poverty vs Justice - Priya Sarathy Jones Priya Sarathy Jones is the National Policy & Campaigns Director at the Fines and Fees Justice Center. She is principally responsible for working with and/or leading national coalitions that address fines and fees reform and for providing assistance to institutions, organizations and individuals who seek FFJC’s expertise on fines and fees reform across the country. Ms. Sarathy Jones oversees FFJC’s national policy team, which addresses national policy needs in the area of fines and fees. At present, the issues FFJC participates in or is building national coalitions around include: to reform fines and fees in the juvenile justice system; abolish drivers’ license suspensions; abolishing prison phone call fees and working directly with Cities and Counties leading in fines and fees reforms. Prior to joining the Fines and Fees Justice Center, Ms. Sarathy Jones worked at the Department of Justice for nearly a decade, serving in a variety of policy positions across the Department. Her portfolio included public defense, with an emphasis on 6th Amendment issues, as well as wrongful conviction, capital case litigation and tribal law enforcement. In addition to her policy work at DOJ, Ms. Sarathy Jones served as Senior Counsel for the House Oversight Committee and worked on Congressional and Legislative Affairs. She holds a J.D. and B.A. in Psychology and Criminal Justice from the University of South Carolina, and is member of the North Carolina State Bar Association. Ms. Sarathy Jones lives in Washington, DC with her husband and two children. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f70d1167d6f0d5203fa02b1/1633484535015-67XOU6TW1U7E97NZU93L/Dawn+Headshot.jpg Poverty vs Justice - Dawn Harrington Dawn Harrington is the Executive Director of Free Hearts and the Director of Special Projects for the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Recording Industry Management and Public Relations from Middle Tennessee State University and a Master of Business Administration degree in Information Technology from Bethel University. During her incarceration, Dawn was disturbed by the impact of incarceration on families, especially moms and kids, and inspired to make a difference upon her release. 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