In this episode of Hub City Now, the host interviews Dr. Tisa Day, Wendy Trice Martin and Jennifer Brou, members of the Society for African American Cultural Awareness (SAACA) and the Miss Jackson Juneteenth Coalition.
Day, Martin and Brou spoke about the history of SACCA, which Martin is the president of, why it was created and what its mission is. They spoke about upcoming events presented by SACCA and those who will be honored.
The ladies also spoke about the Miss Jackson Juneteenth Coalition, which Day is the chairperson of, about the first pageant and the current Miss Jackson Juneteenth M'Kenzie Lumas-Harmon who competed in the National Juneteenth Scholarship Pageant in Tulsa, Oklahoma, last year.
An informational meeting about the 2022 Miss Jackson Scholarship Pageant will be held Sunday, February 27 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, March 6, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Lincoln Elementary, located at 532 Whitehall St, Jackson, Tenn. This is open to high school young women age 15 to 18, across West Tennessee.
Hub City Now: Interview with Dr. Tisa Day, Wendy Trice Martin and Jennifer Brou