There are 13 article(s) tagged BRIDGES:

• April 2024

  • Bridges leader stepping down at year’s end

    During Dana Wilson’s tenure, the signature Bridge Builders grew from 1,200 young leaders to about 5,000. 

    By Jane Roberts April 16, 2024

• January 2023

  • With release of Tyre Nichols video, how to monitor sensitive content

     When Kirstin L. Cheers, director of communications for BRIDGES, learned of the release of the Tyre Nichols’ arrest video, she quickly mobilized to try to help.

    By Danielle Smith January 27, 2023

• October 2022

  • For city’s teenage peace corps, the future is now

    BRIDGES, best known for its Bridge Builders program in local schools, marks its 100th year by expanding its membership and mission.

    By David Waters October 01, 2022

• December 2020

  • Students led overhaul of sexual harassment protections in Shelby County Schools

    Shelby County Schools leaders recently revised how the Memphis district handles sexual harassment complaints after pressure from former and current students who championed the change starting four years ago. 

    By Laura Faith Kebede December 26, 2020

• November 2020

  • Organizations push to empower youths, break barriers

    Facing History and Ourselves, Bridges, Girl Scouts: Heart of the South and the National Civil Rights Museum will participate in a panel discussion at Leadership Memphis’ annual Multicultural Breakfast Nov. 6 that will be held virtually this year. 

    By Christin Yates November 02, 2020

• June 2020

  • Memphis students say they want deputies out of schools

    Shelby County Schools mostly relies on district-employed school resource officers as security staff. They do not carry guns but have pepper spray, the district said. 

    By Laura Faith Kebede June 25, 2020

• December 2019

  • Ham says BRIDGES brought her ‘up close and personal with human beings’

    Longtime marketer Cynthia Ham took a chance on youth development in 2012, when she became CEO of BRIDGES. As she retired from the job this week, she said she learned an investment in Memphis' youth is the most important investment in building community.

    By Jared Boyd December 09, 2019

  • Memphians gather to congratulate Cynthia Ham at retirement celebration

    Memphians gathered at BRIDGES to celebrate the career and leadership of Cynthia Ham, a pivotal figure in the development of Memphis in May, Archer Malmo, Mud Island and Beale Street Historic District.

    By Jared Boyd December 06, 2019

• July 2019

  • Retail center’s demolition tied to future Poplar Viaduct project

    This week's demolition of a small shopping center is attributed to the future project to replace the Poplar Viaduct. 

    By Tom Bailey July 04, 2019

• June 2019

  • High tea fundraiser at LeMoyne-Owen a celebration of female leaders in black churches

    LeMoyne-Owen College hosted a high tea at Bridges USA for first ladies of local black churches. The event benefitted the college's student activities, as well as the United Negro College Fund.

    By Jared Boyd June 04, 2019

• February 2019

  • Bridge Builders student leaders host poetry slam for survivors of sexual abuse

    Members of the Bridge Builders Change program are creating a safe space for victims of sexual assault, abuse and harassment to share their stories of strength in an open forum.

    By Jared Boyd February 05, 2019

• November 2018

  • Let’s stop tearing down community and build something we can all be proud of

    In early October the National Civil Rights Museum, along with Bridges and Facing History and Ourselves, launched a campaign to encourage empathy.

    By Terri Lee Freeman November 03, 2018

• September 2018

  • BRIDGES taps insider Dana Wilson to succeed Cynthia Ham

    Bridge Builders vice president Dana Wilson has been named the next president and chief executive officer-in-waiting of BRIDGES, a Memphis youth leadership development organization.

    By Wayne Risher September 27, 2018