Collierville Community Justice

📣📣📣 Time to CELEBRATE!! 📣📣📣

Major congratulations to Morton Museum of Collierville History and Director Neecole Gregory for achieving high praise and recognition for our "Writing Alcorn Village" exhibit!!!

It was an honor and a pleasure for us to work on this exhibit with you guys and this is a great honor!

For those of you who were not able to make it to the museum last year to see it, we have some photos up on our website here: https://www.colliervillejustice.org/alcorn-village-exhibit

And you can read a summary of our original research that became the foundation for this project on our blog here: https://www.colliervillejustice.org/blog-1/writing-alcorn-village

While we may not have a lot of social media posts coming out on our page right now, we are still HARD AT WORK with our Collierville Black History research and preservation. If you would like to get involved, send us a message!

🏆✨ We Brought Home the Gold ✨🏆

Our Visitor Services Coordinator, Weslea, is still in awe!

We’re thrilled to announce that the Morton Museum of Collierville History received an Award of Excellence at the Tennessee Association of Museums' annual conference last week in Knoxville! The award recognizes our 2024 temporary exhibition, "Writing Alcorn Village," which was co-created with Collierville Community Justice to highlight the rich and often untold stories of Collierville’s African American community.

Through oral histories, photographs, and archival research, "Writing Alcorn Village" sheds light on the vibrant life of this neighborhood and its lasting impact on Collierville’s history. We’re honored to see this important work recognized and remain committed to telling inclusive stories that reflect our diverse community.

Thank you to everyone who supported and contributed to this powerful exhibition! 🎉

⭐️CCJ was pleased to present a donation to the Isaac Chapel Rosenwald Museum in Byhalia, MS! A big thank you to Mr. McClarty and Mr. Payne for taking our Youth Fellows on an incredible tour. We are grateful for their friendship and support as we work together to preserve Black history, Rosenwald School history, and continue to educate the next generations.

💛 If you would like to support the work of the Isaac Chapel Rosenwald Museum, you can donate online at https://isaacchapelschool.org/support

🗳️ This Tuesday (Dec. 10) is Election Day for the Collierville Alderman Position 3 Runoff! Swipe to learn more about the two candidates.

📍 Polls are open 7am-7pm! Remember to vote at your assigned precinct!

📥 Comment or DM us if you have any questions.

Today is the last day to vote early in the Collierville Alderman position 3 Runoff Election! This is a run-off election since no candidate got 51% of the votes for this position.

The two candidates that face each other in the run off are
Chad Lindsay and Nick Robbins (names listed alphabetically just as they will be on the ballot).

Compassion Church is the early voting precinct and will be open today from 3pm to 7pm.

Election Day is December 10th. If you vote on election day, you must vote at your assigned precinct. There is ONE CHANGE to that this time. If you normally vote at Collierville Church of Christ (precinct 02-08) then your election day voting location will be Collierville Bible Church just this one time. You can read the informational post about this change on the town's website here:
https://www.colliervilletn.gov/Home/Components/News/News/2418/16

For more information visit the Shelby County Election Commission website for our election here:https://www.electionsshelbytn.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Dec%2010%202024%20Municipal%20Runoff%20Collierville%20NOTICE%204%2011222024.pdf

🚨Deadline is TOMORROW @ 5pm CST🚨

⭐️ Are you interested in public service? A great opportunity to get involved is through serving on a Town Board or Commission.

🔗 We encourage all who are interested to apply at https://www.colliervilletn.gov/government/join-a-town-board-or-commission Feel free to reach out if we can assist you!

⭐️ Less than 2 weeks remaining to visit CCJ’s special exhibit, “Writing Alcorn Village,” at the Morton Museum of Collierville History!

✍🏼 This exhibit is a culmination of CCJ’s intensive research on Alcorn Village, Collierville’s first historically Black neighborhood. At a time when redlining and discriminatory lending practices excluded Black Americans from living in the suburbs, Alcorn Village transformed opportunities for aspiring Black homeowners.

🗓️ Make sure to come check the exhibit out while it’s still up, until November 23.

📸 Swipe for a preview of the exhibit from the opening reception!

🚨Collierville voters! Election Day is TOMORROW (Tuesday) 7am-7pm!🗳️

Make sure to vote, and check out our voter guides for local candidates:

Collierville Mayor & Aldermen: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19QStwjJwF/?mibextid=WC7FNe

Collierville School Board: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1HEicK95yt/?mibextid=WC7FNe

📚With seven candidates vying for seats on the Collierville School Board, it’s important for voters to be informed about each candidate before heading to the polls. 🗳️Not sure who to vote for? Swipe through to learn more about the candidates, their main policy platforms, and their stances on issues that CCJ Youth Fellows care about. 🙏Infographic created by CCJ Youth Fellows @bella_nicasio @kaya_hundley12 and Emma Ryan

📚With seven candidates vying for seats on the Collierville School Board, it’s important for voters to be informed about each candidate before heading to the polls.

🗳️Not sure who to vote for? Swipe through to learn more about the candidates, their main policy platforms, and their stances on issues that CCJ Youth Fellows care about.

🙏Infographic created by CCJ Youth Fellows Bella Nicasio, Kaya Hundley, and Emma Ryan