Uplifting Black Men over the weekend

By Logan LangloisNASHVILLE, TN — The Jefferson Street Sound Museum hosted In Celebration of Men last weekend with two days of presentations centered around self-care and encouragement, all of which were hosted by other celebrated community members who have positively impacted Jefferson Street. The Museum’s founder and curator Lorenzo Washington said the goal of the weekend was to “support, encourage, and reflect” as men within the Black community, and to celebrate the great achievements that the young men being featured throughout the weekend have earned through passionate hard work.“It’s a time to have positive reinforcement as far as men and particularly Black men in the community,” the Museum’s Vice President Karen Coffee said. “A lot of the time we know we’re swamped with negative information right? On the news. So, this is something very positive about these individuals coming from the community, and who are part of the community.”Coffee said Washington had the idea for the event about four months ago and began planning immediately. She said Washington has long been a teacher, mentor, and encourager to the young men around him, and that these qualities are what largely motivated him to host the weekend of building up local Black...