Follow Chester! Exploring Microaggressions

Follow Chester! Exploring Microaggressions, Civility, and Allies in Children’s Books and Beyond Oct 11, 2019 In her presentation, “Follow Chester! Exploring Microaggressions, Civility, and Allies in Children’s Books and Beyond,” Gloria Respress-Churchwell will discuss practical ways to address difficult themes with children using picture books like her children’s book, Follow Chester!. This compelling story takes us […]

Public Heath Post Gloria Respress-Churchwell

Public Heath Post Gloria Respress-Churchwell PHP Fellow Jori Fortson profiles Gloria Respress-Churchwell to discuss her book, Follow Chester!, microaggression, and the art of public health writing. read more

Students “Follow Chester” to learn lessons from visiting author

Students “Follow Chester” to learn lessons from visiting author A former USN parent, student, and alumnus returned to 2000 Edgehill to teach students important life skills through a biography of an African-American doctor who attended Harvard University. By Juanita I.C. Traughber, Communications Director During Assembly this week, Lower Schoolers heard from former USN parent and […]

Episode 8! When you made your book

Episode 8: When you made your book, did you ever think about giving up along the way? with Gloria Respress-Churchwell Welcome to Episode 8! When you made your book, did you ever think about giving up along the way? Join us with author Gloria Respress-Churchwell! read more

Following Chester​

Following Chester Children’s book author Gloria Churchwell shared the story of her newest picture book, Follow Chester!, during her recent visit to Seacrest Studio at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. read more

An Important Message to Share with Children

‘An Important Message to Share with Children’. In 1947, Chester “Chet” Pierce broke racial barriers when he became the first African American to play in a college football game against an all-white university team in a former Confederate state. A member of the Harvard University Crimson football team, he competed against the University of Virginia, ending […]

Children’s Book Signing to Go Down in History at NPT

Children’s Book Signing to Go Down in History at NPT Anyone who has experienced change can understand a little of Savannah Green’s troubles in Gloria Respress-Churchwell’s new children’s book, Robert Churchwell: Writing News, Making History A Savannah Green Story. Uprooted by her father’s death, Savannah sulks about being transplanted to Robert Churchwell Elementary School, an […]

LOCAL HERO

https://youtu.be/Y6Z70tBUcG4?si=66RX-CMh0v-yrEBH NASHVILLE, Oct 6, 2015 – An event celebrating pioneering journalist Robert Churchwell that was recorded on July 25, 2015 at the Main Library. Gloria Respress-Churchwell talks about her book, Robert Churchwell: Writing News, Making History – A Savannah Green Story. She is joined by Dr. Kevin Churchwell, Illustrator Michael McBride, and Mayor Karl Dean. […]