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A resolution commending M. Simone Boyd for her commitment and dedication to North Nashville.
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WHEREAS, M. Simone Boyd is a Nashville native, novelist, community organizer, speaker and advocate who has fought for the well-being and future of North Nashville; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Boyd has consistently worked to bring together community members, community organizations, and Metropolitan leaders to create conversations and solutions to problems in North Nashville; and
WHEREAS, in response to an act of violence, Mrs. Boyd organized Art Against Violence, a community art project. This project honored the neighborhood’s history of nonviolent activism, engaged youth in the community, and beautified public spaces; and
WHEREAS, in 2018, M. Simone Boyd worked alongside the Metropolitan Planning Department, the former Department of Public Works, and the Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission to engage almost 300 community members to shape a city investment to fit neighborhood needs. Through this engagement, an initial $500,000 investment for bike lanes grew into a $3 million investment in public infrastructure. In 2025, the Metropolitan Council approved a public art installation and lighting beneath the Arthur Avenue overpass based on community feedback; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Boyd has also worked to connect neighbors with each other and the neighborhood. Between 2018 and 2019 she organized community bike rides with Metropolitan Nashville Police Department and other community partners. In 2019, she helped to organize Open Streets Nashville on Buchanan Street; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Boyd released a podcast documenting the history of North Nashville, “We Are North Nashville.” Through this podcast, Mrs. Boyd highlighted the wisdom of elders in North Nashville; and
WHEREAS, throughout Mrs. Boyd’s advocacy, she has been supported by her husband Phillip and her two children; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that the Metropolitan Council recognize M. Simone Boyd and the entire Bo...
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