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A resolution recognizing the 60th Anniversary of the Metropolitan Human Relations Commission.
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government established the Metropolitan Human Relations Commission ("MHRC") in 1965 during a time of heightened racial tensions in Nashville and across the county; and
WHEREAS, the MHRC was established pursuant to Bill No. O65-697, which sought the creation of a permanent organization to study the problems of human relations and to take positive action to eliminate discriminatory practices within Nashville and Davidson County; and
WHEREAS, the MHRC was established with 15 members representing various social, economic, religious, cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds and was the first official human rights agency in Tennessee; and
WHEREAS, in 1967, the MHRC determined that a full-time staff was needed for the Commission to achieve its goals. Warren N. Moore was selected as executive director and Fred Cloud as assistant director; and
WHEREAS, Fred Cloud became the executive director in 1970 and served in that role until 1990. Over the years, executive directors have included Anthea Boarman, Kelvin Jones, Caroline Blackwell, Melody Fowler-Green, and the current executive director Davie Tucker, Jr.; and
WHEREAS, today, the board of now 17 members supports the MHRC staff's work, organized around a theme of "One City for All People." This motto guides all the MHRC's education, engagement, events, program building, policy development, systems change, training, advocacy, and compliance services; and
WHEREAS, in January 2015, the MHRC released its first IncluCivics Report, analyzing the demographic makeup of 50 Metro departments. In 2020 and 2023, the MHRC released subsequent and more robust InlucCivics reports looking at change over time while analyzing the race, gender, salaries, geographies and other demographics of employees within and across Metro departments; and
WHEREAS, the MHRC is responsible for Metro's Title VI function. ...
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