Y’all know I like to research things. The Internet can suck me down a rabbit hole and that has happened today. I doubt you guys will find this very interesting, but it is this or recap Leann & Eddie, or Don’t Be Tardy, or It’s All Relative and I am watching a marathon of Joan of Arcadia to sort of forget about all of those recaps looming. It’s a post about Phaedra, and not about Phaedra. It’s a bunch of questions and no answers. But I spent a lot of time researching it so I need y’all to either read all of this, or go read a couple other posts again because I am being slack today.
So once upon a time in 1925, the National Bar Association (NBA) is the nation’s oldest and largest association of African-American lawyers and judges was formed. Last weekend, the NBA held it’s 89th Annual Convention in downtown Atlanta. Side note: this is more of a fraternal organization it is not “the bar association” that would be the American Bar Association. At this national convention it appears more than one attendee won a Mayor Maynard Jackson Legacy Award. Let’s try to figure out who won the awards, shall we?
On July 24th, popular Atlanta radio station V-103 ran an article announcing Judge Hatchett as the recipient of the award. By, the way, Mayor Jackson was a popular Atlanta Mayor. It can be assumed the award will go to a lawyer in the Atlanta Chapter of the NBA. The article below was removed from the website at some point. But through the magic of cached pages, I can reprint it here for you.
From V-103 deleted article cached here:
Judge Hatchett to be honored with the Maynard H. Jackson, Jr., Legacy Award (the “Jackson Award”) from the National Bar Association
Atlanta, Ga, July 23, 2014: Judge Hatchett was recently selected by the National Bar Association as the recipient of the prestigious Maynard H. Jackson, Jr., Legacy Award (the “Jackson Award”). Judge Hatchett was selected due to her 30+ years of esteemed work serving the needs of people and the community as a corporate lawyer, judge, author, and advocate. She will be awarded Monday, July 28th during the White Affair located at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, beginning at 7:00pm. President Bill Clinton will give the keynote address.
The Jackson Award: Presented to an honoree for empowering the future and providing leadership of communities as did the late Honorable Maynard H. Jackson, Jr. (late Mayor of Atlanta. GA).
Judge Hatchett Statement: “Maynard Holbrook Jackson was and will be throughout all times MY MAYOR because he epitomized what an urban city mayor should be to citizens. His contributions continue to resonate in the lives of people in Atlanta and throughout the nation. I am enormously blessed to be a beneficiary of his magnificent presence.”
-Judge Glenda Hatchett-
Well that settles it right? Judge Hatchett got the award. the end. Wait what? President Clinton is the Keynote Speaker? They couldn’t afford Bill Clinton even if he was interested in speaking. Bill Clinton is focused of saving the rainforests in Indonesia at the moment. (I’m not kidding). Bill was not in the ATL. And there is no mention anywhere else on the Internet about Judge Hatchett winning this award.
So let’s see who the website for the NBA says won the Jackson award, shall we?
Announces 2014 Maynard Jackson Legacy Awardee
National Bar Association Announces 2014 Maynard Jackson Legacy Awardee
WASHINGTON, DC — The National Bar Association announced today the 2014 Maynard Jackson Legacy Awardee, Justin G. Tanner.
Justin G. Tanner currently serves as an appointee in the Obama Administration at the U.S. Small Business Administration, where he works to assist thousands of small businesses throughout the country with various government contracting and business development initiatives.
“Mr. Tanner has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the City of Atlanta and embodies the leadership, spirit, dedication, tenacity and vision of the late Maynard Holbrook Jackson. We are honored to recognize him with the Maynard Jackson Legacy Award” said National Bar President, Patricia Rosier.
Civically, Justin is very passionate about the community and has a heart for service. He spends his spare time mentoring youth, working with non-profits, and speaking to others. In the past, he has participated as a mentor for the ATL Reads, Inc. program – helping to develop literacy skills and to the inner-workings of the Atlanta Mayor’s Office by coordinating Boys Speak Out, Inc.’s annual “Mayor for a Day” program. He has served on the Board for The Scholarship Academy, Inc., and also served as an Advisory Board member of Boys Speak Out, Inc. and Covenant Community, Inc. He also currently serves as an Ambassador for New Leaders Council (NLC)’s National Strategic Advisory Board.
Mr. Tanner holds a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School where he was President of the Entertainment & Sports Law Society (ESLS) and a B.B.A. in Marketing from Howard University, where he graduated magna cum laude. While matriculating at Howard, he participated in the School of Business’ Executive Leadership Honors Program. He also became a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Alpha Chapter. He is currently a member of Cascade United Methodist Church in Southwest, Atlanta.
Mr. Tanner will be honored during the National Bar Association’s Trailblazers Under 40 gala during the 89th Annual Convention in Atlanta.
So it’s official. Justin G. Tanner is the winner. YAY! Now we know! The end. Not so fast!.
Phaedra Parks on her website says she would be getting an award, but no mention of what the award was. She never mentioned it on Twitter until the NBA tweeted ” @nationalbar: @PhaedraParks receives Maynard Jackson Jr. Legacy Award. Congratulations for her service & commitment to legal work.”Thnx”
Thnx? That’s it? No tweet back about what an honor it was? So I go to @nationalbar’s twitter account to see if they tweeted to Judge Hatchett or Justin G Tanner. NOPE. But at peek at Justin’s twitter shows this tweet from an attendee ☆Colg8smile☆ @colg8smile 7h @nationalbar Trailblazer @JustinGTanner w/ @KasimReed. Both honored at #NBA89AC w/ Maynard H Jackson, Jr Legacy Award”
So Justin G Tanner, an appointee of the Obama administration, and Kasim Reed, and Phaedra Parks all won the Maynard Jackson Legacy Award? One of these things is not like the other.
I just find this all very interesting. Phaedra has been very close with Mayor Reed for a while. Does this seem odd to anyone else?
I wish it seemed odd. But there is no honor among theives.
Does baby Dylan look anything like the mayor?
Yes, the resemblance is uncanny.
The mayor sash is a dead giveaway on that child.
Somebody call Maury!
I googled on-line and I see that UPS also won the award? As in, the shipping company …
Parks is a piss-poor excuse for a lawyer so this is completely fucked up and stinking to high heaven. Talk about lowering the bar! Bitch is a crooked ho.
I just saw this on the internet: The National Bar Association (NBA) presented the 2014 Maynard H. Jackson Jr. Legacy award to UPS® (NYSE: UPS) in recognition of the company’s community leadership efforts. I also saw on twitter that Mayor Kasim Reed got the award, too! LOL! Errrbody gets an award!
To clarify: on twitter Mayor Kasim Reed’s chief of staff also tweeted that Mayor Reed won the award.
Yes dear, I’ve spent the last several hours reading all of that. I didn’t think it was necessary to include every single tweet on the subject in my already very long post. 🙂
On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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while I dont watch the shows I do read thru your posts TT. Sounds like phaedra should get an award for her ability to avoid apollos legal issues. That had to involve some legal wrangling!!
Like some one stated already” Pheadra is a “Piss Poor Attorney and a crook”. Whose to say this description does not fit the good old Mayor as well. For what it’s worth I think the Honarable Mayor is suffering for dementia/ Alzheimer’s for even suggesting that the Southern Bell is worthy of anything more than a jail cell in Atlanta.
To clarify, Maynard Jackson is dead. He was Mayor in like the 70s/80s Mayor Reed is mayor now and won the award with the other two I mentioned and possibly random other winners. They named the award after the dead major for the Atlanta awards.
On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 5:36 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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@TT~ He is also the Jackson in the name of the Hartsfield Jackson Airport. He was the mayor when I was growing up.
Sounds like all that this award ceremony needed was Oprah there screaming, “You get an award and you get an award, and you get an award!!!” Well, Oprah might be out of their budget….maybe Gayle or Stedman.
Uh actually that was “crooked ho”…
By raising questions about this you must be prepared to be branded a racist.
Thanks for your misplaced concern but this has nothing whatsoever to do with race or racism.
This is the National Bar Assoc which is made up of primarily African American lawyers. You must be confusing this org with the American Bar Assoc. No racism here.
Ms. Parks has been “linked” to Mayor Kasim Reed for many years, and is allegedly far more than a fellow counselor or good friend to him. My understanding is Ms. Parks was given this award because of her work with intellectual property and all facets of the entertainment industry (the type of law that involves confidential contracts and are not discussed publicly). I have known Ms. Parks would receive this honor for some time and found it incredulous on the part of the NBA considering her own legal issues at this time. I hoped the NBA would have decided to not included her as an honoree for the Maynard Jackson award, but no such luck once the list of awardees was announced. The conference wrapped today, and I assume she “will take a leave of absence from RHOA to focus on her personal life”, in order to make a settlement offer or be deposed in the Angela Stanton case by August 3. Justice truly is blind. Sigh-SMH
Aug 3 is a Sunday. She will be praying and hawking etiquette books in TN.
How were you made aware of “the list” there doesn’t seem to be one complied.
On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 5:48 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Dear Southern Belle, how do I tell my huzzzzband that we need to go on Maury because I am not sure who the father is of my second child? Should I tell him over afternoon tea and crumpets or wait until after church on Sunday? I eagerly await your genteel guidance.
As long as you wear your pearls and your shoes match your bag, both of those occasions are appropriate. Tasteful pastels also make your special moment memorable.
@TT-August 3 is the 45th day from June 19 when Ms. Parks was served her last court order to be deposed in the Stanton case. Since the 45th day falls on a Sunday, Ms. Parks would need to reply to the court order by Monday, August 4th. I first heard mention of Ms. Parks along with a few other local attorneys being honored by the NBA on an Atlanta radio station more than two weeks prior to the event. I then read about it on the Dish via the Bravo website when she posted a picture of herself with the Luncefords (M2M’s Dr G is a former flame-kinda strange for her to be so friendly with his wife, Quad). I followed that thread, which led back to her website, and detailed information about her participation in the NBA conference here in Atlanta. Last week, I sent you a comment regarding her being honored at this event and it was not posted on this blog. Rodney Ho and a few other unnamed bloggers also did articles about her receiving this award the weekend prior to the “White Party”. So, Ms. Parks can hawk her books this Sunday, because her own put up or shut up day is on Monday, and Mr. Radford intends to shut her down. Counting down to Monday’s proceedings: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1…………………
TT do you think James Radford will post Phaedras deposition transcript like he dud with AS and her witnesses? I found them to be a good read
I dont know what the hell is going on cause i won that damn award.
I just got an email that I won the Maynard award. How did the NBA get my email address??
Oh, you too! Im out at a restaurant and the gentleman at the next table heard me talking and said he won too…
Well, i am having dinner with Bill Clinton at the moment celebrating my win.
I wasn’t sure I deserved such an honor until I heard Phaedra got one too. I’ve spent a lot more time reading legal briefs this year than she has.
Plus, it comes with a free Big Gulp.
On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 7:55 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Well I wasn’t going to say it, but I won it too.
On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 7:36 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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You all better step back. That damn award is mine and Banjos!
Here is Banjo’s Internet Attorney AGAIN swooping in to defend reject dog.
On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 8:56 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Haha Sorry I didn’t want anyone to feel bad or left out, so I just sent one to everyone like they do for kids playing soccer now. I was just hoping you big mouths wouldn’t go blabbing to everyone else, but NO none of you could keep it to yourself. LMFAO!
Love the new Avatar Hannah Rose! 🙂
On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 10:37 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Thank you my Queen Tamara. It worked the 1st time. Must have held my mouth right while I did it lmao.
Eve, your hilarious!
Well I got the award for just participating and being average. And Bill and Hillary invited me to Martha’s Vineyard for the weekend and Chelsea asked me to be the baby’s Godmother due to my being so incredibly mundane.
Well I’m glad she’s collecting a few awards before she’s disbarred
Wow, i just got notification i won a second NBA. This one from the National Bridemaid Association.
Jeez, as i am typing this The Nutter Butter Associaion just called me !
Tamara, i need that Big Gulp.
Speaking of Big Gulps, Phaedra did win a Lifetime Achievement Award from Big Gulp.
Very good, very good.
I received notification that I won the NBA award as well. I won because um is kind, um is smart, and um is important, just like Phaedra. And another thing, stop wondering about her baby’s daddy cause my brother, who is currently at The Parchment Mississippi State hotel, said just the other day, “I’m that baby’s pappy”. Congratulations to all the winners. Let’s all raise our big gulps and do a big ole belly laugh.
Usually anyone who makes a nice sized monetary donation to the organization will get an award. Politics as usual.
I got mine in the mail today. I didn’t even know what the frack it was.
So its safe to open this box from atlanta ??? It was wet …I guess my big gulp fell over
. Obviously ups doesn’t deserve their award not one little bit.
See, I was worried one Apollo Nida had gained access to my SS# and CC info! I shall open my package now…
Oh snap! An award! Including TacoBell gift card’s! ! My fav♡
Have we checked everyone off of the “list yet?
Also included is a note asking I send plenty of the following:
Pencils, Lined paper and Stamps
Better check the exp. date on those gift cards, mine were from 2004
I’m pretty sure TeeCee didn’t get one.
On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 3:31 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Thanks Jenn, now I’m wearing my coffee.
One of the reason why RHOA is such a thorn in the side of the Black professional and political class of Atlanta is that its history is actually a very interesting and complex one.
Because of Phaedra’s “connection” to Mayor Reid/NBA discussed in this posting, Atlanta’s story gets lost and distorted, as evidenced by the comments about the late Maynard Jackson. While I am more than a little puzzled by the “thieves” reference, I would strongly suggest a little cursory google “Maynard Jackson”/”Hartsfield Airport”/Olympics/Atlanta middle-class/history might be useful for those commenting about the award – especially since this blog values accuracy.
As a non-native Atlantan living in Alanta for 30 years, I used to think that they were a little sensitive about RHOA. Get over it, I would say. Who takes this mess seriously?
I get it now.
I can understand the sensitivity however you would have to be an idiot to confuse entertainers and personalities like NeNe with the accomplished professional and political class of Atlanta….
Boo..shut up…you gay. (Riley Freeman voice)
It says here you MIGHT be a winner. MIGHT……
TT i could just kiss you. I have been thinking there was something up with her and Kassem for about a year now. He always seems to be right there to be her knight in shining armor. I know they dated in the past but maybe the flame hasn’t burned out. I know he is married but so is she. (technically)
My goodness, our Southern belle has been keeping busy!