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We have some sad news to share this morning. Tina Birchett, the owner & publisher of Grace Magazine and the organizer of the Sisterhood Showcase, had passed away. Birchett died Sunday after a battle with cancer. Funeral arrangements are still pending. Follow this link for updates: http://wreg.com/2013/08/19/sisterhood-showcase-organizer-passes-away/
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Mid-South mourns a champion for women and Memphis

Posted: Aug 19, 2013 5:02 AM CST Updated: Aug 19, 2013 8:57 AM CST

By WMCTV.com Staff – email

(WMC-TV) – Tennessee lost a champion for women and the city of Memphis. Tina Birchett, the owner and publisher of Grace Magazine and organizer of Sisterhood Showcase, has passed away.

Birchett was the Assistant Secretary for the Riverfront Development Corporation and the founder of Birchett & Associates.

Birchett received numerous awards over the years.  The most recent being the Distinguished Community Leadership Award from the YWCA of Greater Memphis in 2011, as well as being an honoree of a Tri-State Defenders Woman of Excellence award in 2010.

Funeral arrangements for Tina Birchett have not been released.

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(Memphis)  The Mid-South is mourning the loss of a iconic community leader.

Tina Birchett, owner and publisher of Grace Magazine and the organizer of the Sisterhood Showcase, has passed away.

Birchett died Sunday after a battle with cancer.

Funeral arrangements are pending.  

In addition to her duties with Grace Magazine and the Sisterhood Showcase, Birchett also worked for the Riverfront Development Corporation.

Be sure to visit the 2013 Sisterhood Showcase June 1-2, 2013 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center! Visit sisterhoodshowcase.com for more info.

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Sisterhood 2013

This years Sisterhood Showcase will be bigger and better than 2012 and soon we will be releasing the schedule and the list of celebrities that will make this years event a guaranteed success! This years event is set for June 1st & 2nd at the Memphis Cook Convention Center.

 

Anfra Boyd · Inkster, Michigan

My heart hurts at the sad news of the death of Tina Birchett founder and publisher of GRACE MAGAZINE in Memphis, TN. In 1998 when I decided to become a professional writer, I immediately had the opportunity to write for Grace Magazine. I owe so much to Tina Birchette and her staff of editors for giving me the opportunity to interview two community leaders and write about them in the 1st anniversary issue of Grace magazine. I felt so honored to be a published freelance writer in a magazine for and about African American women. Tina was a mentor and inspiration to so many aspiring and talented women entrepreneurs like myself. She will truly be missed. May God bless her family. -Anfra
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