NNPA NEWSWIRE — Memphis 3.0. is a proposed land use and development plan envisioned as a 20-year road map. With several dozen North Memphis residents on...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am running now because when I see our city and I see our people and I look at the conversations that we...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…On March 27, 1985, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that under the Fourth Amendment, when a law enforcement officer is pursuing a fleeing...
NASHVILLE PRIDE — Forlanda D. Anderson is an author and motivational speaker born.
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — On Sunday morning, Feb. 24, New Sardis Baptist Church invoked the spirit of African-American ancestry coupled with Afro-centric music.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to the Shelby County Schools’ website, the district serves more than 100,000 students in 200 schools. However, there is no collective representation...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As a member of the Memphis Branch NAACP, Mr. Sugarmon was instrumental in using the law to fight legal battles to desegregate public...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The names of Echol Cole and Robert Walker are not as widely known as Rosa Parks, James Meredith or any others — and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I started in 1995 when I was asked to help open a Family Resource Center in a high school and students without involved...
NASHVILLE PRIDE — That day at the Lorraine Motel shaped her ministry.
ATLANTA VOICE — Even after his death, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is undeniably one of the most notable leaders for civil and human rights.
NASHVILLE PRIDE — The current political climate in Tennessee is indicative of the entire country.
NASHVILLE PRIDE — The struggle for civil rights is not a snapshot. It is a panorama.
ATLANTA TRIBUNE — In 1961, King spoke before the AFL-CIO, the nation’s largest and most powerful labor organization.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…Dr. King selflessly came to Memphis to be a supporter and a voice for the sanitation workers, as well as he was a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. King’s tragic death here in Memphis on April 4, 1968 came when he was 39. He died as he lived: Absolutely committed...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Lauterbach’s book attempts a balanced and unbiased perspective on what Withers’ legacy will be: a traitorous informant who spied for the FBI or...
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Nashville Police say they monitor social media for public safety.
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — It’s “xenophobic rhetoric” and “fear mongering,” but most Americans are more pragmatic about border security, according to NAACP leaders.
THE NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — The fruit of structural racism is the standardizing of white mediocrity and the suppression of black creative excellence. And we deserve...
THE NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Dorse graduated Cum Laude from Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University), becoming the first in her family to receive a college...
NASHVILLE PRIDE — As the holiday season takes hold, Tennessee State University is making sure children in the area have something to cheer about.
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Henry is deserving of the honor as an award-winning journalist and a professional artist whose awe-inspiring artwork hangs in public and private...
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — First Tennessee Bank is proud to announce Executive VP, Director of Affinity Strategy, Lynne Walker won Gold in the Female Executive of...
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Rep. Karen Camper of Memphis was named House Minority Leader. Camper is the first African-American and the first African-American woman to hold...
