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National Civil Rights Museum re-opens upgraded Legacy building
The National Civil Rights Museum has re-opened its Legacy Experience building, offering new and expanded opportunities for learning, community building, culture and inspiration. The grand opening held on May 16…
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Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke, a veteran of 7 NBA seasons, dies at 29
By Tim Reynolds Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died, the NBA team and his agents announced Tuesday, and a person familiar with the investigation into his death said an…
Georgia Southern’s Hana Haden hired as Memphis women’s basketball coach
Memphis has hired Hana Haden from Georgia Southern as the 14th women’s basketball coach in program history. Athletic director Ed Scott announced the hiring Thursday. Haden will be introduced at…
Melrose hires former NFLer Cedrick Wilson as head football coach
Melrose High School has named alumnus Cedrick C. Wilson Sr. as the new head football coach of the Golden Wildcats, Memphis-Shelby County Schools announced in a news release on Wednesday,…
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Books for College-Bound Students
Books for College-Bound Students by various authors, c.2026, various publishers, $21.00 – $29.00, various page counts The videos and news reports were inspiring. In them, a hesitant prospective-college student turned…
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Man pleads guilty in shooting death of rapper Young Dolph at a Memphis bakery
A Tennessee man pleaded guilty on Friday, May 15, in the shooting death of Young Dolph during a daytime ambush at a Memphis bakery, marking an end to courtroom battles…
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Shelby County Election Commission: No changes to voting locations or election dates related to redistricting
For the August election, precinct boundaries and election dates will remain the same, according to the Shelby County Election Commission. Shelby…
‘Hands Off Memphis!’ Redistricting fight exposes power divide between Memphis and the state
The outcome felt inevitable before the first vote was cast. Tennessee’s Republican supermajority moved Thursday to approve a new congressional map…
At NAACP Town Hall, ‘church’ energy fuels fight against redistricting push
What unfolded Monday night inside First Baptist Church Broad started as a town hall — Memphians rapidly mobilizing for a state…
Shelby County Commission approves $200K for Memphis-Shelby County Schools lawsuit
Shelby County commissioners approved a resolution funding a lawsuit to stop an imminent state takeover of the county’s largest school district…