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Tay Keith Music Lab turns Grammy-nominated producer’s legacy into opportunity for young creators
The world knows Tay Keith as a native Memphian and hitmaking producer who worked with music industry luminaries such as Beyoncé and Drake. But Keith’s sister, Lisa Austin, remembers him…
Sports
Southern Heritage Classic lives up to its name in double-overtime thriller
In an unbiased media universe, Saturday’s Southern Heritage Classic would have been the lead story on major sports networks, rather than a brief mention in a football roundup for historically…
HBCU GO’s Curtis Symonds on the Southern Heritage Classic — and the business of Black college sports
When Curtis Symonds looks at the Southern Heritage Classic, he sees considerably more than a football game: He sees a model. Long before Symonds became president and co-founder of the…
Inaugural golf tournament to benefit preservation of one of Memphis’ oldest Black cemeteries
For nearly 180 years, historic Mount Carmel Cemetery has stood as a sacred testament to generations of Black Memphians whose lives helped shape the city. Today, many of those stories…
Lifestyle & Culture
Eriq La Salle’s ‘Laws of Solomon’ brings a child soldier’s violent past into a gripping new thriller
“Laws of Solomon” by Eriq La Salle, c.2026, Poisoned Pen Press, $18.99, 304 pages Finally, after lots of mental effort on your part and the passage of time, you’ve left…
Entertainment
Tay Keith Day: Memphis honors producer’s legacy, commitment to the 901
Memphis made Tay Keith. Tay Keith helped change the sound of popular music. Now, his hometown has made sure his name will forever have a place on the city’s calendar.…
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Mississippi police arrest a man in the death of Tasia Fortune
By Jaimie Ding and Kristin Hall Mississippi police have arrested a man in the death of Tasia Fortune, a Black woman…
Orange Mound land trust breaks ground on first home and unconventional ownership model
The family that eventually buys the new house planned for 1390 Marechalneil St., as part of the city’s new home affordability…
City council restores MATA board with new appointments
The Memphis Area Transit Authority board of commissioners is once again fully seated, after the Memphis City Council approved appointments of…
Besieged for sending racist text messages, Senatobia police chief is fired by city leadership
By Mukta Joshi and Joseph Cranney, Verite News Leaders of the northern Mississippi city of Senatobia fired their embattled police chief…