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Research links segregation, poverty to higher breast cancer deaths among black women in Memphis
Black women in Memphis are dying from breast cancer at more than twice the rate of white women — 6.9% compared with 3.3% — according to new research presented recently…
Sports
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,…
Arlington native Kenneth Walker III makes rushes to victory in Super Bowl LX
On the sport’s biggest stage, with the eyes of the football world watching, running back Kenneth Walker III delivered a moment that will live in NFL history. The Memphis-area native…
GAME ON! Alcorn State, UAPB headline 2026 Southern Heritage Classic
The Southern Heritage Classic will return to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium on Saturday, September 12, 2026, with a renewed matchup between Alcorn State University and the University of Arkansas at…
Lifestyle & Culture
New Black history books explore Vietnam War, Tuskegee Airmen, slavery and civil rights
Black History books by various authors, c.2026, various publishers, $30.00 – $35.00, various page counts For weeks now, you’ve been remembering, studying various subjects, and celebrating Black History Month. But…
Entertainment
STAX Music Academy presents “A Century of Soul: Facing Our History”
Stax Music Academy, inextricably linked to the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, is paying homage to its roots with its latest production “A Century of Soul: Facing Our History.”…
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Southaven residents oppose xAI air permit for 41 natural gas turbines at public hearing
By Alex Rozier SOUTHAVEN – In a room of a couple hundred attendees, not one spoke in favor of a proposed…
John DeBerry files for Shelby County mayor, expanding bipartisan primary field
A bipartisan slate of candidates has emerged in the primary for Shelby County mayor after former state Rep. John DeBerry filed…
Walter L. Bailey Jr.: A living bridge between Dr. King’s movement and today’s civil rights battles
The Shelby County Criminal Justice Center bears his name. That alone tells you history lives here. But long before his name…
Federal judge orders man to stop claims against COGIC
A federal court has issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting Moses Tyson Jr. from continuing what the court described as a campaign…