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Tennessee NAACP to host Voter’s Rights Town Hall in response to Legislature special session
The NAACP Tennessee State Conference will host a Voter’s Rights Town Hall Meeting on Monday, May 4, 2026, at 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church Broad, 2835 Broad Street, in…
Sports
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,…
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…
Lifestyle & Culture
The War Within a War examines Black soldiers’ fight abroad and at home during Vietnam
“The War Within a War: The Black Struggle in Vietnam and at Home” by Wil Haygood, c.2026, Knopf, $35.00 362 pages Uncle Sam needs you. He has work for you,…
Entertainment
Memphis filmmaker Jason Thibodeaux named SBA Tennessee’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year
After more than a decade of building his craft and business from the ground up, Memphis filmmaker and entrepreneur Jason Thibodeauxhas received one of the state’s top honors, being named…
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LEGACY: State Rep. G.A. Hardaway Sr. dies at 71 after short illness
Memphis leaders, community members and colleagues across Tennessee are reacting with shock and reflection following the death of state Rep. G.A.…
Memphis-Shelby County school board votes to hire lawyer to fight state takeover
By Bri Hatch The Memphis-Shelby County school board voted unanimously Tuesday night to hire a lawyer to challenge the state takeover…
State grant swells downtown public safety warchest to $124 million
Public safety efforts in Downtown Memphis received another infusion of cash from the state legislature this budget season. A $50 million…
Memphis schools takeover push could target other Tennessee districts
By Melissa Brown Tennessee Republicans took one step closer to seizing major controls from the Memphis-Shelby County school district on Monday…