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Memphis leaders want to close Ida B Wells; parents say there’s no school like it
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. By Bri Hatch Memphis mom Erica Smith vividly remembers the day two years ago that her phone wouldn’t stop ringing while she was…
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…
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‘I’ll Make Me a World’ explores 100 years of Black History Month’s origins and evolution
“I’ll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black History Month” by Jarvis R. Givens, c.2026, Harper, $24.99, 256 pages You gotta start somewhere. First, you crawled, then you…
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UofM Hooks Institute hosts author, journalist Joy-Ann Reid, winner of 2024 Book Award
The day was bright and a libation ceremony was the perfect way to usher in the divine spirit of the past, while basking in the present and looking to the…
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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…
Entrepreneurs call out hard truth: ‘We don’t support each other in Memphis’
It wasn’t the usual, feel-good entrepreneurship talk that drew the loudest reaction at the Tri-State Defender’s first “TSD In The Community”…
Gov. Bill Lee touts Memphis crime drop in final State of the State
Gov. Bill Lee came before the legislature Monday, Feb. 2, with a Memphis victory lap. Crime is down, he said, and…