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Paws & More Paws Dog Expo set to fetch fun in Raleigh
Paws & More Paws Dog Expo is coming to Raleigh Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26-27, featuring canine competitions and demonstrations, a dog parade, live entertainment, food, pet product vendors, and…
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…
Friends and foes: Southern Heritage Classic coaches share bond and mission
Coach Alonzo Hampton, UAPB Make no mistake: Head football coaches Alonzo Hampton, of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, and Cedric Thomas, of Alcorn State University, whose teams will…
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…
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
Senatobia Chief Harold Vanderford submitted a resignation letter earlier in the day, but the city’s Board of Aldermen voted to reject…