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Understanding 501(c)(4)s and 501(c)(3)s: Together they keep power in the hands of the people
The nonprofit ecosystem is made up of organizations that uplift communities through service and those protecting the rights that make progress possible. Together they uphold a foundation of sustained equity…
Sports
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke, a veteran of 7 NBA seasons, dies at 29
By Tim Reynolds Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died, the NBA team and his agents announced Tuesday, and a person familiar with the investigation into his death said an…
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,…
Lifestyle & Culture
A Terrible Intimacy explores the courtroom dramas and human contradictions of slavery-era America
“A Terrible Intimacy: Interracial Life in the Slaveholding South” by Melvin Patrick Ely, c.2026, Henry Holt, $31.99, 368 pages Time served. If you’ve ever faced a judge in a courtroom,…
Entertainment
Floetry reunion tour brings neo-soul nostalgia and sold-out energy to Memphis
At a time when nostalgia tours are dominating the live music scene, the Floetry reunion felt less like a throwback and more like a reminder of the lasting power of…
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At NAACP Town Hall, ‘church’ energy fuels fight against redistricting push
What unfolded Monday night inside First Baptist Church Broad started as a town hall — Memphians rapidly mobilizing for a state…
Shelby County Commission approves $200K for Memphis-Shelby County Schools lawsuit
Shelby County commissioners approved a resolution funding a lawsuit to stop an imminent state takeover of the county’s largest school district…
Tennessee redistricting fight intensifies as Memphis leaders warn of ‘attack on Black political power’
Just hours after laying a colleague to rest, Memphis lawmakers — now effectively a man down in the Tennessee General Assembly…
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.…