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Women’s Foundation celebrates successes in South Memphis at annual luncheon
The Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis used its annual tribute luncheon Thursday, April 23, to highlight measurable gains in South Memphis — from declining poverty to rising household incomes…
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…
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Arsenio Hall memoir traces rise from magic tricks to late-night TV stardom
“Arsenio” by Arsenio Hall with Alan Eisenstock, c.2026, Black Privilege Publishing / Atria $30.00, 324 pages So what do you think? No doubt, you have an opinion on the subject…
Entertainment
Hip-hop pioneers Wu-Tang Clan, Ice Cube among 2026 RiverBeat Music Festival headliners
Memphis has always been a city where music tells the story and festivals like RiverBeat create space for that story to be experienced across generations. The RiverBeat Music Festival will…
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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…
Jackson State officials plan to put $500K from FedEx toward business scholarships and internships
By Candice Wilder Jackson, Miss. – A $500,000 gift from FedEx to Jackson State University will go toward helping business students…