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NextUp901 launches with new pathways to good-paying careers for young Memphians
A youthful buzz was almost palpable Thursday morning during a gathering of job seekers at a Midtown event venue, generating an upbeat energy that seemed to vibrate through the space…
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…
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…
Inaugural golf tournament to benefit preservation of one of Memphis’ oldest Black cemeteries
For nearly 180 years, historic Mount Carmel Cemetery has stood as a sacred testament to generations of Black Memphians whose lives helped shape the city. Today, many of those stories…
Lifestyle & Culture
Hattiloo Theatre celebrates 20 years with new performance space, coffee shop and vision
Hattiloo Theatre, the first and only Black repertory company in Memphis and the Mid-South, turns 20 on Sept. 22. The cultural and creative hub will celebrate the milestone with the…
Entertainment
Cassandra Wilson, Grammy Award-winning jazz singer from Mississippi, has died
By Maria Sherman NEW YORK — Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer has died. She was 70. Dubbed America’s best singer by Time magazine in…
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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
By Mukta Joshi and Joseph Cranney, Verite News Leaders of the northern Mississippi city of Senatobia fired their embattled police chief…
Police chief in Senatobia regularly used racial slurs, private text messages reveal
By Mukta Joshi and Joseph Cranney, Verite News SENATOBIA, Miss. — For many residents of this tiny city about 40 miles…
Memphis adds mental health as ‘fourth option’ for 911 callers
The first few seconds of a 911 call often determine everything that follows, and information can be just as important as…