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901 Day brings thousands to Beale for celebration of Memphis culture
Thousands of Memphians filled Beale Street on Sunday, Aug. 30, as 901 Day once again transformed one of the city’s most famous streets into a showcase of Memphis music, art,…
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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…
Memphis tradition of hope changes children’s lives during the 2026 FedEx St. Jude Championship
As 70 of the world’s best golfers descend on Memphis for the 2026 FedEx St. Jude Championship, patients from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® will once again be at the…
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke died from effects of heroin and cocaine, authorities say
LOS ANGELES — Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke died in May from the effects of heroin and cocaine, authorities said on Aug. 7. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical…
Lifestyle & Culture
From Harlem to haute couture: Audrey Smaltz’s extraordinary journey through fashion
“Every Inch a Lady: My Amazing Journey from Dear Harlem to Haute Couture & Beyond” by Audrey Smaltz with Alina Mitchell, foreword by Michael Kors, c.2026, Amistad, $27.99, 256 pages…
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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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…
MLGW: No power for days after storm batters Memphis
Saturday’s bow echo storm took less than an hour to tear through Memphis and Shelby County. But cleaning up and restoring…
New St. Jude CEO Dr. Charles Roberts says childhood cancer treatments are at ‘the dawn of a new era’
By Glenn Gamboa St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital named Dr. Charles W. M. Roberts its new president and chief executive officer…
City Council votes to pause the expansion of data centers, study the issue
A temporary moratorium on data centers cleared a preliminary hurdle with unanimous approval from the Memphis City Council on Tuesday, Aug.…