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IRS Form 990 offers donors a glimpse of the story behind the story
While you may have filed your taxes by April 15 and moved forward, nonprofits are still on the clock. May 15 is their red-letter day, the deadline to file Form…
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…
Lifestyle & Culture
Celebrate National Poetry Month with new releases that give voice to Black life, place and power
Books for Poetry Month by various authors, c.2026, various publishers, $18.99 – $29.99, various page counts In life, there are times when you want some rhymes. Short ones or long,…
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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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…
Memphis-Shelby County Schools superintendent details response to state audit
Newly appointed Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Roderick Richmond followed through on a post-audit promise to provide a progress report on the…
Hooks Institute celebrates 30 years, honors Memphis ‘Pillars of Progress’ at April 10 gala
For three decades, the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change has been at the forefront of advancing equity, education and…
MSCS sets up website to track response to audit issues; Richmond issues video
Following a review of the recently released State interim audit findings, Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) has launched a dedicated webpage, www.mscsprogress.org,…