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NAACP top lawyer calls Memphis ‘ground zero’ in fight for democracy
“Memphis vs. Errbody” is supposed to be a simple, galvanizing slogan for community strength and pride. But lately, it may feel more like a news summary of the city’s specific…
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…
Friends and foes: Southern Heritage Classic coaches share bond and mission
Make no mistake: Head football coaches Alonzo Hampton, of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, and Cedric Thomas, of Alcorn State University, whose teams will play Saturday, Sept. 12, …
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…
Lifestyle & Culture
Malcolm Gladwell takes a closer look at gun violence epidemic in ‘The American Way of Killing’
“The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic” by Malcolm Gladwell, c.2026, Little, Brown, $34.00, 304 pages Lately, you’re almost afraid to check the news. You can’t bear…
Entertainment
Tay Keith Music Lab turns Grammy-nominated producer’s legacy into opportunity for young creators
The world knows Tay Keith as a native Memphian and hitmaking producer who worked with music industry luminaries such as Beyoncé and Drake. But Keith’s sister, Lisa Austin, remembers him…
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4 things to know as the Memphis schools state takeover lawsuit progresses
By Bri Hatch Who gets to control Memphis schools while a federal lawsuit over Tennessee’s new school takeover law plays out…
Lawyers for Nolan Wells’ family highlight cellphone data, autopsy report and push for investigation
By Sophie Bates JACKSON, Miss. — Civil rights attorney Ben Crump released information from a forensic examination of Nolan Wells’ cellphone…
Shelby County Health Department clears the air on SpaceXAI, data centers
Members of the Shelby County Commission are breathing easier following an air quality assessment delivered by the health department on Wednesday,…
Nolan Wells’ family pushes back after grand jury declines to recommend charges in his death
By Sophie Bates, Claudia Lauer and Dave Collins JACKSON, Miss. — A grand jury has declined to recommend charges in the…