House where Aretha was born draws crowd
As fans in myriad cities and towns in various parts of the world absorb the news that Aretha Franklin has passed, a stream of...
Made to Play program put LaRose-area students on the move
The Made to Play program at LaRose Elementary School had a six-weeks mission – get kids active this summer. Catering to students in grades...
Vision 2020 and the ‘adopt-a-community’ approach
The New Tri-State Defender’s yearlong MLK50 reporting project continues with this second installment of MLK50: The view from 38126. Zeroed in on the city’s...
Listen up, 38126 has a voice
by Ashlei Williams Memories that stick with Jo Ellen Bates bring to mind a bustling South Memphis so vastly different from how a slice of...
Fred Jones & Willie Gregory: ‘Brothers’ from 38126
Fred Jones and Willie Gregory have taken distinctly different paths to success. If they reversed course, their roads would lead them to within a...
The LeMoyne-Owen College and 38126
by Canisha Robertson I am a senior at The LeMoyne-Owen College. This semester I am doing a journalism internship with The New Tri-State Defender. This...
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