Karanja A. Ajanaku
Four mayoral candidates talk crime and safety at fifth Memphis People’s Convention Meet & Greet
With four months to go before voters cast ballots for the next mayor of Memphis, the fifth in a series of Memphis People’s Convention Meet & Greet opportunities unfolded at the Southland Mall in Whitehaven on Saturday.
“I think voters need to understand that this...
Tina Turner’s 1978 Memphis show was Fred Jones Jr.’s business
Eight performances in four days at a Memphis hotel, where the co-headliner is one of 1978’s hottest comedians and tickets are $12.50 per show. Pencil in Tina Turner as the other star and who wouldn’t want to travel back in time.
For Summitt Management Corporation...
The evolution of Justin J. Pearson’s voice
As the Mississippi River flowed within view, the parents of Justin J. Pearson, who has rocketed into the public’s consciousness, acknowledged that some openly have wondered how their sought-after, 28-year-old could have “come from where we come from.”
“Two teenagers from the Westwood community, poor,...
Standing his ground, Justin Pearson ready to keep representing
For recently expelled former State Rep. Justin Pearson, Wednesday may be the day he is back into the District 86 stride again.
Shelby County Commission Chairman Mickell Lowery has called a special meeting of the Board of Commissioners for April 12 at 1:30 p.m. The...
Memphis-area supporters of ‘Tennessee 3’ witness a ‘nightmare’ in prime time
The ground-level, on-site resistance to the proposed ouster of three duly-elected Tennessee House Democrats was fortified by individuals and forces from Memphis and Shelby County as a rigid Republican supermajority chose to double down on decorum.
Wedged among an array of people, who flowed into...
Time to wake up and get busy, say organizers of the One Million Black Fathers March
A three-day call for “All Black Men & Family” has been sounded for April 1-3.
The summons is to the One Million Black Fathers March being organized by Parenting With A Purpose, Inc., and Centurion Community Support Center.
“We need your help,” Centurion’s Cynthia Pulliam said...
Seeking solutions to save the ‘Village’
A first-floor meeting room at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library recently was turned into a solutions-seeking unit for several hours on a Sunday afternoon .
Officially, it was the “Black Family Forum,” hosted by the Rev. Norman Redwing and the North Memphis-based Afrikan Village...
Multiple housing issues emerge as HUD regional administrator listens
With Jose Alverez, regional administrator for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as the hub, a roundtable discussion about local housing issues unfolded in the Memphis office of Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) on Tuesday.
“Our priority now is we want to know...
‘How I overcame self-destruction with art’
At 42, Zelitra Peterson, weighs about 145 pounds after once weighing over 500 pounds and before art “saved my life.”
Recently, her story and works helped accent an exhibit of local artists in Orange Mound.
“It truly has been a blessing to use my God-given talent...
The mix at ‘Mother’ King’s homegoing reflected her life
The sanctuary at Calvary Episcopal Church in Downtown Memphis was the destination point for an eclectic group of people assembled for the homegoing service for Georgia Anna King, also known as “Mother King” and “Queen Akua.”
“Mother King could bring people together that normally would...