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Memphis mayor-elect Paul Young on Wednesday (Oct. 18) announced his transition team, which includes a former University of Memphis president, a former Memphis police director, an outgoing Memphis City Council member and a former chief people officer for FedEx. The transition team features multiple founders...

The inaugural M.I.A. Foundation Wind Beneath My Wings Gala is set for the Renasant Convention Center at 225 North Main St. in Downtown Memphis on October 21 at 4 p.m. The evening of remembrance, healing and unity is for parents and families who have lost...

The You First Community Foundation has opened its doors and is about the business of advocating for women and girls from inside the Hickory Ridge Town Center. Last Friday, Betina Hunt, the first Ms. Tennessee Corporate America and President of You First Community Foundation, held...

Kelly Kenyatta Carter’s legacy was using her gifts and talents to plant many seeds that would bear fruit in different seasons of her life. Whether it was teaching in the school system helping students, working with and ministering to coworkers, or laboring in the “Body...

Devin Cornell Kyles, born and reared in Memphis, lived his life with a simple yet profound purpose – to help others. His journey on this earth spanned 60 years, and he dedicated most of that time to the service of those in need. Devin’s passing...

The 2023 Penny Hardaway Memphis District Golf Classic – the official golf tournament of the Southern Heritage Classic Cultural Celebration – is set for Saturday (Sept. 9th). This is the fourth year for the charity event, which last year drew over 100 hundred players to...

The Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis has tapped 38 organizations to receive grant awards during the group’s 2023-24 annual grant cycle. This cycle’s grant awards amount to a nearly $1.6 million investment in the community. “We are building on the lessons learned through our place-based...

Anthony Guinn of Memphis and Farraday Johnson of Covington are among six Tennessee students that the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation has selected as recipients of its 2023 BlueCross Power of We Scholarships. “The BlueCross Power of We Scholarship is one way we’ve been working...

For the second year in a row, Memphis-Shelby County Schools is a Level 5 school district, the highest distinction available based on Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS) composite scores. The composite score includes all grade levels and all subjects. Considering all grades and subjects together, MSCS students made substantially...

The National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC) elected long-term member Deidre Malone as its 15th President during its 36th Biennial Conference in Richmond, Virginia last weekend. Malone, the two-time NWPC Tennessee Caucus President, follows outgoing president Donna Lent who served eight years in the leadership role. “It’s...