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With the shared goal of elevating and accelerating Black leadership in Tennessee, a coalition of African-American leaders representing a cross-section of business sectors have launched Partnership Tennessee. “As a founding board member, it is an honor to share the vision of Partnership Tennessee,” said Partnership...

Guns, Crime, Safety will be the three-pronged focus of an upcoming Town Hall meeting and legislative session debriefing. Hosted by state Rep. Antonio Parkinson, the event will be held May 9th from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Breath of Life Christian Center at 3795...

Thirty-plus African-American families, who owned land on Bailey Station Road in Collierville, celebrated the sale of the property to an independent hardware distributor, Orgill, Inc., on Sunday (April 30). For 23 years, the band of small farmers staved off a ruling of eminent domain in...

Memphis voters next year will get a chance to decide how long candidates for mayor and City Council must live in Memphis prior to an election. The council on Tuesday (April 25) approved the third reading and final vote to place a residency referendum on...

The Africa in April Cultural Awareness Festival, Inc. will salute the Republic of Rwanda – a Central African nation of nearly 14 million – through Sunday. The 36th annual celebration kicked off on Wednesday (April 19) with the International Business and Entrepreneur’s Luncheon at the...

A reimagined Tom Lee Park is 80 percent complete, according to Memphis River Parks, the entity shouldering the task. The grand opening is scheduled for Labor Day weekend. On Tuesday (April 18), a glimpse of the work completed and what lies ahead was visible on Media...

Now well familiar with the protocol, Justin Pearson was sworn in last Thursday (April 13) for the second time to represent Memphis-based Tennessee House District 86. That was seven days after he and fellow representatives Justin Jones of Nashville and Gloria Johnson faced expulsion by...

Omar Higgins, the fierce, trailblazing bass player and frontman of Chinese Connection Dub Embassy and Negro Terror, will receive a posthumous Brass Note at Handy Park on Beale Street at 5 p.m. on April 18, with a celebration concert to follow. Higgins died of septic...

Chip Washington, WLOK’s host of the station’s “Let’s Talk About It” program, has assumed additional duties at WLOK as director of community relations.  Washington, a veteran communications specialist, will help further WLOK’s commitment to serve the greater Memphis community. “We are pleased that Chip has joined...

Rep. Justin Pearson and two other Democratic state legislators – now being called the “Tennessee Three” after their involvement in a House protest that has triggered an ouster move by Republicans – are getting mounting support. Pearson, along with Democratic Reps. Gloria Johnson and Justin...