For voters of Tennessee House District 86, there’s only one person for the job as Democratic candidate Justin Pearson ran unopposed in the special election on Tuesday (March 14) to fill the seat vacated upon the death of longtime...
For the Kingdom – a 100-acre camp, conference, and retreat center in the Raleigh area – is one of 31 non-profits across the nation to receive a grant from the NBA Foundation.
The grant is a multi-year investment to fund For the...
For the SCORE CDC, the celebration of Women’s History Month is solid ground for featuring successful female entrepreneurs in the Mid-South.
SCORE stands for South City Opportunity Revitalization and Empowerment. The non-profit’s mission is to “promote community ownership, pride, dignity,...
The new Georgette and Cato Johnson YMCA in Memphis reflects a partnership between YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South and Methodist South Hospital to replace the Davis YMCA in Whitehaven with a state-of-the-art community resource center to serve as...
A young Helen Washington seemed mesmerized by a multi-gifted, young artist, Isaac Hayes.
Hayes’ signature bald head and daring stage looks, with chains and barely-there shorts, made everyone sit up and take notice.
And, for a moment in time, Washington’s own...
The Tyre Nichols Wall Mural now adorns an outside side wall of Steve A’s The Castle Home of Rhythm & Blues at 2356 Jackson Avenue in North Memphis.
The two-piece mural, created by graphic designers and artists David Yancy III,...
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...
Officer Geoffrey Redd’s legacy lives on in the way he lived his life.
On Feb. 2, the Memphis Police Department officer was left fighting for his life after being shot by a suspect trespassing the White Station Library.
Redd, 49, a...
After a mass shooting that left one person dead and 12 injured early Sunday (Feb. 19) morning in Whitehaven, community leaders and residents are pushing against the narrative that Whitehaven is a high-crime area.
Those area advocates, people who live...