The homicide of Gershun Freeman – associated with a physical encounter with corrections officers in the Shelby County Jail four days after he was arrested last October – warrants a U.S. Department of Justice investigation.
So said those who issued...
There is about to be a new sheriff in town, as Shelby County’s top lawman Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. closed on a house in Memphis proper.
The Bonner family’s pending move from Bartlett is an effort to scratch...
Maybe it was the early start on Super Bowl Sunday, but five and a half minutes into the Tigers' game against Temple only 18 points had been scored and Memphis was up two. A low-scoring slugfest seemed to be...
One of Memphis’ premiere service organizations for African-American women -- River City (TN) Chapter of The Links, Inc. -- is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
Last Sunday’s luncheon in the event space of Methodist South Hospital was only a foretaste of a...
Georgia King, a seemingly ever-present voice for social justice issues, died on Feb. 7. She was 82.
In her defining African apparel, Ms. King was frequently seen at a host of seminars, conferences and other public events advocating for economic...
A one-point defeat in overtime drives the mind to find two points. And while there were some glaring stat-sheet places to look in the Tigers’ 90-89 loss to Tulane in OT, Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway thinks one main...
With the pursuit of “justice for Tyre” warranting a multi-pronged approach, a call for a “community oversight board that has subpoena power” was issued Sunday by Gloria Sweetlove, president of the Tennessee State Conference of the NAACP.
In Memphis, she...
With Friday's scheduled release of video footage of the beating of Tyre D. Nichols, Memphis-Shelby County Schools is altering the schedule of planned activities and some area businesses have announced earlier closings.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the family...
Shortly after 6 p.m. rolls around on Friday, video footage likely will be released showing the fatal beating of Tyre D. Nichols by five former Memphis Police Department officers now facing multiple charges, including second-degree murder.
Shelby County District Atty....
Dr. Thomas E. Motley Sr., the first African-American Internal Medicine physician to serve in Memphis, died Jan. 11 at Methodist University Hospital.
The 83-year-old Dr. Motley was honored by the Memphis City Council when he retired in October 2021.
Former Memphis...