“Long live the King of Memphis,” the Rev. Keith Norman told an intimate gathering of about 200 that attended the private funeral services held for renowned Memphis rapper Young Dolph on Tuesday.
“Music, all kinds of music, are genres from...
by Brianna Smith-Herman --
Adolph Robert Thornton Jr. – known to most as rapper Young Dolph – now is known as yet another fatality in a struggle against gun violence that is testing the resolve of murder-marred Memphis.
The 36-year-old rapper...
"I'm sure at least one person you know owns a T-Shirt," Chima Onwuka stated in regards to a recent T-Shirt campaign launched by his non-profit organization, Grind City Cares.
Grind City Cares is a local non-profit organization that provides essential...
by Stacy M. Brown
The establishment of the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s (NNPA) Coronavirus Task Force and Resource Center is both timely and necessary, and publishers, partners, sponsors, and others should quickly rally around the concept, according to one distinguished...
Local utility companies such as Memphis Light, Gas & Water (MLGW) can tap into $1 billion in available credit support that the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is offering to offset the effects of COVID-19.
TVA President/CEO Jeff Lyash made that...
Joshua Moore, a 16-year-old Code Crew student, emerged on top of the National Black Data Processing Associates mobile app competition in Atlanta.
The 41st Annual National Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) Technology Conference and Career Fair took place August 1-3...
Billy Ray Turner, who is awaiting a September trial in the killing of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison on a separate gun charge.
Judge Lee Coffee sentenced Turner during a hearing Thursday...
The Sage Restaurant was abuzz Friday night with Tennessee Regional Black Millennial Convention members, who came out to meet and greet each other in the kickoff of Memphis’ first gathering of the organization.
The convention -- dubbed the “Black Millennials...
Tributes to civil rights “giant” and attorney, Russell Bertrand Sugarmon flooded the Internet Monday as news spread quickly of his death.
One of the most touching tributes came from his daughter, Elena DeCosta Williams, who took to Facebook to express...
Governor Bill Lee on Tuesday morning announced that FedEx Logistics was making it's global headquarters in Downtown Memphis.
The Gibson Guitar building will be the home of Memphis-based FedEx Corp.'s specialty services and trade unit. The announcement was made at the...