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The Academy for Youth Empowerment presented the 20th Memphis Christmas Parade in Whitehaven last Saturday. The parade feature young, old and in-between dazzling and entertaining young, old and in-between.
Paul Young, City of Memphis Division of Housing and Community Development director, was named the next president and chief executive officer of the Downtown Memphis Commission DMC) Tuesday morning. The commission’s board gave Young unanimous approval after a national search for its...
by Adrian Sainz -- A jury on Thursday convicted state Sen. Katrina Robinson (D-Memphis) of using federal grant money awarded to a health care school she operated on her wedding, a political campaign event and other personal expenses. A 12-person federal...
The survey results are in and nearly 2,000 Memphians have vocalized the issues that matter to them in the upcoming October 3 election. It’s a part of an online survey distributed by organizers of the People’s Convention, a non-partisan grassroots...
Rebecca Matlock Hutchinson's roots run deep in ZIP code 38126. The executive director of the SCORE Community Development Corporation is determined to do all that she can to help those who live, go to school and work in the poorest...
  This Sunday (Feb. 3) on "Where Do We Go From Here?" the focus is on books and relationships as TSDRadio welcomes multi-book author Sheila Whalum, who has just released her first novel, "Don't Walk Away." And, from a wide-ranging conversation...
The grant application process for the Philanthropic Black Women of Memphis (PBWM) is open now through March 15, 2019. The primary areas of focus for grant consideration include: Career development, Education, Entrepreneurship, Health and Scholarship. The grant guidelines and eligibility include...
Diversity of contributions in the legal community was the cause for celebration as hundreds filled the scenic ballroom of the Guest House at Graceland for the second Unity in Diversity Scholarship Banquet event. Featured speaker was the former U.S. Secretary...
Boxing at the Pipkin 3 has evolved into an all-Memphis thing, with its organizers declaring, “This boxing event has really taken on momentum.” The youth-oriented affair at the Fairgrounds (940 Early Maxwell) is set for the evening of April 3...
The city’s first responders are facing a new enemy in the form of the COVID-19 virus, a threat that is invisible to the naked eye and as lethal as any weapon. That puts these vital public servants on the...