By Montee Lopez, Special to The New Tri-State Defender
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By Montee Lopez, Special to The New Tri-State Defender
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By Kelvin Cowans, Special to TSDMemphis.com
Watching the evening news, I am reminded of my life and how it once swung as if a pendulum – with destruction to one side, tragedy on the other and success in the resting...
Each year, more African-American men are entering college, but reports show that only half of them are finishing. At the University of Memphis those numbers hit close to home with the graduation rate of African-American men standing at less...
by Caroline Bauman, Chalkbeat Tennessee
As the newly named chief academic officer for Tennessee’s turnaround district, Verna Ruffin said one of her first priorities will be investing in their top tier teachers.
“We know that we have critical work to do,” Ruffin...
The administration of the Tennessee Historical Commission has cited a new set of rules governing waiver applications as the basis for why the state board cannot grant the City of Memphis an Oct 13 hearing on a waiver request...
Memphis is experiencing a “slow-moving self-reinforcing decline in transit, which could be called a vicious cycle of declining ridership and service.”
That picture emerges from the Transit Vision Choices Report prepared by Jarrett Walker + Associates and released on the...
Major cities really need a good and reliable public transportation system. We don’t have such a system in Memphis.
An effective system brings commerce to the masses and takes workers to where they need to be. A good public transportation...
The fall series of Manhood University, a six-week City of Memphis program created to inspire men to build up their communities, find jobs and create stronger relationships, will begin Oct. 7.
"This program cultivates men by engaging, encouraging and empowering...
Teaching and learning haven’t stopped during Tennessee’s two-year gap in standardized testing, but the scores that help gauge how students, teachers and schools are doing have definitely been interrupted.
That void will start to be filled on Wednesday morning when...