by Dr. L. LaSimba M. Gray Jr.
Special to The New Tri-State Defender
In 1973, Memphis was in a volatile situation: the Memphis Police Department and the African-American community were at war. The points of contentions were police brutality, the use...
The home-going service for Bernal E. Smith II, publisher of The New Tri-State Defender and a committed servant leader, has been set for Friday.
Mr. Smith died at his home Sunday afternoon. His wife, Towanda Smith, said doctors attributed his death to...
It looks like Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) will be restarting its search for a new district superintendent.
The process has been so convoluted that it is hard to imagine any top-tier superintendent being interested in a place with such turmoil.Â
So,...
by Dr. Joris Ray --
While it is my honor to serve as the superintendent for Shelby County Schools, my greatest role is father – to be more precise – the father of a college student and the husband, brother,...
Somehow Shannon A. Brown’s mother knew, even when he was very young, that he would become a man with great responsibility.
“Mother would always be pinning money in my pocket with a safety pin and saying, ‘Here, take this and...
by T. LaShaun Wallace, Special to The New Tri-State Defender
After 25 years of leading the congregation at New Sardis Baptist Church, Dr. L. LaSimba M. Gray, Jr., will retire next month, culminating an illustrious run at the historic church.
“You followed...
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The ex-wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright will not fight authorities' attempt to send her from California to Tennessee, where she's charged with killing him nearly eight years ago.
The Desert Sun newspaper reports that Sherra...
Marketia Morrow is quietly terrified.
As the Chief Nursing Officer at Alliance Healthcare System in my hometown of Holly Springs, Miss., she is in a combat zone – she can’t self-isolate. Can’t keep a six-foot distance. Can’t work from home....
The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church has offered Collins Chapel Connectional Hospital for extra bed space during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Bishop Henry M. Williamson.
The church is offering to partner with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other...
Billy Turner’s bond hearing was a jaw dropper on Friday and not because Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee set his bond at $15 million – 100 times more than had been sought by Turner’s attorney.
Turner killed former NBA star...