The New Tri-State Defender has a rich and inspirational legacy. This year the newspaper celebrated 66 years of continuous publishing in Memphis. During this time, the TSD has been a major journalistic voice in the Greater Memphis region, first...
by Charles Sims Jr.
Special to The New Tri-State Defender
Like most business owners, you may devote most of your time, energy, and profits to running and growing your company. But keep in mind that you are likely on your own...
Thomas Burrell, president of the 15,000-member Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association (BFAA), has received an official invitation from the White House to be a VIP guest of President Donald Trump when Trump delivers the keynote address at the American...
Citing millions in losses, on Wednesday, Kroger announced that three Memphis-area stores — two in Memphis and one in Clarksdale, Mississippi — would be closing on February 3.
One of those Memphis stores is located at 1977 S. Third St., in...
When a store like Kroger closes its locations, thoughts immediately go to where people will shop for food, or where they will get prescriptions filled.
But at the Kroger on Lamar Avenue in Memphis, which is set to close Feb....
About four weeks.
After patronizing Kroger stores on Lamar Avenue and South Third Street for decades now, that's how long customers have to figure out where they'll shop, where they'll get prescriptions filled, and even where they will bank. Citing...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the rate for African-American workers over age 16 in 1972, and since that time, the rate has never fallen below 7 percent.
That is, until December, when it was 6.8 percent.
Last year, African-American...
On Feb. 3, Kroger will close two Memphis stores — one near the corner of Lamar and Airways, the other on South Third Street.
A big box retailer leaving a neighborhood in economic decline isn’t new, nor particularly surprising, especially...
The Benchmark Hotel building in Downtown Memphis has remained vacant in an unsightly, partially demolished condition for years. On Thursday (Feb. 1), the future of the building gets a hearing in Shelby County Environmental Court.
At issue is whether the...
Memphis restaurateurs are busily preparing to showcase their culinary creations as preparations for the 3rd Annual Memphis Black Restaurant Week (MBRW) are underway.
There will be 12 participating restaurants during the week of March 5-11 and five are newcomers that...