Just over 20 years ago, way back in 2002, I was asked by the leadership of the 100 Black Men of Memphis to serve as principal of one of the first charter schools to open its doors here in...
The Church of God in Christ, Inc. (COGIC) returns to the welcoming arms of its mother city this year for its 115th Holy Convocation, and the denomination’s presiding bishop said Memphis will be blessed because the “Saints” will be...
Imagine being a pastor, an entrepreneur, an author, and leader of the largest African-American Pentecostal denomination in the world.
The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) Presiding Bishop J. Drew Sheard thrives on managing all those roles because of his...
by Florence M. Howard --
The history of the National Civil Rights Museum is rooted in the April 4, 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was gunned down as he stood on the balcony of the then-Lorraine...
With time of the essence, Memphis City Council members Tuesday (Oct. 24) approved on second reading an ordinance to create a police advisory board to replace the soon-to-be abolished Civilian Law Enforcement Review Board (CLERB).
A sense of urgency was...
Memphis mayor-elect Paul Young on Wednesday (Oct. 18) announced his transition team, which includes a former University of Memphis president, a former Memphis police director, an outgoing Memphis City Council member and a former chief people officer for FedEx.
The...
Flanked by advocates and experts, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland elaborated on his proposal to expand high-speed internet throughout Memphis, including its low-income communities, to Memphis City Council members during the Tuesday (Oct. 10) session.
Strickland, whose term ends Jan. 1,...
by Lauren Victoria Burke --
One of only three known survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre died on October 9 at the age of 102 years old.
Hughes Van Ellis, 102, died in Denver, Colorado on the morning of October 9....
On the strength of a positive message, political neophyte Paul Young captured the race for Memphis mayor Thursday (Oct. 5).
With 17 candidates in the race, no runoff, and no incumbent (Mayor Jim Strickland is term-limited), Young won the mayor’s...
With public safety and civil rights caught in a balancing act, Shelby County Commissioners Monday (Oct.2) passed a pair of data-related ordinances to keep tally of incidents involving sheriff’s deputies and motorists.
The ordinances also call for the monitoring of...