With the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library on Poplar as the setting, a panel discussion (June 13) that focused on civil rights added to the multi-day, No Tears Project presentation in Memphis.
Rooted at the Oxford American – a quarterly...
Rep. Justin J. Pearson's lopsided victory in the latest election to determine a House District 86 state representative sends a "resounding message to the powers that be in Nashville," Pearson said after his Thursday night win.
The message, Pearson said...
On Tennessee 222, between the Stanton, Tennessee business district and Interstate 40, rising steel girders portend a probable monumental change for this rural Haywood County village of about 500 residents on U.S. 70-79 about 50 miles northeast of Memphis.
The...
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State University Meistersingers – TSU’s premiere choral group – added to its lore with a recent performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
The June 2nd performance followed a successful $20,000 fundraising campaign.
"Carnegie Hall is...
by Teresa M. Walker --
NASHVILLE — Tennessee State University for so long has been best known in athletics as the place where Olympic gold medalist Wilma Rudolph and the Tigerbelles made track history and produced NFL talent like Super...
NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson raised about $860,000 through some 31,700 campaign donations after Tennessee Republican lawmakers abruptly moved to expel him and two other Democrats for a gun control protest on the House floor, his campaign...
NASHVILLE (AP) — Months after Tennessee lawmakers finished a chaotic legislative session, many of the most hotly contested laws are poised to take effect Saturday, including measures on health care for transgender children, police oversight, school safety and teacher...
by Jessica Washington --Â
The Supreme Court has been pumping out a steady stream of life-altering decisions on everything from LGBTQ+ rights to affirmative action. But there’s one case that didn’t make it onto their docket that’s worth a deeper...
by Doug Feinberg --
Two-time Olympic gold-medalist and former Tennessee star Nikki McCray-Penson has died. She was 51.
McCray-Penson was an assistant women’s basketball coach at Rutgers last season and the school on Friday confirmed her death. She was diagnosed with...
Helena-West-Helena, Arkansas serves as the county seat for Phillips County and is home to a population of slightly over 12,000 people, predominantly African Americans.
As blistering heat beats down, the city has been dealing with a water crisis -- a...