Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) _ Workers have removed the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife from a Tennessee park, officials said Friday, marking another step in the process of moving their bodies […]

NASHVILLE, TN (TN Tribune)—Memphis attorneys AC and Ruby Wharton will be honored next week with the presentation of the TBA YLD Fellows William M. Leech Jr. Public Service Award. “AC and Ruby Wharton are the […]

By Wiley Henry MEMPHIS, TN – Dr. Jane Abraham grew up in the late 1950s and ‘60s when animus towards Black people was as American as apple pie. “It was horrific,” she said. “I’m 72 […]

By Ashley Benkarski  NASHVILLE, TN — Outstanding Memphis student Trinity McKinney is one of five Spelman first-years to be awarded the inaugural Morgan Stanley HBCU Scholars Program, the firm reported. Now, she can focus on […]

By Wiley Henry MEMPHIS, TN — There is some irony in relocating the Memphis Juneteenth Festival from the historic Robert R. Church Park on “World Famous” Beale Street to Health Sciences Park, where Confederate General […]

Following Governor’s Signing of New Law, Pervis Payne, a Death Row Prisoner with Compelling Evidence of Innocence, Files Petition to Present his Intellectual Disability Claim in Court Faith, Civil Rights, Legal & Legislative Leaders Call […]

Memphis, TN, (TN Tribune)― MVP3 Entertainment Group, LLC, an entity formed in Memphis that focuses on purpose-driven films, music and television productions, while giving back to nonprofits, recently partnered with ATWEC Technologies, Inc., (ATWT on the […]

By Cathryn Stout  MEMPHIS, TN — There’s about a $31.6 million gap between the amount that Shelby County Schools has requested for building new schools and renovating campuses and the amount that Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has […]

By Lynn Norment MEMPHIS, TN — Plans for a controversial crude oil pipeline through a Black Memphis neighborhood has stirred up protests, lawsuits, a call for help from the President of the United States and […]