Political pundits expect the 9th Congressional District race between U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen and former Memphis Mayor Dr. Willie W. Herenton, two political adversaries, to be hard fought and racially charged – even by Memphis standards.
The Memphis Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has announced NBA great and local philanthropist Elliot Perry and Independent Bank Co-Founder Susan S. Stephenson as the honorary co-chairs for its annual Freedom Fund Gala.
The city and county are suing Wells Fargo for discrimination under the federal Fair Housing Act, saying that the bank aimed to sell bad loans to black residents – even when they qualified for better loans.
On Thursday, Feb. 4th, Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Whalum Jr. attended the 58th National Prayer Breakfast with President and Mrs. Barack Obama in the International Ballroom of the Hilton Washington Hotel in our nation’s capital.
On Feb. 1, 1960, four students from North Carolina A&T University initiated a successful effort to desegregate the lunch counter at the downtown Woolworth’s store. Although the four college students are hailed for taking a seat in order to stand up for their rights, it is important to remember that they were not alone.
On Feb. 1, 1960, four students sat down at a segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter for a cup of coffee. Their action fueled a movement that challenged, and ultimately changed a nation. The Tri-State Defender took to the street to ask the question “What would you sit in for?”
Humanitarian efforts are underway in Memphis and across the country, where organizations, churches and media are raising funds for the earthquake-ravaged Haitians.
The Better Business Bureau says if you sustained damage to trees, your roof or other structures in the recent ice storm, don’t compound the problem by selecting the wrong contractor to make the repairs.
Here, Ludacris flows with several topics, including his new film “Gamer,” a sci-fi adventure co-starring Gerard Butler, Kyra Sedgwick, Terry Crews and Amber Valletta.
While African-American fans root, bet and grouse about the Super Bowl game and competing teams, we’d be remiss not to ask the NFL, and its member teams, “Are NFL hiring and retention practices acts of equal and equitable opportunities?”
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