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» Remember the Titans? In 2008, No One Forgets
By Corey Green | Published Today | Sports | Unrated


Who saw it coming?

This time last year the talk around the NFL was all about those revamped New England Patriots: Tom Brady, Randy Moss, Wes Welker and company...

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» Racial scapegoating?
By John Payton | Published Today | Commentaries | Rating:
(Controversy surrounds the role of African Americans in the passage of Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that overturned a California Supreme Court decision that legalized gay marriages. John Payton, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, says African Americans are getting a raw deal.)
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» So, besides the president-elect, who else has made a difference in 2008?
By Tri-State Defender Newsroom | Published Today | News | Unrated
NEW YORK – In December ESSENCE Magazine reflects back on the epic year that was 2008 and recognizes 25 distinguished African-Americans who have made a difference...
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» President-elect Obama calls foreign leaders
By Tri-State Defender Newsroom | Published Today | News | Unrated
President-elect Barack Obama Wednesday returned phone calls to five world leaders and expressed his appreciation for their congratulations on his election. President-elect Obama spoke with:
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» Dr. Walter L. Walker: A Champion for Community
By Florence M. Howard | Published Today | News | Unrated
The celebration of the life of Dr. Walter L. Walker, the former president of LeMoyne-Owen College, was held Nov. 17, 2008 at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church before an audience of loving family, friends, and admirers...
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» Own this moment
By Tri-State Defender Newsroom | Published Today | News | Unrated

 


Photojournalist Timothy Moore helped the Tri-State Defender capture the historic nature of President-elect Barack Obama’s Victory Speech on Nov. 4. in Chicago’s Grant Park. Now you can own that moment...

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» The Poets of City University School
By Tri-State Defender Newsroom | Published Today | Arts & Leisure | Unrated


Pictured left to right: Labrandon Lundy, senior scholar; Timquez Clifton, junior scholar; Jeremy Dillard, senior scholar; and Antonio Carruthers, junior scholar. 

Among the myriad projects City University School of Liberal Arts teachers and students created for MCS Exhibition Day (Nov. 13) was “Transparent Onyx,” which features poetry from students taught by Christopher Burns...


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» Helping ex-offenders tap into the power of faith
By Florence M. Howard | Published Today | Religion | Unrated


Brother Ed Yancey, Dr. Leroy Davis, Rev. Gladys Horton and  Rev. Julius Hawkins are the chaplains who serve the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center and Jail East. They are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (Photo by Warren Roseborough)
In the monochromatic, brick and bars vineyards known as the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center and Jail East, Rev. Gladys Horton, Rev. Julius Hawkins, Brother Ed Yancey and Dr. Leroy Davis are making a difference...

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» Memphis educator launches second Montessori school
By Dr. Sybil C. Mitchell | Published Today | News | Unrated


First Class Montessori School students become familiar with geography and countries around the world as early as three years of age. (Photo by Dr. Sybil C. Mitchell)
Evelyn Hibbler’s three-year quest to establish a Cordova “Montessori-method” school culminated recently with the grand opening of First Class Montessori School at 1725 Appling Road...

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» W.C. Handy Heritage Awards – year 12
By Wiley Henry | Published Today | News | Unrated


Bobby Rush receives the “Lifetime Music Achievement Award” from Ruby Wilson (left), the “Queen of Beale Street” and Elaine Turner, producer of the Handy awards. (Photo by Earl Stanback)
The names of some Beale Street musicians may not strike a familiar chord. But they are the songbirds whose talents brought the soulful melodies to life...

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