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What's happening Myron?: 2010 – Teena Marie is gone, ‘Ree Ree’ lives on, and more

‘1 Universe’ plows for commonality

‘83 Things I wish the black church would stop doing’

‘A 40-minute neo-soul-gospel-themed jam session’

‘A beautiful ceremony, a feeling of oneness’

‘A cookbook and community memoir’

‘A fitting honor’ for Women of Excellence

‘A Game of Character’

‘A personal look at the history of African-American food’

‘A referendum on Willie Herenton’

‘Africana Womanism’: An authentic agenda for women of Africana descent

‘Aida’ – a Nubian princess’ story – gets Ridgeway High treatment

‘AIDS-Free Generation’ requires political leaders with ‘the will’

‘All about the kids’

‘America’s Next Top Model’ plans walk through Memphis

‘An XL Life’ is a mega-sized treat

‘And at this point we are done’

‘Anything and everything’ gets it done for Grizz in Game 6

‘As Originally Reported by Roland S. Martin’

‘Avoid Ghetto App’ draws controversy for Microsoft

‘Bad weather’ idea – nothing to agree with

‘Ban the Box’ bill now law in Philly

‘Basketball to Business Summit’ set for November run with Elliot Perry

‘Basketball Wives’ star brings heat with new novel

‘Bath salts,’ other drugs becoming moving target

‘Being Jimi wasn’t always that great’

‘Benefits’ show when you are in the ‘know’

‘Best in black’ non-fiction 2010

‘Better team’ beats Spurs

‘Better to die fighting’

‘Birthers’ are a Nation of Cowards

‘Black Dynamite’ detonates my ego

‘Blue collar’ tackles anchor Olive Branch offense

‘Boyfriend Season’ is sensibly hot

‘Bubbling Brown Sugar’ – auditions at New Ballet Ensemble

‘Business to business’ opportunities amid Electrolux buzz

‘Catalysts for Change’ zero in on area youth

‘Catechism’: A celebration of ‘black church tradition’

‘Changing young lives one child at a time’

‘Chinese Professor’ ads fail race-baiting test

‘Classic’ fashions ‘simply elegant’ in 2010

‘Cooked with love’ and oh so good

‘Cool fashion to inspire, encourage & inform’

‘Cos’ is back with a classic

‘Decoded’ – The ‘stories’ of Jay-Z

‘Desire’ is a ‘holy thing,’ so own up to it and create

‘Diverse Discussions’ radio host marks 10 years on-air

‘Do you have a power leak?’

‘Do you!’ Martin tells LOC grads

‘Doctor of Hope’ helps students make career connections

‘Donald (Trump), you’re fired – for incompetence’

‘Dress for Success’ program has good intentions, but it’s off base

‘Drucilla’ on the way to support foster youth effort

‘Drum Major for Justice Advocacy Competion’

‘Dump the Pump. Save Money. Ride Transit.’

‘Educational crisis for young men or color’

‘Empowerment Experiment’ shows power and gives hope

‘Escalating plague’ sets off alarm of ‘sobering manifesto’

‘Faith-based’ Bishop Porter lived ahead of the curve

‘Fast & Furious 5’ star says, ‘Get out of your own way’

‘Feel good’ win for JSU as TSU shows ‘Classic’ resolve

‘First Sister’ Maya Soetoro-Ng reflects on family from motherhood to brother Barack

‘Five Moes’ step out strong in a mega-watt show

‘For courage,’ few like Fred Shuttlesworth

‘Forum 20/20’ panel to eye city’s 20-year vision

‘Freedom Riders’ on trail of a new case

‘Frenemies’ to the end

‘Fried another nigger’

‘From The Business To The Runway’

‘Garland Reed knows what he’s doing’

‘Get back on the horse and keep showing up’

‘God created nappy hair’

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‘Hands on the Freedom Plow’ nets Hooks Institute Book Award

‘Hate group’ listing triggers protest by coalition of African-American pastors

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‘History Makers’ for Defender’s President / Publisher Smith

‘Housecleaning’ your mind makes room for joy

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‘I Am Not the Father’

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‘I do’ should embrace partnership on finances

‘I lost my job and I am MAD!’

‘I won’t say it again, but I was right’…

‘I’m Saved! Now What?’

‘If we knew better, we would naturally do better’

‘If you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired’

‘In a league all of her own!’

‘In character, in manner, and in style we salute you’

‘In great shape for success’

‘Invest in My Future’ art contest yields bounty of student creativity

‘Jena 6’ case over at last

‘Jr.’ backs uncle; Luttrell not impressed

‘Jumping the Broom’ – you gotta go see it

‘Just One’ pitch is in the bag for Herenton

‘Keeping a promise’ means life for a young Haitian

‘Kid Reporter’ to get her own show

‘Know Now. Live Longer.’ champs receive Light of Hope Award

‘Know Now. Live Longer.’ promotes HIV/AIDS treatment awareness

‘KT’ on the move with Memphis in mind

‘Landmarks’ book documents black struggles and heritage

‘Latchkey children’ at home alone need something nutritious to eat

‘Lil’ at home with ‘American Idol’ finalists on Memphis stop

‘Literacy Through the Arts’ helps students build esteem and a city

‘Little General’ and ‘Coach D’ put skills camp on holiday menu

‘Little Rock 9’ member tells teens racism is alive

‘Living Legend’ marks 55 years in ministry

‘Local champion’ campaigns against heart disease

‘Making of A Man’ summer camp host graduation

‘Man-ters’ versus Mentors

‘Mega superstar’ Larry Finch paved way for other shining lights

‘Memphis State Eight’ lose friend, activist

‘Men of Color and Education’ forum carries FedEx support

‘Misplaced Priorities: Over Incarcerate, Under Educate’

‘Molded from the image of Ida B. Wells’

‘Monsterology’

‘Mooz-Lum’ crafted to make a difference

‘More Than a Game’ for ‘King’ James

‘Mourning Revival’ exhibit paints family’s struggle

‘Muhammad Ali: The Long-Lost Movie’

‘Muzzled’ then, ‘Vindicated’ now

‘N-Secure’ premieres in Memphis

‘New Chicago and Beyond’

‘New Christianity’ makes Jesus more believable, says author

‘New’ Rep. Johnnie Turner off and running

‘No’ to consolidation, and then what?

‘Old’ flame of success burning bright at Cypress Middle School

‘One Memphis’ readies for transformation

‘One more chance to get it right’

‘One Nation’ marchers put priority on jobs

‘Party Mamas’ in Cordova

‘Patriot’ groups, militias surge, says new report

‘Penny’s’ next move expected to pay off for local sports and fitness

‘Play’ brothers and sisters don’t grow on trees

‘Possibilities’ abound with LeMoyne-Owen basketball

‘Post-racial’ claims aside, widespread bias still rolling

‘Preach Sister Preach Conference 2011’

‘Pretty for a Black Girl! Compliment or Insult?’

‘Prince of Praise’ Byron Cage set for St. Andrew AME

‘Prominent Republican’ gives First Lady Obama her props

‘Prophetic letter’ opposes metro government push

‘Putting Plans into Action’

‘Real Talk: Youth Violence’ – A candid conversation’

‘Rejoice & Shout’: The gospel truth

‘Renegade’ delivers reward for Obama opus seekers

‘Safe’ Romney proving that he’s no ball of fire

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‘Serving Thy Neighbor’ is theme of annual Interfaith Community Dinner

‘Shep’ Wilbun sees Juvenile Court clerk office in his future

‘Showdown in the Mound’

‘Silver Star News is bigger than this building’

‘Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald’

‘Stellar’ night for Gospel music’s Marvin Sapp

‘Steppin’ with the Stars Showcase’ to aid children

‘Storm is over’ T.I. says upon release

‘Super Rich’ author defines success beyond wealth

‘Super’ conference looms as Tiger woes continue

‘Telling Our Story’ campaign has deep roots in Memphis

‘Thank you, Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks’

‘Thank you, Mr. President!’

‘The Atlanta Model’ on Regional MBE Power Breakfast menu

‘The BeBe Experience’ ready for radio air

‘The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975’

‘The Book of Eli’ – a post-apocalypse letdown

‘The Butt Book:’ The ‘end’ is what it’s all about

‘The Cross & the Lynching Tree’

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‘The Game of Life and How to Play It’

‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’

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‘The visit’ – a view from the living room

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‘Too Beauty’ – a spring concert with ‘tu-tu’ roots

‘Top Ten Dessert Trends for 2011’

‘Touch, Talk, Read, Play’

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‘Truly Everlasting’

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‘United front’ against infant mortality gets September push

‘Wacky weather’ or climate change?

‘We love you Michael Jackson’

‘We, the children of Africa’ need a winning strategy

‘What about 9/11?’

‘What’s so bad about Curtis Givens?’

‘White African-American’ charges discrimination, sues med school

‘Who Do You Love:’ Cast in ‘Cadillac’s’ shadow

‘Who does she think she is?’

‘Why Ordinary People Become Sexual Players’

‘Wizz Dumb’ on track for more success

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‘Wrags to Ritches’ – a play for a cause

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‘You don’t have to get adopted by a rich family to make it’

‘You know what to do… ‘You just don’t do it’

’50 years after sitting down to take a stand

’68 Sanitation Strike workers focus of Labor Department honors

’Tis the season to ... rock the mic?!

“A Healthy Baby Begins With You”

“Living Well…Despite Catchin’ Hell”

“Miracle” gift of an electric wheelchair

“The American Promise”

“What was the last book you read?”

'American Idol’ Update: Mom says Lil in good spirits

'Art is good for you'

'Black In America' - A Memphis Review

'G-Force' voice belongs to the 'face of post-racial America'

'Go Down, Moses: A Tribute to Isaac Hayes'

'I Have Risen'

'Pops' people say goodbye

The Power of One: BTW steps closer to a visit from President Obama

‘Down-to-earth’ Gov. McWherter was a doer, says one-time assistant

‘HOPE’ headed for Cleaborn Homes

‘Surprise’ move has House District 98 candidates on the run

‘Time for us to put up or shut up!’

‘White Scripts and Black Supermen’; go figure

‘Yes’ voters deliver early knockout on MCS charter surrender

“So goes ‘Black America,’ so goes ‘Black Memphis’ ”

$16 million sought for Elvis Presley Blvd.

10 ways to get more African-Americans in college

A community investment you can live with

A cry for affordable, fresh foods

A settlement of sorts for Beale Street entanglement

African Americans go courting county voters as political doors open wider

African-American leaders squaring off with Obama over joblessness

Al Bell sounds Memphis Music — power note

Amid schools drama, ‘heart’ work goes on in S. Memphis

An open letter to our readers

Bad economy puts COGIC in position to get better deal

Banker and commissioner jump into county mayor’s race

Barbara Swearengen Ware retires

Bass Pro failed to hire African Americans and Hispanics, EEOC says

Battling suspension, Otis Jackson hires lawyers to fight back

Beware: The tax preparer cometh

Black farmers support group nets boost from clergy at rally

BTW one step closer to visit from President Obama

BTW video entry reflects behind-the-scenes support

Bust-A-Move-Monday to target Tri-State Defender

Candidates all have plans to take down crime

Carolyn Hardy lands another big deal

CBC demands fair share for African Americans

Charter drama yields compromise, vote storylines

Cheer, then vote: Join the true believers

Chic restaurant owner messes with the wrong woman

COGIC Convocation builds steam

Cohen responds to Herenton's possible run for Congress

Cohen vs Herenton: Politics is X-factor in U.S. Attorney appointment

Council’s Conrad pushes back on pushback to privatization

Councilwoman Fullilove-Chalmers indicted

Countdown to the future

Create jobs or reduce deficit?

Dr. Dorothy I. Height, dead at 98

Dr. Kriner Cash issues a call to unite for the youth of Memphis

Dr. Vasco Smith: Mover, shaker and freedom fighter

Drive While You Pay program to include child support cases

Edward L. Stanton III nominated for U.S. Attorney, Western District

Electrolux names general contractor for Memphis center

Electrolux warned to play fair in local contracting

End in sight for school consolidation’s rocky road

Eviction from Beale Street yields racism, sexism claims

Factions move and counter in high-stakes battle over future of schools

Forum elevates profile of county mayor’s race

Freedom Awards: bigger, better

From Dixie Homes to Memphis top cop

Get ready, here I come, McWherter says

Gibbons answers call

Giving is a shoe that fits this ‘philanthropic designer’

Haiti needs help

Happy and peaceful, Jennifer Holliday seeks to inspire

Hardaway sees ‘Tooth and nail’ redistricting fight

Hart revving up for Ninth District push

Hart sets sail for 9th district seat

Haslam, the choice for governor

Herenton the candidate paints picture of power

Herenton: Why would I seek this office?

In Politics: Johnnie Turner to apply for late husband’s seat

In search of a budget Memphis can live with

In search of Women of Excellence

Is the ‘Church’ obsolete? Scandals fuel questions

It always mattered whether Michael was black or white

It’s down to a vote and the date is March 8

It’s true – Herenton weighs run to ‘stop’ Lowery

Jobs! Jobs! A matter of national security

Kenyan women engage in sex-strike to promote unity

Larry Finch: Legend & hero

Lee Harris: ‘It boils down to service’

Long after Tuskegee, clinical trials still have African Americans leery

Long DMV lines prompt outrage, scrutiny and quick changes

Lorenzen’s dad says thanks

Making sense of school dilemma warrants all-out commitment

Mayor Herenton Resigns

Mayor Herenton: The Last Day

Mayor Wharton delivers State of the City Address

Mayoral campaign trail: Two friends, but one vote

Mayoral election 2009: Last ditch pitches

Mayoral hopefuls bow to Wharton and the voters

MCS blazes trail in Race to the Top

McWherter ‘open to prospect’ of Obama visit

Memphis a “had to come” visit for NAACP’s Jealous

Memphis advocate takes on Xerox in Latin-American legal dispute

Memphis City Schools accepts $90 million Gates Foundation grant

Memphis ground zero in war on infant mortality

Memphis judge gets Obama nod

Memphis walkers get a heads-up on danger

Merged government – getting plugged in

Merger planning commission gets earfull at first tour stop

Metro Charter supporters now ready for push to November

Middle College HS gets new home and new college neighbor

Midtown Piggly Wiggly becomes Cash Saver on April Fool’s Day

Miss. hanging stirs calls for probe

MLGW board chair: young, gifted and already at the top

Municipal election – business as usual, almost

My district, next ‘mountain,’ says Herenton

My phone call from Michelle Obama

NAACP plans ‘One Nation’ march as Tea Party debate takes odd twist

NAACP's Jealous responds to State of the Union message

NCAA ordeal has U of M blue and determined to appeal

New club on Beale Street getting set for debut

Newspaper veteran maintains ‘first love’

Next move up to City Council

Ninth District campaign: racism or inclusion?

No money at Mo Money?

Northaven community looks to the future after flood

Obama ‘moves’ into the Ninth District

Obama: ‘Let’s find those areas where we can agree’

Observations from a year in Memphis City Schools

Please mayor; don’t go yet, citizens group pleads

President Obama: ‘Thank you to the NAACP’

Qualified, proven, second to none, says Cohen

Race factor cited after removal of Fayette County superintendent

Real pain from real people as NBA rift hardens

Reassigned postal workers facing big financial hardships

Schools merger: who and what

SCLC has new attitude, unfinished business

Scramble afoot for solution to delayed-school opening

Search for cell phone video underway in Yates case

Sexual assault victims deserve a local team that pulls together

Sheriff’s race: When ‘friends’ collide, voters must decide

Soledad: The Japan earthquake interview

Southern Heritage Classic countdown

State of the City: Progress noted, challenges await, Wharton says

State Rep. Ulysses Jones Jr. dead at 59

Supt. Cash calls out economic segregation

The ‘African-American Dollar’ and what we can do with it

The 102nd Holy Convocation convenes in Memphis

The charter issue by the numbers

The President is coming to Booker T. Washington High School

The Tri-State Defender's Choice for Congress

Theft charge all about politics, says Joe Ford

This version of consolidation is an inadequate proposal

Time to get your early vote on

Tina Stewart memorial billed a family affair

Tri-State Defender and WMC-TV Action News 5 announce partnership

Tri-State Defender opens nominations for 2010 Men of Excellence

True or false: The University of Memphis discriminates

TSD endorsements – May 4th primary

TSD endorsements for Aug 5th Election

TSD opens search for Ambassadors

TSD probes for President’s African-American mission

TSD sets course for endorsements

TSD to honor Men Of Excellence on Sept. 30

Turner listens, learns and shares at White House jobs forum

Turnout in mayor’s race bad example for children

U.S. Atty. recommendations now in Obama’s hands

Voters deserve a full and fair debate

Why you should care about vote on consolidation

Will Ware weather storm?

Wright’s one-time assistant wants to set record straight

Yes to school referendum!

10 questions to ponder before tying the knot

100 Black Men conference eyes leadership and male youth

100 Black Women set young women’s conference

13th Annual W.C. Handy Heritage Awards

17th Annual Juneteenth Festival spotlights politics

2009 Freedom Award winners

2009 Summer Health Fair: Making a healthy connection

2009: The year in review

2010 Memphis Living Legends

2010 Summer Health Fair

2010 Summer movie preview

2011 BTW commencement

2011 International Blues Challenge

2011 Oscar recap

2011: Roll those highlights, please

2011: The year in health

2012 Oscar Nominations

2012: ‘Year of the Urban Innovator’

26th Annual Memphis Thanksgiving Dinner for homeless, hungry

3 stories you won’t read this MLK Weekend

30 years later: AIDS and African Americans

3K Walk/Run to kick off TSD Health Fair and Family Fun Day

40 U of M student-athletes set for graduation walk

40 years after moonwalk, world of kid space books

41 & counting: MLK Invitational tourney still showcasing hoops

5 years and counting: Mult-cultural ministry continues its Memphis evolution

50 Cent takes on 10 Quick Questions

60 for Peabo is No. 1 for The Med

65 years and still cookin’

75th anniversary bittersweet for Delta Sigma Theta sorors

9/11 tribute to accent ‘From the Heart to the Soul’ concert

A ‘King of the Blacks’ tale

A ‘Stairway to Heaven’ salute for Rev. Dr. Alston

A 21-day health and exercise regimen to get your New Year underway

A 40-year link – the Congressional Black Caucus and empowerment

A baby’s worth? The answer is bad news

A birthday party where the presents are given away

A Black American Earth Day

A business that’s good as gold

A call for ‘warriors’ as National Urban League meets the century mark

A call to keep the focus on the children

A case of race is a matter of error

A celebration of Dr. Vasco Smith Jr.

A centenarian’s voting lesson for all ages

A chance to help NAACP youth with DC mission

A chat with the only African-American winner of ‘The Apprentice’

A chorus of carolers signals Christmas is near

A city that reads, learns to grow and prospers

A closer look at President Obama’s lineage

A college degree: The ultimate upgrade

A community ‘well worth the investment’

A conversation with Al Bell

A conversation with Duke Calhoun

A conversation with Kurt “KC” Clayton

A daily reminder of African-American entrepreneurs

A day of learning for ‘Sanitation Worker,’ students

A day trip with Sam Cooke

A decent read yields a basic lesson

A DeltaCappella Christmas

A diabetic Paula Deen should encourage all of us to eat better

A diet is a status symbol, not a lifestyle change

A diverse U.S. population will not guarantee parity

A doggone lesson for all ages

A Dr. King re-release seasoned with meaning

A fable that gets an ‘A’ on the test of time

A faith-based, modern fable of Biblical proportions

A fall fashion flash, with emphasis on cute

A familiar voice speaks out for the Memphis Youth Manifesto

A farewell to forever Tiger Larry Finch

A few nuggets to help you achieve optimum health

A first glimpse at Memphis Tiger football in 2011

A fitting tribute for golf advocate Charlie Wilson

A flu guide for parents and guardians

A focused prayer is answered, as women find each other

A foreclosure relief option

A good American citizen: Are there any rules?

A good match: Memphis and the Southern Entertainment Awards

A grown folks’ tale

A guide on how to watch ‘Black in America 2’

A healthcare section with you in mind

A hearty combination: Giving thanks and eating well

A Higher Degree of Success

A holiday tale of faith, love and miracles

A jewel to enhance – or begin – your Dr. King collection

A jobless recovery is no recovery

A lesbian on the Supreme Court? Let’s all hope so

A lesson on nurturing a neighborhood

A letter from Hillary Clinton

A long life lived well

A man, a ‘miracle’ and music

A message from our President and Publisher

A ministry for times like these

A moment on the lips, a not-so-long lifetime on the hips

A mother’s desire is a boss’s beginning

A mother’s desire is a boss’s beginning: Part II

A mother’s moves pave way for daughter’s penchant for dance

A musician’s story

A new decade with hope and promise

A night with India Arie and Laura Izibor

A plea to young sisters: Let’s Stop The Madness!

A seed for evolving a new society in Memphis

A statue for Fannie Lou Hamer

A strong 12-month run with ‘minorities’ may be second-term key for President Obama

A study in fitness

A townhall meeting on race, what would be the point?

A tragedy and my apology

A trip down the Unified Interim School Board lane

A weekend full of matched expectations

A wider view of a ‘racist idea’

A willingness to be healed

A woman’s touch runs through ‘Calling All Men’

A year to remember for Realtor Mary W. Sharp

AARP adds multicultural outreach position

AARP financial tour includes a Memphis stopover

AARP goes Q&A on Voter ID

AARP sponsors free day at National Civil Rights Museum

AARP survey measures recession's pinch on African Americans

ABA lawyers conference to confront post-racial ‘myth’

Abbott spurred Great Migration; new books tell heroes’ journeys

ABOUT TOWN

Absolutely no tolerance for guns in school, says Cash and Godwin

Abusers are the virus…and victims need a cure

ACLU sues Miss. District over cell-phone expulsion

ACT prep sessions set

ACT-SO competition connects Memphis NAACP youth to peers

Add soup to the menu for the holiday season

Adventures of a weekend Nazi

Adversity gives way to unity for a Grizz win against the Jazz

Advertisers love that we love celebrities

Advocacy journalists attempt to advance political agenda

Advocate of Year honor touts MMBC innovation, commitment

Advocates push ‘do right’ move for health care

Affirmative action versus diversity?

Africa In April ends on high note

Africa in April Festival swimming along

Africa in the news

African American Chamber of Commerce ready to hit the links in Jackson, Tenn.

African Americans and gays suffer under winds of change

African Americans and tobacco: It’s time to ‘butt’ out

African Americans bear the weight as caregivers, study says

African Americans can ‘return some of the love’ with support of Sotomayor

African Americans going hungry in record numbers

African Americans have cause to celebrate Alcohol Anonymous anniversary

African Americans have vested interest in long-term health of Social Security

African Americans jailed for drugs dips by 20 percent

African Americans noticeably absent from 9th District meeting

African Americans tip less: Does it really matter?

African immigrants deal with scrutiny concerns after bombing attempt

African-American Baptists help Habitat for Humanity help Haiti

African-American college students may get better grades with white roommates

African-American count is critical U. S. Census chief says

African-American female teens lead no-smoking pack

African-American film fare – the best (and worst)

African-American high school dropouts – a national problem ripe for an online solution

African-American history is the real reality TV

African-American History Month calendar

African-American Leadership – or the lack thereof – in Memphis 2010

African-American male students ‘still’ missing on college campuses

African-American male teachers are a missing ingredient

African-American offenders still face more difficulty re-entering

African-American People’s Convention stays fixed in rearview mirror

African-American publishers join HBCUs and black churches in fight against HIV/AIDS

African-American scholars divided over censored ‘Huck Finn’

African-American support of President Obama still steady

African-American troops stepped into history with first steps into Richmond

African-American unemployment at 13.4 percent as job losses soar

African-American woman takes over as Sam’s Club CEO

African-American? No; American? Yes, says GOP candidate Cain

Afro-American Police Association extends a helping hand to Haiti

AFSCME town hall

After 40 Years, ACORN to disband April 1

After Rev. Dr. Hooks comes Rev. Mason

After studying in France, Memphis-area youth says mission accomplished

Afterschool Alliance taps Memphis advocate

Aging can affect response to warm weather

AIDS activist retools push for condoms in county jail

AKA battles internal discord

Al Green –still hittin’ the high notes

Alcoholic energy drinks have no place in Tennessee

All Black Affair

All hail 'King' Bernie Mac

All is not lost to overseas manufacturing facilities

All Over Town: Keyshia Cole – After the storm

All Over Town: Master P to Memphis: Where were you?

All Over Town: Playin’ It Cool Tour Review

All Over Town: Snoop Dogg raps up the Beale Street Music Festival

All Over Town...'I can do it. Dreams do come true!'

All Over Town...Catch a rising star!

All-Star Game's top vote-getter deserves a vote of confidence

Alpha men rally to rebuild school in Haiti

Alumna leaves resounding gift to The LeMoyne-Owen College

Amazing – Globetrotters duo back in the 'the race’

Ambassador’s program to host College fair at ‘The Classic’

Amen for a culturally relevant Bible

America and BP form the new ‘Odd Couple’

An ‘awakening’ in the Delta

An ‘international concept of God’ – a building block

An Act of Faith: If You Sing It, They Will Come

An all-white Senate?

An artist whose canvass is the world

An eighth grade in a class by itself

An encyclopedic manual for urban survival

An iHoliday, anyone?

An immature Memphis faces a very grown-up discussion

An interview with Ms. Naomi Moody

An open statement to the many fans of ‘The Help’

An ounce of prevention and proper intervention

And yet love exists

Angolan beauty to be Miss Universe

Annual Juneteenth festival celebrates 100 years of NAACP

Another Muslim misses a flight: Who is to blame?

Another side of the maligned Joe Jackson

Another Thomas goes after Anita Hill, this time it’s the wife

Another year, another tour and still Maze

Answering the call of Fashion Week

Answering the challenge of literacy

Anthony Hamilton brings his Grammy Award-winning sound to The Desoto Civic Center

Anti-aging ‘formula’ laced with willpower

Anyone can get skin cancer

AOL and Queen Latifah now partners

APL Logistics, AT&T fill pantries at ‘The House That Love Built’

Apocalypse 2010? No

Apps to keep your sanity

Are prescription drugs legal slavery?

Are the kids out of the car?

Are you a slave to food?

Arrested scholar poses question: ‘Why, because I’m a black man in America?’

Art as healing put to test at Memphis City Schools health clinics

Arthur Webb’s history finds a place of honor

Artist takes ‘beautiful opportunity’ to exalt Ernest Withers’ legacy

Arts in brief

Arts in the lives of children

Arts-A-Fire ready to roll with ‘Freedom Is My Middle Name’

Arts-A-Fire young thespians grow with ‘The ME Nobody Knows’

As an era ends, Herenton is ‘keeping it real’

As Central High alums turn 55, they create a living history

As hunger increases, government must step up with support

As matchmaker for blacks, BBC way off course

Ask First: ‘Is It Good for the Children’

Ask Myron: ‘Come on people, it’s just a game!’

Ask Myron: ‘Kanye, Kanye, Kanye’

Ask Myron: ‘Mothership’ pilot delivers P-Funk memories

Ask Myron: ‘My Girlfriend’s Back’ and more

Ask Myron: ‘Pants on the Ground’ on my mind

Ask Myron: A three-letter word night

Ask Myron: Bad blood between Whitney & Oprah? Say it ain’t so

Ask Myron: Busy as a bee; and nah, Mary ain’t pregnant

Ask Myron: Celebrities are human, just like us

Ask Myron: Cleveland, go fishing and stop whining

Ask Myron: Did I see what I thought I saw?

Ask Myron: Did you hear about…?

Ask Myron: Erro and ‘Ooowee’

Ask Myron: Fantasia, this ain’t helping your rep

Ask Myron: Find soul in the ‘Basement’

Ask Myron: First name Charlie, last name Wilson

Ask Myron: Follow your dreams

Ask Myron: From Mr. Nice Guy to you

Ask Myron: Full weekend spiced with Thicke concert

Ask Myron: Hair, BET, light-skinned brothers, etc.

Ask Myron: Iron Mike is for the birds

Ask Myron: It’s all about love

Ask Myron: It’s my anniversaries!

Ask Myron: Keeping time with Anita Baker

Ask Myron: LINA’s ‘life support ‘music’

Ask Myron: Looks like a Box Office weekend

Ask Myron: Madea: Sheee’s Baaaack!

Ask Myron: Maybe I’m just an old guy

Ask Myron: Memphis is BIG on entertainment!

Ask Myron: Michael lives on, just as we expected

Ask Myron: Mike Epps is really a funny guy

Ask Myron: MJ’s death still does not seem real

Ask Myron: Music is like an old friend

Ask Myron: MySpace, Facebook Walmart & P. Diddy

Ask Myron: Notes on Christmas”

Ask Myron: NWA story headed for silver screen

Ask Myron: Predictions for the year ahead

Ask Myron: Pride shows through as Memphis shines

Ask Myron: Raymond vs. Raymond

Ask Myron: Review mirror look at 2009

Ask Myron: Robert Townsend, TV One and a whole lot of films

Ask Myron: Salutations for two I’ll remember

Ask Myron: Save your radio!

Ask Myron: Six kids – enough for a series

Ask Myron: Splittin’ time with Mo’Nique!

Ask Myron: Spotlight on local Music

Ask Myron: Steppers of the World Unite!

Ask Myron: The 411 on a great weekend

Ask Myron: The Bar-Kays

Ask Myron: The Children are Watching

Ask Myron: The Tim Terry experience

Ask Myron: Unsung but not forgotten

Ask Myron: Vacation!

Ask Myron: Vibing in Memphis to Violin music

Ask Myron: Viva Las Vegas…and L.A. too

Ask Myron: We remember Teddy Pendergrass

Ask Myron: Weekends were made for this kind of fun

Ask Myron: What happened to the romance?

Ask Myron: What’s up behind the curtains?

Ask Myron: What’s up with the bad news?

Ask Myron: When a late addition is right on time

Ask Myron: Where are they now?

Ask Myron: Where is the ‘Soul’ now?

Ask Myron: Will, Erykah Jill and me

Ask: Myron: In honor of a few who lent helping hands

At 106, ‘Miz Violet’ gets her perfect day

At 80, she’s on a 250-mile walk and twittering along the way

At the end of the road I’ll be missing you

At The MED, growing a new culture is infectious

At U of M, ‘it’s time’ about says it all

AT&T calendar helps African-American history unfold

AT&T donates $10,000 to help Southwest students

AT&T link with T-Mobile would serve to limit the digital divide

Atlantans get preview of King Memorial

Attacks on President Obama and Common are frivolous

Attracting jobs requires proactive approach

August 5 election ‘losers’ not giving up the fight

Author seeks to make ‘sense’ new planets, alien life and God

Auto dealer seminars designed to challenge rip-off sharks

Avatar: The last race bender

Awe and reality converge on Leadership Academy Civil Rights Tour

Back in the streets with a positive vibe

Back on the dance floor, with passion

Back on the legacy and away from the lunacy

Back to basics: ABCs of positive parenting

Back-to-back success for Grizz Gala

Back-to-school shopping made less taxing

Balance: reading, writing, arithmetic and a good diet

Balancing act: Holding teachers accountable without creating a dishonest environment

Ballot battle over marijuana puts Calif. NAACP on hot seat

Bank on Memphis pact signed and sealed

Banks, Finley, White & Co. nets top CPA inspection grade

Baptist Hospital gets medal for organ transplant focus

Baptist Ministers’ Wives Guild right on time with scholarships

Bar-Kays roll on toward new album

Bar-Kays to perform at MCS Alumni Gala

Barbershops, Ben Rothlisberger and changing times

Bargaining rights net presidential Twitter time

Bashing the poor for being poor

Batesville Job Corps Center Renaming Ceremony a Resounding Success

Battling through loss to find consistency

BBB advice for dealing with property damage

BBB lists top 10 scams and rip-offs of 2009

BBB sets Secure Your ID Day

Be not dismayed by the fruit-and-vegetable haters

Beale St. note a ‘Classic’ fit for Fred Jones Jr.

Beale Street ‘mayor’ Rudy Williams still missing

Beale Street Music Festival - 2010

Beale Street Music Festival — Ziggy Marley’s “Love is my Religion”

Beating kids: A special report

Beck was right - It was time for Jones to go

Becoming the ‘Man of the House’ 2011

Becoming the man of the house

BEEP/Career Week meshes LOC students with biz execs

Behind the scenes with new man on ‘60 Minutes’

Behind the scenes with Ty Sanders

Behold the Beauty of Beharie

Beignet Café turns old Tri-State Defender building into a hotspot

Being true to African-American history makers

Bench power gels for Grizz

Berlin patient still cured of HIV

Bernal Smith II named to lead the Tri-State Defender

Bernal Smith II: nimble, creative, adaptive to change

BET Awards plans Mobile Tour stop at Juneteenth Festival

BET honors Nicole Gates

BET Music Matters Tour & more

BET Networks’ light on women and hip-hop

BET winner and budding star has Memphis roots

Better health on menu of new North Memphis effort

Beware of labels

Bible lesson stimulates Monumental Baptist youth to aid Somalia

Big decision, easy process on MCS vote

Big night for Lisa Knowles and The Brown Singers made bigger with Vickie Winans

Big Sue: Just chasing fly-ness

Big win, big new conference for the Tigers

Billy Rivers & The Angelic Voices of Faith

Bin Laden: Equal opportunity killer

BIOMechaniks is a gap-filler in the world of athletic training

Birthday party set for B. L. Hooks Library 10th year

Bishop J.O. Patterson Jr.: "Trying to help somebody"

Bishop J.O. Patterson Jr.: 1935-2011

Bishop McKenzie to keynote Providence A.M.E. banquet

Bits, pieces, odds & ends

Biz Bits

Biz profile: HR Pacesetters, LLC

Black Business Directory is here

Black Business Secrets

Black Canadians enriched Olympics and other areas

Black Caucus to press for public option in final health care bill

Black Chamber of Commerce adds Memphis chapter

Black Enterprise & the ‘40 Best Companies for Diversity’

Black history facts may help heal racial wounds

Black Music Month keeps stride for progress upbeat

Black Press enters pact to capture shopping habits, spending power of Black America

Black struggle was catalyst for Egypt’s mass protests

Black-white marriages increase

Blame Obama all the time

Blues bands, singers up for the ‘Challenge’

Blues legend Koko Taylor dies in Chicago

Bluff City in the house at Cannes, France music festival

Bobby Jindal’s failed war move on HBCUs

Bobby Rush plans Red, White and Blues concert for vets

Body upgrade - update

Boiling hot with anger!

Bond says eliminating the NAACP would be like eliminating the military

Bonded by motherly love and propelled by faith

Book chronicles obscure 'American patriot' from the 'State of Jones'

Book club webmaster holds steady amid changes

Book it: Tigers log success in regular season

Book Review: “Don’t Touch That!” by Jeff Day, M.D.

Book review: 'Blended Nation'

Booker T. Washington - Commencement Challenge Rap

Borders and Barnes: our homes away from home may be closing

Born to be Morgan: The ‘Born to Be Wild’ interview

Bouncing with Bow Wow: The “Lottery Ticket” interview

Bow Wow’s right back at it

Boy Scouts to take city kids on a ‘wild’ adventure

Boys in the summertime What could go right?

BP uses prison labor, tax breaks to clean up their mess

Brandi Love’s story

Brandon Mychal Smith: The “So Random” interview

Breaking barriers nothing new for JSU president

Breaking free of debt begins with a mind shift

Breast cancer – a scientific view

Breast Cancer: A survivor’s story of ‘victory and voice’

Bredesen fishes among Rotarians for education reform support

Bring your life insurance home from work

BTW 1 of 6 high schools in race to land Obama as speaker

BTW is rooted in community, Obama fits in

BTW/Commencement Challenge - at a glance

Budget cuts shouldn’t include our babies

Budget outlines cuts with silver lining for Memphis

Budget provides relief for unemployed, foundation for jobs creation

Buehler wins round one in battle to build more rentals

Building on tradition

Bullock’s adoption move has a white-power stench

Bulls pin tough loss on Grizzlies

Bus fair? Grassroots activists to host town hall for MATA reform

Busiest month for political ads held some surprises

Business boot camp yields multiple rewards

Business conferences: The ultimate business opportunity

Business diversification

Business diversification: ‘Slow and steady wins the race’

Business legend takes swipe at financial illiteracy

Buy $100 in Kroger gift cards and save 40¢ on fuel

By text or landline, the message was the same – “He’s coming”

C-USA donates sportswear to aid sports leagues

C-USA first team for linebacker Jamon Hughes

Cable news does not want you, NAACP says

Caldwell-Guthrie principal is leading by example

Calling all writers!

Can Mayor Wharton teach a city to listen?

Can one nation at war become two nations at peace?

Can the acts of a few damage an entire race?

Can the children save Memphis?

Can you name 50 Memphis power brokers?

Can you Rock the Stone Red? Then show Nyah Nile!

Can’t eat pasta? Try the recipe for zucchini pasta

Cancer is not a death sentence, but you must change your diet to live

Cancer study issues special call for African Americans in Memphis

Candidates keep an eye on voters of the future

Candidates talk ‘minority’ business growth at mayor’s forum

Candle on the Bluff honors for three who provide light

Car loan mark-ups and ‘communities of color’

Carolyn Hardy’s ‘secret’ was a really big deal

Carver’s ‘first’ enjoy a look back

Case almost closed for African-American farmers

Casey Anthony Judge: Next Judge Mathis?

Cash envisions stronger PTA-schools bond

Catholic bishops, GOP backers hammer President over employee health rule

CBC members rebuke White House as African-American unemployment reaches ‘Great Depression’ levels

CBC panel asks, ‘What has happened to black marriages?’

CBU women engineers educate new generation

CD and cookbook have taste of a good cause

CDC flu shot advice: Take if you can ask

CDC Report: AIDS is a black – and poor – disease

CDC Study: Motor vehicle crashes top $99 billion

Celebrating the Life of State Rep. Ulysses Jones Jr.

Celebrity coach comes to town seeking the stars yet to rise

Celebrity-studded birthday for ‘All Over Town’ girl

Celtics still at ‘home’ in Memphis

Census Bureau under fire; Accused of discrimination

Centenarian’s life should spur family griots to action

Centenarian’s love celebrated at Southwest

Center bridges gap as students beat the odds

Ceremony serves as a ‘thank you’ to ’68 sanitation workers

Challenged by watchdog group, Justice Thomas admits error

CHALLENGES – ‘Real Life’ for the young single mother

Change rolls on in Tunica County

Charles Cabbage – former Invaders co-founder – dies at 66

Charlotte Bergmann says she’s listening

Chart worthwhile goals as New Year approaches

Charter school education: A great investment in the future of Memphis

Cheaters sometimes prosper

Check communication skills before applying for job positions

Chef Timothy’s Thanksgiving Dressing

Chevrolet announces ‘Table of Brotherhood Project’

Childhood obesity draws bull’s-eye of NUL and partners

Childhood obesity is a family matter

Children and investments – the earlier the better

Children Defense Fund founder/president to speak in Memphis

Children of color count like Caylee

Children often share a parent’s punishment

Choice of major so critical for African Americans

Choirs vie online for How Sweet the Sound spots at FedExForum

Chris and Rihanna: Different takes

Chris Brown and tour jam FedExForum

Chris Brown back in favor at BET Awards

Chris Rock ‘doc’ gets to the root of hair issues

Chrisette Michele concert to spark July 4th weekend

Christmas Day baby brings joy to unlikely couple

Church of the Living God makes gift to St. Jude Sickle Cell program

Church’s dream bodes well for Binghampton

Churches get help building up the strengths of their communities

Churches strike gold with youth program

Churches, pastors out to ‘rebuild village’ in Douglass community

Ciara explains the basics of making your life big

City needs fund flexibility for thriving downtown

City of brotherly snubs

City of Memphis receives grant to spruce the Graceland Area

City Schools debaters get to the point

City’s new IT deal packs punch for ‘minority’ firms, says Wharton team

Civil Rights Museum much more than ‘pork’

Civil rights museum seeks community artifacts

Clara Peller’s ‘Where’s the beef?’ catchphrase enough to clog arteries

Class of 2009 gets Dr. Seuss inspired advice

Classic cultural celebration

Classic cultural celebration schedule

Classifieds 02-09-2012

Climate conference: The curse of high expectations

Closing broadband gap is a matter of 'equity and fairness'

CME Church Senior Bishop Graves to retire

CNN Presents: ‘Black in America 2’

CNN’s Soledad O’Brien talks about reporting in Haiti

Coach Porter to help Saint Francis pitch prostate health awareness

Coach, how’s that new heat policy working for you?

Coalition good news for Tennessee schools

Coffy’s Journey – Update

COGIC / COGIC Charities create plan to help Haitians

COGIC goes all out in national tribute to Bishop J.O. Patterson Jr.

COGIC impact on St. Louis $35 million plus

COGIC leaders take issue with Internet blogger

COGIC salutes new youth department president

COGIC sets ‘Loyalty Day’ celebration

Cohen bill seeks to slow foreclosures and save homes

Cohen makes maiden voyage to Africa

Cohen still pitching bill to end credit-check screening of job applicants

Cohen: Mistrust linked to racial disparities in justice system

College graduates – time to pump up the volume

College pessimism threatens nation’s future workforce

College students turn a bad night out into a brighter future

College Tips 101: Finding the right college major

College tips 101: How to find the right college

Combatants in Coldwater assault case still battling after a conviction and an appeal

Comcast Memphis fashions On Demand effort to help find missing children

Comcast reaches out to open up the world for area children

Comcast workers ready to give back

Comebacks and turnarounds, dying young and more

Comebacks can be tough

Coming ... The HBCU Network

Commemorating Reggie Williams

COMMEMORATION

Commentary: It is my turn now to play the ratings game

Commissioner raises the wrong plan at the wrong time

Committee assignments present challenges, opportunities

Community cries out for someone to care

Community in Pictures photo gallery

Community in pictures photo gallery

Community in Pictures photo gallery

Community in pictures photo gallery

Community meetings set on H1N1 virus and vaccine

Community mourns loss of Lisa Cash, wife of MCS superintendent

Community Snaps

Community works to clean–up Voodoo Village’s mystical image

Companies get what they negotiate

Complete-service declaration helps set Bass Annie, Inc. apart

Concerns and recommendations regarding MCS

Concert all in the name of love for ‘Sister Lottie’

Concert delivers for Greater Middle Baptist Church youth

Condoleezza Rice: Her story is my story

Conference aims to improve Sunday school

Conference set to explore The Obama Phenomenon

Conference title hopes now dangling for Tigers

Confident ‘O.J’ adds pop to the Grizz mix

Confronting infant mortality

Congressional Black Caucus summit probes America’s poverty

Congressman apologizes after citing First Lady’s butt in rant

Connecting businesses to the Community

Connecting the dots: Appreciating Rev. Jackson

Conservatives put blame on poor for being poor

Consider your needs for retirement, but don’t forget your ‘wants’

Consolidation: ‘An opportunity to remake our community’

Consumer beware!

Cooking up a cultural connection

Coors delivers message: Drink and drive responsibly

Coping with supermarket sticker shock

Core power of President on display at watch parties

Coretta Scott King deserves special recognition

Corinne Bailey Rae: The “Live from the Artists Den” interview

Corporal punishment back on MCS agenda

Corporate hiring survey: African American and Latino executives losing ground

Côte d’Ivoire president has special connection to Memphis

Côte d’Ivoire President sees election double-standard

Could New Orleans emerge as model for overcoming blight?

Could the gainful employment rule be a hustle?

Could the truth be closer than we think?

Count all your blessings this Thanksgiving

Count me among the many touched and inspired by Dr. Ron Walters

Countdown is on to annual Sisterhood Showcase, June 4-5

Countering domestic violence with education, microenterprise

Counties get roadmap to better health with annual rankings

County Commission sidesteps ordinance with resolution on job discrimination

County Commission votes two percent raise for employees

County Land Bank brings North Memphis church unforeseen opportunity

County Mayor-Elect Luttrell announces transition team

Couple’s 53-year-old marriage finally gets a wedding ceremony

Court fight ahead for health care

CoverKids enrollment to resume March 1

Cracker Barrel says no go – yet on hate-crime video release

Creating generational wealth

Creative entrepreneurship

Credit card reforms take effect Feb. 22

Crime statistics don’t tell the whole story

CrimeStoppers’ Trust Pays initiative moves into MCS grade schools

Criminal Justice/Federal Law Enforcement retiree sees rewards in a 31-year career

Curiosity trumps fatigue in the quest for growth

Curtis Givens: Staying with ‘It’

Cymphonique Miller: The “How to Rock” interview

D-League does not have to be end of the road for Thabeet

D-O-M-I-N-A-N-C-E

D’Army Bailey plans Circuit Court exit

D’Army Bailey: Once a radical, still an activist

Dads and daughters set for unforgettable night

Dads, Drug Court and ‘good news’

Daily opportunity to ‘stand in the gap’ for our children

Dallas Mayor Pro Tem pumps up ‘Pull Up Your Pants’ campaign

Dance icon ready to pass on life lessons

Darrel Petties: ‘The Year of My Identity’

Darrin A. Price: ‘I wanted to make a better life for myself’

Darryl Evan Jones: Living a ‘Bronx Tale’

Daughters in the kitchen cooking on tradition

David E. Talbert: The creative force driving ‘What My Husband Doesn’t Know’

Day-night of ‘madness’ signals onset of a season of expectation

Deacons largely uncredited for defense of civil rights

Deal now complete for Hardy Bottling Co. sale

Dealing with damage from the ice storm

Dealing with the State of Tennessee

Dear Governor – be a healthcare reform leader

Debate flares anew over minority youth media intake and academics

Debate League nears city championships

Debate now!

Debt ceiling, what’s that? And why does it need to be raised?

Debt free in 2011 – a serious commitment

Decades of service net Classic Parade honor for Scales family

Deeds that seem small help babies grow into achievers

Deep enough, far enough, or just too much?

Defender turns spotlight on District 9 candidates: Dr. Isaac Richmond

Defender’s Family Fun Day set for July 10

Defending and on top, so far!

Delta Conference delivers music wrapped in southern charm

Delta Sigma Theta embraces Memphis with economic boost, community service

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. to host Southern Regional Conference in Memphis

Deltas can use pain of recent rapes to lead effort to draw line in the sand

Deltas celebrate 75th Anniversary

Demanding the best education for African-American Children

Democrats vow to ‘protect the integrity of the vote’

Democrats’ suit at a glance

Dems must learn to tell a campaign from a movement – and pronto

Denied health care coverage?

Detoxification and cleansing: A body tune-up for the New Year

Deval Patrick: The “A Reason to Believe” interview

Devin Steel: Stepping back to move forward

Diabetes a serious threat to Tennesseans’ health

Diabetes fight should focus on prevention, not treatment

Diabetes for Life seeks to save lives

Diabetes under control, Angie Stone out to educate others

Diabetes: Are you at risk?

Diabetic low-fat meals for optimum health

Diddy settles suits nightclub shooting

Differences aside, new ‘Men’s Forum’ ready to tackle solutions

Dionne Warwick – the author – writes for her fans

Direct connection: Dropouts, incarceration and unemployment

Discovering Black America . . . my journey

Discrimination case against Wal-mart edges forward

Dispelling the myths of black conservatism

Distribution of assets is a right-now decision

Diverse scholars gather to talk of work and faith

Diversifying into unrelated industries

Diversity is key in racism fight

DNA testing links Memphian to West Africa

DNC abandons black voters and loses the house

Do Oscars ‘reward’ blacks for playing negative roles?

Do we really need to tell Congress to protect our elderly? Yes!

Do you and your doctor have an understanding?

Do you seriously believe that your illness can be reversed?

Doctors develop new ways to recruit African Americans for clinical trials

Documentary chronicles success of inner-city Chicago prep school

Does Cupid play politics?

Does Jesus's race matter?

Does the White House need a race staff?

DOJ sues to block AT&T takeover of T-Mobile

Domestic abuse victims must serve children straight talk

Domestic violence – a privately-public problem

Don Hutson to deliver keynote at 24th Annual Benny Awards

Don’t bank retirement on your business

Don’t be beguiled by the food serpent

Don’t be surprised if your poor eating habits turn you into a slob

Don’t cut Head Start!

Don’t drink the poison!

Don’t forget to pray when you’re fighting cancer

Don’t give the ‘sloganeer’ power over your health

Don’t let fear take over your peace

Don’t stress out and over eat this holiday season

Don’t wake me, I’m fixing the Grizz

Donna Summer: ‘Morph yourself into the next you’

Door open for ‘Continuing the Legacy Oratory Contest’

Doors set to open for early voting

Down goes consolidation

Dr. Condoleezza Rice makes a house call

Dr. Dorothy Height’s final interview with the Black Press of America

Dr. Henry Louis Gates: The ‘Black in Latin America’ Interview

Dr. John Hope Franklin dies at 94

Dr. King Day service yields Pre-K covenant

Dr. King’s dread-filled voice still echoes to “too short” speechgoer

Dr. MLK Holiday calendar of events

Dr. Portia Shields named TSU Interim President

Drama on and off the court as Grizz beat Thunder

Drunk with power, U.S. Dept. of Ed is hell bent

Duckett nets term two on state election commission

Duty calls as SCLC convention ends

Dwight Fryer named director of Memphis Urban Debate League

Eagles fly at Vance Middle School

Early applicants get the free financial aid

Early voting provides best opportunity to cast vote

Ed Ford Sr: ‘Not happy with the numbers’

Edmund Ford Sr.: A ‘grassroots’ move

Educated black males find degree is no job guarantee

Education and crime prevention – the new Dist. Atty. Gen. weighs in

Education funding must match growth of children’s brains

Education reform first takes place in ourselves

Education summit yields talk of pickets, boycotts

Educators learn how not to teach children about slavery

EEOC takes on Kaplan Higher Ed Corp. in battle over credit history

Effort pending to redeem Withers’ tarnished name

Efforts to fight crime extend to the state legislature

Egypt, economic justice and the rest of us

Eight-year-old hit by stray bullet while doing homework

Einstein and family as a model? Is that a question?

Election 2010: Looking back to look forward

Election certainty needs a put-it-on-paper foundation

Election night yields new county mayor; sheriff’s race contested

Election problems threaten voter participation

Electric, utility workers get move-over protection

Electrolux construction team seeks bids from minority owned firms

Electrolux rolls in with assist from Ewing

Electrolux sets Construction/Contractor Symposium

Embrace letting go and ‘hurt’ shall come to pass

Emerging data driving home painful point

Emerging industries and markets to get MED Week focus

Emmett Till’s casket to go to Smithsonian

Emmy Awards pit Idris Elba and Laurence Fishburne

Employment discrimination complaints hit new EEOC high

Empowering African-American parents

Empowering Economic, Stability Summit puts focus on former felons

Empowering women-owned businesses

Empowering women-owned businesses: ‘Do what you love!’

Energized Cohen keeps on going

Enough already, let’s get some more help for the poorest among us

Enough is enough; back off Clean Air Act attacks

Entertainment bits & pieces

Environmental justice activist sought safer and healthier community

EPA gives Shelby County the ozone okay

EPA, DOT unveil next generation of fuel economy labels

Equal employment for all

Ernest C. Withers: Aug. 7, 1922 - Oct. 15 2007: The indisputable dean of civil rights photography

Evaluating education reform and the ‘Race to the Top’

Evaluating life insurance needs

Evangelism, media essential in ‘the Great Commission’

Everyone’s a little bit racist, but it may not be your fault

Evolution and elevation of the ‘Grind House’

Ex-Offender Discrimination

Ex-Panther ‘Geronimo’ Pratt dead at 63

Ex-wife of ‘DC Sniper’ to speak at YWCA Benefit Luncheon

Examining the Lessons Kids Learn From Government

Exec of the Year honor for Healthy Memphis Common Table CEO

Exhibit to continue artist’s reflection of African Diaspora

Face time with the man behind the famous voice

Fair housing for all – worthy goal with many challenges

Fairley High alumni plant seeds for Annual Orange, Black & White Weekend

Faith pays dividends for small Millington church

Faithful pursue a health revolution

Fake site helps people spot loan scams

Falling in love with Memphis: A flood, a team and a school

Family Business

Family business: ‘The Chism way’

Family business: CDA Global Security

Family business: First Class Montessori School

Family Day White Out event just what the doctor ordered

Family lesson: read and succeed together

Family, yes, but not necessarily friends on Facebook

Fan appreciation day shines despite home game loss

Fantasia and friends aim to inspire

Fantasia is FAN-tastic

Farewell to the 'rabbi"

Farewell to WDIA’s ‘ever lovin’ pride and joy’

Farewell to Willie Mitchell reflects Memphis star’s universal appeal

Farmers rooted in stand for justice

Farrakhan to observe Million Man March anniversary in Memphis

Fashion storeowner threads success with Memphis’ style

Fashionistas flock to Memphis to get their styles on

Fat and happy: black women less bothered than white women, says study

Fate of Japanese Prime Minister should wake up Mr. Obama

FBI October sweep frees American sex-slaves

FDIC study: One in four households un-banked or underbanked

Fear of Census undercount drives coalition’s warning

Feb. 7: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Federal judge says ‘no” to Confederate flag as a free-speech fashion statement

FedEx support boosts Dress for Success gala

Feds review whites’ Aug. 20 search for black burglary suspect

Feeding site visits punch up need for summer program

Feeling the hurt, pain from crimes of passion

Fickle Democrats show fair-weather feathers to Obama

Filing taxes in 2011: What’s new? What’s free?

Film deal doesn’t include us, say two of Dr. King’s children

Film review: ‘William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe’

Finally some work might actually get done in D.C.

Financial aid gap alters college choice

Financial reform devil in the details

First African American to serve as Mayor of Memphis

First African-American woman to chair County Commission

First Baptist Church-Broad builds on legacy of service

First editorial sets mission for the 'Defender'

First Family’s Easter appearance at D.C.’s Shiloh Baptist draws ‘racist’ reaction

First Lady enters year two of campaign to wipe out childhood obesity

First Lady shows love by getting America moving

First Lady spearheads move to raise a healthier generation

First lady’s staff helps with job

First Steppin’ with the Stars champion crowned

Fiscal wrongdoing spurs grads’ morality pledge

Fisk University Regional Conference has September date at The Peabody

Five things your mama never told you about money

Fixing a ‘retarded ego’ is an inside job

Flashback: Peace and Freedom Weekend

Flood devastation brings visit from Obama team

Flood of the Century yields competing views

Flood recovery update

Floodwaters can force snakes and other pests into homes

Florida A&M’s drum major for change

Flow, festival, football and baby daddies

Floyd Newman: ‘The last of the best’

Focus on children and success at Freedom Awards Public Forum

Focus: Government contracting

Food Bank gets Omega’s support

Food created by science, right in your kitchen pantry

Foods to chase away high blood sugar blues

For ‘Black Farmers’ spearhead, settlement’s OK is long overdue

For ‘reformed’ shopaholic’ joy no small order

For better, for worse: communicating about retirement

For BTW’s Dean, success came with a ‘Goal Card’

For children, early ‘touch’ has staying and growing power

For Drifters, Inc. Memphis chapter, community service is in fashion

For Grizz, year 10 in Memphis is chance to build on ‘progress’

For Hollins, longevity has its place

For kids who ask questions (and those looked to for answers)

For Limbaugh, ‘uppity’ is a word of choice

For Luttrell, relationships is job one

For prison profiteers, it’s full-speed ahead

For Soledad O’Brien, the journey continues

For the Grizz and Stax, the beat goes on

For the love of Haddadi

For Wanda Russell, that’s a ‘wrap’ means job well done

For young adults, beliefs about health clash with risky behavior

Ford, Luttrell earn right to place County Mayor shot in their future

Forecast cloudy and uncertain at City Hall

Foreclosure pain cries out for a compensation system, some say

Foreclosure pain still rocking our communities

Foreclosure: Pinpointing the pain

Forever’ families shine on National Day of Adoption

Former Congressman’s Craigslist scandal shifts old racial and sexual politics to hyperspeed

Former editor of "Essence" speaks at mentoring program luncheon

Former Golden Wildcat adds tenor to Super Bowl voices

Former gunshot victim looks to market discovery

Former Klan leader spreads Gospel of racial healing

Former mayor sees Atlanta and Memphis linked by history, opportunity

Former Memphian ‘tells it like it is, not like it ain’t’

Former Memphian is three for three on gospel charts

Former Memphian nets ‘Leading Woman’ honor

Former Memphian reaches Carnegie Hall pinnacle

Former Memphis Tiger Shawne Williams taking his shot with Knicks

Former NFL wife challenges Steve Harvey in ‘Why Do I Have To Think Like A Man?’

Former president on target about race and anti-Obama bias

Former talk show host finds new course after leap of faith

Former TV news photographer recalls painful day in ’68

Forum gives students chance to ask questions and weigh in

Forum organizers vow no free ride for mayoral candidates in North Memphis

Founder says core of “The Classic” is community

Fountain’s candidacy for Peace Corps chief wins national approval

Fred Jones: Memphis’ ultimate promoter

Free HIV testing offered in Tunica

Free stuff: Don’t let these goodies pass you by

Free Stuff: It’s out there waiting for you

Free summer dental exams for children

Freedom Award recipients Danny Glover and Marva Collins to spice anniversary forum

Freedom Awards for the Dalai Lama, Myrlie Evers-Williams and Julius Erving

Freedom Awards plus 20-year run equals Civil Rights museum blast

Fresh approaches to prisoners benefit all Tennesseans

Freshly-trained execs ready to fill diversity gap

Freshmen Tigers make the grade in post season

Friendships and ‘plain old fun’ – making the connection

From ‘Free Frank’ to ‘Billionaire Bob’ and beyond

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