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Wiley Henry

Memphis native, Wiley Henry, is an award-winning journalist and notable artist. Wiley has a Bachelor Degree in Advertising Design and Fine Art from the Memphis College of Art. He has been with the Tri-State Defender for over 20 years and has been with the paper longer than any staff member.He has received a number of awards from the National Newspaper Publishers Association and the Memphis Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists Awards.

Wiley is a noted artist and has been commissioned to paint the portraits of entertainer Stevie Wonder, actor Clifton Davis (Amen), actor Willard Pugh (The Color Purple), Madame CJ Walker posthumous, civil rights activist Rev. Benjamin Hooks, and Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton, just to name a few.

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» Art is serious business
By Wiley Henry | Published Yesterday | News | Unrated  printer version

When Edwin Ray McSwine met George Hunt in April at the National Civil Rights Museum during the 40th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, the two artists expressed admiration for one another.



» School-is-cool passion links Memphis to rap’s Master P
By Wiley Henry | Published Yesterday | News | Unrated  printer version

If it seems as though Percy Miller, known in the rap industry as Master P., has become a lot more visible in Memphis, that’s because it’s true.


» ‘Strip To Fit’ co-owner is no tease
By Wiley Henry | Published 07/17/2008 | News | Rating:  printer version

These images are featured on the Eccentric Studios Web site (www.EccentricStudiosMemphis.net) and on promotional material that heralded the planned opening.

Kyra Bailey’s telephone was blowing up with calls soon after Bartlett authorities short-circuited plans for the July 10 grand opening of Eccentric Studios...

» Council attorney’s suit against MCS catches his clients by surprise
By Wiley Henry | Published 07/17/2008 | News | Rating:  printer version
It appears that several members of the Memphis City Council did not know beforehand that their attorney, Alan Wade, had sued Memphis City Schools over a disputed $152 million...

» Consensus candidate effort taps Tinker, says spokesperson
By Wiley Henry | Published 07/11/2008 | News | Rating:  printer version


William Larsha

A committee of 40 African-American business, community and religious leaders reportedly has chosen Atty. Nikki Tinker as its consensus candidate in an effort to put an African-American back in Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District seat.

According to political activist William Larsha, one of the architects who spearheaded the movement to try to unseat U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, Tinker was chosen because of name recognition and her purported financial resources...  



» Criminal Court Division VI: Who wants to be judge?
By Wiley Henry | Published 07/10/2008 | News | Rating:  printer version

During a political forum at LeMoyne Owen College in May, Atty. LaTonya Sue Burrow explained why she’s the best choice for Criminal Court Division VI.

Atty. LaTonya Sue Burrow says she is “intolerant of injustice.”  And, this is her second bid for Criminal Court Division VI...

» ‘New’ Douglass High School greets community boosters
By Wiley Henry | Published 07/10/2008 | News | Rating:  printer version

This jubilant threesome celebrated the long awaited return of their alma mater.

It took a community to rebuild Douglass High School...

» Lee weighs options against feds after dropped charges
By Wiley Henry | Published 07/3/2008 | News | Rating:  printer version

Joseph Lee
The federal case against Joseph Lee lll and Edmund Ford Sr. was dismissed nearly two weeks ago. Still, Lee is determined to prove his case was faulty from the onset...

» Computer friendly
By Wiley Henry | Published 07/3/2008 | Business & Economics | Rating:  printer version

When Tony Jackson (right) was introduced to Mike McDonald a year ago, little did he know he’d become a partner in Arlington Computers in Arlington, Tenn. “It’s something about Tony,” said McDonald, who credits Jackson with spiking sales three-fold. (Photo by Wiley Henry)

When Tony Jackson met Mike McDonald a year ago, Jackson was looking for an apprenticeship in the computer industry and McDonald was trying to build a business...

» Action by fellow City Council members was an insult, Brown tells Gov. Bredesen
By Wiley Henry | Published 07/3/2008 | News | Rating:  printer version

Joe Brown
The Memphis City Schools funding debacle is still unsettled. But Councilman Joe Brown wants to make it abundantly clear that he is adamant about restoring the $70 million that was slashed from MCS’s budget...

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