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Memphis and the entire 13th District of the AME Church showed some love to Supervisor Stan McKenzie, the husband of Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, last week.
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JEWEL Awards suited for ‘Mahalia’ star
A coat once owned by Gospel Queen Mahalia Jackson would be of value to be many, and the one now possessed by Deborah Manning Thomas is a jewel.
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‘Triple threats’ hone skills at FireHouse Community Arts Center
Terrence Martin, 17, and Brandy Goodwin, 7, are two rising stars whose desire, hard work and talent are propelling them into the special category called “triple threats.”
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Van Jones talks economic empowerment, the green way
For six months, social justice activist-environmentalist Van Jones was President Barack Obama’s Special Advisor for Green Jobs until controversy over past remarks gave him cause to resign.
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Flood devastation brings visit from Obama team
A federal team representing President Obama met with local leaders on Monday (May 10) to discuss ways the federal government is helping and is prepared to help with recent flood devastation.
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Dr. Vasco Smith: Mover, shaker and freedom fighter
Vasco Albert Smith Jr. was a not-so-gentle warrior with an endearing smile that drew friends and would-be friends closer, a comical but practiced scoff for vanquished foes, and the charm and wit to win the heart of a great woman.
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Church’s dream bodes well for Binghampton
Rev. Keith Norman is a happy man. The senior pastor of First Baptist Church - Broad (2835 Broad Ave.) is closer to his dream of a revitalized Binghampton community where the church was birthed 114 years ago.
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A day trip with Sam Cooke
On Saturday, Aug. 8, two friends – Dr. Yvonne Osborne and Ester Patrick – and I decided to take a road trip to visit Ground Zero Blues Club and the Delta Blues Museum. In Clarksdale, located 75 miles south of Memphis out Highway 61, serendipity showed itself in the form of the 22nd Annual Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival.
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Duty calls as SCLC convention ends
During the course of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference national convention in Memphis (Aug. 1-4), Dr. Dwight Montgomery, president of the local chapter, conducted a special strategy meeting to discuss the possibility of “major nonviolent direction action for social change in Kennett, Mo. and in the state of Arkansas.”
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As Central High alums turn 55, they create a living history
Last weekend, the Central High School Class of 1972 met to remember the historic moments spent together as members hosted a “Double Nickel” Celebration for classmates who will turn 55 by the year’s end.
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