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Community in pictures photo gallery
Integration of Memphis City Schools told in local film’s broadcast premiere
Dads and daughters set for unforgettable night
No money at Mo Money?
Memphis lands on White House radar for business improvement
Texting while driving a deadly specter for friends of Clifton B. Gibbs
Christmas Day baby brings joy to unlikely couple
Students at Bellevue Middle get on board with Goal Card!
UTHSC seeks ‘minority’ participants for aspirin study
$16 million sought for Elvis Presley Blvd.
Employment discrimination complaints hit new EEOC high
African-American History Month calendar
Unfiltered: President Obama speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast
Transportation awaits those seeking government-issued photo IDs to vote
Memphis-born ‘Red Tails’ Airman buried with honors
Community in pictures photo gallery
100 Black Men conference eyes leadership and male youth
ACT prep sessions set
Briefs & things
Mayor Wharton delivers State of the City Address
Core power of President on display at watch parties
Awe and reality converge on Leadership Academy Civil Rights Tour
Right and tight, says Electrolux; Remain vigilant, says Chism
Community in pictures photo gallery
The LeMoyne-Owen College puts its story in the hands of new PR director
Inscription on Dr. King Memorial to be corrected
Grizz teams with McDonald’s to honor community heroes
Racial, ethnic health gaps – is discrimination the missing link?
Petition drive seeks answers in death of FAMU student
‘Hate group’ listing triggers protest by coalition of African-American pastors
Community in pictures photo gallery
Organ donation becomes a family mission
Briefs & things
Merger planning commission gets earfull at first tour stop
A ministry for times like these
Community in pictures photo gallery
Mo Money Taxes is ‘brand’ new, again
Black farmers support group nets boost from clergy at rally
Dr. MLK Holiday calendar of events
Meet Johnny C, the man who made Mo Money famous
Consolidation: ‘An opportunity to remake our community’
Hispanic festival gearing up with global-size plans
2011: The year in health
Congressman apologizes after citing First Lady’s butt in rant
Electrolux warned to play fair in local contracting
Pastors’ Spouses help new mothers with diaper needs
Community in pictures photo gallery
Services on Friday for mayor’s mother, Mrs. Mary Wharton
Giving is a shoe that fits this ‘philanthropic designer’
Fat and happy: black women less bothered than white women, says study
‘Silver Star News is bigger than this building’
Community in pictures photo gallery
KIPP’s no-brainer move yields expansion grant
First Steppin’ with the Stars champion crowned
Legacy: Burnetta Burns Williams
Schools merger: who and what
Justice Dept. mum on new photo ID to vote law
Judge Hosea T. Lockard, 91, passes
Kwanzaa 2011 event calendars
Neely brothers still serving family
UNCF campaigns to aid finally-trapped students
Hip-Hop pioneer shares his vision for the Occupy Wall Street movement
Community in pictures photo gallery
Gridiron resolve stirs fund-raising support for Whitehaven H.S.
Grant funds available for Uptown commercial, historic rehabilitation
The legacy of Robert Stevenson Lewis Jr.
In need of clarity, schools transition group awaits state commissioner’s visit
Childhood obesity draws bull’s-eye of NUL and partners
Memphis legend takes ‘Taxi’ to soul heaven
Rep. Camper digs in on White House conference follow through
TSD probes for President’s African-American mission
‘Grace period’ now ticking for ticket scofflaws
National coalition gears up to counter ‘voter suppression’
Baptist Ministers’ Wives Guild right on time with scholarships
Southwest cheer coach to appear on MTV’s ‘MADE’ reality TV show
Community in pictures photo gallery
Urban League Young Professionals zero in on ‘Agents of Change’
Outreach in Africa lands South Memphis connection
Rep. Hardaway to host Fifth Annual World Aids Day events
Treating holiday kitchen mishaps
Hardaway sees ‘Tooth and nail’ redistricting fight
THP to show force for Thanksgiving
African-American publishers join HBCUs and black churches in fight against HIV/AIDS
Freedom Awards plus 20-year run equals Civil Rights museum blast
TSD kicks off 60th anniversary journey
‘In a league all of her own!’
New platform, new media format, no problem
‘Steppin’ with the Stars Showcase’ to aid children
Illinois court frees Dwain Kyles of blame in fatal fire
Soon to be open – again – after Horn Lake flap
Focus on children and success at Freedom Awards Public Forum
Tea party serves mentoring lessons
Inaugural ‘Caring More’ award goes to beyond-the-call social worker
‘Tunicans’ vote yes to ‘progressive leadership’
New test puts finer point on ancestry
Micro-lender status in S. Car. hailed as big step for U.S. ‘black’ businesses
Voter photo ID law explained
Better health on menu of new North Memphis effort
Briefs & things
‘Escalating plague’ sets off alarm of ‘sobering manifesto’
Lee Harris: ‘It boils down to service’
Kemba Ford: Committed to creativity and service
Occupy Memphis amplifies a down-but-not out ‘voice’
‘He wasn’t prosecuted, he was persecuted’
Freedom Award recipients Danny Glover and Marva Collins to spice anniversary forum
Community in pictures photo gallery
Wes Moore, global businessman, author to speak at ‘Facing History’ benefit
MATA hearings to probe service scenarios
‘White Scripts and Black Supermen’; go figure
Ponzi scheme tag pinned on young, African-American CEO trailblazer
65 years and still cookin’
BEEP/Career Week meshes LOC students with biz execs
New NAACP program targets childhood obesity
Second heckler within month casts religious slurs at President Obama
‘Fried another nigger’
Walmart aims donations at diversity, inclusion
Step up ‘Ms. Bea,’ it’s time you were honored
Legacy: Rubye K. Wilbun
Why Occupy?
Memphis documentary maker captures King Memorial memories
Getting past breast cancer – a starting point
Hart revving up for Ninth District push
Local Dems reject call for ‘convention’ to tap 2012 choices
Will America buy Cain in 2012?
Usher’s philanthropy draws Freedom Award
Community in pictures photo gallery
A long life lived well
NCLB – a choice for parents and a chance for student achievement
‘New Chicago and Beyond’
AARP goes Q&A on Voter ID
Rep. Cohen to host Medicare Open Enrollment Fair
Starbucks to share wealth with Urban League, Abyssinian Corp.
State helps voters get photo IDs
Occupy Memphis seeks diversity
Pastor Gray reaps state board post
‘Forum 20/20’ panel to eye city’s 20-year vision
Building on tradition
Community in pictures photo gallery
Municipal election – business as usual, almost
Ed Ford Sr: ‘Not happy with the numbers’
‘Changing young lives one child at a time’
City’s new IT deal packs punch for ‘minority’ firms, says Wharton team
AT&T donates $10,000 to help Southwest students
Local Democrats M.I.A.?
‘For courage,’ few like Fred Shuttlesworth
Occupy Wall Street offshoot now ready to Occupy Memphis
Diabetes under control, Angie Stone out to educate others
Community mourns loss of Lisa Cash, wife of MCS superintendent
Theft charge all about politics, says Joe Ford
Most states fail miserably at teaching the ‘movement’
Two efforts, one aim: Serve the people
Job fair offers ex-felons ‘a brand new start’
Former Memphian nets ‘Leading Woman’ honor
Community in pictures photo gallery
Wraps come off ‘Family Rewards’ anti-poverty program
Angolan beauty to be Miss Universe
Study: ‘Menthol effect’ keeps minorities hooked on cigarettes
Bass Pro failed to hire African Americans and Hispanics, EEOC says
Troy Davis dead; death penalty foes vow to fight on
Strength, support from Girls Inc. helps teen who lost her family
Cash envisions stronger PTA-schools bond
Emerging industries and markets to get MED Week focus
Wharton gets to the point during town hall session
Answering the call of Fashion Week
Coach Porter to help Saint Francis pitch prostate health awareness
A settlement of sorts for Beale Street entanglement
Edmund Ford Sr.: A ‘grassroots’ move
James Harvey: ‘Deliver the promise’
Family lesson: read and succeed together
Decades of service net Classic Parade honor for Scales family
The pizza, the pistol and the prayer
9/11 tribute to accent ‘From the Heart to the Soul’ concert
Rhodes College to mark 9/11 with bells, music and community service
TSD to honor Men Of Excellence on Sept. 30
Empowering Economic, Stability Summit puts focus on former felons
Comcast reaches out to open up the world for area children
Hips don’t lie when it comes to running
Briefs & things
Wharton flashes backers; Opponents not impressed
Chic restaurant owner messes with the wrong woman
Pro-labor coalition vows to ‘push back” against Tea Party, GOP
Maya Angelou beats protest drum over King Memorial inscription
Memphis Business Group to take on healthcare reform at conference
‘Storm is over’ T.I. says upon release
Red Cross pumps up Horn of Africa crisis aid to $2.7 million
Carver’s ‘first’ enjoy a look back
End in sight for school consolidation’s rocky road
Trailblazer to speak at event for Dems in DeSoto County
Change rolls on in Tunica County
The Monument & ‘The Man’
‘Great Day of The Dreamers’: a Memphis, Mid-South salute
Table of Brotherhood Project serves up call to bring about change
Community in pictures photo gallery
THP ready to take on new troopers
An ‘awakening’ in the Delta
Long DMV lines prompt outrage, scrutiny and quick changes
Can the acts of a few damage an entire race?
TSD issues call for Men of Excellence
Community in pictures photo gallery
Truancy: know the law, says D.A. Weirich
‘Basketball to Business Summit’ set for November run with Elliot Perry
New program doubles value of food stamps at farmers markets
Ghetto continues, even for affluent blacks, new analysis show
Freedom Awards: bigger, better
Merging school systems: the survey says
School maze
Fisk University Regional Conference has September date at The Peabody
Somalia famine casts light on North Memphis’ ‘Little Somalia’
Liberty Lights: Countering flames of incivility and hate with the art of conversation
Briefs & things
SCLC President Creecy dies at 57
Live from Memphis, ‘The Tom Joyner Morning Show’
Health briefs
Africa in the news
McDonald’s unwraps healthier menu plans
Battling suspension, Otis Jackson hires lawyers to fight back
Memphis: The Wharton view - Part II
Some view CDC data as ‘house on fire’
Feeding site visits punch up need for summer program
Back-to-school shopping made less taxing
Community in pictures photo gallery
Mayor probes future with TSD
Next move up to City Council
The ‘Great Recession’ is not colorblind
Health, safety expo set for Hickory Ridge community
Planting seeds for good health
Briefs & things
Southwest nursing program creates international partnership
African Americans and tobacco: It’s time to ‘butt’ out
Scramble afoot for solution to delayed-school opening
New Election Commission on a mission - Part II
OK Memphis, you’re on live
Shoot Obama messages fell within law says Appeals Court
Small steps lead to healthy lifestyle
TSD spotlight yields heat relief from state
UTHSC lands nursing workforce diversity funds
A chat with the only African-American winner of ‘The Apprentice’
‘Prominent Republican’ gives First Lady Obama her props
Profile: New SCLC leader, Howard Creecy
Casey Anthony Judge: Next Judge Mathis?
Separate & unequal? Cohen asks Justice Dept. to investigate
New Election Commission on a mission
What if Casey Anthony had been African American?
Debate flares anew over minority youth media intake and academics
Chevrolet announces ‘Table of Brotherhood Project’
Shelby County partners to cut prescription drug costs
Delta Sigma Theta embraces Memphis with economic boost, community service
Worldwide ‘planking’ craze reminds some of slavery
Stand for Children pushes ‘Put Education First’
Local agency helps troubled teens turn their lives around
A community investment you can live with
‘Healing the total man’ drives Bishop Patterson’s son
Bargaining rights net presidential Twitter time
COGIC goes all out in national tribute to Bishop J.O. Patterson Jr.
Electric, utility workers get move-over protection
From basketball to business
Community in pictures photo gallery
After studying in France, Memphis-area youth says mission accomplished
Aging can affect response to warm weather
Free HIV testing offered in Tunica
‘If you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired’
Diddy settles suits nightclub shooting
Reggae star gets 10 years on drug charge
Black Press enters pact to capture shopping habits, spending power of Black America
NAACP Legal Defense Fund turns 70
Help is here for startup businesses, says Gov. Haslam
Sharpton-West ‘showdown’ becomes dignified debate
Three-service celebration unfolds for Bishop J.O. Patterson Jr.
Bishop J.O. Patterson Jr.: "Trying to help somebody"
First African American to serve as Mayor of Memphis
Bishop J.O. Patterson Jr.: 1935-2011
Message to the village: No time to rest, says Dr. Alvin Poussaint
TSD Health fair – a day to move
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. to host Southern Regional Conference in Memphis
Threatened by spring floods, Girls’ Inc. delivers with 65th Anniversary Celebration
‘Educational crisis for young men or color’
African-American? No; American? Yes, says GOP candidate Cain
Barbara Swearengen Ware retires
If blacks lose ground, can Memphis make progress?
In South Africa, First Lady asks: ‘What generation will you be?’
Educators learn how not to teach children about slavery
Memphis memorial to martyrs to murder
TSD connects with the ‘Bobby O’Jay Morning Show’
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Survival guide
Minority health equity to get CHEER conference support
BET Awards plans Mobile Tour stop at Juneteenth Festival
County Commission votes two percent raise for employees
Jennifer Hudson’s weight loss memoir designed to inspire
To those who love children: Is your health, good for them?
Council’s Conrad pushes back on pushback to privatization
Ceremony serves as a ‘thank you’ to ’68 sanitation workers
Are the kids out of the car?
Vocalist Toni Green to headline Juneteenth festival
Birthday party set for B. L. Hooks Library 10th year
Summer course clearance now official for Hope scholarships
Rudy Williams sent ‘home’ in style
Verna Dixon Todd Coggins: She cared and it showed
In search of a budget Memphis can live with
3K Walk/Run to kick off TSD Health Fair and Family Fun Day
Saying good-bye to Gil Scott-Heron
Ex-Panther ‘Geronimo’ Pratt dead at 63
Remembering Dr. Benjamin E. Mays
Health briefs
Cohen still pitching bill to end credit-check screening of job applicants
For BTW’s Dean, success came with a ‘Goal Card’
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Juneteenth speaker lines up with freedom
Anyone can get skin cancer
Hart sets sail for 9th district seat
Search for Rudy Williams yields result no one wanted
Maternal mortality rates increasing for African-American women
Supt. Cash reflects on 2010-11
MCS – 2011 record of achievement
Healthy living: Health briefs
‘Hands on the Freedom Plow’ nets Hooks Institute Book Award
’68 Sanitation Strike workers focus of Labor Department honors
Budget provides relief for unemployed, foundation for jobs creation
Stop The Killing organizer vows to keep on keepin’ on
Help on the way for Memphis’ yo-yo dieters
Mississippi governor notes mistreatment and sacrifices of Freedom Riders
Surgeon General urges new docs to be socially conscious
Info seniors need about disaster aid
Victory University offers 500 freshmen scholarships for first semester
How Oprah changed television
Herman Cain says he wants to be president
Malcolm X’s grandson pooh-poohs new biography
Memphis walkers get a heads-up on danger
Beale Street ‘mayor’ Rudy Williams still missing
Choice of major so critical for African Americans
There is relief for allergies
2011 BTW commencement
Men out of BTW’s past help look out for its future
River City Chapter of The Links, Incorporated turns page with new book, reception
BTW is rooted in community, Obama fits in
Newberry fifth-graders celebrate ‘ordinary to extraordinary’ journey
Nobel Peace Prize nominee to speak at Summer Youth Conference
For ‘Black Farmers’ spearhead, settlement’s OK is long overdue
Northaven community looks to the future after flood
Need for jobs must be met with innovation, CBC tells President Obama
President Obama’s remarks at Booker T. Washington High School commencement
President Obama crowns BTW’s achievement
The Med and BlueCross partner to create patient-centered medical home
For Drifters, Inc. Memphis chapter, community service is in fashion
Cancer study issues special call for African Americans in Memphis
Raleigh Egypt students make congressional connection
Briefs & things
Countdown is on to annual Sisterhood Showcase, June 4-5
Flood of the Century yields competing views
Flood recovery update
By text or landline, the message was the same – “He’s coming”
BTW/Commencement Challenge - at a glance
BBB advice for dealing with property damage
Floodwaters can force snakes and other pests into homes
Atlantans get preview of King Memorial
BTW video entry reflects behind-the-scenes support
Does Cupid play politics?
Scott sisters’ suffering: a sign of criminal justice failures
The President is coming to Booker T. Washington High School
President Obama signs Tennessee disaster declaration
HAT-TITUDE caps Shelby County Deltas’ Scholarship Brunch
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Duckett nets term two on state election commission
Obama baseball to highlight MOD weekend auction
Food Bank gets Omega’s support
Teach for America Week makes FedEx exec a ‘teacher’
The Power of One: BTW steps closer to a visit from President Obama
‘In character, in manner, and in style we salute you’
For young adults, beliefs about health clash with risky behavior
BTW one step closer to visit from President Obama
‘Touch, Talk, Read, Play’
Shelby County Chapter presents Orita Rites of Passage
Briefs & things
Search for cell phone video underway in Yates case
President Obama launches nationwide outreach to African Americans
President Barack Obama: ‘We do not have time for this kind of silliness’
Booker T. Washington - Commencement Challenge Rap
Tigers coach, Methodist Hospital CEO named 110 Institute’s ‘Men of the Year’
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Girls ministry breaks ground with Father/Daughter Princess Ball
Online library brings free practice tests into play
Baptist Hospital gets medal for organ transplant focus
Cheer, then vote: Join the true believers
Spence to defend Mark, Veronica Yates in case tied to bizarre arrest
‘Ban the Box’ bill now law in Philly
Requiem for a freedom singer, freedom fighter
Naomi Tutu to keynote 2011 Legends Award Reception April 19
South Memphis Farmers Market ready for its second coming
Memphis student selected for Freedom Rides event
Residents say Cleaborn Homes has memories worth cherishing
Drive While You Pay program to include child support cases
A farewell to forever Tiger Larry Finch
Seminar to give LOC professor stage to share special study results
FedEx support boosts Dress for Success gala
BTW 1 of 6 high schools in race to land Obama as speaker
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Couple’s 53-year-old marriage finally gets a wedding ceremony
Briefs & things
Senior’s journey helps fuel LOC appeal to faith community
MCS Open Enrollment process is in full swing
Plans move forward for Electric Vehicle charging stations
Obama’s visit to Harlem labeled a big letdown
Premature births to draw research team probe
‘Down-to-earth’ Gov. McWherter was a doer, says one-time assistant
Storm sends tree crashing into house
Supreme Court says ‘No” to Troy Davis appeal
Larry Finch made the world around him a better place
‘Mega superstar’ Larry Finch paved way for other shining lights
Larry Finch: Legend & hero
U of M mock trial team captures national championship
Counties get roadmap to better health with annual rankings
Wharton, Luttrell declare April 10 LOC Sunday
New D.A. hosts ‘Do the Write Thing Challenge’ Awards
Tri-State Defender selects 50 Women of Excellence
UTHSC researchers discover new way to reduce diabetes development
Carolyn Hardy’s ‘secret’ was a really big deal
Hooked on the ‘Madness?’ score big with ankle injury prevention tips
New tool opens alternate door to prostate cancer detection
Bank on Memphis pact signed and sealed
Kappas convene for South Central meeting
AOL and Queen Latifah now partners
Harvard professor to address racial prejudice in Health Care
New club on Beale Street getting set for debut
Poor graduation rates equal real March Madness
Legacy: Bluesman Joe Willie ‘Pinetop’ Perkins
Community in Pictures photo gallery
From Dixie Homes to Memphis top cop
RIP: Nate Dogg
Children Defense Fund founder/president to speak in Memphis
Legacy: Dr. Jesse Foster McClure Jr.
Briefs & things
Breaking barriers nothing new for JSU president
Soledad: The Japan earthquake interview
Self-employment rises as survival option for more African Americans
Electrolux rolls in with assist from Ewing
New driver licenses, ID cards to feature enhanced security
White Station teen is already making magic
Star treatment for participants at Girls Inc.’s Red and White Ball
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Brief & things
Stakeholders chart next steps after voters choose surrender
Tina Stewart memorial billed a family affair
GOP eyes ‘Black Vote’ in 2012
Legacy: Floyd Miller: remembered and appreciated
Delta Conference delivers music wrapped in southern charm
Visit historic Clinton and tour the Green McAdoo Museum
‘Yes’ voters deliver early knockout on MCS charter surrender
Former gunshot victim looks to market discovery
Civil rights museum seeks community artifacts
Community in Pictures photo gallery
JEWEL Awards suited for ‘Mahalia’ star
Student voices heard at rally for education
Memphis Aviation Professionals cluster to help youth land success
Legacy: Clem Arthur Wright Sr.
Countdown to the future
MTSU ‘rising star’ killed by roommate
For Soledad O’Brien, the journey continues
Strength of marriage displayed at ‘Salute to Families’ celebration
Debate League nears city championships
U.S. Atty. Stanton makes case for new civil rights unit
‘Unapologetic race woman’ says ethnic media must ‘raise the bar’
Morehouse men launch new upscale condom
‘Time for us to put up or shut up!’
Window now open for 2011 Tri-State Defender Women Of Excellence
The year in hate & extremism, 2010
Homeless pageant winner stays grounded
Rahm sweeps in!
Text4baby uses texts to promote healthy babies
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Briefs & things
Big decision, easy process on MCS vote
Judicial appointment instant history in Mississippi
From racial controversy to righteous conglomerate
‘Drum Major for Justice Advocacy Competion’
African-American History Month calendar
Pioneer doctor propelled by ‘demand’ to give his best
Centenarian’s love celebrated at Southwest
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Regional planning group likes Pamela Marshall’s ‘true grit’
Brief & things
Legacy: Cleather Liggins-Johnson
UTHSC events for American Heart Month
Amid schools drama, ‘heart’ work goes on in S. Memphis
First Lady enters year two of campaign to wipe out childhood obesity
Forum gives students chance to ask questions and weigh in
The strategy behind President Obama’s Charlotte 2012 convention pick
Report: Central heating may be linked to obesity
Factions move and counter in high-stakes battle over future of schools
Legacy: Ophelia Ollie Pearl Forbes Porter
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Knowles joins Fisk Board of Trustees
Human Rights Commission sets time to listen
River City Links present West African Cultural Exchange
U of M to host second MCS student debate on charter issue
Briefs & things
‘History Makers’ for Defender’s President / Publisher Smith
Youth of Egypt are teachers to the world
Challenged by watchdog group, Justice Thomas admits error
HIV/AIDS timeline
Methodist South on journey to improve heart failure care
Ex-wife of ‘DC Sniper’ to speak at YWCA Benefit Luncheon
Community in Pictures photo gallery
UTHSC plans yearlong observance of African-American achievement
Judge Donald to receive Holmon Award
Storyteller will present ‘African-American life during the Civil War’
One conversation can change a life
Supt. Cash calls out economic segregation
‘Bath salts,’ other drugs becoming moving target
Obama: Near 10 but...
Côte d’Ivoire president has special connection to Memphis
Côte d’Ivoire President sees election double-standard
Legacy: Bernal Elery Smith Sr.
Preschoolers know what they like: salt, sugar and fat
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Briefs & Things
Van Jones talks economic empowerment, the green way
It’s down to a vote and the date is March 8
‘I won’t say it again, but I was right’…
‘Memphis State Eight’ lose friend, activist
LINKS Academy seniors enjoy ‘mountaintop’ experience
Alpha men rally to rebuild school in Haiti
Students set to debate MCS charter surrender
MLGW expands call center hours to include Saturdays
Program offers single moms a hand up
Memphis chapter of Lupus Foundation turns to Nelson
Tragedy reminds lawmakers to maintain respect
Community in Pictures photo gallery
‘Real Talk: Youth Violence’ – A candid conversation’
MLK Day - 2011
Berlin patient still cured of HIV
Charter drama yields compromise, vote storylines
A call to keep the focus on the children
Family, yes, but not necessarily friends on Facebook
African-American scholars divided over censored ‘Huck Finn’
Former TV news photographer recalls painful day in ’68
MLK Day notes and events
Partners out to pick up pace in drive for mentors
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Dwight Fryer named director of Memphis Urban Debate League
Not clear if Council must vote on school charter
MEA calls ‘mass meeting’ against charter surrender
Use of ‘n’ word in television workplace sets stage for trial
County Land Bank brings North Memphis church unforeseen opportunity
Kwanzaa events
Oats-Williams picks up support of former Rep. Jones’ son in District 98 race
Scott sisters to go free after 16 years
African-American support of President Obama still steady
EEOC takes on Kaplan Higher Ed Corp. in battle over credit history
Shelby County Links beautillion bows to male Leadership Academy
Kwanzaa 2010 event calendars
Dr. Portia Shields named TSU Interim President
Community in Pictures photo gallery
‘Surprise’ move has House District 98 candidates on the run
August 5 election ‘losers’ not giving up the fight
Voters to decide City Schools fate
Volunteer State Health Plan delivers final installment of Books From Birth contribution
Pops Staples honored with Mississippi Blues Trail Marker
Segregation by the numbers
Education summit yields talk of pickets, boycotts
Help with heating bills relies on generosity
MassMutual and WLOK Partner to bring listeners new financial show
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Miss. hanging stirs calls for probe
Taxi union leader urges drivers to racially profile
Holiday travel expected to increase in Tennessee for second straight year
Brandi Love’s story
Local NAACP names Freedom Fund co-chairs
MIFA details plans to celebrate Martin Luther King Day
Modern funeral homes help celebrate life, manage grief
Community in Pictures photo gallery
‘Invest in My Future’ art contest yields bounty of student creativity
Arts in the lives of children
‘Know Now. Live Longer.’ champs receive Light of Hope Award
SCLC, ministers to meet with Supt. Cash says Montgomery
River City Links break new ground with ‘Women Who Write’
Gibbons answers call
Concerns and recommendations regarding MCS
75th anniversary bittersweet for Delta Sigma Theta sorors
Memphis judge gets Obama nod
Kernell urges community to keep eye on new daycare rules
Case almost closed for African-American farmers
Forever’ families shine on National Day of Adoption
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Move to surrender charter is next domino
Statewide tour outlines proposed changes to daycare industry
Innovation marks new crop of DAs
Silver Star – at last for Vietnam War veteran
’50 years after sitting down to take a stand
Students, ‘Freedom Riders’ to retrace historic bus route
Will Ware weather storm?
Celebrating the Life of State Rep. Ulysses Jones Jr.
Busiest month for political ads held some surprises
Healthy living: Health briefs
Names have changed, but priorities haven’t
For Luttrell, relationships is job one
Neighborhoods have tools to fight crime, abandoned homes
Community in Pictures photo gallery
‘Catalysts for Change’ zero in on area youth
26th Annual Memphis Thanksgiving Dinner for homeless, hungry
Namesake, kin pay homage to Civil War-era patriarch
State Rep. Ulysses Jones Jr. dead at 59
African-American male students ‘still’ missing on college campuses
Help us stop the madness in Mississippi
CDC flu shot advice: Take if you can ask
HIV/AIDS, the African-American community and the Black Church
Is diabetes the new death sentence for the African-American community?
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Briefs & things
Gov.-elect Haslam moves into transition mode
A hearty combination: Giving thanks and eating well
‘Local champion’ campaigns against heart disease
Obama: ‘Let’s find those areas where we can agree’
How linked are health disparities, racial segregation?
Down goes consolidation
Mitchell student reflects on speaking up at school board
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Charlotte Bergmann says she’s listening
Herman Sawyer bids for Sen. District 29 as an Independent
‘Freedom Riders’ on trail of a new case
Tri-State Defender names 2010 Men of Excellence
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Foreclosure pain still rocking our communities
Faithful pursue a health revolution
Legal drama spices consolidation
ABA lawyers conference to confront post-racial ‘myth’
Senate candidate Robert Hill makes his case for District 29
Breast Cancer: A survivor’s story of ‘victory and voice’
Take your dog for a walk, please!
Ciara explains the basics of making your life big
Get ready, here I come, McWherter says
Metro charter proposal heats up town hall meeting
Work to ban synthetic drugs won’t stop
Workshop on tap to help curb teen dating violence
Talk of consolidation
Stand for Children to host school board candidates forum
Talk of Consolidation
Kim Harper-Johnson: New husband, new baby and a different life
TennCare program will help cover expenses
My phone call from Michelle Obama
‘One Nation’ marchers put priority on jobs
Tavis Smiley, Cornel West hook up on new radio show
New education regulations – help or harm?
Will local Democrats hold it together?
Voters should ask more from candidates on higher education
At 106, ‘Miz Violet’ gets her perfect day
Boy Scouts to take city kids on a ‘wild’ adventure
Michele Norris: Breaking the silence, gracefully
TSU in loop as new planet discovered
Afterschool Alliance taps Memphis advocate
At The MED, growing a new culture is infectious
New day for WIN program may be right on time
Diabetes fight should focus on prevention, not treatment
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Eviction from Beale Street yields racism, sexism claims
Sex scandal snares mega-church pastor Eddie Long
Fake site helps people spot loan scams
CD and cookbook have taste of a good cause
Tri-State Defender opens nominations for 2010 Men of Excellence
Was Withers threatened? ‘Yes’, say sons, in debunk of informant claim
Fresh approaches to prisoners benefit all Tennesseans
Room on road to excellence, says PTA
Sickle Cell Walk is magnet for national attention
Community in Pictures photo gallery
A chance to help NAACP youth with DC mission
Little Rock 9 icon dead at 67
Long after Tuskegee, clinical trials still have African Americans leery
Doctors develop new ways to recruit African Americans for clinical trials
First Lady shows love by getting America moving
Ambassador’s program to host College fair at ‘The Classic’
‘America’s Next Top Model’ plans walk through Memphis
Watoto De’ Afrika founder has shot at Feeding Dreams national title
Memphis HistoryMakers head back to school
Election problems threaten voter participation
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Lessons learned over summer reflect benefits of leadership program
Ryan White program launches campaign to promote free HIV/AIDS support services
Life after Katrina: A tale of horrors, prayers and hope
Wright’s one-time assistant wants to set record straight
Beale St. note a ‘Classic’ fit for Fred Jones Jr.
The Future of Justice
‘Telling Our Story’ campaign has deep roots in Memphis
Democrats’ suit at a glance
Pre-K opponents neglect our neediest children
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Gospel Greats to star at WLOK Stone Soul Picnic
‘Making of A Man’ summer camp host graduation
Briefs & Things
Sherrod answers ‘no’ to old boss
Community works to clean–up Voodoo Village’s mystical image
CDC Study: Motor vehicle crashes top $99 billion
Lottery scholarship fund picture far from rosy
Mentoring program targets truancy as school year unfolds
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Stand for Children launches education study circles
Briefs & things
Center bridges gap as students beat the odds
McWherter ‘open to prospect’ of Obama visit
Fuel added to furor over Election Day
Wyclef Jean for President?
Caldwell-Guthrie principal is leading by example
Community in Pictures photo gallery
‘Molded from the image of Ida B. Wells’
Masons tap Glass as Grand Master
Democrats vow to ‘protect the integrity of the vote’
Metro Charter supporters now ready for push to November
County Mayor-Elect Luttrell announces transition team
Census Bureau under fire; Accused of discrimination
In victory, Cohen sees 'a movement'
‘A referendum on Willie Herenton’
Election night yields new county mayor; sheriff’s race contested
Reception offers glimpse of Defender’s future
Goodbye ‘Lorenzen’
‘Drucilla’ on the way to support foster youth effort
Just friends – really
National Night Out a ‘shut down’ event on Tate St.
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Technology center coordinator named a ‘Sister of Distinction’
Churches, pastors out to ‘rebuild village’ in Douglass community
If we consider race, does that make us racists?
Polls indicate demand for substance over rhetoric
New advocate ‘waging holy war’ on high infant mortality
‘Doctor of Hope’ helps students make career connections
Former mayor sees Atlanta and Memphis linked by history, opportunity
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Renegade sheriff: No good deed goes unpunished
Rev. Charles Sherrod: ‘The truth got out as well’
Presenting ‘The New’ Tri-State Defender and Who’s Who in Black Memphis
Shirley Sherrod tells Black Press where America must go from here
Shoppers to get break with sales tax holidays
Lorenzen Wright dead at 34
A community ‘well worth the investment’
Coalition good news for Tennessee schools
Cohen bill seeks to slow foreclosures and save homes
Philadelphia’s renegade sheriff faces office shutdown after stand for homeowners
Community in Pictures photo gallery
‘Jr.’ backs uncle; Luttrell not impressed
Farewell to WDIA’s ‘ever lovin’ pride and joy’
Groups combine for “Beat the Heat” effort
NAACP plans ‘One Nation’ march as Tea Party debate takes odd twist
Sherrod family wounded by friendly fire
2010 Summer Health Fair
With goals in hand, new school board president is ready
ACT-SO competition connects Memphis NAACP youth to peers
How the boy on the bus ended up running the show at MATA
Lauderdale Subs find a path to hope
Crime statistics don’t tell the whole story
Obama ‘moves’ into the Ninth District
Election 2010: Looking back to look forward
National battle between NAACP, Tea Party has local rumblings
African-American female teens lead no-smoking pack
Early voting provides best opportunity to cast vote
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Success story is ‘Gyft’ rapped for GEAR-UP students
Obesity reaches deadly proportions
Local company takes on role of keeping students healthy
Diabetes for Life seeks to save lives
Why you should care about vote on consolidation
Ballot battle over marijuana puts Calif. NAACP on hot seat
A call for ‘warriors’ as National Urban League meets the century mark
A lesson on nurturing a neighborhood
Charles Cabbage – former Invaders co-founder – dies at 66
Diabetes a serious threat to Tennesseans’ health
In Fayette County, the new schools superintendent is ready to work
“So goes ‘Black America,’ so goes ‘Black Memphis’ ”
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Dads, Drug Court and ‘good news’
Legislative session over, but effects just starting to be seen
Corporal punishment back on MCS agenda
Briefs & things
Qualified, proven, second to none, says Cohen
South Memphis’ need drives open doors to new library
Too many African-American Children can’t swim. Why?
New hospital, same mission for Le Bonheur
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Teachers given the floor at town hall
If the parental-involvement shoe fits, wear it says education chief
Briefs & Things
My district, next ‘mountain,’ says Herenton
Street Buzz
Tension mounts nationwide as more police face charges
Doors set to open for early voting
Shelby County fares well in ‘difficult’ state budget
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Tri-State Defender and WMC-TV Action News 5 announce partnership
African-American offenders still face more difficulty re-entering
Black-white marriages increase
Herenton gives news media access to dig
‘Dump the Pump. Save Money. Ride Transit.’
‘Just One’ pitch is in the bag for Herenton
From the Cohen camp
Husband-wife team honored for shaping education in Desoto County
Budget cuts shouldn’t include our babies
Community in Pictures photo gallery
AARP adds multicultural outreach position
Haitian mayor says thanks for the support
‘And at this point we are done’
MCS grad offers retrospective on year one of life in college
Meetings bubbling to address education/funding needs
‘HOPE’ headed for Cleaborn Homes
Defender’s Family Fun Day set for July 10
SCLC leadership dispute boils over
AFSCME town hall
Civil Rights Museum much more than ‘pork’
Notes on graduation (Oh Happy Day!)
Girls Inc. Memphis enlists teens to reduce infant mortality
Herb Hilliard new point man for Civil Rights Museum board
Briefs & Things
Merged government – getting plugged in
Lauderdale County juveniles get relief
Obama gets ear full from Corker
Mayor taps technology as fix to ‘brain drain’
HIV/AIDS: All in the Family
Teacher incentive program deserves to survive
SBA, Southwest open Millington recovery center
17th Annual Juneteenth Festival spotlights politics
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Briefs & Things
Voters deserve a full and fair debate
NAACP endorses Obama’s High Court nominee
Graduates brace for employment uncertainty
Report: African-American students carry more debt than white peers
Candidates talk ‘minority’ business growth at mayor’s forum
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Alumna leaves resounding gift to The LeMoyne-Owen College
CBU women engineers educate new generation
Briefs & things
The ‘African-American Dollar’ and what we can do with it
Flood devastation brings visit from Obama team
Millington damaged, but we’re ready to rebuild
‘A fitting honor’ for Women of Excellence
UTHSC earns $1.7 million grant to expand infant mortality project
Briefs & things
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Partnership surfaces to fight area food deserts
A case of race is a matter of error
Create jobs or reduce deficit?
Scam artists may follow storm paths
Ford, Luttrell earn right to place County Mayor shot in their future
Michael Hooks Jr.: ‘The real power is outside’
Efforts to fight crime extend to the state legislature
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Briefs & Things
Dr. Dorothy Height’s final interview with the Black Press of America
Black Chamber of Commerce adds Memphis chapter
Business legend takes swipe at financial illiteracy
Mayor Wharton sees chance for growth
Philadelphia mayor raises goals for African Americans in construction
NAACP icon’s salute to women stands as a gift everlasting
Michael Hooks Jr.: ‘The hardest part of all of this’
Your voice counts in determining budget moves
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Reception sets stage for African American Hall of Fame induction
Dr. Dorothy I. Height, dead at 98
‘Thank you, Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks’
Victims of violence to stand in silence
Fundraising campaign launched Sickle Cell center
‘Men of Color and Education’ forum carries FedEx support
Edward L. Stanton III nominated for U.S. Attorney, Western District
Nation’s only ‘daily black newscast’ debuts online
Michael Hooks Jr.: The story you haven’t heard
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Africa in April Festival swimming along
Briefs & Things
Should there be a ‘black agenda?’ And if so, who should fulfill it?
Heart researcher extols virtue of underused drug remedy for African Americans
Immunization changes set for Tennessee
My road to Tai Chi
Community in Pictures photo gallery
100 Black Women set young women’s conference
Mall creates hope for a community
MCS blazes trail in Race to the Top
UTHSC makes history with appointment of new dean
Tri-State Defender Women of Excellence
After 40 Years, ACORN to disband April 1
The ‘blessing’ of clinical trials
‘The Last Dragon’ star puts children first
Race to the Top victory raises question: ‘What now?’
Southwest receives national community service award
Community in Pictures photo gallery
TSD opens search for Ambassadors
Health reform at last
Senate sentencing-gap move stirs concern
Corporate hiring survey: African American and Latino executives losing ground
Health reform Q & A
Synthetic marijuana a growing danger
City Schools debaters get to the point
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Networking with an island twist every 4th Thursday
Forum elevates profile of county mayor’s race
House Whip takes wait-see mode after CBC meets with Obama
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Music Commission women’s salute to boost musicians healthcare plan
Judge Mathis packs punch with prisoner initiative
A cry for affordable, fresh foods
Making sense out of racist nonsense
Reflections from the ‘Kid Reporter’
Memphis advocate takes on Xerox in Latin-American legal dispute
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Meharry President witnesses HBCU’s historic day with President Obama
Women’s History Month tribute planned to honor Ida B. Wells
A day of learning for ‘Sanitation Worker,’ students
‘Patriot’ groups, militias surge, says new report
Journalism in color: Is the ‘mainstream’ doing it right?
‘Garland Reed knows what he’s doing’
The Cost of Incarceration: How we treat our children
In Haiti to help, psychiatrist asked: ‘How could things get better?
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Internet service crucial to advancement, says Dr. Hooks
St. Jude deserves shot at world’s best doctors
‘Keeping a promise’ means life for a young Haitian
Haiti’s struggle to survive and thrive amid devastation
In search of Women of Excellence
White House outlines tools to succeed
NAACP chair is young, ready to take on risk
AARP survey measures recession's pinch on African Americans
Reflections on 1960 and the ‘movement’
In-house peace force proposal no easy sell for City Schools
Funzzies’ positive-image vibes set for Civil Rights Museum and beyond
Safety for seniors ‘one person, one church at a time’
Community in Pictures photo gallery
CoverKids enrollment to resume March 1
In Haiti, reconstruction leader sees hope, outlines needs
MLGW board chair: young, gifted and already at the top
In politics: Plenty of topics at Cohen town hall
Credit card reforms take effect Feb. 22
Take steps to reduce risk of kidney disease
Farmers rooted in stand for justice
Ask First: ‘Is It Good for the Children’
D’Army Bailey: Once a radical, still an activist
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Sheriff’s race: When ‘friends’ collide, voters must decide
Evaluating education reform and the ‘Race to the Top’
First Lady spearheads move to raise a healthier generation
DNA testing links Memphian to West Africa
What would you sit in for?
Afro-American Police Association extends a helping hand to Haiti
Dealing with damage from the ice storm
Ninth District campaign: racism or inclusion?
NAACP announces co-chairs of 2010 Freedom Fund Gala
We deserve the truth in housing lawsuit
Rum war threatens the Carribbean
Town Hall marks 50th Anniversary of sit-ins
More ‘great things’ needed says A&T sit-in veteran
CNN’s Soledad O’Brien talks about reporting in Haiti
Coffy’s Journey – Update
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Absolutely no tolerance for guns in school, says Cash and Godwin
NAACP's Jealous responds to State of the Union message
President Obama says, ‘Let’s try common sense’
Malone maintains county mayor focus as Interim Mayor Ford decides race
Many U.S. Haitians can’t reach loved ones
Hip Hop 4 Haiti unfolds in Memphis and elsewhere
NEA comes to Memphis to learn how music can lift the economy
Dr. King Day service yields Pre-K covenant
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Farewell to Willie Mitchell reflects Memphis star’s universal appeal
Wyclef Jean calls for Haitian exodus
Herenton the candidate paints picture of power
Memphis City Schools in a ‘Race to the Top’ for education funds
President Obama helps interracial relationships pick up steam
Zero tolerance for race crimes says Justice Dept.
‘New’ Rep. Johnnie Turner off and running
Men’s Forum attendees ready for action
'Pops' people say goodbye
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Body upgrade - update
Haiti needs help
National SCLC tarnishes image of Dr. King
MLK events
New campaign pitches H1N1 vaccine to African Americans
Residents advised to take precaution against cold weather
A new decade with hope and promise
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Health Department makes appeal for annual Pap tests
EPA gives Shelby County the ozone okay
Bredesen fishes among Rotarians for education reform support
State of the City: Progress noted, challenges await, Wharton says
African immigrants deal with scrutiny concerns after bombing attempt
African Americans bear the weight as caregivers, study says
Harold Ford Jr. on the clock about N Y Senate race
Soul music producer Willie Mitchell left his mark
Differences aside, new ‘Men’s Forum’ ready to tackle solutions
Rites of passage ceremony, ‘Lion King’ salute help usher in ‘Umoja’
Community in Pictures photo gallery
2009: The year in review
Race factor cited after removal of Fayette County superintendent
Black Caucus to press for public option in final health care bill
Memphis Kwanzaa calendar of events
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Youth group still growing from mentor’s seed
In Politics: Johnnie Turner to apply for late husband’s seat
Fear of Census undercount drives coalition’s warning
Guide to a healthier, happier holiday season
Organ donor’s memory coming up roses
Kwanzaa in Memphis – evolution
Eight-year-old hit by stray bullet while doing homework
Community in Pictures photo gallery
CBC demands fair share for African Americans
Children often share a parent’s punishment
White House looks to boost loan modifications
A chorus of carolers signals Christmas is near
College graduates – time to pump up the volume
Arthur Webb’s history finds a place of honor
Community in Pictures photo gallery
The new phone books are in and Tigers take the cover
Turner listens, learns and shares at White House jobs forum
H1N1 virus more often fatal to African Americans and Hispanics
Obama makes moves to help ‘Main Street’
Dallas Mayor Pro Tem pumps up ‘Pull Up Your Pants’ campaign
CBC members rebuke White House as African-American unemployment reaches ‘Great Depression’ levels
Larry Turner: Remembering a gentle giant
Hip-Hop therapy as treatment for African-American male teens
Mayor Wharton gets down to basics in first townhall meeting
Community in Pictures photo gallery
African-American leaders squaring off with Obama over joblessness
AARP sponsors free day at National Civil Rights Museum
FDIC study: One in four households un-banked or underbanked
Tri-State Defender breaks ground with first Men of Excellence salute
Man on a mission: Now playing, the Michael Tabor story
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Walmart line-cutting case ends with plea agreement
CrimeStoppers’ Trust Pays initiative moves into MCS grade schools
A holiday tale of faith, love and miracles
Former president on target about race and anti-Obama bias
Tyler Perry’s gift is NAACP’s largest ever
Students sow seeds of change in infant mortality hotspot
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Cooking up a cultural connection
Honoring everyday heroes who keep hope alive
African Americans going hungry in record numbers
Mother of 'Kid Reporter' expresses pride in Memphis
Memphis City Schools accepts $90 million Gates Foundation grant
Jobless pit swallowing African-American males
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Childhood obesity is a family matter
Now playing: County mayor political theatre
Dr. Kriner Cash issues a call to unite for the youth of Memphis
The Conspiracy Charge Traps Women
MIFA unveils new resource guide
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Orpheum to host Kid’s Nights for Broadway shows
In political games, African Americans roll some winners
Veterans Day: 2009
Darrin A. Price: ‘I wanted to make a better life for myself’
‘Shep’ Wilbun sees Juvenile Court clerk office in his future
New mayor says he’s ‘right on time’
Herenton’s letter to Atty. Gen. Holder
‘One Memphis’ readies for transformation
FBI October sweep frees American sex-slaves
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Health Department gives H1N1 vaccine update
Resolved for justice, says SCLC
Batesville Job Corps Center Renaming Ceremony a Resounding Success
2009 Freedom Award winners
Buehler wins round one in battle to build more rentals
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Trustee’s office says remember its safety net for seniors
Revised formula puts 1 in 6 Americans in poverty
Louisiana Justice of the Peace says ‘I won’t’ to interracial couple
Mayoral hopefuls bow to Wharton and the voters
No drama as A C Wharton Jr. wins big
Memphis mayoral special election - October 15, 2009: Results
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Willing worker fashions event to support breast cancer fight
R.I.P. PFC Brandon ‘Lil B’ Owens
Stop-and-frisk: necessary tool or racist act?
Memphis police, pat and search policies
Breast cancer – a scientific view
Mayoral election 2009: Last ditch pitches
Farrakhan to observe Million Man March anniversary in Memphis
SCLC organizes benefit concert for legal defense fund of former student
Community in Pictures photo gallery
A celebration of Dr. Vasco Smith Jr.
Unbalanced scrutiny of City’s legal department tarnishes work of African-American lawyers
Candidates all have plans to take down crime
First lady’s staff helps with job
The Curse of Mandatory Minimums
RISE encourages youth to make choices, not take chances
Helpers of the homeless know life on the other side
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Teenager’s bloody tears not new to UT Health Science Center doctors
Overcoming breast cancer is no lone ranger mission
It’s your health, take charge or pay the price
Diabetes: Are you at risk?
The fitness church
Power to end stroke
Dr. Vasco Smith: Mover, shaker and freedom fighter
Congressional Black Caucus summit probes America’s poverty
NNPA chairman: ‘Where’s the Money?’
CBC panel asks, ‘What has happened to black marriages?’
Mayoral election - 2009: Wanda Halbert
Strategy or disrepect?: Wharton skips forums down the stretch
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Time to get your early vote on
Fairley High alumni plant seeds for Annual Orange, Black & White Weekend
Cracker Barrel says no go – yet on hate-crime video release
‘Empowerment Experiment’ shows power and gives hope
Roland Martin’s new public affairs series puts African Americans upfront
Mayoral election - 2009: Jerry Lawler
Infant Mortality Awareness Campaign rides September wave
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Memphis Democratic Club to bring candidate forum to The LeMoyne-Owen College
Banker and commissioner jump into county mayor’s race
Forum organizers vow no free ride for mayoral candidates in North Memphis
Infant Mortality Awareness Month events
Rep. Cohen’s infant mortality resolution gets unanimous OK
Oprah and Whitney talk love and men
Nashville utility workers file race bias lawsuit
Advocates push ‘do right’ move for health care
Community meetings set on H1N1 virus and vaccine
Mayoral election - 2009: Myron Lowery
National Baptist weigh election of convicted pastor as president
When aching joints become a picture of pain and despair
Issue: Drug testing candidates
Bust-A-Move-Monday to target Tri-State Defender
Healthcare: Standing at the Crossroads
H1N1 claims life of Shelby County child
Manhunt rumors haunt Mississippi town with troubled past
Mayoral election - 2009: Carol Chumney
A flu guide for parents and guardians
Specialized domestic violence court opens in Shelby County
True or false: The University of Memphis discriminates
Community in Pictures photo gallery
D’Army Bailey plans Circuit Court exit
Art as healing put to test at Memphis City Schools health clinics
ACLU sues Miss. District over cell-phone expulsion
Feds review whites’ Aug. 20 search for black burglary suspect
Hot Springs day care center brings animals to kids
Emmett Till’s casket to go to Smithsonian
MLK Memorial slow to begin construction
Mayoral election - 2009: AC Wharton Jr.
MPD Capt. Elmo Samuel Berkley – ‘a beacon of light’
Mayoral campaign trail: Two friends, but one vote
Kinder, gentler townhall delivers sober healthcare reform discussion
Community in Pictures photo gallery
The Cost of Incarceration
City of Memphis receives grant to spruce the Graceland Area
Rev. Jesse Jackson crowned ‘Prince Nana’ in Ivory Coast
Mayoral election - 2009: Dr. Kenneth T. Whalum Jr.
African-American People’s Convention stays fixed in rearview mirror
Gates Foundation puts MCS team in the hunt for $100 million prize
Cohen makes maiden voyage to Africa
The People’s Convention in retrospect
NAACP mourns passing of Margaret Bush Wilson
Federal judge says ‘no” to Confederate flag as a free-speech fashion statement
U.S. Supreme Court grants Troy Davis new evidentiary hearing
Mayoral election - 2009: Charles Carpenter
Wounded soldier gets medals earned 35 years ago
A day trip with Sam Cooke
It’s true – Herenton weighs run to ‘stop’ Lowery
Freedom Awards for the Dalai Lama, Myrlie Evers-Williams and Julius Erving
African Americans noticeably absent from 9th District meeting
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Unveiling ceremony set for Isaac Hayes grave marker
If governor appoints African-American as judge, it will be his first
New Miss Black USA Says She’s No ‘Pageant Girl’
Prosperity preacher, Reverend Ike, dies at 74
Duty calls as SCLC convention ends
Observations from a year in Memphis City Schools
Making the cut before school
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Mississippi GOP launches voter ID campaign
Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery v. City Attorney Elbert Jefferson. And the winner is ...
AKA battles internal discord
Mayor Herenton: The Last Day
As Central High alums turn 55, they create a living history
Community in Pictures photo gallery
A familiar voice speaks out for the Memphis Youth Manifesto
‘Little Rock 9’ member tells teens racism is alive
Herenton: ‘Oh, my God! Look what we’ve done.’
As an era ends, Herenton is ‘keeping it real’
Retiring Mayor Willie W. Herenton lists his accomplishments
SCLC has new attitude, unfinished business
Candidates keep an eye on voters of the future
Memphis prominent at the NAACP Convention
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Higher calling for men and women who choose public service, says Holder
Arrested scholar poses question: ‘Why, because I’m a black man in America?’
President Obama: ‘Thank you to the NAACP’
NAACP at 100: 'New Call for a New Century'
Old casket of Emmett Till discovered in cemetery plot
Health care reform at center of AARP health care forum
Memphis Urban League president to lead National education workshop
Working the night shift on tough city streets
Bond says eliminating the NAACP would be like eliminating the military
Why didn't Rev. Jackson speak?
‘I Came to Say, Thank You’ – Rev. Al Sharpton
Forecast cloudy and uncertain at City Hall
This Carpenter is out to change things
Michael Jackson memorial leaves lasting impression
Councilwoman Fullilove-Chalmers indicted
WKNO offers mortgage crisis help
Race-cancer survival gap may have genetic core
Community in Pictures photo gallery
SCLC Sponsors Teen Summit During National Convention
African-American college students may get better grades with white roommates
Please mayor; don’t go yet, citizens group pleads
Michael Jackson does ‘it’ again
Wharton rates MSARC transition a success
Heart specialist counts on making a difference
2009 Summer Health Fair: Making a healthy connection
Memphis team scores big for Haitian children
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Michael Jackson Timeline
Reverse discrimination ruling leaves confusion
‘Jena 6’ case over at last
Mayor Herenton Resigns
Ruby Wilson kicks stress out of her life
It’s hot, so find your spot to keep cool
Going Navy and loving it
Politics aside, Lipscomb eyes neighborhoods
Teen Town Singers still on the move
The vote battle – are we losing or winning?
Former editor of "Essence" speaks at mentoring program luncheon
It was almost the reunion that wasn’t
Criminal Justice/Federal Law Enforcement retiree sees rewards in a 31-year career
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Free summer dental exams for children
Annual Juneteenth festival celebrates 100 years of NAACP
Justice often elusive when it comes to violence against women and girls
Hamilton High valedictorian delivers encore presentation before state House
A healthcare section with you in mind
Mixed reaction greets call for boycott
Organ donation film earns Memphian honor in Hollywood
Southern Heritage founder says city must confront fears
Sexual assault victims deserve a local team that pulls together
Community in Pictures photo gallery
Male Youth Leadership Conference: ‘Truly a powerful day’
African-American count is critical U. S. Census chief says
Tavis Smiley and talk show crew mourn longtime executive producer
What does Generation Next want? Greater focus on solution-builders
County Commission sidesteps ordinance with resolution on job discrimination
Blues legend Koko Taylor dies in Chicago
Combatants in Coldwater assault case still battling after a conviction and an appeal
Wife of James Meredith files discrimination lawsuit against Jackson State
No Mountain Too High: Class of 2009 could not be stopped
Beignet Café turns old Tri-State Defender building into a hotspot
The Patient in Room 3053:
U.S. Atty. recommendations now in Obama’s hands
“A Healthy Baby Begins With You”
How I broke out of the old me with a little help from a friend
Museum offers green way to see/tour ‘black Chicago’
Community in pictures photo gallery
Memphis ground zero in war on infant mortality
Hot fun in the summertime – but first a few rules
Can the children save Memphis?
Sisterhood Showcase ready to roll
Community in pictures photo gallery
Whitehaven shop offers Haute Couture –African American style
At the end of the road I’ll be missing you
Girls Inc. helps students picture a new world
Film deal doesn’t include us, say two of Dr. King’s children
‘White African-American’ charges discrimination, sues med school
It takes a village to keep its people well
Johnny B. Moore’s new job makes the old neighborhood proud
Reassigned postal workers facing big financial hardships
The Tri-State Defender’s countdown to change
Recipe for a successful life
At 80, she’s on a 250-mile walk and twittering along the way
The Department of Justice under the Obama Administration
Can you name 50 Memphis power brokers?
An eighth grade in a class by itself
Community in pictures photo gallery
Kenyan women engage in sex-strike to promote unity
Honoring 50 women who lead remarkable lives
In the game of life, a young man shows he’s determined to win
Retirement looms, but Ruby Payne keeps on going
Community in pictures photo gallery
High-schoolers have made little progress since ‘70s, study says
Cohen vs Herenton: Politics is X-factor in U.S. Attorney appointment
Africa In April ends on high note
Self-reliance is the path to growth
Comcast workers ready to give back
Community in pictures photo gallery
Supt. Cash wins mixed reviews
Cohen responds to Herenton's possible run for Congress
Obama’s first 100 days
Race as factor in hiring faces Supreme Court test
‘Faith-based’ Bishop Porter lived ahead of the curve
All Over Town: Master P to Memphis: Where were you?
African Americans jailed for drugs dips by 20 percent
Somali ship seizers: Heroes, criminals or pirates?
Will Kenya be tapped as the next ‘Hague’ of the high seas?
White House garden will cut the first family’s food bill
Lights! Cameras! Arguments! That’s democracy in action
Community in pictures photo gallery
Memphis gives Rev. Wright a chance to speak his mind
Middle College HS gets new home and new college neighbor
Restaurant manager biases may deny jobs to people of color, study says
Tri-State Defender selects Women of Excellence honorees
The NAACP: After 100 years, fired up and ready to go
NAACP takes on human rights as political climates change
Community in pictures photo gallery
African Americans go courting county voters as political doors open wider
A college degree: The ultimate upgrade
Honoring Memphis heroes who paved the way for change
'Art is good for you'
Memphis a “had to come” visit for NAACP’s Jealous
Dr. John Hope Franklin dies at 94
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