memphis
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‘The Confederacy Falls in Memphis’ and 1 Paper Says Good Riddance
Newspaper Applauds as 2 Statues Come Down Magic Johnson-Isiah Thomas Reconciliation a Hit Roland Martin Signs Off From ‘NewsOne Now’ Efforts to Find Puerto Rico’s Missing Inadequate Faulkner Wants to Be Part of Harassment Solution More Ideas for Covering Refugees and Race . . . 5 Takeaways from Live Conversations Nothing Funny About Stereotyping Sean…
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In the Dark of Night, 2 Confederate Statues in Memphis, Tenn., Come Down
For 113 years, a bronze statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest—a man who rose above his station thanks to the slave trade, a Confederate general who orchestrated the massacre of black soldiers at Fort Pillow, and the Ku Klux Klan’s first grand wizard—loomed over downtown Memphis, Tenn. At 9:01 p.m. Wednesday, a time the New York…
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Tenn. Doctor Calls Black Patient ‘Aunt Jemima,’ Says It Was a ‘Misspoken Blunder’
A Memphis, Tenn., woman is still in shock after she says her doctor greeted her by calling her an insulting, racially charged name during a visit on July 11. Lexi Carter said that Dr. James Turner came up to her in the waiting room and said, “Hi Aunt Jemima,” WMC Action News 5 reports. “I…
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My Day In Memphis With President Obama's My Brother's Keeper Alliance
While riding in an Uber last week — traveling from Memphis International Airport to the hotel I was staying in — I asked the driver if she, a 60-something Black woman and life-long Memphian, had any recommendations on which BBQ joints I should sample during my short stay in town. To my dismay, she suggested Rendezvous…
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Do You Watch Greenleaf? You Might Should Watch Greenleaf.
I came to actively watch the show Greenleaf on accident. I was tip-toeing in my Jordan’s (more like Chuck’s but whatevs) through Netflix and saw that the first season was available. I knew it was an OWN show but I kind of thought it was a reality show about a family in a megachurch. I…
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Memphis, Tenn., High School Students Receive $80,000,000 in Scholarship Offers
Students at Whitehaven High School in Memphis, Tenn., have 80 million reasons to be proud of their academic endeavors because its graduating class has secured more than $80 million in scholarships. Last week the students were honored at their Academic Signing Day, but one student took home the largest piece of the scholarship pie, according…
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Fantasia Hospitalized After Burn Incident
Fantasia was hospitalized Sunday evening after suffering second-degree burns. Fantasia’s husband, Kendall Taylor, posted the news to the singer’s Instagram account and showed her in a hospital bed with a bandage covering her arm. “My wife experienced an accident today causing 2nd degree burns on her arm,” Taylor wrote on Instagram. “She’s steady asking the…
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Report: Pregnant Memphis, Tenn., Woman Pepper-Sprayed by Security Guard
A pregnant Memphis, Tenn., woman says she was pepper-sprayed and thrown to the ground by an apartment-complex security guard. According to Fox 13 Memphis, the woman, Camri Denton, who says she is two to three months pregnant, and her family were helping their mom, whose Bent Tree apartment had caught fire. Denton told the news station…