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Heal the Hood Foundation Basketball Celebrity Weekend set for June 7-8
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Lionel Richie + Earth, Wind & Fire = Let’s Groove All Night Long at FedExForum
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Acclaimed Artist Charly Palmer discusses book and work at Waterkolours Art...
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Regional One Health CEO lays out bold vision for academic medical center
How does an urban medical center serving a tri-state area go from being a place of last resort for healthcare to becoming the first place you want to go to for treatment? It’s a question that Dr....
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Community Gardener Uwanda Tate Cultivates Health and Healing in Frayser
In the heart of the Frayser community, Uwanda Tate is making an impact through gardening. As the Director of Health and Wellness at Impact Baptist Church, Tate has transformed part of five acres of...
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Whitehaven Banquet Hall Celebrates Grand Opening with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
The Whitehaven Banquet Hall celebrated its grand opening Saturday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Whitehaven Community Center, located at 4318 Graceland Drive. The event, hosted by Mayor Paul...
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NOW AVAILABLE: TSD’s e•Edition — June 6, 2024
The latest e•Edition of the Tri-State Defender is available for your viewing! In this issue: State Rep. Justin J. Pearson Launches Re-Election Campaign: Pearson, now sporting twists, kicked off his...
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Black Dads Who DO Spotlights
Here at the Tri-State Defender, we’ve declared June as “The Month of the Black Dad!” Meaning, we want to show some love to the men in our communities who are loving fathers and positive role models —...
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OP-ED: Commission Votes for Community Engagement in Taxpayer-Funded...
By Shelby County Commissioner Henri E. Brooks A growing number of so-called “community re-development” projects are being paid for with taxpayer dollars. These projects, generally led by private...
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Granville T. Woods students working on real AI solutions for real Memphis...
If you’re wondering what impact artificial intelligence will have on education in general, and more specifically, students in the Memphis Shelby County School District, you need to flip the question on...
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Black Dads Who DO! Check out these HUGSHOTS for some local Memphis-area fathers!
Here at the Tri-State Defender, we’ve declared June as “The Month of the Black Dad!” Meaning, we want to show some love to the men in our communities who are loving fathers and positive role models —...
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SLIDESHOW: Team City wins in Celebrity Matchup of the Mayors
Memphis recently hosted the annual Heal the Hood Celebrity Basketball Game, an event that brought together city and county leaders, including Memphis Mayor Paul Young and Shelby County Mayor Lee...
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LEGACY: Rev. James Lawson Jr., Original Freedom Rider and Apostle of Nonviolence
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Rev. James Lawson Jr., a foundational figure in the Civil Rights Movement and an original Freedom Rider, passed away at 95, his family...
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In Memoriam: Rev. James Lawson’s death reverberates in Memphis and beyond
Rev. James Lawson Jr., an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and one of the original Freedom Riders, died on Sunday, June 10, at the age of 95. His family announced his passing on Monday — and...
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MPD’s Operation “All Off Boyd” rounds up drugs, guns and gang members over...
If you heard about or witnessed a massive police operation in South Memphis over the weekend, you heard right. On Tuesday, Interim Memphis Police Chief CJ Davis announced that MPD swept through the...
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NOW AVAILABLE: TSD’s e•Edition — June 13, 2024 —
The latest e• Edition of The Tri-State Defender is available now! In this issue: Operation ‘All Off Boyd’: Memphis Police Department, alongside federal and state agencies, conducted a massive...
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Celebrating Black Dads Who DO! — Volume 3
Here at the Tri-State Defender, we’ve declared June as “The Month of the Black Dad!” Meaning, we want to show some love to the men in our communities who are loving fathers and positive role models —...
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Black Dads Who DO! — Volume 4
Here at the Tri-State Defender, we’ve declared June as “The Month of the Black Dad!” Meaning, we want to show some love to the men in our communities who are loving fathers and positive role models —...
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Black Fatherhood and the Education of Black Children
There were many celebrations of Father’s Day this past weekend. Organizations and churches nationwide celebrated the challenges and importance of fatherhood with picnics, programs, and sermons from the...
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Tennessee legislators host local field hearing on diversity, equity and...
Lawmakers and community leaders gathered at the National Civil Rights Museum on Monday evening for a field hearing titled “Freedom to Be Heard: Memphis Field Hearing” to discuss diversity, equity, and...
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