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As Stacey Abrams conceded the loss for governor of Georgia to Republican incumbent Brain Kemp, supporters vowed to continue her mission of eliminating voter...

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Details 12Aug2013 Written by Tri-State Defender NewsroomHits: 12 The LeMoyne-Owen College has won a five-year $1.7 million National Science Foundation grant for its new Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) implementation project. The funded project is the College's "Moving Forward – ...

Details 06Aug2013 Written by Tarrin McGhee/Special to The New Tri-State Defender In "Data Book 2013: The State of Children in Memphis & Shelby County," The Urban Child Institute explores social and economic conditions affecting optimal brain development for babies ages zero to three, and subsequently outlines critical ...

20Jun2013 Written by Nona N. Allen/Special to the New Tri-State DefenderHits: 0 With each passing day, the local news features story after story about gun crimes in our city. Memphis Mayor, A.C. Wharton Jr. and his latest initiative, Memphis Gun Down are saying, "Enough is Enough!" The Memphis Gun Down program is a ...