Civil rights activist James M. Lawson Jr. speaks in Murfreesboro, Tenn., in 2015. AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File
by Anthony Siracusa, St. John Fisher University
Rev. James...
Two Memphis police officers have been suspended, without pay, after posting a racist photo on Snapchat.
The Snapchat photo shows a man pointing a gun...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A fraudulent prophetess who scammed a state government out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, which was designed to feed poor hungry…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police in Tennessee Sunday are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the capture of alleged cop killer Tremaine Wilbourn, who…
*MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The world-famous Bar-Kays enjoy celebrations throughout 2014, marking the year of their golden anniversary; 50 years in the music business. The legendary band culminates their anniversary festivities during the Bar-Kays 50th Anniversary Celebration at 8 p.m. on Dec. 4 at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts in Memphis, their home town, which is also known […]
Rodney Carr, a former pastor at Fellowship of believers in Christ Church in Memphis, Tenn. has been knowingly spreading HIV and AIDS through deliberate unprotected sex…
The manager of a Tennessee cotton warehouse is obviously ignorant, uncouth and totally unaware of modern technology that enables people to record conversations — particularly racist and…
Kristin Ohsfeldt (pictured), a Memphis kindergarten teacher at A.B. Hill Elementary, has been suspended for allegedly placing 5-year-old Akeelah Joseph (pictured) in a locked...
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 ...
