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City of Memphis, former officers sued by man who says he was beaten 3 days before Tyre Nichols
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA man who says he was beaten by Memphis police officers in the SCORPION Unit three days before...
'Invaders' documentary showcases 'Black Panthers of Memphis'
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSeven years after its premiere at a New York film festival, "The Invaders" — a documentary about the...
Jim Stewart, co-founder of Stax Records in Memphis, dies
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJim Stewart, the white Tennessee farm boy and fiddle player who co-founded the influential Stax...
Stax Records founder Jim Stewart, who helped produce the 'Memphis sound,' is dead at 92
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEstelle Axton, Jim Stewart Charlie Gillett Collection/Redferns "It's one of the strange twists of...
What to expect with DOJ's investigation into Memphis police: Taking a look at other cities
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe U.S. Department of Justice late last month marked the Memphis Police Department as the ninth law...
Census undercounted Memphis by 16,000 residents, mayor says
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, says the 2020 census undercounted his city by almost 16,000...
'Stax' doc looks at extraordinary music studio that fell to financial and racial struggles
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 month agoBooker T. Jones was in math class at Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis when his life...
How Walmart CEO Doug McMillon went from unloading Walmart trucks as teen to earning $25.7 million a...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 10 months agoDoug McMillon, CEO of WalmartDanny Johnston / AP Images CEO Doug McMillon started his Walmart career...
Authors of George Floyd Book Banned From Discussing Racism in School Event
The Root via Yahoo News· 7 months agoTwo journalists came to a Memphis high school in anticipation of discussing their Pulitzer...
Authors of George Floyd book were told not to talk about systemic racism at Tenn. school event
NBC News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoJournalists Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa, authors of “His Name Is George Floyd,” are unclear...