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University of Memphis building to be renamed Thursday after Oak Ridge resident
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA celebration will be held Thursday morning, Oct. 19, to rename a large residence hall at the...
Memphis People in Business: July 21, 2022
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHere's a look at promotions, hiring, movers and newsmakers in the Memphis area business scene: The Landers Auto Group has completed the acquisition of...
Law school renamed in honor of civil rights attorney Ben Crump
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSt. Thomas University in Florida formally renamed its law school the Benjamin L. Crump College of...
RiverArtsFest brings fine art, music to Downtown Memphis: 5 things to know about the event
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThis weekend fine artists from across the country will show off their works and talent at the annual...
Odell Horton Jr. named next MSCS general counsel, chief legal officer
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMemphis-Shelby County Schools is set to have a new legal chief. Kenneth M. Walker II, the district’s...
Memphis passes 'Achieving Driving Equality' ordinance after Tyre Nichols' death
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPolice in Memphis will be directed not to make traffic stops solely for low-level offenses like...
How well do you know your monuments to Black Americans? Here's a primer.
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMemphis is a city rich in African American history. From early 20th Century businessmen to civil...
Jim Stewart, Stax Records co-founder and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, dies at 92
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt’s one of the strange twists of history that the greatest, funkiest soul label in the world, one...
Jim Herbert, who transformed University of Tennessee agriculture studies, dies at 83
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 months agoJames "Jim" L. Herbert, a University of Tennessee at Knoxville graduate and major donor, especially...
In a state fraught with racist history, GOP expulsion of 'Tennessee Three' hits a nerve
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter Tennessee Republicans expelled two rising young Black Democratic state representatives April 6...