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September 10, 2022
A day of terror that left four dead and three wounded in Memphis, Tennessee this week tore a hole in the hearts…
September 3, 2022
Political organizers say Highlander never stopped pursuing social justice and should recover the building as a stolen part of its…
Fisk University thegrio.com
August 14, 2022
A video of Fisk University’s gymnastics team making HBCU history with their first-ever practice has gone viral on TikTok. 
August 13, 2022
The fort, built by runaway slaves and freed Black people for the Union, has recently become a flashpoint in Nashville’s…
August 6, 2022
Sam Gooden, one of the original members of the Chicago soul group The Impressions and a member of the Rock…
July 30, 2022
Programs will include youth courses based on experience level and age, a diverse abilities course and a senior citizen course.
July 21, 2022
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been asked to probe a traffic stop Saturday that left a Black man badly…
June 29, 2022
"We've been able to do a lot with a little," said one, "and I think folks are accustomed to seeing…
Death Chamber at Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
June 13, 2022
After Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted a lethal injection in April because he learned the drugs hadn't been tested as…
Tyrone Chalmers
June 9, 2022
Tyrone Chalmers can pursue arguments that he is intellectually disabled and should not be executed under state law, a federal…
June 7, 2022
WJBE owner, former Tennessee lawmaker Joe Armstrong, was convicted of a felony tax case. The FCC says he didn't report…
June 3, 2022
The Country Music Association has announced a ban on the display of Confederate imagery during its four-day festival in Nashville,…
June 3, 2022
Death row inmate Byron Black s appealing a trial court's dismissal of his request to be declared intellectually disabled, which…
Provo, Utah School Prepares For School Year Amid CoVID-19 Pandemic
May 31, 2022
Erica Qualls documented at least 15 racist incidents her son has experienced at Church Hill Middle School this academic year.
May 14, 2022
At least two people connected to a delayed Tennessee execution knew the lethal injection drugs hadn't undergone some required testing, records…
May 12, 2022
The University of Memphis' GROWWTH program will support the state of Tennessee's effort to help its low-income residents.
May 10, 2022
"Does it surprise me that a weatherman would tweet a slur at Draymond in 2022? Not in the slightest," Kerr said,…
May 9, 2022
On May 3, voters in the Democratic primaries helped make history when they pushed five Black women to serve on…
May 7, 2022
The vice president also stressed her connection to the Tennessee State graduates as a fellow graduate of a historically Black…
May 7, 2022
The Grace Christian Academy student seen in the now-viral video has been issued “severe disciplinary action” by the academy.