Lee Eric Smith
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Aug- 2019 -15 August
Pediatricians: Black Children Suffer Significantly From Racism
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Surprise! Racism—that “thing” white people say doesn’t exist—has dire long-term effects on the health of black children and adolescents, according to a report released by the country’s…
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14 August
“Save Energy, Save Dollars” plan asks City Council to pay for energy upgrades for poor
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Your home isn’t as energy efficient as you think it is. And if the City of Memphis and MLGW seriously want to ease the energy burden on…
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14 August
Memphis Women’s Political Caucus debuts with election-season focus
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Described as a multi-partisan grassroots organization dedicated to recruiting, training, and supporting women who seek elected and appointed offices at all levels of government, caucus members are…
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14 August
TSDRadio: New Grizz assistant Niele Ivey: “I’m always up for a challenge”
NEW TRI STATE DEFENDER — Niele Ivey knew that becoming the first woman coach in Memphis Grizzlies history was a big deal. Still, she underestimated it a bit.
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Jul- 2019 -21 July
LeMoyne-Owen College looking for new president as college board ousts Dr. Andrea Miller
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The first woman appointed president of the then 153-year-old college, the city’s only historically black college/university (HBCU), Dr. Andrea Lewis Miller, a graduate of the college, learned…
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21 July
Unrest over Brandon Webber shooting leaves many questions, few answers
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It’s exposure to violence like this incident that Tennessee State Rep. Antonio Parkinson (D-Memphis) attributed to his poor, and sometimes violent decision making as a youth. It’s…
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20 July
Film, fellowship puts Memphian Jamey Hatley on course for the big screen
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Hatley is the recipient of the inaugural Indie Memphis Black Filmmaker Fellowship in Screenwriting. Funded by Barry Jenkins (“Moonlight” and “If Beale Street Could Talk”), the two-month…
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20 July
COMMENTARY: The Black Man Who Saved Memphis: Robert R. Church
NNPA NEWSWIRE — An editorial in the Evening Scimitar in 1899 put Church’s legacy in this context: “It may be said of Robert R. Church that his word is as…
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20 July
‘My background don’t define me’: Forum aims to connect employers, ex-offenders
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a capacity crowd at the University Center Ballroom at The University of Memphis, Lori Black blended right in with the business owners, the city officials and…
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20 July
People’s Convention organizers want focus on The People’s Agenda, not endorsements
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Rev. Dr. Earle Fisher thinks that focusing so much attention on the endorsements misses the bigger news story — that for all the criticism of its turnout,…
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