New Tri-State Defender

BLDG Memphis issues housing and transit survey to Memphis mayoral, city council candidates

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — As many Memphis residents lament a lack of mayoral debates, BLDG Memphis is taking a different approach to capturing candidates’ policy plans for the public record.

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TSU partners with Apple Inc. to offer alumni free app design course

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Technology giant Apple, Inc. has partnered with Tennessee State University to give minorities and underserved communities greater access to the field. TSU has been charged with…

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Backlash sinks magazine cover deemed racist by many

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The magazine featured caricatures of three mayoral candidates — Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer, incumbent Mayor Jim Strickland and former Mayor Dr. Willie W. Herenton.

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County Commission makes two moves regarding $15 minimum wage

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Shelby County Commission approved an ordinance requiring them to pay their employees at least $15 an hour. The order was approved on final reading at the…

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‘Talk About It Tuesday’ tackles 400 years of trials, triumphs

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — The Withers Collection teamed with the Memphis Branch of the Association for the The Withers Collection and the Afro American Historical & Genealogical Society – Memphis Chapter…

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Tickets on sale now for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at Orpheum Memphis

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — The celebrated Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is returning to Memphis for a limited weekend engagement February 14-16. For the Orpheum Theatre Group’s new COO, Dacquiri Baptiste,…

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Former Memphis Anchorwoman Dee Griffin opens up about abuse and recovery

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — he billing for the Sistahs Soiree Brunch offered advance notice: “…be ready for some candid conversations.” With the Memphis Botanical Garden as the setting (Aug. 10), the…

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COMMENTARY: So I finally got ahold of a Popeyes Chicken Sandwich . . .

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Earlier this week, I wrote about the mass extinction of the Popeyes Chicken Sandwich— story is on newsstands and was published here at TSDMemphis.com yesterday. The latest…

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IN MEMORIAM: Baxter Leach, a Soldier for Labor

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Mr. Leach and fellow sanitation workers rose up and in unison shouted to the world, “I AM A MAN.” They marched against the powers that be, earning…

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Tennis Center gets council OK; priority question raised

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — After some controversy, Memphis City Council members approved a resolution appropriating $3 million of the $19 million needed for the expansion of the Leftwich Tennis Center at…

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