Tennessee
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Sep- 2019 -16 September#NNPA BlackPress
New pastor installation set for Greater Middle Baptist Church
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Greater Middle Baptist Church will install the Rev. Rodney Echols Sr. as pastor on Sunday (September 15).…
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15 September#NNPA BlackPress
Classic Music Festival: Keith Sweat, Joe & Tamia
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — The ballads of Keith Sweat and Joe meshed with the powerful vocals of Tamia to produce an…
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14 September#NNPA BlackPress
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…
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13 September#NNPA BlackPress
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…
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9 September#NNPA BlackPress
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…
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5 September#NNPA BlackPress
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…
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4 September#NNPA BlackPress
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…
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4 September#NNPA BlackPress
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…
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Aug- 2019 -31 August#NNPA BlackPress
Peeking behind the ‘Bluff City Law’ curtain
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — “Bluff City Law” centers around the ofttimes fraught, father-daughter relationship between main characters Elijah and Sidney…
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27 August#NNPA BlackPress
Memphis Urban League poised to celebrate ‘75 years of HOPE’
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — For the Memphis Urban League, “HOPE” is an acronym for Having Opportunities to Pursue Empowerment. The gala…
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