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Protesters Took to Memphis Streets Over Weekend, Speaking Out Against Police...
As in many cities around the country, protesters hit the streets of Memphis for five consecutive nights, calling attention to police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of a...
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Elected Officials Across State Respond to Police Brutality, Protests
Elected officials in Tennessee are having different responses to the death of George Floyd and the protests across the state that followed. Many took to social media to express their thoughts on the...
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Caritas Village Closes, Hopes to Return This Fall
Caritas Village, the Binghamton-based community center and cafe, closed this week and will remain closed throughout the summer. Officials there plan to re-imagine the space as a kitchen for local food...
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Mayor Sets New, Nightly Curfew
A new, nightly curfew begins tonight from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. in an effort to calm protests here related to the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland set the curfew...
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Music Video Week: Don Bryant
Music Video Week is taking it back home. We're closing out Music Video Week with Don Bryant and the Bo-Keys. Bryant was a Memphis music staple in the 1960s and 70s, fronting Willie Mitchell's band and...
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Monday Night Protests End Peacefully at 10 p.m.
Protests in Memphis ended peacefully at around 10 p.m. after a march on Beale Street, a demonstration at 201 Poplar, and a rolling blockade of the Hernando DeSoto Bridge. The sixth night of protests...
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COVID-19 Positive Rate Up Again
Shelby County’s positive rate for COVID-19 rose Monday to 7.7 percent. The health department reported that 2,473 tests were given on Monday, and, of those, 190 were positive. The total number of...
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Tennessee Travel Normalizing, Especially Outside of Metros
Tennesseans, especially those outside metro areas, are returning to travel levels seen before the first case of COVID-19 arrived in the state, according to the latest analysis from researchers at...
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Shelby County to Perform Mass Testing at Corrections Facility
The Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) said Tuesday that it will begin mass testing at the county’s corrections facility. The testing of 517 staff members and near 1,500 inmates at the Shelby...
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Health Department ‘Alarmed’ by Daily Case Increases
A health officer for the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) said the increase of 190 COVID-19 cases Tuesday was the largest daily jump since April 24th. Dr. Bruce Randolph said the health...
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County Mayor Speaks Out Against Racial Injustice
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris spoke out against racism and advocated for criminal justice reform during a county COVID-19 task force update Tuesday. Harris said the murder of George Floyd “tears back...
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Dozens of Memphis Restaurants, Organizations Show Solidarity With Black...
In the wake of George Floyd’s death, local organizations, leaders, and businesses have issued their own statements on racial inequality and support for protesters. University leaders here largely...
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The Turnstyles' Two-Cylinder Engine Revs To Life
Duos hold an honored place in the rock-and-roll pantheon. In the ’80s, the concept seemed obscure, though the moderate success of the Flat Duo Jets and House of Freaks served as a proof of concept...
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It’s Not Time: Tsunami Not Ready for Flood of Dine-in Customers
Tsunami has a freshly painted floor, but it will be a while before the iconic Cooper-Young restaurant rings with the sound of footsteps from hungry customers. Owner Ben Smith isn’t ready to open. He...
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Everyday Conversation: Unapologetic’s “What You Doin, Nothin?”
More than a month ago, local hip-hop record label Unapologetic introduced a series of comical skits and interviews called “What You Doin, Nothin?” on YouTube and on its Unapologetic World app. In the...
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Teach Your Children: Facing Racism and White Supremacy Takes Courage
It’s easy to think our kids are already experiencing too much. That they have been living in fear of a virus for months now, with no end in sight. It may seem that while we shelter them from disease,...
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MEMernet: BLM’s Bail Fund, Antifa, and, Well, Just a Nice Sunset
News You Can UseYou Should See This All right, this one is not from Memphis (it’s St. Petersburg, Florida, apparently) but it was making the rounds through the Memphis Twitterati Monday morning. Also,...
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Justice for All: Existing as a Person of Color Can Get You Killed
We live in a scary world. A world in which just existing as a person of color is enough to get you killed. A world in which running, walking down the street, bird-watching, or sleeping in our own...
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Week That Was: Virus Spike, Money for MATA, and a ‘Successful’ Memorial Day
The virus rate surged, MATA got $2.5 million from Shelby County, and health officials were optimistic about the holiday.For coverage of the George Floyd protests in Memphis last week, please see our...
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The Funky Side of Protest: New Tracks From the Mighty Souls Brass Band
By now, the Mighty Souls Brass Band (MSBB) is a staple of life in Memphis, arguably the first New Orleans-style brass band to establish itself locally in this century. But it might not have turned out...
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