By Michael Goldberg Democrat Scott Colom was within striking distance Wednesday of pulling off an historic upset in ...

It wasn’t quite a concession speech. At New Direction Christian Church on Tuesday night, Nov. 3, state Rep. Justin J. Pearson stood before a crowd that had spent more than a year working to send him ...

The parents of a 1-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a police officer in Mississippi led a protest Monday at the office ...

By Brent Hooks, TSD Guest Contributor My years in business leadership have taught me that gaining access to opportunity is ...

Former Memphis-Shelby County School Superintendent Marie Feagins faces allegations that she exposed herself to her special assistant in a federal employment discrimination lawsuit filed on Thursday, ...

With the election a mere three days away, two Memphis area Democrats continue to defy the odds and are now in a statistical dead heat for governor and an open U.S. House seat. At the top of the ballot ...

Key principles to Turn Your Losses into Wins” by Tiki Davis, foreword by Viola Davis and Julius Tennon, c.2026, Amistad, $28.99, 320 pages Pull yourself up by the bootstraps. That’s often the advice ...

Congressman James Clyburn came to Memphis with a history lesson, a little political wisdom and a reminder of what political ...

A King Oliver Novel” by Walter Mosley, c.2026, Little, Brown, $30.00, 320 pages In the new novel “Hanging & Burning,” prolific crime mystery writer Walter Mosley, best known for 1990’s “Devil in a ...

The Green Book Comedy Tour,” featuring veteran comic actor Mark Curry, will stop at Sassafras Farms at 315 Hill House Road in Toone, Tennessee, 65 miles northeast of Memphis, for a variety show, happy ...

The Shelby County Board of Commissioners passed on votes for a proposed data center ordinance and a 12-month moratorium on ...

For anyone wondering who was welcome inside the sanctuary at Abyssinian Missionary Baptist Church in Memphis for its community forum, “The Locker Room: The Bible, the Ballot and Black Men,” clear ...