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Memphis, Tenn. — Tennessee State University’s Aristocrat of Bands is striving for one of the best achievable musical awards. The HBCU band will submit an application to the Grammy nomination committee for their album The Urban Hymnal. Created on TSU’s campus, the 10-track album features trailblazers within the music industry like Sir the Baptist, Dubba-AA, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jackson State University announced Wednesday that their football team will no longer participate in the Southern Heritage Classic, one of the most attended HBCU classics in the country. On Wednesday, JSU announced its termination of participation in the annual game. JSU stated that their governing athletic conference, Southwestern Athletic Conference, has entered […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — In August of 2000, business leader Gayle Rose had a meeting with Memphis businessman Staley Cates.  “There at that meeting, he said, you know, we would really like you to lead the effort to explore what it would take from Memphis to get an NBA franchise,” said Rose. “Memphis had been […]

Things changed when Clarence Saunders cut the ribbon on the first Piggly Wiggly on Sept. 11, 1916. Unlike the competition, this “modern supermarket” was built on self-service. Shoppers could pick up packages of food and take the time to read the label while shopping. They could choose the biggest, greenest bell pepper from the produce […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tickets for the Southern Heritage Classic are scheduled to go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. This will be the 33rd annual football game between rivals Jackson State University and Tennessee State University. The two universities are scheduled to play against each other Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. at the Simmons […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The management company that operates the Southern Heritage Classic in Memphis filed suit against Jackson State University and others, after JSU announced it was pulling out of the annual football matchup. Organizers like Classic founder Fred Jones were caught off guard by JSU’s unexpected announcement last month. JSU later agreed to play […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Jackson State University is back in the Southern Heritage Classic for one final game in 2022. The announcement Friday came after the university previously said it was pulling out of the historic match up. Fred Jones, Southern Heritage Classic Founder, said he’s glad JSU is back in the game. “Our theme this year is […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson State University (JSU) announced on Friday, February 11 that the 2022 Southern Heritage Classic game between JSU and Tennessee State University will be played as originally planned. According to a statement from the university, this will be the final Southern Heritage Classic between the two teams. On Wednesday, February 2, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. –– The Southern Heritage Classic has become an attraction in Memphis, but the word that it will no longer feature Jackson State University leaves questions. “We have had crowds of 55,000 people here for a weekend- many of them from out of town, selling out our hotels from one end of the city […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium will soon have a new name and sponsor. Simmons Bank announced Friday that the Arkansas-based company is in advanced negotiations with the City of Memphis to be the stadium’s title sponsor. The new name will be Simmons Bank Memorial Stadium, the company said. “With the continued reinvestment surrounding […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Shedeur Sanders threw for 362 yards and three touchdowns Saturday night to lead Jackson State to a 38-16 victory over Tennessee State in the Southern Heritage Classic. Sanders completed 30 of 40 passes as Jackson State (2-0) used a pair of third quarter scores to build its lead. In the frame, […]