Ole Miss holds off Georgia for their ninth conference … Breein Tyree led all scorers with 17 points in the win.
Mane Street? Petitions arise to change two Memphis … One petition is to change the name Forrest Avenue in Midtown to Forest Avenue; the other is to change Downtown’s Main Street to Mane Street.
Philadelphia, St. Louis police departments roiled … The police departments of Philadelphia and St. Louis are taking action following allegations that officers posted hateful or racist content on social media. In Philadelphia, 72 officers were taken off the streets and placed on administrative duty, and in St. Louis, 22 officers have been barred from bringing their cases to the Circuit Attorney’s Office.
Activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph’s alleged killer was … The chief emphasized investigators believe Ronn Jermaine Bell killed Roberts-Joseph but they have yet to establish “a complete, solid motive at this time.”
Texas executes John William King in horrific 1998 … A man who helped carry out the dragging death of James Byrd Jr. — one of the most horrific hate crimes in modern American history — was executed by injection on Wednesday evening in a Texas prison. John William King, 44, was one of three men convicted for the murder. He is the second person […]
Collierville prosecutor resigns after controversial … Collierville Assistant Town Prosecutor Mike Cross, who had faced scrutiny for some controversial social media posts that voiced support for white nationalists, resigned Tuesday afternoon, town authorities said.
Take ‘Em Down 901 activist takes aim at mayor on … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A series of events Thursday marked the one year anniversary of the removal of two confederate statues from Memphis parks. But a year later, some are finding that the memories of Jefferson Davis and Nathan Bedford Forrest are harder to remove than their statues were. “That pedestal still casts a big shadow […]
Descendants of Bedford Forrest file lawsuit against … The descendants of a Confederate general filed a lawsuit in a Memphis court seeking the return of a statue removed last year.
Ole Miss professor slammed over political tweet gets … A University of Mississippi sociology professor criticized for encouraging “acts of aggression” against Republican politicians was granted tenure by a divided College Board on Thursday.
Former parks of Confederate statues face uncertainty MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Groups in Memphis came together Thursday to commemorate a year since the city’s Confederate statues were taken down, but it comes in a time of uncertainty for the parks. The City of Memphis sold the two parks where the statues of Jefferson Davis and Nathan Bedford Forrest once stood to Memphis Greenspace, […]
Man who drove car into protesters in Virginia convicted … James Fields Jr., who drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia, was convicted Friday of first-degree murder.
