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Plans for Legacy of Blues Empress Bessie Smith Blossoming Exponentially

The profound and pioneering legacy of singer/songwriter/entertainer Bessie Smith, “The Empress,” is being gloriously prepped for a richly deserved and long overdue turn in the spotlight.

Silver Crown Beauty Pageant to Showcase the Talents and Beauty of Women Over the Age of 50

Hallie’s Comet Productions, LLC has announced that their signature event, the Silver Crown Beauty Pageant, will be leaping forward and upward in the Queen City of Charlotte, NC in 2019.

FILM REVIEW: Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral

Perry’s script relies on infidelity, rivalries, bawdy language, lust and the usual dollop of betrayal. In other circumstances, the turmoil would be funny and engaging. Not so much here…

‘Leaving Neverland’ is Michael Jackson’s Pandora’s Box

During the 1993 investigation into Michael’s alleged pedophilia, his sister Latoya created a firestorm by saying that she ‘would not be a silent collaborator in my brother’s crimes against little children.’

New Interactive Website Featuring Henry Louis Gates, Tracks Slave Voyages

The new slave voyages website counts as the product of three years of development by a multi-disciplinary team of historians, librarians, curriculum specialists…

Newsrooms Still Lack Women and Individuals of Color

The media is in a state of great disruption, but despite all of the change, one thing remains the same: the role of women is significantly smaller than that of men in every part of news…

Charles D. King Reminisces at Howard University’s Charter Day

Media mogul Charles D. King received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters during this year’s Howard University Charter Day Convocation. King shared his journey from talent agency…

Doctors, Lawyers with Monetary Motives Cause Painful Decisions in Women

It has come to light that a collaboration involving some law firms, doctors, and finance companies are pressuring women into unnecessary surgeries to remove the [transvaginal] mesh.

Heritage Tours Told to Vacate ‘Handy House’ After 24 Years

A letter from the Downtown Memphis Commission (DMC) informed Turner that the operating services of Heritage Tours would not be part of the Handy home’s future.

Voting Rights Groups’ Lawsuit Against Ohio Heads to Trial

Voting rights groups that charge that Ohio’s congressional map was unfairly manipulated by state Republicans will have their say in federal court. The trial for a lawsuit filed last year…

Black Activist Says He Took Over Neo-Nazi Group to Kill It

A Black activist said he has taken the helm of what has been billed as one of the nation’s largest neo-Nazi groups to put it out of business. Corporate records show James Stern….

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Black Activist Says He Took Over Neo-Nazi Group to Kill It

A Black activist said he has taken the helm of what has been billed as one of the nation’s largest neo-Nazi groups to put it out of business. Corporate records show James Stern….

Black College Strips Building of Segregationist’s Name

The News & Observer reported Wednesday’s vote trades Gov. Clyde Hoey’s name for that of the historically black university’s founder, James E. Shepard. A statue of Shepard already stands…

Holding Credit Bureaus Accountable and Repairing a Broken System

To make matters worse, all three of the major consumer credit reporting bureaus have used this breach of consumer data and consumer trust to sell products they are marketing as identity theft protection.

The Tax Surprise – Minimal Refund, No Refund

When it comes to taxes, much of the public hears what it wants to hear. If someone says that there will be a cut and they can provide minimal evidence to that effect, such an argument can be a winner.

How to Reduce Your Risks of Dementia

Many people do not want to think about dementia, especially if their lives have not yet been touched by it. But a total of 9.9 million people worldwide are diagnosed with dementia each year. That is one person every 3.2 seconds.

In Peak Flu Season, UC Riverside’s Dr. Cedric Rutland, M.D. Highlights its Impact on The Black Community

As flu season peaks, UC Riverside’s Dr. Cedric Rutland provides important information regarding the Black community and flu vaccinations.

Commentary: Changing the Rigged Game That Perpetuates Inequality

It’s not enough to know that there is a great deal of inequality in the United States and around the world. We need to know not only how much, but also how.

Dr. Sheila Brooks, Author and Emmy Winner, Nominated for NAACP Image Award

Dr. Sheila Brooks, the founder, president and CEO of SRB Communications, a full service Washington, D.C.-based advertising and marketing agency…

Petition Seeks to End Practice of Charge Stacking

Turning one crime into many is easily done, and with this in mind a prosecutor can easily circumvent laws of double jeopardy in order to lump, for example, drug offenses with conspiracy…

At Least 4,500 Abuse Complaints at Migrant Children Shelters

Accusations of sexual abuse and harassment of migrants in government shelters were made over the past four years, directed against adult staff members, according to US federal data.

Get Engaged, Not Enraged: 30 Ways to Take Ownership of Your Community’s Future

When things aren’t going well in our community, our first impulse has traditionally been to get upset. Our second impulse has been to look for someone to blame. Typically, we may point the finger at government…

The 2019 Academy Awards: Black Filmmakers Win Big

The 2019 Academy Awards have come to an end and #BlackGirlMagic and #BlackBoyJoy were in full effect as some of our favorites walked away with statuettes, some after a 30-year uphill climb.

Epidemic of Missing Black Girls Continues to Stump Authorities, Frustrate Parents

“One thing I think for sure about the missing teens is that human trafficking is a hotbed in my city [and around the country],” said Psychologist and Navy veteran Sheri Davis, who lives in Madison, Alabama.

In Memoriam: Russell Bertrand Sugarmon Jr. – Civil Rights ‘Giant’

As a member of the Memphis Branch NAACP, Mr. Sugarmon was instrumental in using the law to fight legal battles to desegregate public transportation, schools and restaurants.

Will Reparations Become Democrats’ Campaign Theme?

“America has an ugly history of racism,” Senator Elizabeth Warren said after addressing Democrats at an annual state dinner in New Hampshire, according to The Boston Globe.

CVS Officials Talk Project Health, Black Press at Rainbow Push Wall Street Conference

David Casey, the vice president of Workforce Strategies and Chief Diversity Officer at CVS Health, joined Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Push 22nd Annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit…

The Green New Deal — The Left’s Attempt to Co-Opt Trump’s Labor Populism

The Dems plan is what it has always been – the Robin Hood strategy. That is, they want to steal from the rich and give to the poor. That’s why the Green New Deal is based almost entirely on cost-shifting…

New Bill to Require Federal Agencies to Advertise with Black Press

A new Government Accountability Office report that concluded that, of the $5 billion spent on advertising by federal agencies over the past decade…

College Student Hosts Prom Dress Drive

University of Memphis sophomore and freelance makeup artist Diamond Butler is hoping to provide 100 girls with the necessities they need for prom… To ease the financial burden for some girls, Butler is asking that the community donate…

Founders of After Life Mortuary Services Breaking New Ground

It’s time out for fish fries, GoFundMe accounts and the embarrassing fundraisers that families have to do, in order to have the finances to bury a loved one.

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Tragedy That Launched the 1968 Sanitation Strike

They were just two men working a very crappy job to provide for their families. It was a garbage truck malfunction that took their lives and galvanized their peers to strike.

Irving Students Take Flight to New Adventures

The industry is trying to grow, and it can’t grow because there are not enough people coming in the front door to match the people who are going out of the back door…

At 88, Toni Morrison Personifies the Strength of Black Womanhood

Morrison personifies what it means to be a freedom-fighting author. “We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives…”

NAACP Celebrates 110th Anniversary of Freedom Fighting

Had there been no May 17, 1954 (the day the Supreme Court ruled in Brown V. Board of Education), I’m not sure there would have been a Little Rock. I’m not sure there would have been a Martin Luther King Jr….

Trump Keeps Government Open But Continues To Run a Scam

As the Democrats sound the alarm, and condemn the president for his decisions, President Trump is playing golf. The Trump reality is in real time, and the only response to his insanity is to resist…

Black Millennials Embrace the Struggle and Message of Rapper 21 Savage

Although 21 Savage has lived in the U.S. for the past 14 years, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is attempting to expedite his deportation back to the United Kingdom.

Redemption: ‘Spiritual Parents’ Throw Party for Man Who Broke Into Their Church

“I appreciate DeAndre because he broke a cycle in his life,” said Pastor Henry Lavender. “Now, he has his own son to raise. The cycle is broken. Jesus makes it possible for DeAndre…”

New York May Join Other States in Ending Cash Bails

Defendants charged with certain non-violent crimes should be presumptively released. But there are a small number of crimes which we believe prosecutors should have the opportunity…

Most and Least Ethnically Diverse U.S. Cities Identified

A growing body of social psychological research suggests that information about increasing ethnic diversity can lead white Americans to express greater concerns about their ethnic group’s status and…

DENIED! Bi-Partisan Pushback Leads Trump to Cry, “Emergency”

Trump said he’ll get money from multiple sources including tapping into the $3.6 billion earmarked for military construction, $600 million in asset forfeitures seized by the U.S. Treasury Department…

Mike Singletary: Express Yourself: “When I retired, I knew I would coach…”

“When I retired, I knew I would coach,” said Singletary, who will be barking plays as head coach of the Memphis Express, one of eight startup teams in the Alliance of American Football.

New TSD video series tells forgotten history of Memphis

Over the course of February (and maybe beyond), we’ll bring you short video clips of historic places you drive or walk by every day – places that have profound historic implications that go overlooked all the time.

Tribune Lauds History Makers at Awards Luncheon

In a packed upstairs dining room in the Union League in Center City, the Rev. Calvin O. Butts III of the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City, delivered a powerful keynote speech…

Chicago Police Announce “Shift” in Investigation Regarding Jussie Smollett

“We can confirm that the information received from the individuals questioned by police earlier in the Empire case has in fact shifted the trajectory of the investigation,” Chicago Police Department spokesman…

Minstrel Black Faces Evoke America’s Uncanny Preoccupation With Real Black Faces

I need all eleven seceding Southern states to join in: “I wish I was in the land of cotton, old times there are not forgotten.” Now Northern States I need you to chime in.

Legislation to Award Aretha Franklin with Congressional Gold Medal

Aretha Franklin’s music served as a 1960s call to action that inspired thousands to join civil rights movements and still maintains a social context that resonates across these movements today.

Black Boys Need Rites of Passage Programs in 2019 Across the Country

There are Black role models in the communities and the Black media has a responsibility to tell positive and powerful stories of Black men and women who are making a positive difference…

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson’s Statement on the Anniversary of the Parkland Shooting

Young people stood up and spoke both forcefully and passionately about gun violence’s impact on their ability to feel safe, which led to the passage of new gun control laws…

Developing a Universal Enrollment System for All Memphis Public Schools

I started in 1995 when I was asked to help open a Family Resource Center in a high school and students without involved parents in their lives took to me. Parents would stop me and say…

NNPA President Talks Black History, Diversity During Fireside Chat

Chavis said the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and its 215-member newspaper and media companies reach more than 22 million weekly subscribers and millions more daily…

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