It’s a tiny lead, but new census data shows Memphis is poised to take over as the U.S.’s largest majority-Black city. Could the city embrace that?
Author: Micaela A Watts, Memphis Commercial Appeal
Gangsta Boo, influential Memphis rapper of Three 6 Mafia, dies at 43, reports say
Gangsta Boo, the pioneering female rapper who got her start as a teenager in Three 6 Mafia, has died at 43, several Memphis TV stations are reporting.
Rapper Young Dolph, 36, fatally shot at Memphis bakery, authorities say
Young Dolph, a high-profile Memphis-based rapper behind hits such as “Major” and “RNB,” died at age 36.
Federal charges for 2 accused of abandoning 2-year-old boy at Mississippi Goodwill donation outlet
The boy, who has not been identified by authorities, was left at a Goodwill in Mississippi on Monday. Two suspects face federal kidnapping charges.
Mississippi police identify 2-year-old boy abandoned at Goodwill donation outlet, arrest suspect
The 2-year-old child was left at a Goodwill donation center in Mississippi on Monday morning with a change of clothes and a note.
A Memphis woman, barely recovering from COVID-19, was evicted from her home
Leslie Nelson’s eviction was spurred by medical debt that was not her own, but rather attached to the house passed down to her, she said.