Hooks Institute takes long view of city in new U of M home
The Benjamin Hooks Institute's new space inside Wilder Tower has dedicated spaces for the organization’s projects, which include documentary production, research, policy collaboration and public events. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Daphene McFerren grew up among people who knew how to make a difference. Her parents, John and Viola McFerren, are folk heroes in Fayette County for helping organize Tent City in the 1960s.
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Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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