Calkins: On Election Day, the shameful work of erasing Memphis begins
“It’s a terrible day for Memphis and it’s a terrible day for Tennessee.” U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, said May 5, 2026, in Nashville. (George Walker IV/AP)
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Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
“They’re killing an iconic American city,” said U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, who flew in to join Tuesday’s protest. “It’s a terrible day for Memphis and it’s a terrible day for Tennessee.”
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