Trials set for Landers Center lawsuits over booking Black artists
The Landers Center is owned by the DeSoto County Convention and Visitors Bureau. (Toni Lepeska/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
The two federal lawsuits claim DeSoto officials tried to block Black performers from being booked at the venue, then fired leaders who refused to go along.
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Landers Center Todd Mastry Jason Morgan DeSoto County DeSoto County Convention and Visitors BureauAarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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