Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News | Daily Memphian | Laura Faith Kebede https://dailymemphian.com/feed/authors/122 The Daily Memphian is the must-read, daily online newspaper for in-depth, local journalism in Memphis and the Mid-South. Sign up for morning and evening editions, plus breaking news. (c) 2024 Swift release of Nichols' bodycam footage hasn't opened door to other MPD videos https://dailymemphian.com/article/33957 <p>The quick release of footage of the Tyre Nichols&rsquo; beating is an anomaly for MPD, which has not released video or other details in a series of officer-involved shootings since November.</p> marc.perrusquia@memphis.edu (Marc Perrusquia) Metro Front Page Public Safety https://dailymemphian.com/article/33957 Sat, 4 Feb 2023 11:50:13 -0600 Civil Wrongs: How a grisly lynching still haunts Memphis a century later https://dailymemphian.com/article/31425 <p>The lynching of Ell Persons on May 22, 1917, shaped Memphis history. Now, 105 years later, the site has remained nearly unscathed, but what has changed?</p> lfkebede@memphis.edu (Laura Faith Kebede) Front Page Metro Public Safety https://dailymemphian.com/article/31425 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 08:34:28 -0500 Kebede: Civil Wrongs project shares stories of the past still relevant today https://dailymemphian.com/article/30010 <p>&ldquo;The cases in our region that we plan to investigate as part of the Civil Wrongs project were often trivialized by journalists at the time. Reporters often took officials&rsquo; statements without question while disregarding Black voices that dared to complicate the story.&rdquo;</p> lfkebede@memphis.edu (Laura Faith Kebede) Front Page Opinion https://dailymemphian.com/article/30010 Sat, 30 Jul 2022 04:00:08 -0500 Ceremony honors the late Judge Odell Horton as federal building is renamed https://dailymemphian.com/article/29977 <p>Rep. Steve Cohen led the unveiling of a sign proclaiming the Odell Horton Federal Building.&nbsp;</p> <h3>Related story:</h3> <p><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><a style="color: #000000;" href="https://dailymemphian.com/section/metro/article/29848/memphis-judge-odell-horton-life-and-legacy-black-judges">&ldquo;Giant of a judge:&rdquo; The life and legacy of Judge Odell Horton</a></span></strong></p> lfkebede@memphis.edu (Laura Faith Kebede) Front Page Metro Spirit of Memphis https://dailymemphian.com/article/29977 Mon, 25 Jul 2022 18:10:36 -0500 Victims' families languish as state effort to document civil rights-era crimes stalls https://dailymemphian.com/article/29613 <p>A 2018 law created the Tennessee Civil Rights Crimes, Information, Reconciliation, and Research Center, but provided no additional funding or staff.</p> lfkebede@memphis.edu (Laura Faith Kebede) Front Page Metro State Government https://dailymemphian.com/article/29613 Fri, 8 Jul 2022 17:49:23 -0500 'Hands up! Don't shoot': The forgotten Memphis police killing of Black teenager Larry Payne https://dailymemphian.com/article/27865 <p>A half century later, family still fights for recognition to soften &ldquo;a pain that will never go away.''</p> lfkebede@memphis.edu (Laura Faith Kebede) Metro Public Safety https://dailymemphian.com/article/27865 Tue, 29 Mar 2022 04:00:12 -0500 Teacher feedback pushes SCS superintendent to delay vote on literacy contract https://dailymemphian.com/article/20286 <p>Joris Ray&nbsp;said he still supports the proposal to spend&nbsp;$5.6 million next school year on Educational Epiphany&rsquo;s teacher training and take-home literacy flashcards for Memphis students, but he pulled a vote on the contract from this week&rsquo;s school board meeting agenda.</p> lfkebede@memphis.edu (Laura Faith Kebede) Front Page Metro Education https://dailymemphian.com/article/20286 Sat, 27 Feb 2021 04:00:08 -0600 Most Memphis charter networks are reopening but most students aren't returning https://dailymemphian.com/article/19849 <p>Charter schools run by nonprofit organizations are allowed to make their own plans about reopening buildings. That means about a quarter of Memphis students attend public schools that are not obligated to follow Superintendent Joris Ray&rsquo;s decision&nbsp;to continue all-virtual learning.&nbsp;</p> lfkebede@memphis.edu (Laura Faith Kebede) Front Page Metro Education https://dailymemphian.com/article/19849 Tue, 9 Feb 2021 10:13:14 -0600 Some Memphis school board members push for a reopening date https://dailymemphian.com/article/19781 <p>Superintendent Joris Ray presented updates&nbsp;for reopening during a board committee meeting Thursday, including creating a district contact-tracing team and using district buildings to administer vaccines to teachers. But he has delayed reopening classes indefinitely, citing high community spread of COVID-19.&nbsp;</p> lfkebede@memphis.edu (Laura Faith Kebede) Front Page Metro Education https://dailymemphian.com/article/19781 Fri, 5 Feb 2021 10:05:00 -0600 Race, politics and power loom large in dispute over reopening schools https://dailymemphian.com/article/19728 <p>Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray has stood firm&nbsp;with all-remote learning, and accuses state leaders of being out of touch with the needs of Memphis students, who are mostly Black and disproportionately affected by the deadly virus.&nbsp;</p> maldrich@Chalkbeat.org (Marta W. Aldrich) Front Page Metro Education Coronavirus https://dailymemphian.com/article/19728 Wed, 3 Feb 2021 10:52:10 -0600 Local virtual learning data points to student struggles https://dailymemphian.com/article/19692 <p>Memphis students are struggling with material taught during virtual learning, a top Shelby County Schools official said, pointing to test results.</p> lfkebede@memphis.edu (Laura Faith Kebede) Front Page Metro Education https://dailymemphian.com/article/19692 Tue, 2 Feb 2021 11:49:49 -0600 'Please don't hurt my children,' Joris Ray begs lawmakers https://dailymemphian.com/article/19476 <p>Superintendent Joris Ray posted a video Friday, Jan. 22 urging state legislators to vote against a bill that could &ldquo;defund public education&rdquo; if Shelby County Schools remain closed.&nbsp;</p> lfkebede@memphis.edu (Laura Faith Kebede) Front Page Metro Education https://dailymemphian.com/article/19476 Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:14:38 -0600 New bill aimed at urban school districts: Give students 70 days of in-person education or else https://dailymemphian.com/article/19418 <p>&nbsp;If it passes, Tennessee&rsquo;s two largest school systems would have to reopen quickly to meet that threshold.</p> lfkebede@memphis.edu (Laura Faith Kebede) Front Page Metro Education https://dailymemphian.com/article/19418 Wed, 20 Jan 2021 13:01:19 -0600 KIPP educators call for removal of executive director https://dailymemphian.com/article/19367 <p>Nineteen KIPP Memphis Academy Middle staff members sent a letter to the board of directors asking them to remove Kendra Ferguson, who has led the charter network of five schools since 2016 and reports to the board.&nbsp;</p> lfkebede@memphis.edu (Laura Faith Kebede) Front Page Metro Education https://dailymemphian.com/article/19367 Mon, 18 Jan 2021 04:00:08 -0600 Shelby County Schools considers how to spend next round of coronavirus relief money https://dailymemphian.com/article/19248 <p>District officials said they expect money they will get from the latest federal relief package could be about four times higher than last time, or about $190 million.&nbsp;</p> lfkebede@memphis.edu (Laura Faith Kebede) Front Page Metro Education Coronavirus https://dailymemphian.com/article/19248 Tue, 12 Jan 2021 11:01:23 -0600 As Memphis district considers future of virtual learning, superintendent says, ‘No one will force me to open schools’ https://dailymemphian.com/article/19171 <p>The tension between the Memphis leader and state officials illustrates the differences in how Tennesseans are responding to school safety concerns related to the virus.&nbsp;</p> lfkebede@memphis.edu (Laura Faith Kebede) Coronavirus Metro Education Front Page https://dailymemphian.com/article/19171 Fri, 8 Jan 2021 09:18:00 -0600 Students led overhaul of sexual harassment protections in Shelby County Schools https://dailymemphian.com/article/18945 <p>Shelby County Schools leaders recently revised how the Memphis district handles sexual harassment complaints after pressure from former and current students who championed the change starting four years ago.&nbsp;</p> lfkebede@memphis.edu (Laura Faith Kebede) Front Page Metro Education https://dailymemphian.com/article/18945 Sat, 26 Dec 2020 04:00:10 -0600 Remote learning: Memphis student scrambles to catch up on missing assignments https://dailymemphian.com/article/18943 <p>During a November video call with his algebra teacher, the 14-year-old had a terrible realization: There was a tab he never clicked on, where his teachers had noted missing assignments. Jalan, typically an A student, had 73 assignments in seven classes that were overdue.&nbsp;</p> lfkebede@memphis.edu (Laura Faith Kebede) Front Page Metro Education https://dailymemphian.com/article/18943 Fri, 25 Dec 2020 04:00:01 -0600 Memphis school leaders ask $30 million for learning loss and literacy https://dailymemphian.com/article/18749 <p>The request would increase to about $50 million annually in the third year as the Memphis district hires more teacher assistants for students in K-2.</p> lfkebede@memphis.edu (Laura Faith Kebede) Metro Education Front Page https://dailymemphian.com/article/18749 Tue, 15 Dec 2020 21:13:40 -0600 Tennessee child care options decrease as federal COVID relief money expires https://dailymemphian.com/article/18726 <p>The Tennessee Department of Human Services child care assistance program for workers deemed &ldquo;essential&rdquo; during the pandemic expires Dec. 31. The state has no plans to renew the program.</p> lfkebede@memphis.edu (Laura Faith Kebede) Metro Education Coronavirus https://dailymemphian.com/article/18726 Tue, 15 Dec 2020 11:10:00 -0600