https://dailymemphian.com/feed/authors/227 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) 2026 https://dailymemphian.com/article/4472 <p>In police and prison culture, vulnerability has a bad rap. Not only are you not allowed to express your feelings (except anger), you are not allowed to even have feelings. But isn&rsquo;t the capacity for tenderness what makes us human?&nbsp;</p> virginia@playbackmemphis.org (Virginia Murphy) Opinion Guest Columnists https://dailymemphian.com/article/4472 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 08:37:25 -0500 https://dailymemphian.com/article/4131 <p>Playback Memphis was life-giving to this band of 14, who were &ldquo;voluntold&rdquo; to participate in what most would deem a crazy idea &ndash; bringing police officers together with those who had spent their lives running from them.</p> virginia@playbackmemphis.org (Virginia Murphy) Opinion Guest Columnists https://dailymemphian.com/article/4131 Mon, 1 Apr 2019 04:00:00 -0500