https://dailymemphian.com/feed/authors/477 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/15863 <p>In 1972 in Fayette County, John Lewis and Julian Bond passionately urged African Americans to vote. Attendees that night also saw that both Lewis, the son of sharecroppers, and Bond were just ordinary people intermingling, like &ldquo;home folks,&rdquo; with rural activists.</p> drmcfrrn@memphis.edu (Daphene R. McFerren) Opinion Guest Columnists https://dailymemphian.com/article/15863 Sun, 2 Aug 2020 12:08:21 -0500 https://dailymemphian.com/article/14659 <p>Police brutality and racism are not just black people&rsquo;s problem; they&rsquo;re an American problem, which makes them white people&rsquo;s problem, too.&nbsp;</p> drmcfrrn@memphis.edu (Daphene R. McFerren) Front Page Opinion Guest Columnists https://dailymemphian.com/article/14659 Sat, 6 Jun 2020 04:00:01 -0500