There are 30 article(s) tagged Earle Fisher:

• May 2019

  • Harris, faith and union leaders push living wage for SCS cafeteria workers

    Mayor Lee Harris held a press conference Wednesday urging county leaders to find a way to raise the minimum wage of SCS cafeteria workers to $15 per hour.

    By Omer Yusuf May 08, 2019

  • Tennessee sued over voter registration law

    Six groups, including a Memphis-based law firm, filed suit this week challenging Tennessee’s new third-party voter registration law, contending it violates “fundamental” constitutional rights with the threat of civil and criminal penalties.

    By Sam Stockard May 04, 2019

• April 2019

  • Politics Podcast: People’s Convention organizer Rev. Earle Fisher

    People’s Convention organizer Earle Fisher talks with Bill Dries about plans to push back the date for the gathering and going from a “candidate-centered” political model to a “community-centered” one.

    By Natalie Van Gundy April 04, 2019

• January 2019

  • Politics Podcast: People’s Convention 2.0

    The organizers of a new People’s Convention set for April talk publicly about the event in advance of the October city elections for the first time.

    By Natalie Van Gundy January 30, 2019

  • Rev. Earle Fisher encourages Mississippi Boulevard members to ‘get up, pick up your mat and walk’

    Rev. Earle Fisher spoke to Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church the day before Martin Luther King Day. He encouraged the congregation to continue to strive for racial equality.

    By Abigail Warren January 20, 2019