There are 121 article(s) tagged National Civil Rights Museum:

• April 2023

  • Oh Snap: This week’s best photos

    From a memorial for the 55th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and more, here are some of the best pictures from this week. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 08, 2023

  • National Civil Rights Museum is expanding its legacy — Legacy Building, that is

    The National Civil Rights Museum will break ground May 16 on the expansion of the museum’s Legacy Building.

    By Alicia Davidson April 04, 2023

  • The National Civil Rights Museum to host MLK55 April 4

    The National Civil Rights Museum will remember and honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Tuesday, April 4, with in-person commemorations, virtual events, a new museum exhibition, theatrical performance and live music.

    By Alicia Davidson April 03, 2023

• March 2023

  • ‘Exodus: Recreation’ is a play created by 800 Memphians

    “Exodus: Recreation,” which was produced by the InHEIRitance Project and will be performed in Memphis March 31-April 3, incorporated the input of 800 people and two dozen local organizations.

    By Eric Barnes March 31, 2023

  • Experts discuss solutions to systemic racial violence at NCRM

    The National Civil Rights Museum hosted “The Reckoning: Community Policing and Accountability,” the first in a three-part series to examine historical connections of systemic racial violence.

    By Alicia Davidson March 31, 2023

  • The To-Do List: Campfire party, Journey and trail running films

    This week, learn who’s not buried at Elmwood, see Van Duren at the Halloran and honor the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. on the 55th anniversary of his death. 

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Chris Herrington, Abigail Warren March 31, 2023

  • These local spots have Memphis kids covered this spring break

    Most Memphis children will be on Spring Break next week, March 13-17, and if you’re hoping to find some fun (and maybe free) activities for kids, here are a few local places that have you covered.

    By Alicia Davidson March 11, 2023

• February 2023

  • Inked: Legacy expansion progresses at National Civil Rights Museum

    This week’s Inked includes updates on the National Civil Rights Museum Legacy expansion, Klein Fitness and a new farmer’s market in Orange Mound.

    By Neil Strebig February 08, 2023

• January 2023

  • With release of Tyre Nichols video, how to monitor sensitive content

     When Kirstin L. Cheers, director of communications for BRIDGES, learned of the release of the Tyre Nichols’ arrest video, she quickly mobilized to try to help.

    By Danielle Smith January 27, 2023

  • National Civil Rights Museum moves to digitize archives

    Russell Wigginton, president of the NCRM, says on “Behind The Headlines” the museum’s expansion includes digitizing 11,000 items not currently on display. 

    By Bill Dries January 21, 2023

  • ‘Tyre was a man': Loved ones of Tyre Nichols demand transparency from MPD

    Tyre Nichols, 29, died days after being injured during an incident with Memphis police officers around 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, near Raines and Ross roads.

    By Julia Baker January 17, 2023

  • Sports and race intersect at MLK Day forum

    Panelists at the National Civil Rights Museum event included Katrina Merriweather, head coach of the University of Memphis women’s basketball team, Memphis Grizzlies small forward Danny Green and former NBA superstar Grant Hill.

    By Jasmine McCraven January 16, 2023

  • National Civil Rights Museum marks King Day with photo exhibit

    “This is about celebrating Dr. King’s life, his work and what he’s done,” said Noelle Trent with the National Civil Rights Museum. “King Day is a birthday party, and we should be excited, happy, and be celebrating the life of Dr. King.”

    By Alicia Davidson January 15, 2023

• December 2022

  • Civil Rights pioneer Walter L. Bailey Jr. honored with commissioned portrait

    Bailey is perhaps best known as a lawyer representing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the sanitation workers’ strike of 1968, and also took on several high-profile legal battles to desegregate Memphis schools.

    By Alicia Davidson December 13, 2022

• November 2022

  • Guest column: How a rabbi inspired my role at the National Civil Rights Museum today

    “Seeing history as informing who we are and what we must do in the present no matter what befalls us as a city, nation, and world.”

    By Russell Wigginton Jr. November 14, 2022

• October 2022

  • Smith: Economy ‘maybe stagflation’

    At last night’s Freedom Awards, FedEx Corp. founder Fred Smith talked about the economy and highlighted longtime staff members; two Pulitzer Prize-winning authors spoke about the time it takes to write about history. 

    By Bill Dries October 21, 2022

  • Pulitzer Prize-winning author talks ‘return migration’ at NCRM’s Freedom Awards

    All three recipients of the National Civil Rights Museum’s annual Freedom Awards talked at the Thursday, Oct. 20, ceremony about the present divisions in America and the way forward.

    By Bill Dries October 21, 2022

• August 2022

  • ‘History comes alive’ at the Ruby Bridges Reading Festival

    The festival, named after the first Black child to integrate an elementary school in New Orleans, returns to the National Civil Rights Museum after a two-year hiatus. 

    By Alicia Davidson August 27, 2022

  • The To-Do List: Splash down and drink beer with a mastodon

    This week, Cowboy Mouth brings roots rock to Railgarten, Black Lodge turns back time and Emerald Theatre Company tackles anti-LGBTQ sentiment with humor.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington August 18, 2022

  • Keepers of the flame: New exhibit focuses on schools, educators in the segregated South

    Photographer Andrew Feiler traveled 25,000 miles to capture images, interviews and history connected to Rosenwald Schools, a program created in 1912 by Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington.

    By Jasmine McCraven August 18, 2022

  • Panel highlights Memphis’ impact on national civil rights movement

    Community leaders and officials highlighted the legacy of Stax, the record label and museum, with a musical performance and panel in celebration of its addition to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail. 

    By Daja E. Henry August 02, 2022

• May 2022

  • Oh, snap: This week’s best photos

    The Daily Memphian staff photographer Mark Weber has been busy this week covering events around Memphis while Patrick Lantrip traveled to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to capture the action at Spring Fling, a statewide competition for high school athletes. Take a look and vote for your favorite.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 28, 2022

  • Poor People’s Campaign continues King’s work: ‘We need a resurrection’

    In 1968, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Memphis to support the sanitation workers’ strike as part of the campaign.

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    National Civil Rights Museum launches ‘Solidarity Now!’ exhibit

    By Christin Yates May 23, 2022

• April 2022

  • Good Friday walk helps participants connect ‘spirituality and everyday life’

    Religious leaders gathered with local residents and out-of-town visitors Friday, April 15, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church for a Good Friday Stations of the Cross procession through Downtown.

    By Alicia Davidson April 19, 2022

  • King’s voice speaks again at Civil Rights Museum on anniversary of his death

    The National Civil Rights Museum commemorated the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, April 4. The recordings of King’s sermons resonated with the times as one of those in his inner circle returned for what has become an annual pilgrimage.

    By Bill Dries April 05, 2022