Civil Rights Museum announces Freedom Award honorees
The awards honor individuals who have shown a commitment to promote justice and equality.
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July 2023
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June 2023
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Memphis will celebrate Juneteenth with a variety of events
Memphis Juneteenth events include concerts, a poetry slam, cultural conversations, a bike ride, a run, a “B.A.P.S.”-themed black tie gala, chamber music and a festival featuring Project Pat.
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NCRM hosting panel on history of policing in second event in a national series
In the modern era, American policing often uses tactics that critics say are not uniformly applied, and the museum’s discussion will center on how structural racism impacts law enforcement.
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May 2023
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Civil Rights Museum breaks ground on multimillion-dollar renovations
The project is expected to take two years and will change much of the museum’s campus on Downtown’s Mulberry Street.
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Noelle Trent is leaving the National Civil Rights Museum after eight years
NCRM plans to conduct a national search to find a permanent replacement.
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April 2023
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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.
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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.
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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.
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March 2023
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‘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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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February 2023
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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.
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January 2023
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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.
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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.
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‘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.
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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.
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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.”
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December 2022
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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.
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November 2022
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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.”
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October 2022
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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.
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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.
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August 2022
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‘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.
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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.
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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.
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