There are 28 article(s) tagged protests:

• May 2020

  • More than 200 gather Downtown in third night of George Floyd protest

    A crowd that swelled to more than 200 gathered in Downtown Memphis for the third consecutive evening of local protests over the Minnesota death of George Floyd. 

    By Yolanda Jones May 30, 2020

  • Politics Podcast: The return to the familiar

    A short podcast this week brings updates on several political topics, as non-COVID issues began to move back into prominence and an uneasy coexistence with the pandemic.

    By Bill Dries May 30, 2020

  • Night of unrest sparks day of response

    Everyone from Gov. Bill Lee to Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland to a coalition of other elected and community leaders spoke out Thursday, May 28, on the Wednesday night unrest over a Minnesota man’s death at the hands of police.

    By Yolanda Jones, Sam Stockard May 28, 2020