More than a Memphis treasure, Fred Davis was a ‘good human being’
Fred Davis, a charter member of the Memphis City Council, may have left elected office more than 40 years ago, he never stepped aside.
Topic: Otis Sanford
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May 2020
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Local news has competition again — and that’s good
I cherish the competitive newspaper environments that marked the early years of my career — in Jackson between The Clarion-Ledger and Daily News and in Memphis between The Commercial Appeal and Press-Scimitar.
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June 2019
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Stanford professor lectures at U of M on effect of racial bias
Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt spoke at the University of Memphis Wednesday afternoon about the research behind her book, “Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think and Do.”
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Nelson: Don’t sell Memphians short when it comes to cross-racial voting
Our history of cross-racial voting calls into question whether Memphis might not be ripe for a redistricting of city council and county commission districts that intentionally makes them racially diverse instead of solidly black or solidly white.
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May 2019
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Sanford: Casada should resign
If Casada thinks that removing Cothren as chief of staff and smoothing things over with contrite words on the radio will put an end to the scandal, he is mistaken. The bipartisan chorus of calls for him to resign will only get louder, and Democrats are intensifying their demands for a TBI investigation.
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February 2019
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Sanford: Russell Sugarmon blazed a trail for racial change in Memphis
In his early career, Russell Sugarmon played a key role in Memphis' political evolution, both as a candidate for city office in 1959 and as a lawyer for college students who staged sit-ins at lunch counters and public libraries.
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January 2019
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Otis Sanford named 2018 Communicator of the Year
Otis Sanford, professor and Hardin Chair of Excellence in Economic and Managerial Journalism at the University of Memphis, has been named 2018 Communicator of the Year by the Memphis Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).
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November 2018
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Sanford: Decisions – whether at the voting booth, in the classroom or in life – have consequences
“People make choices. Choices make history.”
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September 2018
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Sanford’s goals: Inform, enlighten and provoke (when necessary)
It was unusually cold in Memphis – even for the dead of winter – with a couple inches of fresh snow on the ground when I checked in at the metro desk of The Commercial Appeal on Jan. 10, 1977, for my first day as a general assignment reporter. My initial assignment, of course, was to write a weather story. Then as now, even a minor snowfall is a serious disruptor in Memphis and front-page news.
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