There are 3 article(s) tagged Cherisse Scott:

• September 2022

  • New laws, funding cuts raise concerns teen births will rise

    Federal and state funds for local prevention efforts, including comprehensive sexual and reproductive health education in schools, began drying up before the pandemic.

    By David Waters September 11, 2022

• October 2020

  • Presidential campaigns have distinctly Memphis flavor

    Tennessee may not be a battleground state in the presidential general election, but the absence of the Trump or Biden national campaigns in Memphis leaves a race for president on uniquely local terms.

    Related story: A local history of tumult and change at the polls

    By Bill Dries October 27, 2020

• August 2019

  • SisterReach director expresses frustration in fetal heartbeat hearing

    Cut off from speaking on legislation designed to restrict abortion, the Memphis founder of SisterReach refused to go quietly Tuesday, turning toward people in the audience and calling them "hypocrites."

    By Sam Stockard August 14, 2019