There are 8 article(s) tagged Douglass:

• September 2024

  • Mayor visits derelict structures getting ‘Blight Zero’ demolition

    Memphis Mayor Paul Young and members of the Blight Zero team filed into a bus and rode to the sites of several active or recent demolitions on Friday, Sept. 20.

    By Stevie Paige September 24, 2024

• February 2024

  • FACS wins region; basketball roundup

    Crusaders win boys region title while Douglass High and Hillcrest High win boys district championships.

    By John Varlas February 18, 2024

• June 2023

  • Juneteenth roots run deep in Douglass neighborhood

    “Douglass is exactly 40 acres and was given to a freed slave by his former slaveowner and that family still lives in Douglass,” said organizer Kathy Yancy-Temple. “My family were freed from this very land, and we have families that go back six, seven, even eight generations here.

    By Alicia Davidson June 19, 2023

• June 2022

  • Douglass’ Juneteenth Freedom and Heritage Festival kicks off

    Juneteenth Douglass Freedom & Heritage Festival kicked off Friday in Douglass Park with yoga, face painting, book giveaways, a petting zoo and more. 

    By Daja E. Henry June 17, 2022

• May 2022

  • North Memphis group to restart monthly mobile food pantry

    With growing inflation putting financial pressure on the Douglass community, a group is hosting a mobile food pantry Saturday, June 4.

    By Daja E. Henry May 31, 2022

  • Douglass Juneteenth art auction postponed

    Douglass’ Juneteenth art auction has been postponed due to COVID-19. However, the festival is still set for Father’s Day weekend.

    By Daja E. Henry May 13, 2022

  • Douglass Juneteenth festival showcases local artists

    An art contest is one of the highlights of The Juneteenth Freedom & Heritage Festival in the Douglass neighborhood. This year’s theme is United States Colored Troops, honoring Black men who served in the military during the Civil War.

    By Daja E. Henry May 09, 2022

  • Douglass group distributes food with mobile pantry

    Volunteers, all people who have grown up in the North Memphis neighborhood, packed each car with 14 days’ worth of groceries for a family of four. 

    By Daja E. Henry May 07, 2022