There are 3 article(s) tagged Mason Temple:

• February 2023

  • Rev. Al Sharpton: ‘We will continue in Tyre’s name’ to MLK’s mountaintop

    Sharpton will eulogize Nichols at his funeral at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church Wednesday, Feb. 1. White House officials, including Vice President Kamala Harris, are set to attend.

    By Julia Baker February 01, 2023

• November 2022

  • COGIC Holy Convocation returns to Memphis after 12-year hiatus

    The 114th annual Holy Convocation of the Church of God in Christ kicked off at Mason Temple Tuesday, Nov. 8. COGIC Bishop Jerry W. Macklin said of Memphis: “It feels good to be home.”

    By Alicia Davidson November 08, 2022

• February 2019

  • 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.

    By Otis Sanford February 21, 2019