There are 5 article(s) tagged protest:

• March 2025

  • More than 200 gather outside Tesla to protest Elon Musk

    Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, has received criticism lately for his work with the Trump administration.

    By Jody Callahan March 22, 2025

  • Protesters honored 65 years after Cossitt Library sit-ins

    “It was a movement that reshaped our city and strengthened the legacy of our beloved institution,” said Christopher Davis, president of LeMoyne-Owen College.

    By Redding Jackson March 20, 2025

• October 2022

  • Pride-themed march in Midtown protests cancellation of drag show

    “We have families and rights. To see the children, who were having a good time, crying and terrified, was horrible,” said organizer Jenna Dunn. “It lit a fire inside of me that was already burning.”

    By Joshua Carlucci October 03, 2022

• November 2021

  • Day of the Dead march Downtown protests gun violence

    Protesters against gun violence marched through the streets of Downtown Memphis on the Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday where the dead are honored and remembered. Those who took part in the march said they are tired of the gun violence in the city. 

    By Yolanda Jones November 02, 2021

• June 2020

  • Tiger football team marches to shed light on racial injustice

    About 400 people participated in a march Sunday led by the University of Memphis football program from the South Campus on Goodlett Street, as players use their platform to "make a difference."

    By Jonah Jordan June 14, 2020