‘Taking it to the streets:’ Memphis Chamber tours Orange Mound

By , Daily Memphian Updated: July 16, 2022 10:16 PM CT | Published: July 14, 2022 6:47 PM CT
<strong>Greater Memphis Chamber Chief Economic Development Officer Ted Townsend (center) introduces himself at the Community Development Corporation of Orange Mound on Thursday, July 14.</strong> (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)

Greater Memphis Chamber Chief Economic Development Officer Ted Townsend (center) introduces himself at the Community Development Corporation of Orange Mound on Thursday, July 14. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)

The stop in one of the first communities in the nation built by and for African Americans is part of a series of listening tours the Greater Memphis Chamber is holding. 

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Tiana Pyles Orange Mound Community Development Corporation of Orange Mound Greater Memphis Chamber Ted Townsend
Daja E. Henry

Daja E. Henry

Daja E. Henry is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a graduate of Howard University and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and currently is a general assignment reporter. 


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