Volunteer Memphis is partnering with Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South, United Way of the Mid-South and Regions Bank to promote financial literacy among students this week as part of National Make a Difference Day.

Ibram X. Kendi, the author of "How to be an Antiracist," says it's harder to prove intent and consciousness in racism and that's why politicians have defined racism that way for generations. The concept came into play in the recent race for Memphis mayor. Kendi didn't comment on that controversy but says the idea has become part of the nation's political discourse.

Huddle House Inc. announced Oct. 22 it has completed its purchase of Memphis-based Perkins Restaurant & Bakery.

Memphis police are investigating the 37th interstate shooting, which was Oct. 23 on Interstate 240 and Poplar. 

The Collective, the Memphis organization serving opportunity youth, is now The Collective Blueprint.

Power restoration and other cleanup and repair efforts continued Wednesday, two days after an EF-1 tornado touched down in Southeast Memphis as part of a Monday morning storm system.

The school district found that 60% of teachers at Southwest Early College High School do not have proper licensing for the classes they are teaching.

The new scooters that debuted Wednesday in Crosstown with seats and bigger tires use a network of Bike Share stations around the city and are part of the move to keep more scooters in bike lanes and off sidewalks.

The House TennCare Subcommittee set to review the state’s Medicaid block grant proposal Thursday should be made aware of overriding negative comments made about the plan at five hearings statewide, state Rep. Larry Miller of Memphis says.

Germantown is considering appointments of Taylor Cates and Nicholas Pierotti to vacant prosecutor positions.

Rhodes will use the money across disciplines to look at health care access and equity.

The Shelby County Election Commission is working to add voters to the rolls in time for the Nov. 14 runoff elections as the result of a last-minute bump in online registration thanks to a national Facebook effort.

Former Congressman Harold Ford Jr. returned to his hometown and the city he represented for a decade in Washington to talk about national politics, President Trump and the city’s edge.

YA novelists to appear at Novel bookstore.

Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery says a tentative $48 billion settlement with drug companies should “ensure people struggling with opioid addiction across the country get the help they need as soon as possible."

Hooks Institute for Social Change papers address issues affecting Memphis.

Baptist has funds for uninsured/underinsured women. 

Church Health sees church cooks as change agents. 

Part two of a three-part series from the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis

A TIF Grows in Binghampton: Residents have invested their lives in Binghampton, and they want a say in how their property taxes are reinvested in their neighborhood.

None of the new vote totals in the certified and audited count changed the outcome of any races for 18 offices and a sales tax hike referendum. Most of the additional votes appeared to be the result of provisional ballots counted after the Oct. 3 election night.

Shelby County Commission is asking the Tennessee General Assembly to cap interest rates on title loan companies.

The Shelby County Commission approved a resolution Monday that asks the Tennessee General Assembly to remove sales taxes on menstrual products.

Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery and three other AG's announced a $48 billion settlement Monday in the opioid lawsuit against the nation's biggest drug companies.

Jennifer Biggs talks to Karen Carrier about her outdoor venue Back Do/Mi Yard in Cooper-Young.

A task force approved by the Shelby County Commission will look for ways to reverse the devaluation of property in Orange Mound.