‘A historic day:’ Young touts results of Black Mayors’ Coalition
Memphis Mayor Paul Young held a press conference with fellow Black mayors after two day convention discussing crime prevention on Thursday, March 28. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Mayor Paul Young and a coalition of Black mayors and city officials from 10 states and Washington, D.C., gathered in Memphis Thursday to discuss results of a two-day conference where they discussed crime and efforts to reduce it.
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Paul Young Black Mayors’ CoalitionAarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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