The pandemic has forced innovation. Schools should be sharing best practices, whether in-person or all-remote. We should be learning from one another’s failings, and successes, and accelerate progress.

The University of Memphis said the tradition of having a live tiger at games “has come to an end.” It seems like the right decision, but it’s still a sad moment for Memphians. 

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Whitney Plantation in Louisiana is unique among those open to the public: it is the only one anywhere dedicated to the history of slaves and telling the story from their point of view.

Like the population they represent, current members of the Shelby County Commission are turning out to be the most disparate and eclectic group to be elected to a local legislative body in years – perhaps ever.

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If I’m reading the news correctly, playing high school football in Memphis amid a pandemic hasn’t just disrupted football, which was probably to be expected, but has disrupted school. In Collierville, a football-related outbreak didn’t just halt play. It switched the whole school to virtual learning for two weeks. 

While disappearing campaign signs may be underhanded and annoying, the practice – old as campaigns themselves – is not grounds for a story. It’s more part of running for office.

Shelby County athletes are right to ask why everyone else can play sports when they cannot. The honest answer to that question reflects badly on us all. 

“We have one of the best police forces in the country. As we reimagine police work, we have a responsibility as citizens to remember our part in creating a civil society.”

In Memphis and throughout the Mid-South, Chinese immigrants, now U.S. citizens, have left their mark.

"We stand at a crossroads in November. The answer is not the road to the far left or to the far right. The answer is right there in the middle, where we can see all directions and best determine the way forward, where we can safely and respectfully return after going our separate ways."

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With no clear national strategy for combating COVID-19, we’ve all sort of been rendered individual contractors in the field of public health.

President Donald Trump has done next to nothing to engender trust from African Americans. In fact, he’s done the opposite. He lies incessantly and shows an interest in Black people only when it suits him politically.

The coronavirus doesn’t care whether you are a Democrat, independent or Republican. So far, more than six million people have contracted the virus and more than 187,000 in the U.S. alone have died from the disease.

Being an ally means uniting with others to advocate for a shared interest. People who are allies are not helpers, but partners. They share the bonds, experiences and benefits from the change they are able to bring about in society. We all win when we work together.

I started thinking about the books that have influenced my life most. Each of these books, at one point in my life, altered my thinking or changed my behavior in a meaningful way.

Children who go on to become successful adults are more likely to have had some arts education enrich their experiences on that path. Studies show the correlation between arts education, academic achievement and compassion for others.

Presenting the Tasteful List 2020 — my tenth annual alphabetical presentation of local favorites, from A/M breakfast to waffles.

For the Shell, the problem is the medium, not the message. Tagging has been a recurring issue. “When we’re sitting here empty, and it’s dark, I understand that it’s an empty canvas,” said Shell executive director Natalie Wilson.

As criminal justice reform continues to be debated in America, we must focus on whether we’ve gone too far over the last few decades in aggressive policing and over-incarcerating certain individuals.

We are all part of this rich, multi-ethnic family which calls itself American. We are all part of an interwoven tapestry, thread together with freedom, faith, sacrifice, survival and endurance.

The deadline for the Germantown municipal elections has passed, ending the Dean Massey drama of whether he will seek another term on the suburb's Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

Dan Conaway: "Memphis, in fact anywhere, is about connections. There is no more connected place to our beginnings than here."

Thanks to the more than 3,100 students and their teachers who completed our first virtual summer school, we have a rich source of pilot-test information about how to do virtual learning in Shelby County.