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    Young male students ‘cannot be what they cannot see’

    The mission of The Gentlemen’s League is to intervene in the lives of at-risk boys. It offers monthly workshops that cover topics such as financial literacy, dressing for success and character development.

    By Archie Moss September 23, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    Women shaming women: It sets everyone back

    In healing ourselves of outdated judgments, we overthrow the history that once made it natural to discredit and disrespect us: mothers, daughters, sisters, co-workers and entrepreneurs.

    By Roquita Coleman-Williams September 22, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    Schools could take a tip from the Naval Academy’s book

    The U.S. Naval Academy instills every midshipman with a sense of accountability to each other. The Shelby County Schools would benefit if children were encouraged to work together as a goal-oriented team.

    By Walter Soefker September 25, 2019
  • Dan Conaway

    Conaway: Facing Shelby County’s infamous history of lynching

    As people are being shot while shopping and praying and driving because of what they might or might not believe, or just because of what they look like, it serves us well to remember that we have plenty of homegrown terrorism in our history.

    By Dan Conaway September 20, 2019
  • Otis Sanford

    Sanford: Sawyer’s hurtful words come back to hurt her

    Tami Sawyer’s already longshot quest for mayor has imploded. And the wounds were all self-inflicted.

    By Otis Sanford September 19, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    Gandhi-King Forum brings heroic figures into local focus

    In our day-to-day lives, we may feel we could never devote the time or the energy to change the world like Gandhi and King did. But there is much we can do. To begin with, we can change ourselves.

    By Manoj Jain September 18, 2019
  • Opinion

    Happy Birthday

    Long-time journalism veterans, talented young staff and promising interns – along with your support – made this possible. 

    By Eric Barnes September 17, 2019
  • Opinion

    Nelson: Enact the ERA and abolish the electoral college? Sure. But do it the right way

    Once you start ignoring the Constitution in order to achieve some immediate political goal, you are placing it in jeopardy. The right way to make changes is to follow the rules of the amendment process spelled out in Article V of the document, which has already happened 27 times in our history.

    By Michael Nelson September 17, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    Memphis police, fire associations seek ‘For’ vote on sales-tax referendum

    'Until we get serious about rebuilding our police and fire departments and fixing our retention problem, we will never be able to proactively attack the issue of crime.'

    By John Covington, Matthew Tomek September 17, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    After a car break-in, a runner finds Memphis ‘at its best’

    'A bad day in Memphis became a great day because I had joined a community of people who care for each other. My community happens to be the Sea Isle Runners.'

    By Courtney Shove September 13, 2019
  • Dan Conaway

    Conaway: A Memphis life, saved in India

    This country has the best medical care in the world, and only money and insurance makes it readily available, with few and far-between exceptions like St. Jude.

    By Dan Conaway September 13, 2019
  • Otis Sanford

    Sanford: Will voters give well-qualified young clerk candidates a chance?

    The lesser known candidates for City Court clerk may not say it publicly, but there is resentment that Myron Lowery and Joe Brown hope voters choose familiarity over qualifications.

    By Otis Sanford September 12, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    Council chairman, Commission member urge ‘No’ vote on sales tax referendum

    'A sales tax increase (would) return our pension and healthcare benefits to a plan that only five years ago found Memphis on the precipice of fiscal ruin.'

    By Kemp Conrad, Edmund Ford Jr. September 11, 2019
  • Opinion

    Nelson: A tale of two cities, and both belong to Elvis

    Las Vegas, like Memphis, is still Elvis' town. 

    By Michael Nelson September 12, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    Public Safety Partnership works to reduce violent crime

    Getting out of our respective silos, laying aside our egos, and working together with urgency, our PSP Memphis Team has built up our own capacity to fight crime by using Department of Justice expertise and resources.

    By D. Michael Dunavant September 08, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    Step outside and experience the evolution in Memphis’ outdoor amenities

    Outdoor assets in Memphis create one of the most impressive networks in our region, adding value to both locals and visitors.

    By Doug Carpenter September 07, 2019
  • Guest Columnists

    Study confirms value of Tennessee Voluntary Pre-K

    With news that nearly two-thirds of Tennessee's public school third graders are not proficient in reading or math, researchers report that the combination of Voluntary Pre-K and quality K-3 is a way to improve academic outcomes. 

    By Mike Carpenter September 06, 2019
  • Dan Conaway

    Conaway: The extraordinary ordinary

    Finches in a Memphis bird feeder conjure memories of a trip years ago to Alaska. 

    By Dan Conaway September 06, 2019
  • Opinion

    The Daily Memphian marks its first birthday

    Our traffic has grown. Our subscriptions are double the original projection. We've added journalists and an app and obituaries and more. All because local journalism is under assault.

    By Eric Barnes September 17, 2019
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Waters: A couple say farewell to Memphis after ‘grueling but healing’ work on the Lynching Sites Project

    Randall Mullins and Sharon Pavelda founded a project to identify and memorialize lynching sites in Shelby County, and helped create a community of supporters, from the National Park Service to the local NAACP, preachers and politicians, activists and academics.

    By David Waters May 29, 2019
  • Opinion

    Nelson: Tennessee’s sad history with impeachment

    Four of the first six federal officials to be impeached by the House of Representatives were Tennesseans, including the first president ever indicted for “high Crimes and Misdemeanors,” Tennessee’s Andrew Johnson.

    By Michael Nelson September 04, 2019
  • Otis Sanford

    Sanford: A magazine cover inspires outrage, and a critical question

    Where was the racial diversity in the room that would have, and should have, said we cannot publish this cover?

    By Otis Sanford September 03, 2019
  • Education

    Memphis teacher salary average dipped to 11th in the state

    In 2014, teacher salaries in the Memphis district were sixth highest in the state, but three years later, teacher pay in Shelby County Schools has slipped to 11th. It was one of only two districts statewide to see the average salary decrease.

    By Laura Faith Kebede August 31, 2019
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    Conaway: The Tasteful List 2019

    A Memphian’s ninth annual list of his favorite local dishes.

    By Dan Conaway September 01, 2019
  • Opinion

    Nelson: Who’s smiling after Mississippi’s GOP runoff? Democrat Jim Hood

    Mississippi Republicans nominated Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, their weaker candidate for governor in Tuesday’s runoff primary. Hood, the state’s four-term attorney general, sailed to victory with 69% of the vote in his party’s Aug. 6 primary.

    By Michael Nelson August 29, 2019

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