Sanford: Memphis is better than the deadly violence that steals our joy
The Memphis skyline as seen from Tom Lee Park on the evening of Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
Otis Sanford
Otis Sanford holds the Hardin Chair of Excellence in Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis and is the political analyst and commentator for WATN ABC24 News. Contact him at 901-678-3669 or at o.sanford@memphis.edu. Follow him on Twitter @otissanford.
There are many ways to define Memphis, but violent crime is the one definition we cannot be willing to accept.
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