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 is a political columnist, author and professor emeritus in Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis.
There are many ways to define Memphis, but violent crime is the one definition we cannot be willing to accept.
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