Some of the sanitation workers who went on strike in Memphis in 1968 – the labor action that drew Martin Luther King Jr. to the site of his assassination – will join in events this week commemorating the 45th anniversary of the civil right leader’s death. A half-dozen of them are still on the job. [...]
KKK Plans Memphis Rally to Protest Park Name Change
March 20, 2013 | Posted by
Ku Klux Klan members are planning to gather in Memphis, Tenn., this month to protest the city’s decision to rename a park dedicated to a KKK member. Nathan Bedford Forrest Park is named after a Confederate general and early klansman, who is buried at the site. A branch of the KKK known as the Loyal [...]
Will You Watch The Upcoming Martin Luther King Assassination Film?
November 19, 2012 | Posted by
Hollywood is currently producing a film about the last days of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life titled, Memphis. The film, which will primarily focus on King’s assassination, has been on the shelf for a while because of financial issues and family disapproval. Now, the powers that be have put Memphis back [...]
Highway 61: The Blues Highway
June 2, 2012 | Posted by
Highway 61 running south out of Memphis forms a legendary route along the Mississippi River evocative of a delicious slice of Americana represented by a genre of music known as the Delta blues. A road is a road, but sometimes it’s more. Sometimes a road sings. Drive the old Blues Highway—Route 61 between Memphis and [...]
Blacks In Memphis Get Pennies From Wells Fargo To End Predatory Lending Suit
May 30, 2012 | Posted by
Wells Fargo & Co has promised $432.5 million in lending and other payments to end a lawsuit accusing the bank of discriminatory lending practices in Memphis, Tennessee. The fourth-largest bank by assets has set a five-year lending goal in Memphis and surrounding Shelby County of $425 million, including $125 million for home purchases for low [...]
