Deana Taylor wants to help improve the lives and diminish the disparities faced by Black folks in Memphis, Tennessee. In many ways Memphis, Tennessee embodies all of the vaulting summits and desolate valleys of the Black American experience. The city has a large blues scene, a rich civil rights history, and an impressive Black culinary...
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Does the New Memphis Grizzlies Jersey Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. — Or the Place He Was Assassinated?
On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr,. was assassinated as he left his motel room in Memphis, Tennessee. It’s truly one of the saddest days in U.S. history, and a landmark moment that Memphis residents wish hadn’t happened in their city. Or not. The Grizzlies, the NBA franchise based in Memphis, recently unveiled...