It’s a tiny lead, but new census data shows Memphis is poised to take over as the U.S.’s largest majority-Black city. Could the city embrace that?
Author: Micaela A Watts, Memphis Commercial Appeal
Gangsta Boo, influential Memphis rapper of Three 6 Mafia, dies at 43
Gangsta Boo, the pioneering female rapper who got her start as a teenager in Three 6 Mafia, has died at 43.
Two suspects in the killing of rapper Young Dolph in police custody
Two suspects in the killing of Young Dolph are now in police custody. One of them has been indicted on several charges, including first-degree murder.
Rapper Young Dolph killed in shooting outside Memphis bakery
Young Dolph, a high-profile Memphis-based rapper behind hits such as “Major” and “RNB, died at age 36.
Federal charges for 2 accused of abandoning 2-year-old boy at Mississippi Goodwill donation outlet
The boy, who has not been identified by authorities, was left at a Goodwill in Mississippi on Monday. Two suspects face federal kidnapping charges.
Mississippi police identify 2-year-old boy abandoned at Goodwill donation outlet, arrest suspect
The 2-year-old child was left at a Goodwill donation center in Mississippi on Monday morning with a change of clothes and a note.
A Memphis woman, barely recovering from COVID-19, was evicted from her home
Leslie Nelson’s eviction was spurred by medical debt that was not her own, but rather attached to the house passed down to her, she said.