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The TRANSFORMATION50 Basketball & Life Skills Camp, Awards Gala and Righteous Revolution Rally
The TRANSFORMATION50 Basketball & Life Skills Camp sponsored by the Tarik Black Foundation begins on Monday, July 10, 2017 at Ridgeway High School at 2009 Ridgeway Road. The 4-day camp will host 50 male students who will learn basketball techniques, police...
Memphis Heritage Trail Introduces Curriculum On Memphis History
Pilot Program Tested at Kirby High School The Memphis Heritage Trail (MHT) is rolling out a pilot educational curriculum this summer featuring the historical locations on the trail. The curriculum’s pilot was tested to entering freshman at Kirby High School’s Summer...
Professor Melissa Harris-Perry and former Congressman Harold ford jr. are Guest speakers For NAACP Memphis branch Centennial Freedom Fund Luncheon celebration
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Memphis Branch announces Professor Melissa Harris-Perry and former Tennessee U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Jr. as speakers at the Centennial Freedom Fund Luncheon Celebration. The luncheon themed,...
Professor Melissa Harris-Perry and former Congressman Harold Ford Jr. Guest Speakers For NAACP Memphis Branch Centennial Freedom Fund Luncheon
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Memphis Branch announces Professor Melissa Harris-Perry and former Tennessee U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Jr. as speakers at the Centennial Freedom Fund Luncheon Celebration. The luncheon themed,...
CO-Chairs named for NAACP Memphis branch Centennial Freedom Fund Luncheon
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Memphis Branch has named Shannon Brown, Jocelyn Wurzburg and Roquita Coleman-Williams as co-chairs for its Centennial Freedom Fund Luncheon. The luncheon themed, “Reflecting on the Past, Remaining...
Tarik Black Foundation
Crime and youth violence is a major problem in cities across the country and Memphis is no exception. NBA Los Angeles Laker and Memphis native Tarik Black made a promise that if he was ever successful, he would come back home and do his part to make a difference. In...
Memphis Heritage Trail
Since 2007, urban renewal, economic development and cultural tourism has been the focus of a 20-block area in downtown Memphis, Tennessee called the Memphis Heritage Trail. The Carter Malone Group, LLC (CMG) has been working on this project since day one. The purpose...
Aspire Public Schools
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and the Legislature created the Achievement School District (ASD) in 2011 as an intervention district for low performing schools in the state. Aspire Public Schools was one of the first charter management organizations approved to...
Tarik Black Announces TRANSFORMATION50 Basketball & Life Skills Camp Along With Awards For Area Coaches
NBA Los Angeles Laker Tarik Black promised his hometown, Memphis, TN, that he would come home and give back to the community that he loves. Today, at a press conference, Black announced the details of the inaugural TRANSFORMATION50 Basketball and Life Skills camp....
Tennesseans, Spring-Clean Your Medicine Cabinets: National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is April 29
BlueCross Health Foundation, Count It! Drop It! Lock It!™ promote medication safety by hosting collection events across the state In an effort to fight opioid abuse, Tennessee residents are invited to bring their unused or expired prescriptions to one of more than...