Community News
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Hip hop awards show celebrates Memphis rap music and culture
Troyce Grant Aug 18, 2025 MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Celebrating hip hop and Memphis. The very first People’s Hip Hop Awards Experience wrapped up Sunday night in the heart of the Bluff City. The show featured several star-studded names and performances and was co-hosted by actor Omar Gooding. Some of the talent that rolled through the…
Survivors of deadly fire at Memphis assisted living facility praise MFD heroics
Martin Staunton Aug 5, 2025 MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Fire survivors praised the Memphis Fire Department (MFD) for heroic work that reduced the death toll in an assisted living apartment complex in the Raleigh community. While survivors and neighbors’ expressed grief for the person who died, one survivor told FOX13 she’s grateful to God for her…
Phillip ‘Doom’ Haynes, a cornerstone for 1980s Memphis basketball, dies at 63
Jason Munz Aug 5, 2025 Phillip “Doom” Haynes, a Memphis basketball star in the early 1980s, has died at age 63. Known for his signature bankshot, Haynes helped lead the Tigers to three straight Sweet 16 appearances from 1982-84. Phillip “Doom” Haynes, the homegrown guard who became a star for Memphis basketball in the early 1980s,…
Memphis students split on cell phone ban in schools
by: Harrison Klopp Posted: Aug 4, 2025 / 03:52 PM CDT MEMPHIS, Tenn.–It’s back to school day for high schoolers at Memphis Shelby County Schools, and for the first time cell phones have been banned during school hours. This all comes after Tennessee State Lawmakers gave their final approval to ban the use of cell phones…
Heat in classrooms could impact student learning as Memphis students head back to school
Mandy Hrach July 30, 2025 MEMPHIS, Tenn. – As students across Memphis prepare to return to class next week, local health experts are warning about an issue that could affect more than just comfort: extreme heat inside the classroom. Last year, at least a dozen Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) were forced to dismiss early or…
Trump administration to drop 7 major housing discrimination cases, including in Memphis
Jesse Coburn July 29, 2025 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is preparing to shut down seven major investigations and cases concerning alleged housing discrimination and segregation, including some where the agency already found civil rights violations, according to HUD records obtained by ProPublica. The high-profile cases involve allegations that state and local…
New city initiative removing litter from Memphis streets
FOX13 Memphis News Staff Jul 18, 2025 MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The City of Memphis has launched a new initiative called Blight Zero: Project Clean City to remove trash from Memphis roads and neighborhoods. “We hear residents and the frustration around keeping the city clean, so this is Mayor Young’s initiative and effort to play our…
Tennessee’s New Anti-DEI Law Ends Minority Business Programs In Memphis
Black women entrepreneurs in Memphis say they’re feeling the ripple effects after a new state law ends a program that once helped them grow and secure government contracts. By Oumou Fofana · Updated July 23, 2025 A new Tennessee law effective July 1 has led the city of Memphis and Shelby County to dismantle its Minority and Women…
Memphis renters beware: Landlords accusing tenants of missed payments
by: Zaneta Lowe Posted: Jul 23, 2025 / 11:28 AM CDT MEMPHIS, Tenn. — If you rent a house or an apartment in the Memphis area, be careful how you pay your rent, because according to local housing attorneys, landlords are accusing residents of missing payments, which could ultimately lead to an eviction. Vanessa Bullock is…
Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ third graders improve reading scores, TN test data shows
by Brooke Muckerman July 8, 2025 MSCS third-graders showed improvement on the 2025 TCAP English Language Arts section, with 29.2% meeting or exceeding expectations. Prior to exemptions and other interventions, 68% of MSCS third-graders did not pass the ELA portion, compared to 58.3% statewide. Several pathways exist for students not initially passing, including retakes, exemptions,…
Local Organizations
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Just City - Inspired by the work of the Shelby County Public Defender’s Office, Just City was founded in 2015 by a group of activists attorneys, and civic leaders.
Mid-South Peace & Justice Center - The Mid-South Peace & Justice Center is a multi-issue, multi-race organization whose mission is to engage, organize, and mobilize communities to realize social justice through nonviolent action. We work to educate and train new community leaders to lead campaigns for racial, economic, environmental and social justice.
Memphis Grassroots Organizations Coalition - A coalition of organizations and individual members dedicated to dismantling oppression and injustice in the city of Memphis.
Memphis United - Memphis United is a coalition of grassroots organizations, community groups, and Memphis residents formed to confront structural and institution racism.
Center for Transforming Communities - Center for Transforming Communities is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the holistic transformation of neighborhoods and communities in and around Memphis, Tennessee. We were established in 2009, but trace our history through a number of past organizations, including CONECT, Inc.
Choose 901 - Choose901 is a movement of passionate Memphians who want to invest and enjoy their lives in the Bluff City. These are the people who know and believe that Memphis isn’t becoming a good city, but is already a great city. A real city with problems that need to be solved. A growing city with opportunities to be seized. A fun city with so much to enjoy. Choose901 exists to share these great things and introduce these great people to each other while being a positive megaphone to the rest of the world.
MICAH - MICAH (Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope) is a coalition of community and faith-based organizations joining together to give a more powerful voice for issues of justice in our city. Our current platform concentrates on three pillar issues, economic equity, education equity, and race & class equity in the justice system.
Juice Orange Mound - Our mission is to develop and advance the self-reliance of Orange Mound and the larger community by building capacity and engagement among citizens and businesses
Memphis Artists for Change - We are an artist-powered community and economic development organization. Memphis Artists for Change creates opportunities for community-sanctioned change in underserved neighborhoods. Tameka Daniel founded MAC in 2012 with the goal of empowering communities to embrace their identity. She realized that the artists in her network could lead community service initiatives.
Upcoming Events
Veterans Healing Farm: 3rd Annual Veterans Resource Fair
501c3 nonprofit founded in 2013 to enhance the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of our nation’s veterans and their families. For more information, please contact the VHF at 828-595-6111 or via email at [email protected]
Soldiers’ Angels Dallas Military & Veteran Food Distribution
Soldiers’ Angels provides an easy, no-cost way for Dallas Service Members and Veterans in need to receive food assistance. Volunteers pack bags of groceries and load them into cars, pushcarts, or backpacks of registered Service Members and Veterans.
VIRTUAL DEMENTIA FRIEND EDUCATION SESSION
Join us the 2nd Tuesday of every month for a VIRTUAL Dementia Friend Information Session; 12 noon-1:00 pm. Presented by Dementia Friendly Dallas volunteer Jane Hunley. In this informative session, you will learn the signs and symptoms of dementia, some basic communication tips, and how to turn learning to action. Dementia Friend is an initiative of…
NAMIWalks North Texas
Our walk has no set distance, because it’s not the amount of steps we walk, but the importance of each step we take toward Mental Health for All!
Barbie®: A Cultural Icon Exhibition
Created by Illusion Projects and Mattel, Inc., Barbie®: A Cultural Icon Exhibition examines the Barbie brand’s 60+ year history and the doll’s global impact on pop culture. Across six distinct sections, visitors experience more than 250 vintage dolls—including the original Barbie—from the collections of private collector David Porcello and Mattel, life-size fashion designs, exclusive interviews,…
Race to Cure Sarcoma Chicago 5K
The Race to Cure Sarcoma (RTCS) is the premier run/walk series in the United States, focused on raising awareness, providing education, and research funds for sarcoma. Each year, the Sarcoma Foundation of America (SFA) hosts more than (20) RTCS events across the country. We provide a unique space in the sarcoma community where patients, survivors, their friends,…
For Oak Cliff Food Distribution (indoors)
Oak Cliff exists in a food desert and our community faces extreme disparities in health outcomes. We need volunteers weekly to support food justice initiatives.
Virtual Dementia Friend Education Session
Join us the 2nd Tuesday of every month for a VIRTUAL Dementia Friend Information Session; 12 noon-1:00 pm. Presented by Dementia Friendly Dallas volunteer Jane Hunley. In this informative session, you will learn the signs and symptoms of dementia, some basic communication tips, and how to turn learning to action. Dementia Friend is an initiative of…
Virtual Dementia Friend Education Session
Presented by Dementia Friendly Dallas volunteer Jane Hunley. In this informative session, you will learn the signs and symptoms of dementia, some basic communication tips, and how to turn learning to action. Dementia Friend is an initiative of Dementia Friendly Dallas and sponsored by Juliette Fowler Communities. To register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUud-GhqzMsHt39Xq3Ld6fEo16olFhLLs5g Once registered, a Zoom link…
Arlington Charities: St. Andrews Mobile Food Market
Come rain or shine, join us to support Arlington Charities as we pack and distribute food for its drive-through mobile food market. Visit the link to review the available slots and be sure to sign up. Volunteers are asked to arrive promptly at 8:00am and dress for the weather – Texas temps are unpredictable. This…
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