Millions of people will be wearing glasses next week to watch the total solar eclipse, and it’s likely they were made by a small business in Memphis.
Tennessee rolls back police reform passed after the death of Tyre Nichols
Police reform passed in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ death at the hands of Memphis police is now null and void. Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed into law a measure Thursday that prevents local governments from passing anything that would interfere with police stopping crime.
Tennessee poised to undo police reform Memphis enacted responding to Tyre Nichols’ death
Legislation designed to undo police traffic-stop reform in Memphis is heading to Governor Bill Lee’s desk.
House blocks Memphis police reform, blindsiding the family of Tyre Nichols
A measure that would roll back police reform in Memphis after the death of Tyre Nichols has passed the House.
DOJ sues Tennessee over law targeting people with HIV
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Tennessee over a statute that imposes harsher penalties against those living with HIV.
Prosecutors detail possible expert witnesses in federal case against officers in Tyre Nichols death
Memphis Police Department trainers are prepared to testify in the federal civil rights case against four former Memphis police officers in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols that the officers used force inconsistent with their training and failed to prevent their colleagues from hurting him, court documents showed.
Music from Memphis’ Stax Records, Detroit’s Motown featured in online show
Fans of the soulful sounds of Detroit’s Motown and Memphis’ Stax Records will be able to enjoy music from both brands in the same place if they watch and listen to a free, online show streaming during Black History Month in February.
Memphis officials release hours of more video in fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols
The city of Memphis has released hours of more video in the case of five former police officers charged with the violent beating and death of Tyre Nichols. The recordings were released Tuesday based on a judge’s order from November, when former officer Desmond Mills Jr. pleaded guilty to federal charges.
DOJ orders Tennessee to stop enforcing a statute, finding that it discriminates against people with HIV
Under Tennessee’s aggravated prostitution law, people convicted of conducting sex work with HIV are put on the “violent sex offenders” list for life. The DOJ found the policy violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.
‘Stop polluting the communities of Black folks’: A Memphis resident reacts to TVA’s latest methane gas proposal
The Tennessee Valley Authority has planned the largest fossil fuel buildout of any utility in the nation this decade — and it just proposed another project.