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Feds charge alleged white supremacist over 2019 arson at Tennessee school that trained Rosa Parks

Travis Loller, APandAaron Morrison, AP

May 3, 2025

A suspect whom authorities have linked to white supremacist movements has been arrested in the March 2019 fire that destroyed an office at a storied Tennessee social justice center. Regan Prater was arrested last Thursday and charged with one count of arson.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: arson, Associated Press, John Lewis, Martin Luther King, MLK, white supremacy

The Memphis church pivotal in Martin Luther King Jr.’s final days suffers a devastating fire

Adrian Sainz, APandTravis Loller, AP

April 28, 2025

Clayborn Temple was central to the 1968 sanitation workers strike in Memphis that drew King to the city where he wound up being assassinated. Before the Monday morning fire, the Temple was undergoing a $25 million restoration slated to finish next year.

Filed Under: History, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, Black churches, Black history, Martin Luther King, memphis, MLK

2020 Valedictorian Speeches: Turn Your ‘I Would Haves’ Into ‘I Dids’

Alexis Marshall

May 21, 2020

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The Class of 2020 didn’t get the closure they were expecting. They had to leave the rhythm of high school or college abruptly, and join a world full of uncertainty.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: 2020 Valedictorian Speeches, graduation, high school, Martin Luther King, MLK

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