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Starting in June 2020, The Institute for Public Service Reporting began reporting a series of articles in response to the city of Memphis' delay in fulfilling public record requests for excessive-force complaints filed against Memphis Police Department officers over the last five years, which would have cost $6,000 in fees. [10] [11]
Directly after graduating, Swingler moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where he was a pivotal figure in the establishment of the Memphis World. He served as its editor from its founding in 1931 until he left in 1951 to start the Tri-State Defender with John H. Sengstacke. [1] During this period Swingler also taught journalism at LeMoyne College. [3]
Paul Young (born October 7, 1979) is an American politician who is the 65th and current mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. He has served since January 1, 2024, and is the fifth African-American mayor of Memphis.
Nelson presented this information from Decarcerate Memphis' Driving While BIPOC report outside Memphis City Hall Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. "Of those 150 cases, 91 (61%) brought no felony charges ...
The report was commissioned by Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, who tapped a retired criminal court judge to look at the efficacy of the court system. Report: Shelby County Criminal Court tried fewer ...
In 2016, the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting was launched in Memphis, Tennessee, with the purpose of promoting investigative journalism. [156] Following in the footsteps of Wells, this society encourages minority journalists to expose injustices perpetuated by the government and defend people who are susceptible to being taken ...
The Grizzlies have faced a seemingly never-ending injury crisis this season, but Monday's injury report was something else — the Grizzlies (26-18) could be without 11 players against the ...
A member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, Stanton was initiated into the University of Memphis chapter (Kappa Eta) in 1991. He began his career as an associate in the Law Offices of Charles E. Carpenter, P.C., from 1997 to 2000. He served as an assistant city attorney for the City of Memphis Law Division, from 2000 to 2001.