Memphis elections for near 30 years were free of runoffs, which pitched the top two vote getters into a political race, that caused African-Americans to never elect their own as Mayor of Memphis. Otis Higgs – In both 1975 and 1979, the three times candidate for mayor of Memphis lost in runoff elections to Wyeth Chandler. […]
May 6, 2018 by Memphis Wireblog
Towards the ending, people began to talk to each other, strangers started embracing the reality, and as the surreal came down, a story of pain immersed.
January 6, 2017 by Memphis Wireblog
Memphis, Tennessee is known as the home of the blues, but the city is also known as the murder center of the country, per capital. The city’s promoters and political leaders are quick to point out the city’s great and glorious musical past, Home of Blues, its heyday during the STAX revolution, Beale Street and […] […]
December 15, 2016 by Memphis Wireblog
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June 5, 2016 by Memphis Wireblog
May 13, 2016 by Memphis Wireblog
Philadelphia, PA — Thirty-one years ago today, one of the most blatant acts of terrorism was carried out on American soil against American citizens by an American police department. Obviously, this is the one terror attack the government won’t remind you about — and, in fact, would prefer you forget completely. On May 13, […] via […]
March 7, 2016 by Memphis Wireblog
From the greatness of freedom to slavery; then on to freedom again; and on to more suffering; shame; and death ...
November 18, 2018 by Memphis Wireblog
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