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Mississippi governor notes mistreatment and sacrifices of Freedom Riders

Details: Category: News; 27 May 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

Freedom Riders, students and state and local officials were among those present in Jackson, Miss., last Sunday when Miss. Gov. Haley Barbour made history with an apology to the Freedom Riders.

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Help on the way for Memphis’ yo-yo dieters

Details: Category: News; 27 May 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

Statistics show that two-thirds of Americans are on a diet at any given time and less than five percent of the people who actually lose the weight while dieting are able to keep it off once they stop.

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Stop The Killing organizer vows to keep on keepin’ on

Details: Category: News; 27 May 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

Stevie Moore has become widely known throughout many sectors of the Memphis community, but that was never his intention when he began the “Stop The Killing” campaign several years ago.

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Budget provides relief for unemployed, foundation for jobs creation

Details: Category: News; 27 May 2011; Written by Reginald Tate

So what’s in the $30.8 billion state budget? For starters, the state has once again fully funded education, including our nationally recognized pre-kindergarten program.

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’68 Sanitation Strike workers focus of Labor Department honors

Details: Category: News; 27 May 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

The U.S. Department of Labor is reaching out to the surviving workers of the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike and their families in anticipation of the second part of the Labor Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

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‘Hands on the Freedom Plow’ nets Hooks Institute Book Award

Details: Category: News; 27 May 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change has selected “Hands on the Freedom Plow: Personal Accounts by Women in SNCC” as the winner of its National Book Award for 2010.

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There is relief for allergies

Details: Category: News; 26 May 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

The best way for people to avoid outdoor pollens is to “keep those windows closed and run your air conditioner 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” says Dr. Susan Berdy.

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Choice of major so critical for African Americans

Details: Category: News; 26 May 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

African Americans make less, and in some cases much less, than their white and Asian counterparts, no matter what their undergraduate major.

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Beale Street ‘mayor’ Rudy Williams still missing

Details: Category: News; 26 May 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

Rudy Williams, lovingly referred to as the “mayor of Beale Street,” went missing on Saturday (May 21) and still had not been heard from.

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<br />Memphis walkers get a heads-up on danger

Details: Category: News; 26 May 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

Walkers in Memphis must sometimes stare down danger as they walk the dog or exercise, according to a new study that found the city ranks seventh on the list of the 54 most dangerous towns for pedestrians.

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Malcolm X’s grandson pooh-poohs new biography

Details: Category: News; 26 May 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

Throwing a book at the book, “Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention,” Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of Malcolm X, is unimpressed with Manning Marable’s hefty tome written about his world famous relative.

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Herman Cain says he wants to be president

Details: Category: News; 26 May 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

Herman Cain wants to be the 45th President of the United States of America.

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How Oprah changed television

Details: Category: News; 26 May 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

Over a 25-year reign, the Mighty O transformed the daytime viewing habits of America’s women from soap operas to confessionals and self-improvement.

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