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UTHSC researchers discover new way to reduce diabetes development

Details: Category: News; 31 Mar 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

Two UT Health Science Center researchers have discovered a new way to reduce the development of type 2 diabetes.

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Tri-State Defender selects 50 Women of Excellence

Details: Category: News; 31 Mar 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

The Tri-State Defender will host its 4th Annual Women of Excellence “High Tea” Awards Reception on Friday, April 29 at 3 p.m. at the Memphis Botanic Gardens, 750 Cherry Rd.

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New D.A. hosts ‘Do the Write Thing Challenge’ Awards

Details: Category: News; 31 Mar 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

Middle school students from 29 area schools were honored at Hope Presbyterian Church during “Do the Write Thing Challenge” Banquet hosted by Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen Amy P. Weirich.

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Wharton, Luttrell declare April 10 LOC Sunday

Details: Category: News; 31 Mar 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

Mayor AC Wharton and Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell have declared Sunday, April 10 as the Eleventh Annual LeMoyne-Owen College Sunday (LOC Sunday) in Memphis and Shelby County.

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MLB to honor Morgan Freeman, Carlos Santana and Ernie Banks

Details: Category: News; 25 Mar 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

Academy Award Winner Morgan Freeman, Grammy Award Winner Carlos Santana and Baseball Hall of Famer Ernie Banks will receive MLB Beacon Awards during 2011 Civil Rights Game Week

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Bank on Memphis pact signed and sealed

Details: Category: News; 25 Mar 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

On Wednesday Mayor A C Wharton officially launched Bank on Memphis to address what he and others are calling a “critical issue threatening our community’s economic stability.”

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For the love of Haddadi

Details: Category: News; 25 Mar 2011; Written by Kelley Evans

Since the era of Hasheem Thabeet has passed, center Hamed Haddadi has been playing more minutes and he’s wearing his game face each time.

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Legacy: Bluesman Joe Willie ‘Pinetop’ Perkins

Details: Category: News; 24 Mar 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

Legendary bluesman Joseph William Perkins, aka Joe Willie “Pinetop” Perkins, died Monday (March 21) in Austin, Texas. He was 97.

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Poor graduation rates equal real March Madness

Details: Category: News; 24 Mar 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

If a school can’t keep at least half of its athletes on pace to graduate, it should not compete for a NCAA championship, says Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

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<br />New club on Beale Street getting set for debut

Details: Category: News; 24 Mar 2011; Written by Dr. Karanja A. Ajanaku

Vernon Johnson Sr. was keeping the name close to the vest on Wednesday night, but he said it is true that he is a key player in a club that soon will open on Beale Street.

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Harvard professor to address racial prejudice in Health Care

Details: Category: News; 24 Mar 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

Harvard Medical School professor Dr. Augustus A. White III will visit the University of Memphis to discuss how physician bias may contribute to health disparities throughout the nation.

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AOL and Queen Latifah now partners

Details: Category: News; 24 Mar 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

AOL and Queen Latifah have a new content partnership that puts Queen Latifah in place to executive produce and also star in a variety of original video web series to be featured across AOL’s network of sites.

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Kappas convene for South Central meeting

Details: Category: News; 24 Mar 2011; Written by Tri-State Defender Newsroom

Province Polemarch Willie F. Brooks Jr. has announced the Centennial Anniversary of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and the convene of the 66th Province Council Meeting of the South Central Province in Memphis on Thursday through Sunday (March 24-27).

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