Degrees of Difficulty
Leaders of the city's five higher education institutions say they are all grappling with the issue of relevance in a changing world and economy as they compete for students with missions that make them...
View ArticleKing service day volunteers distribute smoke detectors in fire-prone Hickory...
January 19, 2013 - As part of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, the 2013 Committee and the First and Second Families are encouraging Memphians to honor the life and legacy of Dr.
View ArticleLane, 4 other colleges join state to battle obesity
The Tennessee Department of Health has entered into a grant agreement with five historically black colleges and universities, including Lane College in Jackson, to implement obesity awareness campaigns...
View ArticleSoul Celebration
John Fry, the venerable founder of the Memphis-based Ardent record label and accompanying studio facility, still remembers wandering into the Satellite Record Shop, the music store that once operated...
View ArticleMemphis pastor creates smartphone app
Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal Rev. Gerald Kiner delivers his Sunday sermon at Jesus People Church in Hickory Hill.
View ArticleCancer survivor Tracy Randall sings 'It Feels Good '
In 2006, Randall - a graduate of The LeMoyne-Owen College - was diagnosed with acute blastic leukemia.
View ArticleThe Commercial Appeal, C Spire honor 11 Academic All-Stars
Seventeen of them had perfect scores on all or portions of the SAT and many more have grade-point averages above 5.0. Two have written books.
View ArticleLeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis wins accreditation for next 10 years
LeMoyne-Owen College has received official word from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges that the historically black Memphis college's accreditation is reaffirmed...
View ArticleMemphis teen convicted of robbing student
A Memphis teen charged with killing a friend outside Central High School last year has been convicted in an unrelated case involving the armed robbery of a LeMoyne-Owen College student a month earlier.
View ArticleLois DeBerry: Legislative Pioneer, Party Leader, and Doughty Fighter
Lois DeBerry, who for four decades represented District 91 in Memphis and served with distinction as a ranking officer of the Tennessee General Assembly for much of that time, died Sunday after a...
View ArticleDeBerry's Political Path Sign of Times
Flags over the state capitol in Nashville and all state office buildings remained at half staff Tuesday, July 30, in honor and memory of state Rep. Lois DeBerry of Memphis.
View ArticleMemphis' LeMoyne-Owen College snags $1.7 million grant
Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis will be on the campus of LeMoyne-Owen College on Friday to help celebrate the school's success in getting a five-year, $1.7 million National Science Foundation grant.
View ArticleWeekend fund-raiser ahead for Memphis college
LeMoyne-Owen College will celebrate the 2013 Hank Aaron Celebrity Sports Weekend Aug. 23 and 24 with a series of events designed to raise money for the United Negro College Fund and to help students...
View ArticleRobber of LeMoyne-Owen student sentenced to 12 years in prison
A teen convicted last month in the armed robbery of a LeMoyne-Owen College student has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
View Article'She didn't deserve to die,' says mother of slain Memphis teacher
Her boyfriend had attacked her at least once before. When police arrived at her apartment in April 2012, they saw injuries to her face, lip, neck, arms and ears.
View ArticleTeacher Town
If University of Memphis president Brad Martin has anything to say about it - and he does - there will be a new optional high school on the campus in a year or two.
View ArticleWendi C. Thomas: A city black and poor can't afford so few STEM students
Why does it matter - more in Memphis than elsewhere - that so few black students pursue careers in science, technology, engineering or math? It matters because Memphis and Shelby County are majority...
View ArticleMemphis college seeks more diversity
The Commercial Appeal reports LeMoyne-Owen College is trying to recruit more nonblack students to its campus.
View ArticleMemphis' LeMoyne-Owen College seeks more diversity in student enrollment
A small, historically black college in Memphis is trying to diversify its student population.
View ArticleA respectful reply for locals to consider
This is the last volley for my two critics, as my Chamorro wife told me enough and reminded me that I can't convince everyone, which is why I'm glad we have a majority-ruled society.
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