The historic Clayborn Temple in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, was engulfed in fire on early Monday morning, April 28. The fire, which started around 1:30 a.m., is likely to cause total loss, and ...

Clayborn Temple, a Memphis church hailed as an epicenter during the civil rights movement, has suffered significant damage after catching fire and burning during the early morning on April 28.

Groups across the country will gather on the anniversary of the death of U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon.

Recently, on May 31, 2025, I attended a community celebration for the sculpture unveiling ceremony honoring Dr. Martin Luther ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Historic Clayborn Temple in downtown Memphis, a landmark with ties to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights movement, caught fire early Monday morning. Officers ...

Stand for Children Tennessee and the American Civil Liberties Union submitted a flurry of public records requests to see what, if any, changes have been made to the Memphis Police Department ...

Tennessee AG Skrmetti announced a new Civil Rights Enforcement Division to handle discrimination complaints after dissolving the state's human rights commission.

The National Civil Rights Museum hosts its annual Juneteenth Community Day. ... The Memphis Flyer is Memphis’ alternative newsweekly, ... Every Tennessee county was hotter in 2024 than in 1970.

The Tennessee General Assembly in its last legislative session dissolved the Tennessee Human Rights Commission, with Republicans justifying the end of the 62-year-old office with claims that the ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Mid-South woman is on a mission to preserve her family’s history after learning it had been buried. She said the cemetery where her loved ones were buried has been ab… ...

University of Tennessee awards civil rights advocate Rita Geier with an honorary degree. The College of Law presented Geier with the degree, recognizing her legal career, work in the federal ...

The Tennessee General Assembly passed HB0910, which gives enforcement power for civil rights rules to the division in the Attorney General's Office. The state Human Rights Commission will be ...