The New York Times 7:00 am on April 17, 2022
Tags: Cancer ( 145 ), Children and Childhood ( 1,220 ), Memphis (Tenn), Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) ( 1,527 ), St Jude Children's Research Hospital ( 7 ), ukraine ( 1,305 )

Fighting for Her Life, Far From Ukraine

A 5-year-old Ukrainian girl with a brain tumor was one of several children brought for treatment in the United States after their country was invaded by Russia.

#cancer, #children-and-childhood, #memphis-tenn, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #st-jude-childrens-research-hospital, #ukraine

The New York Times 9:00 am on March 17, 2022
Tags: DeSantis, Ron ( 172 ), Elections, District Attorneys ( 48 ), florida ( 606 ), Georgia ( 562 ), La Crosse (Wis) ( 3 ), Memphis (Tenn), Moses, Pamela ( 4 ), Paxton, Ken ( 38 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,114 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,702 ), Voter Fraud (Election Fraud) ( 525 ), Voting Rights, Registration and Requirements ( 139 )

Republicans Push Crackdown on Crime Wave That Doesn’t Exist: Voter Fraud

Election fraud is exceedingly rare and often accidental. Still, G.O.P. lawmakers and prosecutors are promoting tough new enforcement efforts.

#desantis-ron, #elections-district-attorneys, #florida, #georgia, #la-crosse-wis, #memphis-tenn, #moses-pamela, #paxton-ken, #presidential-election-of-2020, #trump-donald-j, #voter-fraud-election-fraud, #voting-rights-registration-and-requirements

Republicans Push to Crackdown on Voter Fraud

Election fraud is exceedingly rare and often accidental. Still, G.O.P. lawmakers and prosecutors are promoting tough new enforcement efforts.

The New York Times 4:53 pm on March 12, 2022
Tags: Childhood leukemia, Children and Childhood ( 1,220 ), Deaths (Obituaries) ( 1,628 ), Leukemia ( 13 ), Memphis (Tenn), Pinkel, Donald, Research ( 1,245 ), St Jude Children's Research Hospital ( 7 )

Donald Pinkel, Who Developed a Cure for Childhood Leukemia, Dies at 95

The disease was once a virtual death sentence for children. Today, his aggressive treatments mean that almost everyone survives it.

#childhood-leukemia, #children-and-childhood, #deaths-obituaries, #leukemia, #memphis-tenn, #pinkel-donald, #research, #st-jude-childrens-research-hospital

The New York Times 1:24 am on February 8, 2022
Tags: Black People ( 2,845 ), Campaign Legal Center ( 3 ), Elections, District Attorneys ( 48 ), Ex-Convicts ( 47 ), Memphis (Tenn), Moses, Pamela ( 4 ), NAACP Legal Defense Fund ( 5 ), Sentences (Criminal) ( 66 ), Voter Fraud (Election Fraud) ( 525 ), Voting Rights, Registration and Requirements ( 139 ), Ward, W. Mark

Black Woman’s Bid to Regain Voting Rights Ends With a 6-Year Prison Sentence

Missteps by various officials put a Tennessee woman on a collision course with the law. Supporters say the sentence underscores racial disparities in voter fraud cases.

#black-people, #campaign-legal-center, #elections-district-attorneys, #ex-convicts, #memphis-tenn, #moses-pamela, #naacp-legal-defense-fund, #sentences-criminal, #voter-fraud-election-fraud, #voting-rights-registration-and-requirements, #ward-w-mark

The New York Times 4:04 pm on December 7, 2021
Tags: Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union ( 2 ), Employee Fringe Benefits ( 54 ), Kellogg Company, Labor and Jobs ( 1,640 ), Memphis (Tenn), Michigan ( 277 ), Omaha (Neb) ( 19 ), Organized Labor ( 365 ), Pennsylvania ( 283 ), Strikes ( 100 ), Wages and Salaries ( 564 )

Kellogg Workers Prolong Strike by Rejecting Contract Proposal

About 1,400 workers have been on strike since Oct. 5 at four Kellogg cereal plants in the United States over a dispute that has revolved around the company’s two-tier compensation structure.

#bakery-confectionery-tobacco-workers-and-grain-millers-international-union, #employee-fringe-benefits, #kellogg-company, #labor-and-jobs, #memphis-tenn, #michigan, #omaha-neb, #organized-labor, #pennsylvania, #strikes, #wages-and-salaries

The New York Times 9:02 pm on November 23, 2021
Tags: Affordable Housing ( 153 ), Area Planning and Renewal ( 120 ), Atlanta (Ga) ( 203 ), Black People ( 2,845 ), Buildings (Structures) ( 72 ), Culture (Arts) ( 198 ), Historic Buildings and Sites ( 265 ), Memphis (Tenn), Oakland (Calif) ( 45 ), Real Estate (Commercial) ( 224 ), Restoration and Renovation ( 186 ), United States ( 3,951 )

Revitalizing Black Neighborhoods by Preserving Their History

Developers are repurposing deteriorated structures in historically significant areas in an effort to incorporate spaces for the arts, affordable housing and small businesses under one roof.

#affordable-housing, #area-planning-and-renewal, #atlanta-ga, #black-people, #buildings-structures, #culture-arts, #historic-buildings-and-sites, #memphis-tenn, #oakland-calif, #real-estate-commercial, #restoration-and-renovation, #united-states

The New York Times 12:07 am on November 21, 2021
Tags: Black People ( 2,845 ), Chicago (Ill) ( 186 ), Discrimination ( 1,470 ), Memphis (Tenn), Mortgages ( 69 ), Real Estate and Housing (Residential) ( 1,194 ), Segregation and Desegregation ( 97 )

How the Real Estate Boom Left Black Neighborhoods Behind

While homeownership has been an engine of prosperity for white Americans, home values in places like Orange Mound in southeast Memphis have languished. What would it take to catch up?

#black-people, #chicago-ill, #discrimination, #memphis-tenn, #mortgages, #real-estate-and-housing-residential, #segregation-and-desegregation

The New York Times 11:03 pm on November 17, 2021
Tags: Content Type: Personal Profile ( 2,451 ), Deaths (Obituaries) ( 1,628 ), Memphis (Tenn), Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides ( 1,184 ), Rap and Hip-Hop ( 276 ), Young Dolph (1985-2021) ( 2 )

Young Dolph, Promising Memphis Rapper, Shot and Killed at 36

Known for collaborating widely and his deadpan bravado, his last solo album, “Rich Slave,” debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard chart last year.

#content-type-personal-profile, #deaths-obituaries, #memphis-tenn, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #rap-and-hip-hop, #young-dolph-1985-2021

The New York Times 9:00 am on November 5, 2021
Tags: Area Planning and Renewal ( 120 ), Art ( 1,413 ), Black People ( 2,845 ), Gang, Jeanne ( 2 ), HERZOG&DE MEURON, Memphis (Tenn), Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Museums ( 601 ), National Civil Rights Museum, Orff, Kate (1971- ), Parks and Other Recreation Areas ( 173 ), Studio Gang Architects

Will World-Class Architecture Bring Civic Pride Back to Memphis?

Spurred by Herzog & de Meuron’s new art museum and a rethought waterfront park by Studio Gang, city leaders turn to design to make a downtown for “everyone.”

#area-planning-and-renewal, #art, #black-people, #gang-jeanne, #herzogde-meuron, #memphis-tenn, #memphis-brooks-museum-of-art, #museums, #national-civil-rights-museum, #orff-kate-1971, #parks-and-other-recreation-areas, #studio-gang-architects

The New York Times 8:06 pm on August 17, 2021
Tags: Air Pollution ( 181 ), Black People ( 2,845 ), Discrimination ( 1,470 ), Environment ( 1,268 ), Memphis (Tenn), Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline ( 597 ), Pipelines ( 99 ), Race and Ethnicity ( 1,913 ), Water Pollution ( 99 )

How to Fight the Poison of Environmental Racism

The defeat of the Byhalia Connection pipeline was a rare victory against environmental racism.

#air-pollution, #black-people, #discrimination, #environment, #memphis-tenn, #oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, #pipelines, #race-and-ethnicity, #water-pollution

The New York Times 12:00 pm on June 5, 2021
Tags: Black People ( 2,845 ), Civil War (US) (1861-65) ( 115 ), Confederate States of America ( 45 ), Forrest, Nathan Bedford ( 5 ), Ku Klux Klan ( 32 ), Memphis (Tenn), Monuments and Memorials (Structures) ( 263 ), Race and Ethnicity ( 1,913 ), Slavery (Historical) ( 254 ), Sons of Confederate Veterans ( 4 ), Tennessee ( 102 )

The Remains of Nathan Bedford Forrest Are Being Exhumed in Memphis

The remains of Nathan Bedford Forrest, a slave trader and leader of the Ku Klux Klan, will be moved from Memphis to a Confederate museum 200 miles away.

#black-people, #civil-war-us-1861-65, #confederate-states-of-america, #forrest-nathan-bedford, #ku-klux-klan, #memphis-tenn, #monuments-and-memorials-structures, #race-and-ethnicity, #slavery-historical, #sons-of-confederate-veterans, #tennessee

The New York Times 2:55 pm on June 2, 2021
Tags: Memphis (Tenn), Philadelphia (Pa) ( 152 ), Real Estate and Housing (Residential) ( 1,194 ), Taos (NM), Tres Piedras, (NM)

What $900,000 Buys You in Tennessee, Pennsylvania and New Mexico

A Greek Revival-style home in Memphis, a brick townhouse in Philadelphia and a three-bedroom Earthship house near Taos.

#memphis-tenn, #philadelphia-pa, #real-estate-and-housing-residential, #taos-nm, #tres-piedras-nm

The New York Times 2:34 am on May 18, 2021
Tags: arkansas ( 75 ), Bridges and Tunnels ( 61 ), Infrastructure (Public Works) ( 374 ), Memphis (Tenn), Mississippi River ( 7 ), Transportation ( 1,041 )

Inspector Who Twice Missed Crack in Bridge Is Fired, Arkansas Officials Say

The inspector didn’t see the crack “because he wasn’t following proper protocol,” the director of the Arkansas Department of Transportation said.

#arkansas, #bridges-and-tunnels, #infrastructure-public-works, #memphis-tenn, #mississippi-river, #transportation

The New York Times 10:44 pm on May 13, 2021
Tags: arkansas ( 75 ), Bridges and Tunnels ( 61 ), Cohen, Stephen I ( 4 ), Infrastructure (Public Works) ( 374 ), Memphis (Tenn)

Cracked Memphis Bridge Is Shut Down Indefinitely

The Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River could be closed for weeks, if not longer, because of damage that could have led to “a catastrophic event.”

#arkansas, #bridges-and-tunnels, #cohen-stephen-i, #infrastructure-public-works, #memphis-tenn

The New York Times 2:45 pm on January 11, 2021
Tags: Kidnapping and Hostages ( 163 ), Memphis (Tenn), Memphis Police Department, Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides ( 1,184 ), Patric Ferguson, Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings ( 1,330 ), Robert Howard

Memphis Police Officer Is Charged With Kidnapping and Murder

Patric Ferguson, who had been with the department for over two years, kidnapped a man in the back of a squad car and shot him, the authorities said.

#kidnapping-and-hostages, #memphis-tenn, #memphis-police-department, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #patric-ferguson, #police-brutality-misconduct-and-shootings, #robert-howard

The New York Times 8:00 am on December 25, 2020
Tags: arizona ( 320 ), Asheville (NC) ( 8 ), Christmas ( 150 ), Hanukkah ( 17 ), Holidays and Special Occasions ( 148 ), Maryland ( 97 ), Memphis (Tenn), Nashville (Tenn) ( 87 ), New Mexico ( 86 ), Pennsylvania ( 283 ), Quarantine (Life and Culture) ( 2,796 ), Road Trips ( 59 ), Texas ( 813 ), United States ( 3,951 ), utah ( 76 )

Scenes From a Pandemic Holiday Road Trip

Scenes from a holiday season that shone bright in dark times.

#arizona, #asheville-nc, #christmas, #hanukkah, #holidays-and-special-occasions, #maryland, #memphis-tenn, #nashville-tenn, #new-mexico, #pennsylvania, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #road-trips, #texas, #united-states, #utah

The New York Times 12:04 pm on November 20, 2020
Tags: Bass Pro Shops Inc ( 2 ), Brookfield Office Properties ( 2 ), Children and Childhood ( 1,220 ), Christmas ( 150 ), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ( 13,562 ), Holidays and Special Occasions ( 148 ), International Brotherhood of Real Bearded Santas ( 3 ), Macy's Inc ( 31 ), Mall of America (Bloomington, Minn), Memphis (Tenn), Santa Claus ( 16 ), Shopping and Retail ( 512 ), Shopping Centers and Malls ( 50 )

Mall Santas Are Making Concessions to the Coronavirus

With the pandemic raging, malls are overhauling their Santa Claus traditions this Christmas to include virtual visits, holiday-themed masks and shields to reduce the risk of infection.

#bass-pro-shops-inc, #brookfield-office-properties, #children-and-childhood, #christmas, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #holidays-and-special-occasions, #international-brotherhood-of-real-bearded-santas, #macys-inc, #mall-of-america-bloomington-minn, #memphis-tenn, #santa-claus, #shopping-and-retail, #shopping-centers-and-malls