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Memphis' Black churches are needed to resist GOP laws that can kill Black children | Weathersbee
It’s not surprising that Rep. G.A. Hardaway, D-Memphis, turned to a group of Memphis’ Black ministers to help Black people survive laws...
Tonyaa J Weathersbee
Aug 25, 20214 min read


Alvin Motley's slaying shows some white people's fears are lethal to Black people|Weathersbee
When Alvin Motley Jr. and his girlfriend, Pia Foster, rolled up to the Kroger Fuel Station at the Germantown and East Memphis line with...
Tonyaa J Weathersbee
Aug 14, 20214 min read


Unvaccinated COVID-19 patients are straining Shelby County ICUs. That shouldn't be | Weathersbee
This was supposed to be a no-brainer. As COVID-19 killed more than a half million Americans last year, scientists and immunologists...
Tonyaa J Weathersbee
Aug 14, 20215 min read


The Incredible Pizza shooting means metal detectors must mix with family fun|Weathersbee
If the charges in a police report are true, Antravion Greer should’ve stayed gone. This past Saturday, Greer allegedly unleashed bullets...
Tonyaa J Weathersbee
Aug 14, 20215 min read


Voucher threat shows GOPers care more about ideology than kids dying from COVID-19 | Weathersbee
First, Tennessee’s Republican lawmakers singled out Shelby and Davidson counties for a school voucher experiment that a Nashville judge...
Tonyaa J Weathersbee
Aug 14, 20214 min read


If Tennesseans keep electing lawmakers who value ideology over health, many will die|Weathersbee
The frustration on the Zoom call with Tennessee’s Democratic Caucus was palpable. Palpable – because Republican lawmakers like Rep. Scott...
Tonyaa J Weathersbee
Jul 16, 20214 min read


Bans on teaching racism's impact means Juneteenth is now about resistance and revelry | Weathersbee
So, come this Saturday, Black people will be dancing near what was once the grave of a mass murderer and enslaver. It’s a party that’s...
Tonyaa J Weathersbee
Jun 19, 20214 min read


Confederate monuments now being toppled were once lauded by newspapers like The Commercial Appeal
My story was part of the main package of stories that won a Grand Prize in the 2021 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award contest... This...
Tonyaa J Weathersbee
Jun 14, 20216 min read
In banning CRT, Tennessee GOPers exemplified the white privilege they deny exists|Weathersbee
So, in backing a law that withholds money from Tennessee’s public and charter schools if they deign to teach critical race theory,...
Tonyaa J Weathersbee
May 7, 20215 min read


This Memphis mother tried to shield her son from a violent culture. It killed him anyway|Weathersbee
When Jarvis Triplett took his all-terrain vehicle for a spin nearly two weeks ago, his mother didn’t worry that he’d wind up being killed...
Tonyaa J Weathersbee
May 5, 20213 min read


Ma'Khia Bryant was killed by a cop - and a culture that relies on them to solve spats |Weathersbee
Ma’Khia Bryant shouldn’t be dead over chores. Angela Moore, Ma’Khia’s foster mother, told CNN that the dispute that led to the 16...
Tonyaa J Weathersbee
Apr 30, 20213 min read


I'm one of the 161...
Graduates of the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications named to its Hall of Fame! The college has been...
Tonyaa J Weathersbee
Apr 26, 20211 min read


Why did Uber leave me stranded in Mississippi?
Recently, I took an Uber ride from the Memphis community of Oakhaven to go to the YMCA in Southaven, Miss. My car was in the shop, and I...
Tonyaa J Weathersbee
Mar 12, 20211 min read


For Memphis professors, the Capitol riots added a horrific chapter to Black history |Weathersbee
Charles McKinney, associate professor of history at Rhodes College, didn’t imagine that just before Black History Month, he’d have a 21st...
Tonyaa J Weathersbee
Mar 12, 20214 min read


A time of tears, hope and white supremacy terror
I came of age during a time of tears and hope. Tears - when Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated and I saw his funeral on the black...
Tonyaa J Weathersbee
Mar 11, 20211 min read
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