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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 17, 20214 min read
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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
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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
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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 8, 20215 min read
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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
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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
May 1, 20213 min read
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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
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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 13, 20211 min read
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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
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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 12, 20211 min read
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