University of Memphis

Proposed Anti-LGBT Laws Spark Backlash in Tennessee by Andrew Phifer

With the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York City, what most activists see as the birth of the gay rights movement in the United...

When I was a child, I would ever-so-often hear my mother ask my grandmother what had happened in the most recent election commission meeting; my...

The decisions and negotiations that City Hall makes with both local and major businesses try to advocate for change. Change that attempts to...

This past February I had the that opportunity to attend a legislative breakfast hosted by the Tennessee Charter School Center and in it, realized...

On February 19th, 2019 I attended a rally sponsored by mayoral candidate Scott Conger and I immediately felt like a pawn. As I stand there...

Deferred again, the Nashville city council punted on the issue of introducing ranked-choice voting in municipal elections. The proposal was...

Following February 2017 shooting of Nashville resident Jocques Clemmons by Metro Police officer Joshua Lippert, Nashville citizens began to...

Mutual tolerance from people of different political ideologies is one of the most important cornerstones of true democracy. These guardrails of...

On February 19th, the Memphis City Council held council to discuss numerous issues, but three key ones stood out as most concerning and...