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No. 3 Ole Miss baseball travels to Starkville for rivalry series against Mississippi State

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On the heels of a dominant win in Memphis on Wednesday night, No. 3 Ole Miss baseball will travel to Starkville this weekend for a three-game series against Mississippi State. The Rebels enter this weekend’s series with a 26-4 overall record and wins against top-25 teams in Texas A&M, Southern Miss...

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Men’s, women’s tennis face pivotal home matches as 2018 regular season reaches its end

With their respective seasons hitting the home stretch, both the the men’s and women’s tennis teams face crucial matches against formidable SEC opponents...

Thousands celebrate, remember Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy 50 years after assassination

MEMPHIS — The eyes of the world were on the balcony in front of Room 306 at the Lorraine Motel on Wednesday just as they were 50 years ago when the shot...

Contextualization plaque for Memphis slave trade unveiled during MLK anniversary

MEMPHIS — Calvary Episcopal Church in Memphis participated in the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. by holding...

Terence Lester marches from Memphis to Atlanta against poverty, hopes to mend racial divisions

Traveling 367 miles from Atlanta to Memphis by car would take almost six hours. By bus, it would take almost nine. But on foot, it’s taken Terence Lester...

‘Striking Voices’ documentary project illustrates Memphis sanitation workers’ civil rights struggle

“Striking Voices,” a photo and video documentary project about the Memphis sanitation workers’ strike in the winter and spring of 1968, is...

INTERACTIVE TIMELINE: Final hours of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and how the nation reacted following his death

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Paris-Yates Chapel bells ring 39 times to honor The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Paris-Yates Chapel Peddle Bell Tower rings 39 times at 6:01 on Wednesday, the time of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s death 50 years ago at age...

Participants in ‘I Am A Man’ reenactment photograph say there is still progress to be made for working class

MEMPHIS — “Our best days are ahead of us,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said Wednesday morning. Strickland was one of the main speakers at the “I...

Photo gallery: Largest reenactment of “I AM A MAN” photograph in Memphis

The largest reenactment of the iconic “I AM A MAN” photograph took place on Beale Street in Memphis today commemorating the life and legacy...

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