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Memphis Zoo sends Ya Ya the panda back to China after 20 years | USA TODAY

April 28, 2023 21 comments

A Chinese giant panda named Ya Ya is now back in China after spending two decades at the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee on loan. RELATED: […]

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Biden, Tennessee Three meet at White House following expulsion votes | USA TODAY

April 25, 2023 17 comments

President Joe Biden met with the three Tennessee lawmakers who faced expulsion for participating in gun control protests at their statehouse. RELATED: Rep. Justin Jones […]

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Pearson gives passionate speech after reinstatement to Tennessee House

April 13, 2023 52 comments

Democratic Rep. Justin Pearson addresses a crowd after the Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted to confirm his reappointment to the Tennessee House of Representatives, […]

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Memphis native explains the burden of growing up Black in America | States of America #Shorts

April 7, 2023 5 comments

Bennie Smith, a Memphis native and politician who grew up in a dangerous neighborhood in the city, explains why the assumption of guilt reinforces stereotypes […]

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Tennessee House expels two Democrats amid gun reform protests | USA TODAY

April 6, 2023 10 comments

House Republicans in Tennessee voted to expel two of three Democratic members of the House for "disorderly behavior" over anti-gun protests. RELATED: Ten days after […]

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The Tyre Nichols’ Beating: What Went Wrong in Memphis? | States of America

April 5, 2023 14 comments

The Memphis Police Department’s Scorpion Unit was established in 2021 to establish peace in high-crime, hot-spot neighborhoods. So how did unarmed 29-year-old Black man Tyre Nichols […]

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5 former police officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death plead not guilty

February 18, 2023 86 comments

Five former Memphis Police Department officers pleaded not guilty at their arraignment on criminal charges connected to the January death of Tyre Nichols, whose brutal […]