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As we approach year-end financial planning, the Community Foundation encourages you to take a thoughtful, strategic approach to your charitable giving. Memphians are generous by nature—but too often, gifts are made in response to the latest request rather than with a clear plan. -
Featured: A 50th anniversary screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Orpheum; the family-friendly Mid-Autumn Festival at Crosstown Arts
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Concerts International opens its 53rd season of chamber music with fresh performance nights, new venues, and a renewed commitment to diversity in programming and ensembles. -
PEN AmericaA new report says that the number of books being challenged or removed from public schools across the country has risen exponentially in the past two years. A Clockwork Orange tops their list. The report lists the states with the highest rates of book banning in 2024-25, including Tennessee with 1,622 instances.
Top Trump Administration officials visited with members of the Memphis Safe Task Force on Wednesday.
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The Trump administration has deployed or threatened to deploy National Guard troops in more than half a dozen American cities that it says are crime ridden.
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National Guard troops are coming to Memphis. But the rhetoric over their deployment has been cooling after Gov. Lee's promise of local input.
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- Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., talks about the government shutdown
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President Trump ordered the deployment of troops to Portland and said he's authorized them to use "full force" to curb protests outside ICE facilities. -
An unusual type of diabetes linked to malnutrition now has a name. Scientists are calling for wider recognition of the newly classified Type 5 diabetes to spur better treatments. -
Americans are concerned about crime, but don't broadly support President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to U.S. cities, according to a new NPR-IPSOS poll. -
The state fair dates back to the 1800s, and its agricultural roots go back even further. Ever since, states have been putting their own spin on the annual event while staying true to tradition. -
Calling it a "generational opportunity" to fight crime, Gov. Lee said National Guard troops would be unarmed and work with MPD in a support capacity. -
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said National Guard troops will serve in support roles to local law enforcement and not be tasked with making arrests. -
Education researchers warn budget proposals from the White House and House Republicans would impose steep cuts on some of the nation's most vulnerable students and disadvantaged school communities. -
This week on WKNO/Channel 10’s Behind the Headlines, City of Memphis Chief of Development and Infrastructure, John Zeanah, joins host Eric Barnes and Daily Memphian reporter Bill Dries.
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NPR looked into malfunctions on lines that power individual homes in one of the communities hardest hit by the LA fires in January. Here's what we found.
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Community Foundation of Greater Memphis' Julia McDonald shares how to give smarter and do good for your community.
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