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  • Activists and community members gathered Wednesday evening in the Hickory Hill area to mark the third anniversary of the beating death of Tyré Nichols by Memphis Police officers.
  • Venezuelan investigative journalist Roberto Deniz discusses concerns that forces loyal to the new regime in Venezuela are cracking down against critics of the U.S. ouster of President Nicolás Maduro.
  • When President Trump spoke about Venezuela's future on Saturday, after the U.S. military action and arrest of its president, Nicolás Maduro, he said that the country's decimated oil infrastructure will be rebuilt and start making money again. Rice University's Francisco Monaldi talks about the major challenges of rebuilding the Venezuelan oil industry and how it will require many years and tens of billions of dollars.
  • In the first comprehensive review of the state’s school voucher program, the state comptroller’s office found that most public school students who used the vouchers aren’t using them to leave low performing public schools.
  • Kacky Walton spoke with award-winning artist and educator Melody Weintraub about her new exhibit, “Seasons,” on view at WKNO’s Gallery 1091 from Monday, January 5, through Thursday, January 29.
  • This year, it was clear to us that business as usual was not an option. Across Memphis, nonprofits were navigating deep funding disruptions, rising costs, and growing community needs, all at the same time. The Community Foundation reacted by launching Responsive Grants, designed to help organizations continue essential services, sustain core operations, and remain steady during a season of uncertainty.
  • The Golden Globes are this weekend, and the hit movie KPop Demon Hunters is up for three awards, including one for best original song. The movie has become a global sensation for Netflix in part because of its catchy soundtrack. Ian Eisendrath is the man behind the music.
  • Local gynecologist Sanjeev Kumar has been found guilty of 40 of 46 charges.
  • Police officer Brian Sicknick died after being assaulted while defending the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. His brother, Craig Sicknick, explains his anger and frustration over false narratives about that day and President Trump’s sweeping pardons of people charged or convicted of participating in the attack.
  • 2026 is shaping up to be a landmark year for the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, culminating in December with the move to its new building on the bluff in downtown Memphis.
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