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U.S. finds discrimination in Memphis juvenile courts
Apr 26th
Black youths arrested in Memphis, Tennessee, were much more likely than white juveniles to be jailed and tried as adults, discriminatory practices that also affect Hispanic youths in other cities, the Justice Department said on Thursday.
A review of 66,000 juvenile court cases in Memphis, where numerous abuses drew Justice Department investigators in 2009, revealed “serious and systemic failures” in the way youthful offenders were treated, Assistant U.S. Attorney General Thomas Perez of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said.
Top Memphis talent interested in Tigers
Apr 25th
One of the top prospects in the state of Tennessee resides in Memphis. It appears that four star defensive end Frank Herron of Memphis Central High School, who recently picked up an offer from LSU, is thinking a lot about Tigers but not the ones from Baton Rouge.
Memphis coach blames wife for NCAA violation
Apr 19th
Josh Pastner may be the first college basketball coach ever to blame his wife after committing a minor NCAA violation.
Late Tuesday night, Pastner used the University of Memphis’ men’s basketball Twitter account to inadvertently tweet “Tony Parker,” the name of a highly touted Class of 2012 big man from Georgia that the Tigers have long coveted. Even though Pastner deleted the tweet minutes later, by rule that constitutes a secondary violation because the NCAA prohibits coaches from publicly discussing unsigned recruits.
State seeks death penalty in Memphis officer death
Apr 18th
State prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty in the fatal shooting of a police officer and another man at a downtown Memphis hotel last year. Alexander Haydel of Cleveland, Miss., is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of 39-year-old officer Tim Warren and 49-year-old Arthur Warren, who are not related.
The Commercial Appeal reports (http://bit.ly/HUkgxl ) that prosecutors announced during Haydel’s brief court appearance Wednesday that they will seek the death penalty. No trial date has been set.
Man, 91, gets medals for Normandy Invasion
Apr 11th
Stooped after 91 years of living, Wilbur “Bill” Hoffman, still managed to stand tall as medals honoring his bravery during World War II were pinned on his chest in a ceremony on Tuesday.
Hoffman, then 20, was with the U.S. Army Rangers when they climbed the cliffs at Normandy on D-Day in 1944 and was wounded during the fighting but while recovering in a military hospital and feeling at the time that others had given so much more, Hoffman refused to accept a Purple Heart.
Memphis’ Poe spotted at NovaCare Complex
Apr 5th
Memphis defensive tackle Dontari Poe was seen walking through the NovaCare Complex on Thursday morning.
Poe, considered to be one of the top defensive tackles available in this year’s draft, was walking with Eagles defensive line coach Jim Washburn when spotted by reporters who were in the building for the first meeting with new offensive left tackle Demetress Bell.
Memphis finally to name street after King
Apr 4th
Forty-four years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down on the balcony of a Memphis hotel, the Tennessee city is overcoming what some call protracted guilt and embarrassment, and naming a street in his honor.
A nearly 1-mile stretch of Linden Avenue will be renamed Dr. M.L. King Jr. Avenue on Wednesday, the anniversary of the civil rights leader’s assassination.
Memphis unemployment rate fell in February
Mar 29th
The unemployment rate in the Memphis MSA settled to 9.2 percent in February — 0.2 percentage points lower than January and a 1.1 percentage point decrease from February 2011. Shelby County’s rate mirrored the MSA’s at 9.2 percent last month.
Data from the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development shows 75 counties saw decreases in unemployment from January to February while 10 remained at January levels. While only 10 counties saw an increase in unemployment, 48 of Tennessee’s 95 counties reported rates of 10 percent or higher.
Cowboys working out Memphis offensive lineman
Mar 28th
The Cowboys are working out Memphis guard/tackle Ronald Leary on his college campus today. Leary, a 6-foot-3, 325 pounder, is moving up depth boards with his athletic ability and power. He’s expected to be among one of the 30 prospects to visit the Cowboys next month at Valley Ranch.
Leary will workout for Cowboys offensive line coach Bill Callahan. Adias Bakari, Leary’s Washington, D.C.-based agent, said Carolina and St. Louis also have planned visits with the lineman.
No Memphis facilities included in $3 million FedEx hiring
Mar 22nd
The U.S. Department of Labor and FedEx Corp.’s $3 million settlement regarding alleged hiring discrimination by FedEx subsidiaries may seem like a drop in the bucket at first glance, (see FedEx profit more than doubles in third quarter) but try telling that to the more than 21,000 applicants who will receive back wages plus interest out of the settlement.
The scope of the settlement reflects one of the largest classes of affected workers in the history of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).
