New electoral maps are erasing Black representations. The effort takes its cues from American history
Early this month, a single pen stroke effectively ended representative Steve Cohen’s career in Con…
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‘We recognize others are like us through the way they sound’: how accents shape our lives ⊕⊕
A new book by linguistics professor Valerie Fridland, who was raised in Memphis by French parents, explores the power behind the way we speak
Valerie Fridland writes in her new book, Why We Talk Funny…
28 days ago
NBA player Clarke dies aged 29 ○
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke dies at the age of 29, the NBA team confirms.
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke dies at 29: ‘He was the gentlest soul’ ⊖
Player’s agency confirms death on Tuesday
Clarke was named to NBA All-Rookie team in 2020
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died at the age of 29, his sports agency has confirmed. A cause of…
30 days ago
Wizards eye Dybantsa, Boozer, Peterson and Wilson at No 1 after winning NBA draft lottery ⊖
Washington last picked No 1 overall in 2010
Wizards had worst record in the NBA this season
The league’s worst team this season are getting the No 1 pick in the NBA draft. The Washington Wizards won th…
The next Voting Rights Act must outlaw gerrymandering | Jamil Smith ⊕
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The supreme court has gutted one of the strongest federal tools we had against the most effective weapon in US politics
Maps can guide us home. They show us where we are, where we have been and where …
33 days ago
Tennessee Republicans redraw maps to erase last Democratic, Black-majority district ⊕
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Move comes days after supreme court ruling weakened Voting Rights Act protections against racial gerrymandering
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Tennessee’s Republican-dominated legislature passed red…
34 days ago
Republicans poised to vote on new House map that would erase Democratic seat in Tennessee – US politics live ⊖
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Such a move could reshape the electoral map ahead of the midterms by carving up a majority-Black congressional district
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Anthropic, SpaceX announce compute deal that includes space development ○
Anthropic said it's forged a deal with SpaceX, which owns rival xAI, to use all of the compute capacity at the company’s Colossus 1 data center in Memphis, Tennessee.
46 days ago
Three young brothers vanished on Thanksgiving 2010... now investigators believe they have made a tragic break in the case ⊖
Memphis police discovered the unidentified remains of three children, believed to be between three and seven years of age, in a wooded area earlier this month.