WASHINGTON — The Washington Wizards have acquired guard Marcus Smart and a 2025 protected first-round pick from the Memphis Grizzlies as part of a three-team trade with Sacramento. The Wizards ...

King employed nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience in his campaigns. He organized peaceful protests, boycotts, and marches to to racial injustice.

The Memphis Police Department announced Boothe’s arrest on its official Facebook page. The man is being held in Shelby County Jail, and his bond is set at $250,000. “Officers were advised that ...

William 'Bill' Lucy, a leading African American labor leader and rights activist, served as secretary-treasurer of AFSCME for nearly four decades.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A man was seriously injured in a shooting in South Memphis, according to the Memphis Police Department. At 6:00 Wednesday evening, MPD said, officers were called to McMillan ...

“We appreciate them, and we’re using this time to highlight Dr. King’s work for sanitation workers in Memphis, where he was ultimately assassinated,” Buress-Stewart said. “Today, we’re celebrating our ...

A man died at the hospital Tuesday just after being arrested by officers with the Memphis Police Department, the department said in a social media statement. According to police, the man "had a ...