Growing up, I always questioned my parents’ decision to settle down in Memphis. I remember this being a shared frustration ...

As you approach the restaurant on Second Street in downtown Memphis, you’ll spot the unmistakable sign featuring a cheeky cartoon character holding what appears to be a regular-sized burger. Don’t be ...

This Black History Month, The Commercial Appeal is highlighting the contributions of Black residents to Memphis' food scene.

The Withers Collection in Memphis is a testament to the power of photography as both an art form and a historical archive.

From the 1920s to the 1940s, the South saw a surge in “race records”; a term used for recordings of different genres of music made by and for Black people. A lot of these recording artists were ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Kim Wheeler speaks with reporters about a person who was shot ...

Memphis football had a splashy signing day in 2024, adding 23 players and putting together the top-ranked recruiting class among Group of Five teams. One notable omission from the list of new ...

The Grizzlies blew past the Spurs 140-112 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Memphis has posted since December 26, 2024. Desmond Bane and Santi Aldama were ...

Here, they appeared in David T. Little’s gothic rock opera film “Black Lodge” as part of the hallucinations of a tortured soul. Not every show at this year’s festival was as darkly surreal ...

King took a trip to Memphis in 1968 to raise awareness and support for Black sanitation workers who were underpaid and working in substandard conditions. The trip led to King’s "I've Been to ...

Fat Charlie's Speakeasy, owned by Will and LaTonia Richardson, is a cozy bar in Memphis' Harbor Town ... they inadvertently became the first Black-owned business in Harbor Town's more than 30-year ...