Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton sees a parallel between his life and the biblical story of Caleb, a spy who trusted God rather than fearing giants in the promised land. There’s a verse in ...

Twice this summer, in front of hundreds of people, Willie Herenton, 10 years out of public office, acknowledged his own mortality and showcased his ambition. “This morning I prayed and said ...

Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton is getting back into real estate and has moved to South Memphis: "I downsized from a [seven-bedroom], 7,500-square-foot suburban home in Collierville to return ...

The Memphis Flyer is Memphis’ alternative newsweekly, serving the metro Memphis area of nearly a million residents. The Flyer was started in 1989 by Contemporary Media, Inc., the locally owned ...

Miss. Harris was the woman and mother who raised the city’s first African American schools superintendent and the city’s first elected black mayor, Dr. Willie Herenton. “The most iconic ...

But first, we need you to sign in to PBS using one of the services below. Candidate for Memphis Willie Herenton joins host Eric Barnes and The Daily Memphian reporter Bill Dries to discuss why he ...

The Memphis Flyer is Memphis’ alternative newsweekly, serving the metro Memphis area of nearly a million residents. The Flyer was started in 1989 by Contemporary Media, Inc., the locally owned ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Mayor Willie Herenton stepped before television cameras to announce he had made a startling discovery: Rich, white businessmen were plotting to derail his re-election by ...

On a Tuesday night in Orange Mound, former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton sat at a kitchen bar counter, surrounded predominantly by millennials. He’d been invited to the home of Shelby County ...

University of Miami basketball player Willie Herenton (hugging mother, Andrea, in middle) with brother Rodney Jr. (left), father Rodney (second from right), brother Samuel (right). Courtesy ...

Memphis mayoral candidate Willie Herenton hopes there is enough money to satisfy both FedExForum and Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium renovation projects. But, if not, Herenton said Monday his ...