June 22, 2025

The Tri-State Defender

SARAH JAKES ROBERTS’ 2025 WOMAN EVOLVE CONFERENCE ADVANCE NATIONAL COVERAGE: Memphis author Tina Bailey embraces wise counsel of late Pastor Ricky D. Floyd, composes her very first book

SARAH JAKES ROBERTS’ 2025 WOMAN EVOLVE CONFERENCE ADVANCE NATIONAL COVERAGE: Memphis author Tina Bailey embraces wise counsel of late Pastor Ricky D. Floyd, composes her very first book

Andre Johnson May 21, 2025
Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended but one thing I do, forgetting those things...
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IN HER ELEMENT: Rust College student Jacquisha Todd enjoying immeasurable success as owner and CEO of two business endeavors

IN HER ELEMENT: Rust College student Jacquisha Todd enjoying immeasurable success as owner and CEO of two business endeavors

Andre Johnson March 3, 2022
She considers a field and buys it. With the fruit of her hands, she plants a vineyard....
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DAD KNOWS BEST: Mid-South businessman Lamar Perry’s Perry5 Farm, LLC comes amid keen inspiration of his father

DAD KNOWS BEST: Mid-South businessman Lamar Perry’s Perry5 Farm, LLC comes amid keen inspiration of his father

Andre Johnson October 9, 2021
EDITOR’S NOTE: In honor of Tennessee businessman Lamar Perry’s immeasurable success in his notable profession, Making Headline News’ editorial...
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MEMPHIS EATS: Mid-South business tandem Shaneathia Stout and Precellia Waddell’s catering service enjoying immeasurable success

MEMPHIS EATS: Mid-South business tandem Shaneathia Stout and Precellia Waddell’s catering service enjoying immeasurable success

Andre Johnson September 28, 2021
And the Lord answered me, and said, “Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that...
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CLEO OUR HERO: Mid-South mother Rekeshia Hudson to host inaugural Cleo T. Hudson, Jr. Memorial 5K in her husband’s memory

CLEO OUR HERO: Mid-South mother Rekeshia Hudson to host inaugural Cleo T. Hudson, Jr. Memorial 5K in her husband’s memory

Andre Johnson August 27, 2021
GIRL DAD Rekeshia Hudson is destined to carry on the memory of her beloved, big-hearted husband. And,...
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SAVE THE DATE: VeMaShe™ Enterprise LLC to host Seventh Annual Servant Awards October 2 at Abundant Grace Fellowship

SAVE THE DATE: VeMaShe™ Enterprise LLC to host Seventh Annual Servant Awards October 2 at Abundant Grace Fellowship

Andre Johnson August 19, 2021
The King will reply, “Truly, I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of...
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BLOWIN’ UP IN THE ATL: Memphis-born rapper Nu Boi’s best and brightest days are well ahead of him

BLOWIN’ UP IN THE ATL: Memphis-born rapper Nu Boi’s best and brightest days are well ahead of him

Andre Johnson April 24, 2021
“I am highly favored by God, I experience great victories, supernatural turnarounds, and miraculous breakthroughs in the...
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Mid-South businesswoman Cynetra Freeman defies rash of odds, fulfills her purpose by establishing a credible nonprofit organization

Mid-South businesswoman Cynetra Freeman defies rash of odds, fulfills her purpose by establishing a credible nonprofit organization

Andre Johnson March 29, 2021
I was naked and you clothed Me. I was sick and you visited Me. I was in...
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Memphis Hamilton High freshman Marlon Mcshane Jr. making the most of a hoops season overshadowed by improbable global pandemic

Memphis Hamilton High freshman Marlon Mcshane Jr. making the most of a hoops season overshadowed by improbable global pandemic

Andre Johnson March 16, 2021
POISED TO EXCEL DALLAS — When the coronavirus outbreak surfaced in March 2020, this unprecedented global pandemic...
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Mid-South empowerment extraordinaire Emily Strickland-Thompson reaping sustained success as a businesswoman, author

Mid-South empowerment extraordinaire Emily Strickland-Thompson reaping sustained success as a businesswoman, author

Andre Johnson February 24, 2021
She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands, she plants a vineyard....
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