Refugee Empowerment Program News Today

Little Amal, the 12-foot puppet of a Syrian refugee child, is coming to Tennessee for a few days to celebrate the arts. Here is how to get a look.

Little Amal, the 12-foot puppet of a Syrian refugee child, is coming to Tennessee for a few days to celebrate the arts. Here is how to get a look.

Shelby County has announced a partnership and $50,000 grant to the Refugee Empowerment Program.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and Commissioner Henri Brooks will announce today a new partnership and grant to the Refugee Empowerment Program (REP).

WH resident makes college Hall of Fame

Teachers and students talk about their educational comebacks after the COVID-19 pandemic at an event hosted by Chalkbeat Tennessee, ​​New Memphis, Spillit, and the Daily Memphian. 

Join Chalkbeat, New Memphis, and Spillit for an evening of true stories from Memphis students and educators.

SBC delegates picked Texas pastor Bart Barber to lead the Southern Baptist Convention and faced head on the issue of how to prevent sexual abuse.

Four seats on the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board will be up for grabs in less than two months, and Chalkbeat Tennessee wants to know what information voters across the city need to make an informed vote.

The groups will perform April 29 and 30, 2022 in the Halloran Centre at the Orpheum. Tickets are free to the public.