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In his Point of View, Local 24 News political commentator and analyst Otis Sanford discusses the recent passing of two important public figures in Memphis. ....
But first, we re revisiting a protest Sunday night on the National Civil Rights Museum s plaza. About 30 protesters gathered at the museum to condemn the recent killings of Daunte Wright, Adam Toledo and Anthony Thompson Jr. The Sunday protest a repeat of more than a dozen such protests last spring after George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer on Memorial Day was nearly derailed before it started. Museum security officials at first told organizers they needed to move off museum grounds. After several minutes and a few phone calls, the security officers said the protest could continue on the plaza. ....
Former Democratic Tennessee lawmaker Roscoe Dixon dies April 16, 2021 GMT MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Roscoe Dixon, a former Democratic state lawmaker in Tennessee who worked for civil rights groups and served in the Legislature for 25 years before becoming embroiled in the “Tennessee Waltz” corruption scandal, has died, a friend said. He was 71. Ruby Wharton, a Memphis attorney and longtime friend, told The Associated Press that she was informed by Dixon’s sister that he died on Thursday. Wharton is the wife of former Memphis Mayor A C Wharton, who also was friends with Dixon. Ruby Wharton said she met Dixon when she and her husband moved to Memphis in 1973. Dixon worked as a volunteer at the Memphis office of Operation PUSH, the civil rights organization founded by the Rev. Jesse Jackson. ....
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Updated: 12:44 PM CDT April 16, 2021 MEMPHIS, Tenn. Former Tennessee lawmaker Roscoe Dixon has died. He was 71-years-old. Javier Bailey and Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland both announced Dixon s passing Friday on social media. Sorry to hear that former state Senator Roscoe Dixon has passed. He was always gracious and encouraging to me, including two years ago when I knocked on his door campaigning. He invited us in for 30 minutes of reminiscing a great memory today. pic.twitter.com/eoJKHglvQt Mayor Jim Strickland (@MayorMemphis) April 16, 2021 Dixon served in the Tennessee Senate from 1994 to 2005. In 2010 he was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives, where he served until 2017. ....