The City of Memphis Office of Business Diversity & Compliance has partnered with Start Co to launch Propel, a business accelerator for minority-owned startups.

Elmwood Cemetery is a final resting place for Civil War heroes and victims of the 1878 Yellow Fever epidemic.

This year’s Komen Race for the Cure will once again take place at the home of the Redbirds in downtown Memphis. Anyone with a family member or friend who has struggled with breast cancer will be pleased to learn that this is the only race in the community that gives grants to local hospitals for mammograms and diagnostics.

Memphis Area Legal Services (MALS) is the go-to legal advocate for low-income families in western Tennessee. Started in 1968, in the wake of Rev. Martin Luther King’s death, MALS represents clients in Shelby, Fayette, Tipton and Lauderdale counties.

More and more students are attending the University of Memphis, and other organizations have taken notice. One nonprofit wants to give these students more transportation options.

From a parade honoring the dead and a “Phantom of the Opera” concert, to family festivals and trunk-or-treating, the week leading up to Halloween is packed with ways to get in the Halloween spirit. Here are a few upcoming events in Memphis:

With $80, an iPhone and a strong desire to bring African goods to e-commerce, Whitney Osei-Akintaju founded Ethnic District in 2016.

Crunchy, creamy, chocolaty, nougaty or even sour – what’s your favorite Halloween candy? We want to know.

Up to 40 percent of food grown, processed and transported in the United States is never eaten, yet 1 in 8 Americans – or 40 million people – suffers food insecurity. The average four-person family wastes $1,500 a year on food.

You’ll find the Cane River tucked away in the heart of Louisiana’s pecan country. It’s a place known for fertile row crops, famous cotton production, significant Southern plantations and prized pecan orchards.

With school back in swing, juggling carpool responsibilities is one task almost every parent dreads. Conquer your school carpool with these tips:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a record number of deaths during the 2017-2018 flu season, with the death toll reaching more than 80,000 people in the United States alone. It is important to get a flu vaccine because: