Memphis

Memphis is notoriously known for its shocking poverty rates, which are higher than the poverty rates in Shelby County for every category (2015 Memphis Poverty Fact Sheet), and that is not a good thing. Memphis is also known for its high unemployment rates and its low availability of a skilled workforce (Does Memphis Have a Fighting Chance), and that is not great, either. Finally, it is well known that Memphis has one of the highest crime rates in the country (Memphis TN: Crime Data and Crime Rates)

Racism at the University of Memphis College Universities such as the University of Memphis proud itself for its diversity and inclusiveness. Everyone from the teaching staff to the janitors is equally treated right. There is no racism or discrimination here at the University of Memphis. This belief that the U of M does not have racism/ discrimination and everyone is equal is an inaccurate statement believed by those who do not experience it. Actually racism and discrimination is very present at the

Located just south of the meeting of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers, Memphis is one of the youngest of the major cities in Tennessee, founded in 1819. It has long been a hub of commerce in transportation and shipping with it's prime location near major waterways, freight railroads, and two interstate highways. Nine Fortune 500 companies call the Birthplace of Rock and Roll home along with over one million residents and growing in the metro area. With this economic stability, many people have migrated

Got Soul? In 1975, Jim Steward made history that changed Memphis for a lifetime. He discovered a small movie theater that later expanded to the biggest recording studio in the city. Quickly Stewart realized that he had nothing. He had no funds, no equipment, or artist. But, to the rescue comes his sister, Estelle Axton. For the simple fact that she was a bank clerk he confided in her for help. She mortgaged her house for a while to buy better equipment for the new recording studio. Then in an instance

The Memphis Three might have been boys, but they took their sentence like men. In “Deal Frees West Memphis Three in Arkansas” by Campbell Robertson; he explains how the trial played out from start to finish. What angered the media was the horrible trial, the stereotype the Memphis three went under and the closing of the case. Justice was not served for the Memphis three. It is almost impossible for justice to be served when the trail was a mess. There was a 12 hour police interrogation of Jessie

The scales of justice are rarely in balance. In “West of Memphis”, imperfection within the criminal justice system is used as a central theme. Imperfection can be defined as an unsatisfactory feature. Similarly, town fervor, which puts additional pressure on investigators to swiftly come up with answers, bible-belt politics, namely, devil worshiping, celebrity clout, which leads to freedom from prison, as result, show imperfection in the criminal justice system as a central theme. Firstly, murder

In 1968, the job of a sanitation worker was one of the toughest and most unsanitary jobs in Memphis. These men worked six days a week and received poor wages that were contingent upon route completion. Most were forced to hold another job since wages were not sufficient enough to keep their families above the poverty line. The garbage was filthy and extremely inconvenient for the workers to collect. “I would be feeling awful every day. We had these tubs and we had to put the garbage in. You put that

In 1993, three boys were murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas. Because of the condition the victims were in, the authorities believed that they were involved in a satanic ritual. Three teenagers were accused and convicted because they were outcasts and no other leads were pursued. Even though the West Memphis Three got justice after almost two decades of serving time, the original trial was prejudiced. The three teenagers were Jessie Misskelley, Jason Baldwin, and Damien Echols. They had records of

The following paper explores how Memphis International Airport (MEM), the world’s second busiest cargo shipping airport, handles its day to day operations involving passenger airlines in conjunction with FedEx commercial shipping. By comparing DOT and FAA reports, along with the airlines and FedEx’s shipping statistics, an airport capacity and congestion problem is disproved. Since Delta closed down their MEM hub, passenger air travel has dramatically decreased while cargo shipping has continued

In his article, “The Nightmare of the West Memphis Three”, Rich explores how the people of Memphis drew horrific conclusions about people based on the lifestyle they chose to practice. The article highlights the trials and tribulations faced by the accused three young teenagers. Rich does this by citing the popular documentary series “Paradise Lost” which is an in depth analysis into the lives of the accused, the victims’ families and members of the community. This paper outlines how the belief system