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Earle J. Fisher

The Rev. Earle J. Fisher, Ph.D. is Senior Pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church (Memphis), founder of  #UPTheVote901 and author of “The Rev. Albert Cleage Jr., and the Black Prophetic Tradition: A Reintroduction of The Black Messiah” published by Lexington Books.

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6mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

The gut-wrenching acquittals of the police accused of killing Tyre Nichols

The story in Memphis isn’t that individual officers failed. The story is that the department failed.

9mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

The blasphemy of the DOE quoting the Civil Rights Act to hurt Black students

A new memo from the Department of Education invokes the language of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 while twisting its intent beyond recognition.

2years ago
MS NOW Opinion

Tyre Nichols’ death was sickening. Yet not enough in Memphis has changed.

Like so many cities before us, what we are witnessing in Memphis is the difficulty of enacting meaningful criminal justice reforms even after the worst acts of police brutality.

2years ago
MS NOW Opinion

Tennessee GOP railing against the federal government is frighteningly familiar

In objection to the federal government’s “philosophies,” the Tennessee GOP discusses rejecting $1.8 billion designated for its most vulnerable students.