Our sports teams give us something to collectively rally behind as a city, heroes to imitate, and an electric energy that make us proud to be Memphians!

One of the first African-Amerian millionaires, Robert Reed Church, Sr., left his mark in Memphis as a champion for our community. His commitment to education and financial stability for all Memphians has rightfully made him a local and national icon, but he also left his greatest legacy in his daughter, Mary Church Terrell.

Whether or not you’re a sports fan, if you hail from the 901, you know who Penny Hardaway is. The NBA All-Star player from Memphis has seen a lot of success in his career and it’s all come full circle. He’s right back where he belongs...coaching the Tigers and repping the hometown that made him.

The coronavirus pandemic has upended life as we know it. In an almost unprecedented and eerily warlike manner, all that is familiar has suddenly changed. This crisis is generation-defining and world-changing. But in the midst of this, living in Memphis Makes Me Hopeful.