Mike Brown

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  • May 30, 2016 - Teresa Grant holds back tears while sitting at her father's grave at the West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery. {quote}My dad is in good company out here.{quote} she said of her father who who served in the Korean War and passed away in November 2014. {quote}I just sit here and talk to him all the time. It just goes me comfort.{quote} (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • August 1, 2016 - Barabra Black gets emotional and begins to cry as she moves into her new home with her grandson Chauncy Black. She recounted how her grandson would pick the lock to her room in their former home that lacked furniture and had only one malfunctioning window unit air conditioner for the whole house when he would hear her crying. She said he would come in and say {quote}Come on mama lets prey. I’ve got you and God’s god you.” (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • June 21, 2016 - Sue Burns, 87, is congratulated by Annie Green, 103, for her win after the two competed in the over-65 wheelchair race during the annual Nursing Home Olympics hosted by the Tennessee Health Care Association at Bellevue Baptist Church. Nineteen nursing home competed in five different events including darts, horse shoes, bean bag toss, basketball and wheelchair races broken into two age groups. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • March 31, 2016 - Farice and Antandra Campbell, from Murphysboro, Ill. get emotional as they stand outside the National Civil Rights Museum and look up to the balcony where Martin Luther King Jr. was struck down by an assassin's bullet on April 4, 1968. On the 48th anniversary of his death this Monday the museum will hold a commemoration starting at 4:30 that will include remarks from Rev. Jesse Jackson and will conclude with a moment of silence at 6:01 when the gun shot rang out. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • April 24, 2016 - A woman stands of the porch of a home in the 2800 block of Barron in Orange Mound as heavy smoke pours out of the front door and flames were visible in the back of the house while waiting for fire fighters to arrive. The residents, including a man in a wheel chair, escaped the home without injuries. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • July 12, 2016 - Protesters with the Black Lives Matter movement argue with police to let them walk down the sidewalk during a rally outside Graceland on Elvis Presley Blvd Tuesday afternoon. Roughly 60-70 people gathered peacefully outside the gates of the famous tourist destination. A small group were arrested as soon as the protest started for sitting down in the street blocking traffic and refusing to move. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • January 24, 2016 - Xanden Hanners, 6, can't hide his trepidation as he comes face-to-face with Bama-Cakes, a 45 pound, ten and half-foot-long, three-year-old, female Burmese Python, during Repticon Memphis at the Landers Center in Southaven. Hundreds of of different snakes, frogs, lizards, spiders and other assorted exotic pets were on the display for reptile enthusiasts. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • February 25, 2016 - Chantalia Wray, 14, (left) and Xia Gilbsy, 15, dance with other members of the Stax Music Academy during a performance of {quote}Peace, Love and Soulsville!: Memphis to Motown{quote} at Minglewood Hall in celebration of Black History Month on Thursday. Roughly 1000 students from area school attended the show that highlighted the history and hits of Motown and Stax. In addition to the free show for students, a public show was performed in the evening. The Stax Music Academy' will be holding auditions March 1-4. Visit staxmusicacademy.org for more information. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • March 17, 2016 - Miles Fletcher, 5, watches a St. Patrick's Day parade march through Cooper-Young. The event marked the inaugural parade organized by the Memphis Irish Society which also celebrated the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising which resulted in Irish independence. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • March 27, 2016 - As the sun rises Rick Martin (from left), Matthew Sorg and Bubba McArthur wait to lead the procession of the gifts of bread and wine to the alter during the 31st annual Easter Sunrise Mass at Calvary Cemetery. Hundreds of faithful filled folding chairs and camp seat, some bundled under blankets the celebrate Easter with the rising sun.(Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • April 7, 2016 - Lori Pound, 11, reacts with joy as she and the rest of her fifth grade class at Farmington Elementary during a scavenger hunt through the halls during Autism Awareness Week at the school. Pound has been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder. The school has an above average number of student with autism and held an awareness week not only to inform students about the disorder but also to honor the students who have it. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • May 30, 2016 - Retired Army Col. Darwin Concon pours out a beer on the grave of his best friend he enlisted into the Army with in August 1978. Concon, who went on to serve a combat tour in Iraq during his 33 year career in the Army, played his bagpipes for his friend, Norman Shannon. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • April 14, 2016 - Christopher Smith (right) leads chants during a protest outside the McDonald's on Union seeking higher wages for fast food workers. Some of the roughly 60 protesters gathered stormed the restaurant and chanted by the registers before briefly blocking traffic on Union. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • April 21, 2016 - Bill Schwan plays a game of Connect Four against Lauren Potter (not pictured) during the Creative Aging's fourth annual Senior Fun Day held at the Memphis Jewish Community Center. The event featured a variety of games and puzzles, ice cream, door prizes and free manicures. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • July 31, 2016 - The poached pear at Tart features a pear poached with white wine and spices and served with greek yogurt, toasted muesli and fresh fruit. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • April 17, 2016 - Ray McFarland hugs his grandchildren while firefighters inspect the home of his daughter following and overnight fire. Lt. Rodney Eddins collapsed inside the home after the fire was brought under control and died after being transported to the hospital. {quote}When someone looses their life trying to help you you feel regret.{quote} McFarland said. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • July 12, 2016 - Antonio Cathey (center) and others with the Black Lives Matter movement chant during a rally outside Graceland on Elvis Presley Blvd Tuesday afternoon. Roughly 60-70 people gathered peacefully outside the gates of the famous tourist destination. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • June 6, 2016 - Welder Joe Walker puts finishing welds on a massive sculpture designed by local artists Colin Kidder and fabricated by Youngblood Studio being installed on the Wolf River Greenway along Humphreys Boulevard. The massive sculpture that is roughly two-years in the making is designed to make users of the Greenway feel like they are moving under water as they pass under the sculpture. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • June 7, 2016 - Fabian Gomez hits out of the bunker near the 17th green the during a FedEx St. Jude Classic practice round at TPC Southwind on Tuesday. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • July 13, 2016 - Mary Stewart (right) holds a photo of her son, Darrius Stewart, before a press conference outside The Commercial Appeal. Attorneys for the family of Darrius Stewart announced they have filed a $17 million wrongful death lawsuit against former police director Toney Armstrong and former MPD officer Connor Schilling and the City of Memphis. Stewart was killed during a traffic stop on July 17, 2015. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • July 14, 2016 - Jahcquezz Payton (right), 8, lunges into a blast of water while Matthew Guevara, 3, soaks his stuffed animal while keeping cool in the water on Island Play at Beale Street Landing. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • July 18, 2016 - DeAndre Brown (second from left) takes a break from the grill and dances with members of the LifeLine 2 Success Blight Control during a rally against violence down the street from where a 19-year-old was murdered Saturday night. Brown cooked burgers and hot dogs for area residents, held a prayer with police officers to spread the message that violence is not acceptable. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • July 18, 2016 - Jim Brown (center), 15, flips inside a bounce house as Martekuz Harris (left), 12, and Jevon Jones, 11, look on during a {quote}Not in My Neighborhood{quote} block party hosted by DeAndre Brown and LifeLine 2 Success. The gathering took place down the street from where a 19-year-old was murdered on the 3500 block of Gowan, as a way to speak out against violence in the community. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • July 19, 2016 - United States Army combat veteran Sean Clark sits on the edge of his bed in a room he shares with four other veterans at the Alpha Omega Veterans Services in Midtown. Clark, who was homeless before becoming a client of the program that helps veterans find their footing, is about to transition out of the facility and into his own permanent housing. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • July 26, 2016 - Tarion Johnson, 8, (from left) DeAntonio Jackson, 9, and Royce Jackson, 10, goof off while staying cool in a small pool outside their apartment complex on Danny Thomas near Georgia. According to the National Weather Service the heat index topped 105 degrees. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • October 6, 2015 - The Subteens, Mark Akin (from left), Jay Hines and John Bonds, will celebrate their anniversary with a free show at the Levitt Shell on October 10. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • November 11, 2015 - Overton High School sophomore Keona Demesma, 15, laughs while the school's ROTC lines up and practicing before the start of the annual Veteran's Day parade through downtown Memphis. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • April 14, 2016 - Protesters comfort Diaeatha Cathey (center) as they have a moment of silence and prayer for a fellow protester named Gerial Jeans who was found shot to death in an SUV on April 10. The protesters were gathered with the {quote}Fight for 15{quote} movement seeking higher wages for fast food workers. Jeans participated in past protests. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • November 22, 2015 - Meagan Cross gets into character as a female version of Hades from Disney's Hercules with help from A.G. Howard, from Howardart Studios, during the final day of the sixth annual Memphis Comic and Fantasy Convention at Hilton Memphis. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • July 12, 2016 - Tamam Quran is handcuffed and detained by police during a Black Lives Matter rally outside Graceland on Elvis Presley Blvd Tuesday afternoon. Roughly 60-70 people gathered peacefully outside the gates of the famous tourist destination. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • May 1, 2016 - Teacher Rita Grivich signs the lyrics to a song while one of her students dances on stage during a performance of the Deaf Drama Club at Sea Isle Elementary on Monday while club member Joshua Parks, 15, looks on. After 47 years of teaching hearing impaired students Grivich is retiring, likely ending the four-decade-old Deaf Drama Club at White Station High School. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • November 8, 2015 - Mozart the chihuahua sits in the basket of a Vespa scooter after competing in a lip synching contest with owner Pam Mackey during the 12th annual Harbor Town dog show. Pets and their owners competed in a variety of events including least obedient, most glamorous, best rescue dog, best costume, tail wagging, best trick and best float along with silent auctions with all proceeds from the event benefitting the Humane Society of Memphis and Shelby County. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
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