All posts tagged "Memphis"

A Tennessee pizzeria owner has refused to serve National Guard members and took a stand against the Trump administration, The Guardian reported on Tuesday.

Miles Tamboli, owner of Tamboli’s Pasta & Pizza, drew a line in early July: no more serving the National Guard troops the Trump administration sent into Memphis, a deployment the president claimed would drive down crime, according to The Guardian. He posted a video announcing the ban just days after troops killed two city residents, pushing the death toll to four since the initiative began in the city in September.

Since his public statement, he has faced death threats, and he and his family have temporarily relocated from their home....

Attorney Robert Spence filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Memphis, Tennessee on Friday demanding that it test the backlog of approximately 12,000 rape kits in its possession.

A bigoted booth at a family fun fair in Bartlett, TN angered many in the community this week. According to WMC-TV Channel 5 in Bartlett, townspeople contacted the TV station saying the messages on the booth were offensive and highly inappropriate.