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Willie Wilbert Herenton (born April 23, 1940) is an American politician from Memphis, Tennessee. He was elected as the first elected African-American Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee . [ 1 ] He was elected to five consecutive terms and abruptly resigned the position mid-way through his fifth term in 2009.
He is a former television news anchor for WMC-TV 5 in Memphis. Mayor Pro Tem Lowery has served on the Memphis City Council since 1991. He became interim mayor on July 31, 2009, following the retirement of Mayor W. W. Herenton. He ran for Mayor of Memphis in a special election held on October 15, 2009, losing to A C Wharton.
The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art has received a donation of 75 significant works — including paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures and videos — by Black artists, museum officials ...
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Ukraine refugees aided by former TN artist. A Nashville filmmaker flew overseas to help.
The contemporary collection includes paintings by Kenneth Noland, Robert Motherwell, Mark Kostabi and Nancy Graves, plus the nationally known Memphis artist Carroll Cloar. The Brooks Museum also conserves a selection of 19th and 20th century sculpture and decorative arts, including furniture and textiles.
W. W. Herenton: 1992–2009 First elected African-American mayor Myron Lowery: Myron Lowery: 2009 (Mayor pro tem) 3rd African-American mayor A C Wharton: 2009–2015 Jim Strickland: 2016–2024 Paul Young: 2024–present 5th African-American mayor