W. W. Herenton
Politician
Former City Attorney testifies again before Herenton grand jury...Herenton grand jury MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - Former Memphis City Attorney Elbert Jefferson testified before a federal grand jury Monday about two investigations involving former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton. After his testimony, which... In this article: Willie Herenton, Memphis, TN, Wmc-tv, Insulin, Sugar, and Tennessee |
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CBS | 2 days ago
Fire Departments Have Urge To Merge
...against any type of consolidation with Memphis. Politicians, in fact, often try to avoid using that word...the dreaded "C" word is how former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton used to describe it. But it appears as though a plan to merge city and...
In this article: Memphis, Shelby County, Willie Herenton, Collierville, and Germantown
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SignOnSanDiego.com RSS Feeds Nation | October 18, 2009
Farrakhan: Don't be 'pacified' by Obama election
The lectures are widely distributed throughout the movement. Farrakhan was joined on stage by recently resigned Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton, who has announced a Democratic primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, a white congressman...
In this article: Louis Farrakhan, Barack Obama, Nation of Islam, Willie Herenton, Memphis, Chicago, Islam, Nationalism, and Steve Cohen
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Herenton Gets Federal Target Letter
...areas? he was a typical fearless memphis leader that didn't mind dragging all the people in the city through mud to achieve his present financial status. basically he robbed and stole his way to the top and now he will pay for it. KARMA IS...
In this article: Willie Herenton, Online casino, Memphis, Mississippi, and Iron Chef
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NBC | October 28, 2009
Herenton claims he received target letter from prosecutors
Herenton claims he received target letter from prosecutors WMC-TV: News, Weather, Traffic, Radar, and Sports for Memphis, TN; WMCTV.com | Herenton claims he received target letter from prosecutors Herenton claims he received target letter...
In this article: Willie Herenton, Memphis, Defendant, Eric Holder, Wmc-tv, U.S. Attorney's Office, and United States
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Centre Daily Times | October 27, 2009
Former Memphis mayor is target of federal probe
...election next year." Herenton, who served 18 years as the city's first black mayor before his resignation in June, acknowledged that the investigation involves "a local Greyhound bus line property." Records obtained by The...
In this article: Willie Herenton, Eric Holder, Memphis, The Commercial Appeal, Greyhound, U.S. Attorney's Office, IRS, and FBI
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Willie W. Herenton (born April 23, 1940) is the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Herenton is a graduate of Le Moyne-Owen College in South Memphis, and the University of Memphis. He received his doctorate in education at Southern Illinois University, and is also a recipient of two honorary doctorates from Rhodes College and Christian Brothers University. He has four children, the youngest of which was born in late 2004 to a local waitress.
He is the first African-American to be elected mayor of Memphis. He won his first term by defeating incumbent mayor Richard Hackett in 1991 by a mere 146 votes. Prior to serving as mayor, Herenton was the superintendent of Memphis City Schools for twelve years. In his State of the City address on January 1, 2006, Herenton announced his intention to run for a fifth term in 2007 and refused to debate his challengers during the campaign.
He was elected to his fifth term in office on October 4, 2007 , thus making him the first Memphis mayor to be elected to five terms of office. Despite his win, Herenton garnered only 42% of the popular vote on the October 4, 2007 election. Nonetheless, run-offs for Memphis city-wide elections have been banned by court order since 1991, on the premise that the intent of run-offs was to give white candidates an advantage . Indeed, Herenton also scored his initial 1991 victory as well as his 1999 re-election with less than majority support.
Herenton was selected to the long list for the 2008 World Mayor award.
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