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  • Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol, of Spain, (33) blocks a shot by Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, 16 December 2014. (Mike Brown/EFE)
  • (l-r) Juan Rojas and JosÈ Larious, with Mahaffey Tent and Party Rental, secure a tent while doing set-up work at Tom Lee Park for the Memphis in May barbeque festival.(Mike Brown/Memphis Commercial Appeal)
  • At Montgomery Plaza in South Memphis, deputies from the Shelby County Street Crimes Unit detain a suspected Vice Lord and drug dealer after seeing him swallow what they believed was crack cocaine. (Mike Brown/ Memphis Commercial Appeal)
  • Former world heavyweight boxing champion {quote}Smokin' Joe{quote} Frazier laughs inside his North Philadelphia gym. Frazier, who is best known for his trilogy of fights with Muhammad Ali ending with the {quote}Thrilla in Manilla{quote} in 1975, will step into the ring with Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton for a fund raiser on November 30 at the Peabody Hotel.(Mike Brown/Memphis Commercial Appeal)
  • Jermain Fields, 23, weeps at the edge of his brother's grave in a Raleigh cemetery. Charles E. Henry, 34, better known as 'Picklehead' in the neighborhood, was one of six murder victims Memorial Day Weekend. His mother Gwendolyn Henry says of police: {quote}They saw all those tattoos on him and they knew what that meant. But they still treated his murder like he was a human being. And I appreciated that.{quote}(Mike Brown/ Memphis Commercial Appeal)
  • Covered in buttons honoring the King, Francesco {quote}Frank Elvis{quote} Dimunno, from Italy, waits patiently for the annual cake cutting at Graceland on what would be Elvis Presley's 73rd birthday.(Mike Brown/Commercial Appeal)
  • Glen Johnson (Left) gets hit in the nose by Antonio Tarver during their title fight at the FedEx Forum. Tarver defeated Johnson by a unanimous decision to win the Light Heavyweight World Championship Title.(Mike Brown)
  • Reflected in a window at the FedEx World Headquarters, Lee Janzen (right) addresses his ball in the bunker on the 5th hole during the Danny Thomas Pro-Am to kick off the 2007 Stanford St. Jude Championship.(Mike Brown/Memphis Commercial Appeal)
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  • Jen Kina inspects bamboo to repair the hut he lives in with his wife and five children. On a rare day when there was money left after buying food for his family he purchased much needed materials for fixing holes in the side of his home. (© Mike Brown)
  • Frank Cheatham kisses his daughter Madison, 13, goodbye outside the James A. Gardner Armory in Dyersburg as he prepares to deploy to Iraq with the Tennessee Army National Guard's 168th Military Police Battalion on his 35th birthday. Mike Brown / Memphis Commercial Appeal
  • Central High School ROTC member Maurice Bryson prepares to join the 20th annual Veterans Day Parade downtown as a color guard. The parade, sponsored by American Legion Post 1, was lead by a group veterans that represented each branch of the military and featured marching bands and ROTC programs from more than a dozen area high schools. Mike Brown / Memphis Commercial Appeal
  • Actor Morgan Freeman, seen here in Memphis, Tenn. on November 18, 2008, is among six individuals to be recognized for the 31st annual Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday, December 7, 2008. {quote}Morgan Freeman's name is synonymous with great screen acting and is one of the most respected performers in American cinema.{quote} said Kennedy Center Chairman Stephen A. Schwarzman.
  • Memphis Firefighter Richard Bryan, with Truck 12 at Engine House 30, rolls up a massive flag draped from the ladder of the truck outside the Fire Museum on Adams after the close of the Fire Department's Annual Awards Service. This year 25 firefighters were recognized for their outstanding service, bravery, life saving and heroism as well as citizen Leo Brown for his efforts during a rescue at Robco Lake.Mike Brown/Memphis Commercial Appeal
  • PASSING THE TORCH:Saxophone player Lannie McMillan sparks up a cigarette during recording session at Royal Studios for local band Deering and Down. The storied studio, started by famed producer Willie Mitchell, stays booked months in advance with Willie Mitchell's son Lawrence {quote}Boo{quote} Mitchell behind the board. It's not uncommon in Memphis that children of music legends from the past are carrying the torch into the future.
  • Saints lays their hands on the shoulder of Danny Morris, from Washington D.C., while they pray over him during the official day service of the 102nd Holy Convocation held at FedExForum.
  • March 11, 2012 - Seth Mallett, of Greenbier, Ark., collides with the ground while competing in the steer wrestling portion of the Tennessee High School Rodeo Association's Tennessee Challenge at Showplace Arena on Sunday. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • September 21, 2011 - A horse strolls through its pasture as a heavy fog settles over the Memphis area early Wednesday morning. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • November 4, 2012 - Members of the congregation at Greater Community Temple pray over their pastor Bishop Brandon B. Porter during the 10 a.m. Sunday service at the church's Winchester location. Porter is seeking election to the Church of God in Christ general board during the annual convocation in St. Louis on November 13. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • May 29, 2011 - Mary Coleman weeps as she embraces the headstone marking the grave of her mother and father, Robert and Mary Cole, at the Memphis National Cemetery on Sunday. Her father served in the Korean war with the Army. The cemetery hosted its annual Memorial Day Service on Sunday.(Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • May 10, 2011 - Cars lie submerged in overflow water from the Wolf River on McMiller Road near Jackson. After weeks of rising to historic levels the Mississippi River reached a crest just shy of the forecasted 48 feet at the Memphis gauge. {quote}It's going to meander around that level for the next 24 to 36 hours,{quote} meteorologist Bill Borghoff said. {quote}We're going to pretty much hold onto the crest for a while.{quote} (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • The casket of Marine Sgt. Garrett Misener prepares to be driven from Wilson Air Center. The funeral service for the 25-year-old Marine squad leader, who died early last Monday in Afghanistan after he was wounded by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in Helmand province, will be held today (Monday January 3) at Bellevue Baptist Church, 2000 Appling. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • June 27, 2012 - (from left) Sybil Paulson, of British Columbia, Canada, Sadie Stodden, of Memphis, Johnathan Struck, of Greenville, North Carolina, and Angie Roach, of Memphis, dance on stage as the Flaming Lips kick off a world record breaking eight city tour in 24 hours at Handy Park on Beale Street. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • September 23, 2012 - Uma Maheswar Malireddy, dressed at Lord Shiva, is hoisted up on the shoulders of followers as they dance and chant during the Ganesh Festival of Greater Memphis at the Indian Cultural Center and Temple in Eads. The second annual event to honor the Hindu god Ganesha included a parade of floats, dancing, singing, food and performances. The event falls in the middle of Ganesh Chaturthi, a ten-day Hindu festival honoring the birthday of Lord Ganesha who is the deity of intellect and wisdom. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • April 26, 2012 - The American Queen steamboat rests at the boat ramp on the northern tip of Mud Island as dawn breaks over Memphis on Thursday morning. For a gallery with more photos of the historic return of the American Queen visit commercialappeal.com (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • May 6, 2013 - (from left) Ronnie Harris, Carlin Tally, Austin Scott and David Morgan work together to remove the towers on one of the stages used during the Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival to get preparations underway in the park for the 36th annual World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest starting May 16. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • May 9, 2013 - Ivy Mason, a family member of slain Memphis Police officer Martoiya Lang, wipes away tears during the annual Fallen Heroes Memorial Service at Memorial Park Cemetery. The names of more than 150 first responders from the Memphis region that were killed in the line of duty were read aloud during the service attended by family members of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • May 1, 2013 - Artist Adam Farmer demolishes a one-day art installation titled {quote}Our Dove the Shrine{quote} commissioned by the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art to help commemorate the inaugural day of the Memphis Hop tour service in the plaza outside the museum entrance. The Brooks is one of 11 art and entertainment destinations on the route of the new Memphis Hop Tour that will enable tourist to purchase one-day passes for transportation between destinations including Graceland, Stax, the zoo, the Pink Palace, the National Civil Rights Museum and more. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • March 13, 2014 - Houston Cougars guard Danrad Knowles (L) battles SMU Mustangs forward Ben Moore (R) for a rebound during the quarterfinal round of the American Athletic Conference tournament at FedExForum. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • September 26, 2013 - Stunt pilot John Klatt flies high over the Mississippi River while practicing aerobatic maneuvers for the Memphis Airshow taking place at the Millington Jetport through Sunday. Klatt, a pilot for the Air National Guard, is one of more than a dozen aerobatic pilots that will be performing during the three day event. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • August 13, 2013 - Diogo Leichtweis (from left), from Brazil, Rob Ely, from Oakdale, Ca., Gordon Elvis, from England, Adam Fitzpatrick, from British Columbia, Eli Williams also from British Columbia, and Jay Zanier, from Ontario, joke with each other as they wait for their turn to perform as 25 Elvis tribute artists participate in a showcase at Graceland for the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest which begins with the semifinal round at the Cannon Center on Wednesday and concludes with the final round on Saturday night. Additional Elvis Week events continue through Saturday including the annual candle light vigil outside the gates of Graceland on Thursday and performers on multiple stages daily at Graceland. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • September 7, 2014 - Participants revel in the colored powered being they are throwing on each other after completing The Color Run at Tiger Lane on Sunday. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • January 7, 2014 - Larry Clark juggles baseballs as he walks down Main Street with more than 100 supporters of the sale of Autozone Park to the City of Memphis. The group with included President of the Memphis Redbirds Foundation Ray Pohlman and St. Louis Cardinals Vice President and General Manager John Mozeliak gathered in the plaza of the baseball stadium and marched together to City Hall. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • March 8, 2015 - Khy Chestnut, from Atlanta, Ga., dances on Beale Street with a group of other So You Think You Can Dance reality show hopefuls early Sunday morning for pre-screen auditions. Hundreds lined up outside the Orpheum Theatre downtown for a shot at making the 12th season of the reality television show. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • February 12, 2014 - Welder Lorenzo Scruggs works to attach a massive bike covered arch designed by sculptor Tylur French where Sam Cooper dead ends into East Parkway before the sun breaks early Wednesday morning. The sculpture symbolizes a gateway for riders on the Shelby Farms Greeline to enter Overton Park. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • February 26, 2014 - Wendy Arnold, 17, sits on her hospital bed as Le Bonheur Children's Hospital registered nurse Susan Corey runs tests the day before having surgery to correct both an Atrial Septal defect and a ventricular septal defect. Arnold traveled from the small village of Double Head Cabbage near Belize City in Belize for the procedure to fix the holes in her heart. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
  • September 28, 2015 - Mike Conley walks across the practice court for a video shoot during the Memphis Grizzlies media day at FedExForum. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)
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