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MEMernet: Cool Facebook Group, Stay Positive, and @Memphis

Through the Eyes of Black Memphis, get city positive, and we finally did it.

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Through the Eyes of Black Memphis

Follow the Facebook group called Through the Eyes of Black Memphis for some cool history and fun photos. Top contributor Don Johnson posted the photo above of Penny Hardaway stopping by the Nike store on Shelby Drive in the 1990s. 

Stay Positive

Posted to Instagram by City of Memphis

The city invited everyone to stay positive about, well, the city last week. An Instagram Reel features Memphis Mayor Paul Young, Al Kapone, Greater Memphis Chamber president and CEO Ted Townsend, and more sharing what they love most about Memphis. 

If you need a shot of positivity, search #MemphisProud, #PositiveMemphis, and #CelebrateMemphis.

@Memphis

Posted to X by Memphis Depay

After years of saying we wouldn’t feature him just because of his name, here we are. Dutch footballer Memphis Depay, owner of the @Memphis X handle, helped push the Netherlands to the Euro 2024 semifinals with a win over Turkey last week.