Ja Raffe – Memphis Flyer

Harvey & Mahogany

Comedian/game show host/radio show host Steve Harvey hyped a Memphis restaurant Monday on his radio show, The Steve Harvey Morning Show. According to those on the Where Black Memphis Eats Facebook group, Harvey and his wife were seen this weekend eating at Mahogany Memphis, the upscale Southern restaurant in Chickasaw Oaks Village. He bragged on the restaurant on the show and mentioned it was Black-owned.

Ja Meets Ja

A Grizzly met a giraffe last week when Ja Morant met Ja Raffe, the Memphis Zoo’s new baby giraffe named for Morant. The two met Friday and made some MEMernet gold.

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In his own Twitter video of the meet-up, Morant said, “If I ever did a dunk contest, I’m taking my son [Ja Raffe] with me. I’m going to jump over him.”

Morant’s zoo visit also included visits to other animals. He fed Rhatu, the Sumatran tiger, by flinging a Flintstones-sized drumstick into the enclosure. He had to clear the moat, though. He did. He shot. He scored.

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Memphis Zoo

Ja Raffe was born last Tuesday, November 10th.

A reticulated giraffe was born at the Memphis Zoo last week. In a total Memphis move, he was named to celebrate a Memphis basketball player.

Ja Raffe was born last week to parents Niklas and Angela Kate. Zoo officials named the giraffe calf to celebrate Ja Morant winning the NBA’s rookie-of-the-year award.

How far did zoo officials take this? Well, they made a hype video for Ja Raffe.

Total Memphis Move: Zoo Names New Baby Giraffe for Ja Morant

Ja’s birth brings the zoo’s giraffe herd up to seven.

“This birth is also exciting because it will be the first time the calf’s sister, 18-month-old Ally, will be meeting a new baby,” reads a statement form the zoo. “If you see the calf on exhibit, he will most likely be resting or you will see him coming and going from the barn.

“The calf’s birth is part of a Species Survival Plan. Species Survival Plans manage the breeding of a species to maintain a healthy and self-sustaining population that is both genetically diverse and demographically stable.”