LeBron tells how he really feels about Memphis


I would move anything from Memphis to Nashville… The two cities are going in totally different directions. Memphis looks like it hasnt been touched in 25 years… Nashville looks NOTHING like it did 20 years ago…. All points to leadership.
 



buckwheat1911 said:
Wow, what's wrong with Memphis?
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I like Memphis, granted I always stay at those white folk hotel The Peabody w/ the ducks, near the bball arena, etc and everything I wanted to see, eat, and visit was w/in walking distance. The police made sure no riff raff came close to downtown. No desire to visit any hood close, unless I had an abrams tank.
 
buckwheat1911 said:
Wow, what's wrong with Memphis?
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While there is a lot that could be listed but to a certain political party this is the reason.

The racial makeup of the city was 63.33% African American, 29.39% White, 1.46% Asian American, 1.57% Native American, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.45% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 6.49% of the population.

Nashville
White 79.5%

Now one would have to ask why was the team not placed there in the first place? Especially since income is higher there versus Memphis.

However more sports teams are in Memphis.
 
From an outsider looking in, the systemic racism coming out of the Tennessee state legislature certainly isn’t conducive in maximizing Memphis’ potential. If Memphis has poor city/county leadership, I suspect it’s compounded by the sick state legislature. But what do I know….
 
JROCK said:
From an outsider looking in, the systemic racism coming out of the Tennessee state legislature certainly isn’t conducive in maximizing Memphis’ potential. If Memphis has poor city/county leadership, I suspect it’s compounded by the sick state legislature. But what do I know….
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Bingo!
 
skyvolt2000 said:
While there is a lot that could be listed but to a certain political party this is the reason.

The racial makeup of the city was 63.33% African American, 29.39% White, 1.46% Asian American, 1.57% Native American, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.45% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 6.49% of the population.

Nashville
White 79.5%

Now one would have to ask why was the team not placed there in the first place? Especially since income is higher there versus Memphis.

However more sports teams are in Memphis.
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The team wasn’t placed there first because at that time Memphis was larger than Nashville… Memphis was the largest city in the state. Memphis looks exactly the same way it did in 2000…. Nashville doesn’t…. Honestly I dont see why anyone would want to go to Memphis besides the Southern Heritage Classic… and even the “real” one is gone. I use to compare Memphis to Birmingham… but even Birmingham has changed for the better. Birmingham has cleaned up downtown and buildings/parks are going up everywhere… Protective Stadium, Regions Park, Railroad Park, etc. Memphis is just stuck.
 
Nashville always had the country western thing going for them and Memphis had jazz -

Memphis has Memphis and Le-Moyne Owen
Nashville has Vanderbilt and Tennessee State

race is major - we know that but what was the single moment that put one ahead of the other?

People said Birmingham during the civil rights movement allowed Atlanta to take advantage
 
the band fan said:
Nashville always had the country western thing going for them and Memphis had jazz -

Memphis has Memphis and Le-Moyne Owen
Nashville has Vanderbilt and Tennessee State

race is major - we know that but what was the single moment that put one ahead of the other?

People said Birmingham during the civil rights movement allowed Atlanta to take advantage
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Nashville has Fisk, Meharry, Tennessee State, Vandy, Belmont, Lipscomb and Travecca (I never been to or even seen Travecca but it is a D2 school)…. BTW … Nashville is a Democratic ran city just like Memphis. Not sure why the Memphis folks online have been pointing out that Memphis is a democratic city in a Republican state. Nashville has a democrat mayor also.
 
DAHILL said:
Nashville has Fisk, Meharry, Tennessee State, Vandy, Belmont, Lipscomb and Travecca (I never been to or even seen Travecca but it is a D2 school)…. BTW … Nashville is a Democratic ran city just like Memphis. Not sure why the Memphis folks online have been pointing out that Memphis is a democratic city in a Republican state. Nashville has a democrat mayor also.
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Even though both are democratic cities, Nashville's black population is 53–55% White, 25% Black or African American, 14% Hispanic or Latino, and 3.5% Asian residents.
 
JROCK said:
From an outsider looking in, the systemic racism coming out of the Tennessee state legislature certainly isn’t conducive in maximizing Memphis’ potential. If Memphis has poor city/county leadership, I suspect it’s compounded by the sick state legislature. But what do I know….
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You apparently know a lot. There is a pattern in several states where you see the same thing. Kick people in the leg, then blame them for limping. These folks know what they're doing, and the LeBrons of the world act like they have no clue.
 



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