Children who grow up impoverished often lack the food, sanitation, shelter, health care and education they need to survive and thrive. Across the world, about 1 billion children are multidimensionally poor, meaning they lack necessities as basic as nutrition or clean water. How would you describe child poverty? Child poverty […]
Poverty: The proportion of people living under the federal poverty line increased from an estimated 15.0% in 2017 to 15.3% in 2018 (Figure 2). * In 2018, the poverty threshold for a family of three was about $20,000 per year. What’s the poverty line in Nashville? Table Population Income & […]
Table Population Income & Poverty Median household income (in 2020 dollars), 2016-2020 $62,515 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2020 dollars), 2016-2020 $37,958 Persons in poverty, percent 12.8% What is the poverty rate in Nashville Tennessee? Spanning over 497 miles, Nashville has a population density of 1,435 […]
List of Poorest Zipcodes in Metro Memphis Rank Zipcode Median Household Income 1 38126 $14548 2 38108 $20747 3 38106 $24007 What is the poorest zip code in Memphis TN? 38126MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) – Some Mid-South women are changing lives one zip code at a time. For the second year, […]
At the top of our list is Atlanta, long hailed as the unofficial capital of black America. The city, which in the 1960s advertised itself as “the city too busy to hate,” has long lured ambitious African-Americans. What is the blackest city in America? New York city had the largest […]
The Big Easy. No one is quite sure exactly why New Orleans was nicknamed The Big Easy. Many people hotly contest this nickname’s origins. Some believe the name comes from The Big Easy Dance Hall, in operation in the early 1900s until it burned down. Does New Orleans have a […]
the Windy City. Chicago is known for many nicknames: the Windy City, Chi-town, the City of Big Shoulders. Why is Chicago called Mud City? In the city’s early days, Chicago was at the same level as Lake Michigan and the Chicago River. When it rained, streets would be filled with […]
The name Memphis is both a boy’s name and a girl’s name meaning “Enduring and beautiful”. What is a good nickname for Memphis? Not only is Memphis dubbed Home of the Blues, but it’s also known as the Birthplace of Rock ‘n Roll. A more recent nickname Memphis has adopted […]
A bluff is defined as a steep shoreline slope formed in sediment (loose material such as clay, sand, and gravel) that has three feet or more of vertical elevation just above the high tide line. Cliffs or slopes in bedrock (ledge) surfaces are not bluffs and are not subject to […]
Without a doubt, DJ Spanish Fly is the Godfather of Memphis hip-hop. In the late ’80s, Fly got into music and dropped out of high school to became an electro DJ. At that time, local clubs were packed, but they were playing tracks like Set it Off, disco, and R&B […]
Memphis, Tennessee- Bluff City Not only is Memphis dubbed Home of the Blues, but it’s also known as the Birthplace of Rock ‘n Roll. A more recent nickname Memphis has adopted is Grind City, which is mostly attributed to the city’s NBA team, the Grizzlies. What Memphis mean? 1550 BC), […]
Between 1880 and 1920, 70 percent of the cotton grown in the United States was harvested within 200 miles of Memphis. Because of that, Memphis was known as the Cotton Capital of the World. Why did Memphis become the cotton capital of the south? MEMPHIS, VERY QUICKLY AFTER ITS FOUNDING […]
City in a Forest or City of Trees, for its unique tree canopy. Dogwood City. Empire City of the South. What is a popular nickname for Atlanta? Call it The Big Peach, The Big A, A-Town, Dogwood City, or even New York of the South… Atlanta goes by plenty of […]
Noph or Moph was the Hebrew name for the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis, capital of Lower Egypt, which stood on the Nile near the site of modern-day Cairo. It is mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible (Isaiah 19:13; Jeremiah 2:16; 44:1; 46:14, 19; Ezekiel. What does the name […]
Memphis was the first capital of Ancient Egypt. Most of the pyramids found near Cairo, numbering well over 100 in total, were built during this period when Memphis was the most important city in Egypt and most probably the world. Does Memphis Egypt have pyramids? Memphis is located south of […]