Memphis Police identified the victim as Larry Thorn, who worked as a secretary at A. Maceo Walker Middle School. A man was found dead outside of a church in South Memphis Tuesday morning.

Memphis has long had legendary women pushing the city forward. Among those is Ida ... in the Memphis NAACP and in 1962 was named executive secretary of the branch. She continued in that role ...

Mrs. Smith is executive secretary of the NAACP chapter in Memphis ... fashionable attire and hats and boldly speaking out at Memphis City Council meetings with the goal to bring about change.