Feuds over Elon Musk’s company, xAI, and its massive supercomputer in Memphis, Tennessee, are dividing the area’s Black community.(Photo: Karen Pulfer Focht for Tennessee Lookout)
They say all skinfolk ain’t kinfolk, but what happens when all the kinfolk act like adversaries, and nobody’s talking like family?
In a moment that demands clarity, collaboration and courage, too many of our most visible Black leaders are caught in performative conflicts that trade strategy for spectacle. From city government to the county commission, from the Capitol to the sanctuary, we’re witnessing a crisis not just of policy but of purpose. And Black people in Memphis are paying the price…