Editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips talk about the National Civil Rights Museum’s Freedom Award and the unofficial beginning of the University of Memphis Tigers basketball season. This year, it includes a high-profile game of HORSE. 

Plus:

• Immigration advocates say that fear surges as the task force ramps up
• Memphis libraries change "Banned Books Week"
• A teen charged in the death of a Memphis police officer pleads guilty
• Memphis completes a public-housing development after 10 years
• Banana Ball is coming to Memphis
• Most local recipients of Tennessee's voucher program live in top-earning zip codes
• Germantown City Hall phone lines are back to normal