Meya weMemphis
Musi waOctober 3, 1991, Memphis akasarudza mutevedzeri wavo wekutanga weAfrica-America, Dr. Willie Herenton. Kubva panguva iyo, izvi zvisinganzwisisiki uye dzimwe nguva sangano rinopikisana rakaunganidza nhamba huru yevatsoropodzi nevatsigiri. Kunze kwezvematongerwe enyika, zvisinei, chii chaunonyatsoziva nezvemaire? Pasi apa iwe uchawana biography pfupi pamusoro pehupenyu nebasa raWillie Herenton.
Kuberekwa nevana:
Willie Wilbert Herenton akaberekerwa muMemphis musi waApril 23, 1940.
Akakurira kumaodzanyemba Memphis neamai vasina kuroorwa. Sevechidiki, aida kurota kuva mudzidzisi wemabhodhi.
Dzidzo uye Basa Rokutanga:
Akazopedzisira asarudza kuti aida kuenda kuchikoro ndokuenda kuchikoro kuLemoyne-Owen. Mushure mokunge apedza chikoro akawana nzvimbo semudzidzisi wechikoro cheguta. Akaenderera mberi kuti awane Dhigiridzi yaTenzi wake kuMemphis State University ndokuva mukuru weNemphis mukuru pazera remakore makumi maviri nemaviri. Mushure mokunge awana Doctorate kubva kuSouth Illinois University, akava gurukota reMemphis City Schools.
Upenyu hwehupenyu:
Herenton akasangana nomudzimai wake wemunguva yemberi, Ida Jones, paaipinda ku Lemoyne-Owen. Vaya vaviri vakakurumidza kuroorwa. Vose pamwe chete vaiva nevana vatatu: Duke, Rodney, uye Andrea. Muna 1988, Herenton akarambana Ida. Aizotevera akazobereka mwana wechina muna 2004.
Basa rezvematongerwo enyika:
Muna 1991, Herenton akapinda munhangemutange yeMemphis meya achienda kunorwisana, Dick Hackett.
Icho chaive chikwata chakakomba uye Herenton chakakundwa nema 142 chete. Mushure mokushanda mazano mana anotevera, meyare akasarudzwa kuva rimwe remakore risati rasvika muna Gumiguru ra2007, achikunda ne 42% chete yevhoti yakakurumbira. Pasina mwedzi mitanhatu gare gare, Herenton akazivisa chirongwa chake chekurega basa rake semairesi, achishanda July 31, 2008.
Akazobvisa basa rake uye akaramba achishanda seMeya weMemphis.
Muna 2009, Herenton yakaronga hurongwa hwake hwokumhanya kuU.S. Congress kupikisa, Steve Cohen. Nekukurudzira uku mupfungwa, Herenton akasarudza seMeya musi waJuly 30, 2009. Vhiki mbiri chete gare gare, musi waAugust 13, Willie Herenton akawana chikumbiro chekushanda muchisarudzo chakanaka cheMeffis maire kuti chiitwe musi waOctober 15, 2009.
Muna 2010, Herenton yakarwisana neCongressman Steve Cohen muDemocratic Primary nokuda kwevatema-guru 9th Congressional district. Herenton yakagamuchira 20% chete yevhoti uye Cohen akakunda yekutanga. Cohen akapfuurira kuzosarudzwazve kuTennessee 9th Congressional seat.