MEMPHIS, TN, June 23, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ TN In 2026, as America rapidly approaches its 250th anniversary, the greatest threat to Black history in Memphis is no longer external white resistance, but the complicit silence of Black leadership. When Memphis Mayor Paul Young unveiled a city-sanctioned sign declaring Orange Mound "established 1890," he did far more than misdate a neighborhood—he actively participated in the historical erasure of a Reconstruction-era triumph.

Click here to see our November 18, 2025 video titled: "Black Memphis Mayor Paul Young Sign Sign of Ignorance." This video shows the planned strategy as to how Memphis African/Americans used their function and authority to uphold White Supremacy and erase not only Black Memphis history, these Memphis African/Americans erased World Black history.

By anchoring the birth of Orange Mound to May 1890, when white real estate developer E.E. Meacham merely registered a land grid to profit off an existing community, Black Memphis city leaders have effectively codified a white paternalist narrative. This act of historical distortion willfully ignores the sovereign Black agency, self-determination, and institutional infrastructure—including the founding of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church and MT Pisgah CME Church had already established a thriving Black community in Orange Mound as early as 1879.

This betrayal, compounded by the refusal of Black elected officials to speak out, represents a painful and dangerous form of Black-on-Black erasure that strips Black America of its ancestral triumphs. The 1890 Orange Mound date is designed to falsely credit white land speculator E.E. Meacham with the creation of the oldest Black-built community in the United States is to replace genuine Black sovereignty with a narrative of dependency. It insults the legacy of the Civil Rights icons who walked these streets and betrays the very principles of historical truth that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his life defending sanitation workers in the city of Memphis.

In the City of Memphis Black leaders ignore facts, whereas facts do not matter whereas there exist a plan registered by the White developer E.E. Meacham registered in May of 1890 that is mathematically impossible and never happed whereas there is no evidence of the E.E. Meacham Shot gun house community ever being built.

In February of 2013 White Film producer Jay Killingsworth and his wife Amy Killingsworth betrayed Black Memphis whereas they produced a PBS film titled; "A Community Called Orange Mound." Jay Killingsworth used a fake stock photo of Shotgun houses and the Memphis Commercial Appeal Newspaper printed the staged "Shotgun House image" in the Newspaper depicting a false 1890 image of the propertied Orange Mound Shotgun house community that never happen.

To add credence to the plan Black anthropologist Dr. Charles Williams is on camera showing the 1890 plans of E.E. Meacham that not only never happen. if one would do simple math if would be impossible to put almost 1000 homes on 64 acres of land. They in Memphis promote fraud in broad day whereas no Black Memphis leader would question the authenticity of the White man E.E. Meacham founding of Orange Mound.

Black Memphis Mayor Paul young and Black Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris both rewarded Mary E. Mitchell with tax paper funds for property as part of a scheme that bamboozle Black Memphis. There is not a single Black elected official in Memphis that has the moral conscience to question this illicit behavior or the erasure of Black Memphis History.

Anthony "Amp" Elmore as the founder of Black Freedom 250th—the Official Black Celebration of America's 250th—call upon good people of moral conscience to stand up against Black Memphis leaders who betray Black America and to publicly reprimand Black Memphis leaders for this rewriting of our history and demand the immediate correction of the fraudulent marker dated 1890 and correct the date to 1879 . Silence is a luxury we cannot afford when the sovereign truth of our pioneers is being systematically wiped from the national record.

Please click here to view a 24-7press National press release dated July 10 2025 titled: "Is Tennessee Black Female State Senator London Lamar Auditioning for America's Next top Model, beyond the weave, will she fight the White Supremacist narrative in the Black Community of Orange Mound?"

Tennessee Black Female Senator treat us like garbage . She has absolutely no concern about Black history and representing "Orange Mound." She told Anthony "Amp" Elmore if he was concerned about the correct historic Marker at the Orange Mound Community Center he should Contact the Tennessee historical Commission. While this story is document she is running for Congress backed by our friend Memphis Congressman Steve Cohen.

To add insult to injury Tennessee State Representative Justin Pearson called a News Conference used the White Supremacist fake 1890 sign that erase Black history. One would think that Justin Pearson would be cognizant and connect and respect Black Memphis history.

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, one truth stands unchallenged: there is not a single national Black celebration connected to America's Semiquincentennial. No major Black institution has launched a national Semiquincentennial celebration. Not the: , NAACP, Urban League, National Civil Rights Museum, Smithsonian, National Museum of African/American History and Culture, Historical Black Colleges and Universities and Black churches.

Black Freedom 250th fills that historic void. Declared as Black America's Official Semiquincentennial Celebration, Black Freedom 250th reframes the 250‑year story of the United States through a hemispheric lens that restores the un‑sanitized truth of Black freedom across the Americas. This movement positions Black freedom not as a footnote to America 250, but as the central, indispensable story of democracy in the Western Hemisphere.

Black Freedom 250th is the first initiative to unite African Americans, Latinos, Afro‑Mexicans, Afro‑Colombians, Afro‑Latinos, and Afro‑Indigenous histories into one continental narrative. While America 250 focuses narrowly on 1776, Black Freedom 250th expands the map and restores the full genealogy of Black liberation. This includes the founding of Palenque de San Basilio in 1599 by Benkos Biohó, the abolition of slavery in Mexico in 1829 by President Vicente Guerrero, and the emergence of Orange Mound in Memphis as a sovereign Black community with churches and schools established between 1879 and 1889, long before the false 1890 narrative imposed by white developers. These milestones form a continuous Black freedom story that America 250th has failed to acknowledge.

A central pillar of Black Freedom 250th is the restoration of Orange Mound's true origins. Archival records from the Shelby County Quarterly Court in January 1889, along with Black church records dating back to 1879, prove that Orange Mound was a self‑built Black community long before any 1890 real estate plat. The installation of the "1890" historical marker by Black Memphis Mayor Young and by the Black leadership of Memphis, represents a profound erasure of Black Memphis history. Black Freedom 250th restores Orange Mound's sovereignty and returns authorship to the Black families who built it.

The Unknown and untold story of Memphis, Tennessee is the unelected Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee Kevin Kane who single handedly controls the narrative of Memphis and the erasure of Black Memphis history and the non-inclusion of Black Memphis history whereas while Memphis, Tennessee is the most populated city of Blacks in America Memphis does not have one specific African/American tourist attraction.

One major point about Memphis, Tennessee whereas Memphis has a "Cotton Museum" and no "Black Memphis History Museum." To add insult to injury there does not exist a single book that "chronicles Black Memphis History." Memphis institutions, educational centers, Churches and schools not only deny Black Memphis History there is a planned practice and culture in Memphis to erase Black Memphis history.

Unknown and untold in Memphis is the absolute fact that Memphis was "The Slave Capital of the World" whereas Memphis made its wealth as the "Cotton Capital of the World" wherein it was just on December 20, 2017 that the Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest Statue was removed from the health and science park in Memphis.

Behind the public-facing political leadership of Memphis sits its true, unelected boss of global perception: Kevin Kane, the nearly $600,000-a-year President and CEO of Memphis Tourism. Controlling a public tax-fueled engine that drives a $4.3 billion visitor economy, Kevin Kane single-handedly dictates the cultural narrative of a city whose majority-Black population constitutes its soul, yet whose true history faces systematic exclusion.

Despite Memphis being one of the most populated and culturally significant Black cities in the United States, it does not possess a single, dedicated, standalone museum exclusively chronicling Black Memphis history. Instead, public tourism dollars seamlessly preserve institutional monuments to the past like the "Cotton Museum," while the profound, multi-generational contributions of Black Memphians are kept out of mainstream historical prominence.

This omission is not an accident of time; it is a structural culture of erasure. To this day, there does not exist a single comprehensive, definitive text taught or prioritized across mainstream Memphis educational networks that properly chronicles Black Memphis history from its foundational roots to the present. The city proudly manufactured its historic global wealth as the "Cotton Capital of the World," a title inherently built upon its status as a premier slave-trading capital of the antebellum South.

Yet, the gatekeeper of Memphis tourism Kevin Kane has consistently prioritized sanitizing this past over rectifying it—illustrated by the reality that a prominent statue of Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest desecrated public park space until as recently as December 20, 2017. As America approaches its 250th anniversary, the Black Freedom 250th exposes this multi-million-dollar apparatus of exclusion, demanding an immediate end to the white-washed marketing of our city and calling for full narrative sovereignty for Black Memphis history.

One case in point is near and dear to the heart of Anthony "Amp" Elmore. Anthony "Amp" Elmore is the father of Kickboxing in Memphis whereas he was the 1st to bring E.S.P.N. to Memphis in 1981 10 years before there was a Kevin Kane and Memphis tourism.

In 1987 Anthony "Amp" Elmore started production of the 1st Independent 35mm Theatrical film in Memphis film titled "The Contemporary Gladiator" that premiered in Memphis in August of 1988. While "The Contemporary Gladiator" is not only Memphis 1st Independent 35mm theatrical film, "The Contemporary Gladiator" is both the 1st Kickboxing Film in World Film History and the 1st Buddhist biopic in world film history.

Click here to see an April 14, 2023 video titled: Linn Sitler's Undemocratic, White Supremacist film culture based on a Memphis Plantation Mentality.

View the video to see how Kevin Kane and Memphis Tourism hold the cards that shapes the narratives in Memphis. In 2019 Anthony "Amp" Elmore wrote, produced, directed the 1st film chronicles Black Memphis history titled: "200 Years of Black Memphis History" whereas both Black and White leaders refused to allow the film to be an official part of Memphis 200th anniversary celebration.

In addition Kevin Kane an Linn Sitler joined together to support the failed NBC film "Bluff City Law" a fake story about fake White Civil Rights attorneys. White over 6 million tax dollars was spent to support the billion dollar Comcast production Kevin Kane "Memphis Tourism" pitched in $360,000 the White film that was a ratings disaster whereas NBC cancelled the show before it got started.

The Whiteman Craig Brewer gained success via the 2005 film titled "Hustle and Flow" the story about a "Pimp" whereas the song and film is promoted about a "Pimp." The song is titled "It's Hard out here being a pimp." White Memphis promote the master "Black exploitation Film" of the 21st Century.

It was just on December 21, 2021 that the name of Klan leader Clifford Davis was removed from the Federal Building in Memphis. The absolute culture history and narratives about Memphis is shaped by Kevin Kane who heads Memphis tourism and who Anthony "Amp" Elmore names the unelected Mayor of Memphis.

In 2006 Anthony "Amp" Elmore converted his 5000 square foot into the "Safari House Museum Education and Cultural Center" whereas Elmore created the "1st All African Home in America" whereas tour buses, Church groups would visit the museum and educational center. Kevin Kane and Memphis tourism would not support an education and Black cultural center in Orange Mound.

Operating from the African Cultural Embassy in Orange Mound, Black Freedom 250th functions as a sovereign cultural institution that does not seek permission from political gatekeepers. Through the Charter of Kinship a tool of cultural diplomacy created by Anthony "Amp" Elmore, the movement forges direct cultural and diplomatic alliances with Mexico, Colombia, Latin America and the global African diaspora. Black Freedom 250th is hemispheric, historic, educational, diverse, and democratic, offering a bilingual continental archive and a restored narrative of Black sovereignty across the Americas.

The Semiquincentennial celebration officially launches July 11, 2026, at the African Cultural Embassy in Orange Mound, the oldest Black‑built neighborhood in America. This event marks the beginning of a national and continental movement that will continue throughout 2026 and beyond. Black Freedom 250th invites Black communities, churches, HBCUs, cultural institutions, Hispanic, Latino, Afro‑Latino and Afro‑Indigenous organizations, educators, historians, and the global diaspora to join the first and official Black Semiquincentennial celebration in American history.

Black Freedom 250th is the movement America 250 refused to create. It is the missing chapter, the continental story, and the sovereign voice of Black America's 250th anniversary.
The African Cultural Embassy in Orange Mound, advocate the historic restoration of a forgotten and untold chapter of Black Freedom in the Americas and Western Hemisphere. This story include Mexican history: the recognition of Juneteenth as a shared African American and Black Mexican tradition that has been practiced in Mexico for more than 150 years.


This historical document, authored by historian and cultural diplomat Anthony "Amp" Elmore, serves not only as a press release but as a manifesto, a cultural declaration, and a scholarly contribution to America's 250th anniversary. It is written to educate, to correct the historical record, and to invite the Mexican Consulate and Hispanic communities across the United States to join in a binational celebration of freedom that transcends borders, time, and erasure.

What makes the Black Freedom 250th celebration revolutionary is that it restores the truth America has spent generations suppressing. Unknown and untold in the United States is the story of Benkos Bioho.

Benkos Biohó was originally a West African royal (likely of Mandinka origin from modern-day Guinea-Bissau) who was captured by Portuguese slave traders and sold into the bustling Spanish port of Cartagena, Colombia, in the late 1500s. Refusing to live in chains, he attempted multiple escapes. In 1599, he successfully broke free into the marshy, densely forested terrain of the Montes de María southeast of Cartagena with a small group of ten other people.

The Hero of Colombia's First Free Town Biohó was a brilliant military strategist and organizer. Deep in the wilderness, he established Palenque de la Matuna, a heavily fortified, hidden village of self-emancipated people (known as cimarrones or maroons). The Title: He was so deeply respected by his people and feared by the Spanish that he was called the "King of Arcabuco" (King of the Forested Mountain).

The Resistance: Biohó built a highly organized guerrilla army and an advanced intelligence network in Cartagena. His warriors routinely raided Spanish plantations to gather supplies and liberate more enslaved Africans. The Peak of His Power (Around 1605–1612) The Spanish government tried desperately to crush Biohó's forces, but they were utterly defeated by his brilliant guerrilla warfare tactics. Unable to win militarily, the Governor of Cartagena took a desperate, unprecedented step on July 18, 1605: he offered Biohó a peace treaty.

The treaty recognized the absolute autonomy and freedom of Biohó's settlement. In a massive blow to Spanish colonial pride, the treaty even permitted Biohó to walk freely into the walled city of Cartagena armed and dressed in fine Spanish fashion. A final peace agreement was solidified around 1612 almost 200 years before the birth of the United States of America.

Born to a humble family of mixed African and Indigenous descent in Tixtla in 1782, Vicente Guerrero rose from the modest life of a rural mule driver to become one of the most towering revolutionary heroes in North American history. His journey into public life began in 1810 when he enlisted in the insurgent army of the Mexican Black leader Father José María Morelos to fight for Mexico's independence from Spanish colonial rule. Unknown and untold is that two of the 3 founders of Mexico's independence were Black.

General Vicente Guerrero a man of humble beginnings quickly distinguished himself as a brilliant military strategist, rising through the ranks due to his fearlessness and tactical prowess.
Following the capture and execution of Morelos in 1815, the independence movement fell into its darkest period, yet Guerrero refused to capitulate. Retreating into the rugged, familiar highlands of southern Mexico, he kept the flame of rebellion alive through a relentless and exhausting campaign of guerrilla warfare, remaining the last major insurgent leader at large.
Guerrero's unyielding devotion to the cause became legendary during these years of isolation, perhaps best exemplified when the Spanish Viceroy used Guerrero's own aging father to beg him to surrender in exchange for a pardon; Guerrero famously declined, telling his troops, "This old man is my father... but my motherland comes first." By 1821, his military persistence forced the royalist general Agustín de Iturbide into a stalemate, leading the two men to forge the Plan of Iguala, which united their forces and successfully secured Mexican independence.

Guerrero remained deeply committed to championing the rights of the poor and working classes, a populist stance that catapulted him to public adoration and eventually to the presidency as the nation's second chief executive in April 1829.

As president, Guerrero boldly fought for public education, championed land title reform, and protected the rights of historically oppressed peoples. His most monumental achievement came on September 16, 1829, when he officially signed the decree abolishing slavery throughout the Republic of Mexico, a progressive act of justice that occurred nearly forty years before the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States.

[The Americas' First Black President](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XURmzHq55GE) gives a concise visual overview of his journey from a revolutionary general to his historic presidency and major social reforms.

Black people did not wait for a White general to ride into Texas to be free. Fifteen years before the Civil War, thousands of enslaved Africans liberated themselves by escaping into Mexico, a nation that abolished slavery in 1829 and welcomed them as citizens.

Their descendants — the Mascogos of Nacimiento de los Negros — have celebrated Juneteenth for more than 150 years, making Juneteenth not only an African American holiday but also an Afro‑Mexican freedom tradition. By honoring this erased history and inviting Mexican and Hispanic communities to learn about the Black Mexicans who preserved Juneteenth long before America recognized it, Orange Mound becomes the first African American community in U.S. history to publicly reclaim Juneteenth as a binational Black holiday.

This is why our celebration belongs at the center of Black Freedom 250th anniversary: it corrects the national narrative, exposes the myth that freedom was granted rather than seized, and elevates a story of Black self‑determination that crosses borders. The African Cultural Embassy in Orange Mound is not simply hosting a 250th holiday — it is restoring a legacy, challenging historical erasure, and leading the nation in telling the full truth of Juneteenth as a shared African American and Afro‑Mexican celebration of liberation.

For generations, Americans have been taught that Juneteenth is exclusively an African American holiday rooted in the events of June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the end of slavery. While this moment remains central to the African American freedom story, it is only half of the truth. The other half — the half erased from textbooks, museums, and public memory — lives across the southern border in Mexico, where the descendants the Black Estelusti mislabeled "Black Seminoles" have celebrated Juneteenth continuously since 1865.

Their community, **Nacimiento de los Negros**, located in Coahuila, Mexico, has preserved Juneteenth for more than a century and a half, making it one of the oldest uninterrupted Juneteenth traditions in the world. This fact alone transforms the meaning of Juneteenth from a regional African American holiday into a **binational freedom tradition** shared by African Americans and Black Mexicans.

To understand this connection, one must revisit the lesser‑known history of the **Southern Underground Railroad**, a southbound path to freedom that led enslaved Africans not to Canada, but to Mexico. Mexico abolished slavery in **1829**, decades before the United States, and became a sanctuary for freedom‑seekers fleeing the brutality of American slavery. Thousands of enslaved Africans escaped into Mexico, many joining the native Black Americans known as the Estelusti mislabeled as "Black Seminoles" they became known in Mexico as the Mascogo Community.

Between 1850 and 1852, these freedom‑seekers crossed into Mexico and established the settlement of Nacimiento de los Negros. Mexico granted them land, citizenship, and protection in exchange for their service defending the northern frontier. Their descendants — the **Mascogos** — continue to live in Coahuila today, preserving a unique blend of African American, Seminole, and Mexican cultural traditions.

Every June 19, the Mascogos gather to celebrate **El Día de los Negros**, their version of Juneteenth. Their celebration includes **Capeyuye**, African‑rooted spirituals passed down through generations, as well as horseback processions, traditional foods, and community gatherings. This celebration is not a modern invention; it is a living tradition that has survived for more than 150 years.

It is an Afro-Mexican Juneteenth — a Black Mexican cultural legacy born from African American freedom‑seekers who found liberation on Mexican soil. This means that Juneteenth is not solely an African American holiday. It is also a Black Mexican tradition, an Afro-Mexican cultural practice, and a shared freedom story that binds two nations together.

In 2026, during America's 250th anniversary, **Orange Mound**, the first African American community in United States history, will become the first to publicly restore this forgotten truth. Founded in 1879, Orange Mound stands as a symbol of Black self‑determination, resilience, and cultural identity.

Now, through the leadership of Anthony "Amp" Elmore and the African Cultural Embassy, Orange Mound will become the first African American community to recognize Juneteenth as a shared African American–Black Mexican holiday and to honor the Mascogo tradition as part of America's national story. This is not merely a celebration; it is a historical correction, a cultural reunion, and a diplomatic bridge between African Americans and Mexicans.

There also exist an untold story of an African/American whose history is perhaps the 1st African/American "Hispanic speaking Cultural Diplomat." The Hispanic speaking African/American Cultural Diplomat's name is Garland Reed whose Hispanic speaking association spans 57 years whose life story could be a "made for television movie."

Garland Reed's history dates back to 1969 when the FBI Killed Black Panther leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark. This murder of the young Black Panther leader Fred Hampton who was only 21years old noted by Jay Edgar Hoover as "the most dangerous man in America" was a "wakeup call for Garland Reed to leave America."

Garland Reed did what many young Whites did to escape the draft. Many Whites traveled to Canada whereas Garland Reed traveled to Colombia whereas he learned skills unprecedented whereas a Black American had to survive in Colombia a Hispanic speaking country.

Unknown and untold in America is the fact at the time of this posting Colombia has a Black Female Vice President by the name of Francia Marquez whose term ends in August of 2026. We have the opportunity connect historic Orange Mound to the historic town and people of "San Basilio de Palenque the 1st town of Black Freedom in the Americas founded in 1603 almost 200 years before the birth of the United States of America.

Garland Reed an African/American had to learn Spanish and functional Portuguese. Among his major accomplishments is that he formed in Memphis "The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce."

For decades Garland Reed has worked on behalf of the Hispanic Community in Memphis whereas Garland Reed was able to get Black Legislators to champion causes of Hispanics in Tennessee. Currently Garland is advocating for a young Hispanic man who is legally in America whereas he saved the life of an African/American woman who was attacked by a group of pit bull dogs. Garland is working to insure that this young man is honored for his bravery.

Anthony "Amp" Elmore and Garland Reed have been knowing each other for decades in regards to social advocacy. Elmore troubled by the current treatment of Hispanics in America was seeking to open a space at his home that is also the "African Cultural Embassy." Anthony "Amp" Elmore has arranged at his home that is also "The African Cultural Embassy" "Black Freedom 250th" the official Black celebration of America's Semiquincentennial.

Garland Reed encouraged Elmore to review the story of the Mascogos. Anthony "Amp" Elmore a historian had written about the Black Seminole Indians and the trail of tears and Blacks living in Mexico. What the story revealed is the tradition of "Afro-Mexicans" who have been practicing Juneteenth for over 150 years.

What has been erased out of American history is the story of the "Afro-Mexicans" and their association with "Juneteenth." whereas Juneteenth is not only an African/American celebration Juneteenth is also an "Afro-Mexican Celebration." Because Juneteenth is an "Afro-Mexican Celebration is offers the opportunity for African/Americans and Hispanics in America to celebrate Juneteenth.

Garland Reed has a 57 year history with the Hispanic community whereas he can communicate to Hispanic people to share history of African/Americans and Afro-Mexicans whereas both groups can celebrate Juneteenth via the African Cultural Embassy in Orange Mound leading the way.

The African Cultural Embassy, founded by Elmore, is not defined by funding or physical infrastructure. It is defined by mission, purpose, and cultural diplomacy. Embassies throughout history have begun in homes, churches, and community spaces. What makes an embassy legitimate is not its building, but its leadership and its international mission. From his home in Orange Mound, Elmore has created a cultural institution dedicated to restoring African and African diaspora history, building bridges between communities, and elevating erased narratives. The Embassy serves as a diplomatic home for African American cultural identity and a platform for international cultural exchange. Anthony "Amp" Elmore asked Garland Reed to be the "Cultural Ambassador" between Hispanic speaking countries in the Americas whereas we can develop "cultural relationships"

Anthony "Amp" Elmore presented a diplomatic task to Garland Reed. Elmore note to Garland Reed: "God got his hand on this one." Elmore notes that our role is to reach out as cultural Diplomats to connect to the entire Latino family and community in our entire Western Hemisphere. Via Education Diversity and Democracy we can develop diplomatic relationships via culture and education.

On May 7, 2026 the White Republican Tennessee legislator erased the majority Black 9th Congressional District. Anthony "Amp" Elmore created a motto; "They erased our district, we expanded our destiny." Anthony "Amp" Elmore and the African Cultural Embassy advocate "Education Diversity Democracy" whereas we have the ability via the "Charter of Kinship" to build cultural relationships throughout the Americas.

Anthony "Amp" Elmore had the vision to tell a story Elmore mortgaged home and all of resources to create his 1988 semi-autobiography film "The Contemporary Gladiator." Anthony "Amp" Elmore lost everything making his movie. Via the film release in Memphis Anthony "Amp" Elmore had no idea what he accomplished.

Most important Anthony "Amp" Elmore experienced in Memphis the demoralization the push back and a culture that abhorred and erased his work. The effort and the pushback came from Linn Sitler the White Memphis Shelby County Film commissioner. The city of Memphis consolidated their efforts and erased the film "The Contemporary Gladiator" out of the history of Memphis.

Fast forward to Kevin Kane head of Memphis Tourism the engine that narrates the narratives about Memphis. Kevin Kane created a system and culture of White approved history. Via the narrative of Memphis and its White Supremacy, Racism and Black on Black Racism. Whites control Beale street and all of the narratives regarding Black music.

However "Film is a Whiteman's Domain." If the truth is ever told Anthony "Amp" Elmore is not only the father of Independent 35mm Theatrical Filmmaking in Memphis Anthony "Amp" Elmore's 1988 film "The Contemporary Gladiator" is the 1st Kickboxing film in World Film History and the 1st Buddhist biopic in World Film history.

Click here to see video titled: Memphis 1st Independent Film The Contemporary Gladiator & Racist Historical Marker

This video tell the story how our film was systematically erased whereas Jim Rout III was the historian whereas they teamed up to create a White narrative.

Let us move forward to the African Cultural Embassy whereas as role is education, culture and history whereas Anthony "Amp" Elmore we can ask Mexico to celebrate "Black Freedom 250th whereas it honors Afro‑Mexican history, a history Mexico is increasingly recognizing and celebrating. The Mascogos are a recognized Afro‑Mexican community, and their Juneteenth tradition is a point of cultural pride.

Mexico abolished slavery in 1829, long before the United States, and the story of the Seminoles and the Black Estelusti and is a shared U.S.–Mexico narrative that deserves recognition. Furthermore, Mexico's Ministry of Culture and its consulates across the United States actively support Afro‑Mexican visibility and cultural diplomacy. The African Cultural Embassy's recognition of the Mascogo Juneteenth tradition aligns perfectly with Mexico's cultural and diplomatic goals.

Elmore's personal story also resonates deeply with Mexican communities. As a five‑time world kickboxing champion**, Elmore carries a legacy of discipline, courage, and international respect — qualities that hold cultural significance in Mexico, where fighters are revered as symbols of honor and resilience.

Anthony "Amp" Elmore 's 1988 film and about 1000 videos are available on YouTube provides Mexican audiences with direct access to his work. Anthony "Amp" Elmore work bypass local gatekeepers who have historically overlooked his contributions. Mexicans will honor Elmore not only because he honors their history, but because he embodies the spirit of struggle and triumph that resonates across cultures.

Afro‑Mexican history. Because Juneteenth has been celebrated in Mexico for more than 150 years by the Mascogo community, our event represents the first time in American history that African Americans and Mexicans can jointly move to honor this shared Afro‑Mexican tradition on U.S. soil.

The 1st amendment of the U.S. Constitution reads: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

Anthony "Amp" Elmore notes that we have every right to address our grievances against the Memphis and Shelby County Government for their "Black on Black racism and erasure of Orange Mound History naming the White Real Estate broker E.E. Meacham as the founder of Orange Mound.

Anthony "Amp" Elmore explains that Kevin Kane and Memphis tourism in regards to White Supremacy, Racism Black on Black racism are promoting the most sanitized 250th celebration in America that borders "White Supremacy."

Please click here to view this link regarding Memphis 250th anniversary celebration.

The Memphis Travel page promoting America's 250th presents a celebration that is overwhelmingly White sanitized, and white tourist‑driven, and culturally narrow, offering no dedicated attraction, event, or narrative specifically for Black Americans despite Memphis being one of the most historically significant Black cities in the United States.

About Us
"If Lions were historians, hunters would no longer be heroes." This powerful African proverb encapsulates the mission of the Orange Mound News Network (OMNN). Founded by Anthony Amp Elmore, OMNN aims to reclaim and reshape the narrative of Orange Mound through the power of filmmaking, education, and content creation. Our goal is to challenge the negative stereotypes and biased portrayals that have long plagued our community, creating a positive space for family, Black culture, history, and education.

Our Journey and Mission
Orange Mound, established as the first community in America built for Blacks by Blacks, has a rich history often overshadowed by negative stereotypes. Mainstream media and societal biases have painted Orange Mound as a "ghetto," contributing to a 30% decline in property values while surrounding communities have prospered. The Orange Mound News Network was created to counter this narrative and highlight the true spirit and resilience of our community. Anthony Amp Elmore, a five-time world karate kickboxing champion, filmmaker, and community activist, has been a beacon of change in Orange Mound. With over five decades of community service, Elmore has dedicated his life to uplifting Orange Mound. From becoming a homeowner at 19, establishing businesses, to founding the Proud Black Buddhist World Association, Elmore's contributions
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