# @unapologeticallymemphis on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-09-23T19:47:56.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Unapologetically Memphis (@unapologeticallymemphis) — https://gondola.cc/unapologeticallymemphis

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President Donald Trump has officially labeled Memphis as the next stop for the National Guard. He says it’s about “crime concerns.”

But Mayor Paul Young is trying to flip the script. Instead of focusing only on policing, he wants to see the Guard help with things like blight cleanup, homelessness services, and community beautification. He points to Washington, D.C., where troops cleared more than a thousand bags of trash, spread mulch, hauled away plant waste, and even painted fences.

Young says Memphis can benefit the same way — joining forces with neighborhood initiatives like “Own Your Block,” where residents, leaders, and over 60 churches have already been working together to restore pride in their blocks. He reminded the city that Memphis once won the “City Beautiful” award multiple years in a row back in the 1940s. The goal now is to bring that energy back.

Some in the Black community still see the Guard’s presence as government overreach. But others see an opportunity — if these troops don’t interrupt the work already being done, but instead add muscle to it. Leaders like Pursuit of God Pastor Sheila Floyd say the goal is simple: to make Memphis a place people are proud to live in again, known for beauty as much as it’s known for grit.

Meanwhile, Trump has been quick to make it about himself, claiming residents are calling and thanking him directly for sending soldiers into the city. Local officials, including Gov. Bill Lee and even Judge Joe Brown, were on hand to welcome the Guard, insisting it will help free up MPD to focus on safety.

At the end of the day, this moment will be remembered less for what Trump said and more for what Memphis does. Will we allow this to be another political talking point — or can the energy and resources actually be directed toward building a safer, cleaner, more beautiful Bluff City?

Via blackenterprise 

#UnapologeticallyMemphis #HeavyOnMemphis #CityBeautiful #BluffCity

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