Elmore Carpets

On Thursday October 28, 2021 the University of Memphis unveiled the historic statue of Memphis Basketball Icon, Melrose and Orange Mound's Larry Finch. Linda Harris Candidate for Shelby County District Attorney grew up in the Civil rights era and the time when then Memphis State was recruiting African/American players.

Larry Finch from Melrose was the paradigm and model of an outstanding player and representative of the African American Community. Linda Harris attended then Memphis State University and Larry Finch help to pave the way for better opportunities for African/Americans in Memphis and at the now University of Memphis.

Linda Harris believes that it is important for all Shelby County citizens honors Larry Finch. Linda Harris attended the event because she wants to make a better Memphis and she has the highest respect for Larry Finch and the Orange Mound Community from where he emerged.

Orange Mound a Black Community in Memphis, Tennessee is the 1st Community in America built for Blacks by Blacks. Orange Mound's history dates back to 1879. Anthony "Amp" Elmore is a Memphis born "Five Time World Karate/Kickboxing Champion" who has lived in "Orange Mound" since 1972 via purchasing a home in Orange Mound at 19 years old.

Elmore a Memphis born Karate/Kickboxing champion after watching the 1986 Spike Lee Black and White movie "She Gotta Have it" became inspired and motivated to believe he could tell his story via producing a movie. Elmore explains that I was that "skinny little kid" who lacked self-confidence whereas I was not good in sports but I loved to sing and dance. Elmore watched Bruce Lee and Muhammad Ali.

Elmore as a Memphis youth grew up via the Memphis music culture. Attending an integrated high school in Memphis Elmore joined an "All White Band as a leader singer at 15 years old in Memphis. Two of the White parents objected to their children being in a band with a Black man. Elmore learned 1st hand about racism.

Elmore had a chance to learn Karate from one of the older youth in his Black neighborhood who mastered Karate during their military duty. Elmore became like a Buddhist monk and learned and practiced Karate diligently. In 1974 the new sport of Karate/Kickboxing was born in America. Elmore after watching the 1976 Olympics dreamed that he could represent America doing Karate. Elmore decided to become the World Karate/Kickboxing Champion. On May 29, 1982 Elmore became the Professional Karate Association World Heavyweight Champion.

Elmore in an effort be an American model decided that he would tell his story via a movie. In November of 1987 Elmore began filming his movie in Memphis. In the above video Elmore explains how he not only experienced White Supremacy, Racism and Black on Black Racism Elmore explains that he continues to experience Racism.

Elmore in writing, producing, directing and starring in his film made American film history. Elmore Memphis made film is "America's 1st Kickboxing Movie." Elmore is the only World Karate/Kickboxing World champion who has a story told via a film. Elmore explains that Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan were not world champions.

Elmore in this video notes how White Memphis Film Commissioner Linn Sitler used her office to not only discriminate, Linn Sitler refuse to recognize Elmore's film as not only Memphis first Independent Feature film, Elmore is fighting to get his community of "Orange Mound" noted as "The Birthplace of Memphis Independent Filmmaking."

Linn Sitler refuse to acknowledge Elmore's film. She has the support of African/American Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris who supports the racism against Black films and Black Filmmakers in Memphis. Lee Harris remains silent about the discrimination.

On Thursday September 30, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. in Memphis at Cummings K optional school, just down the street from the Stax Museum a 13 year old boy was shot by another 13 year old boy. Shelby County candidate for District Attorney Linda Harris address the Shooting.

Linda Harris a graduate of Hamilton High School not far from the shooting was once a Memphis police officer responses via a news conference about the shooting. Ms. Harris explains that gun violence is a "learned behavior" and she makes clear that our African/American community has the resources to deal with such issues but she explains that leadership in Memphis are not dealing with the issues.

Ms. Harris points out that Memphis has organizations to deal with the issues but many of the organizations are not given the voice or the concern. Ms. Harris explains that our leaders meaning our Mayors should be just as concerned at a shooting in the inner city as they are about Collierville in the affluent areas.

Linda Harris explains that she as Shelby County District Attorney would deal with issue not just from the "Top Down" she would address issues from both the bottom up and to down and meet somewhere in the middle. Ms. Harris makes not that there are two victims, the 13 year old who got shot and the 13 year old who did the shooting. Both families with suffer and do we as a community treat a 13 year old as an adult.

Linda Harris who understands the issues notes that this is a community issues that we must address as a community and not just throw a child and jail and throw away the Key. Ms. Harris notes that we must address gun laws and how a 13 year old has access to get a gun.