Mayor nke Memphis
N'October 3, 1991, Memphis hoputara onye isi obodo Amerịka mbụ, bụ Dr. Willie Herenton. Kemgbe ahụ, ndị a na-arụ ụka mgbe ụfọdụ na-arụ ụka na-eme ka ọtụtụ ndị nkatọ na ndị na- akwado ya chịkọta. E wezụga na ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị ya, gịnị ka ị maara n'ezie banyere onyeisi obodo ahụ? N'okpuru ebe a ị ga-ahụ obere akụkọ banyere ndụ na ọrụ Willie Herenton.
Ịmụ nwa na nwata:
A mụrụ Willie Wilbert Herenton na Memphis n'April 23, 1940.
A zụlitere ya na Memphis nke ndịda site na otu nne. Dị ka onye ntorobịa, nwere nrọ nke ịghọ ọkpọ ọkachamara.
Mmụta na Nlekọta Oge:
N'ikpeazụ, o kpebiri na ya chọrọ ịga akwụkwọ ma gaa mahadum na Lemoyne-Owen. Mgbe ọ gụsịrị akwụkwọ, ọ nwetara ọnọdụ dịka onye nkụzi ụlọ akwụkwọ obodo. Ọ gara n'ihu inweta Ngozi Nna-ukwu ya na Mahadum Memphis State ma ghọọ Memphis bụ nwata kachasị okenye na 27 afọ. Mgbe ọ gụsịrị akwụkwọ na Doctorate nke dị na South Illinois University, ọ ghọrọ onye isi nke Memphis City Schools.
Ndụ Onwe Onye:
Herenton zutere nwunye ya n'ọdịnihu, Ida Jones, mgbe ọ na-aga Lemoyne-Owen. E mechara lụọ ha abụọ. Ha niile nwere ụmụ atọ: Duke, Rodney, na Andrea. N'afọ 1988, Herenton gbapụrụ Ida. O mechara mụọ nwa nke anọ n'afọ 2004.
Ọrụ ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị:
Na 1991, Herenton banyere agbụrụ maka onyeisi obodo Memphis na-agbago megide Dumb Hackett.
Ọ bụ agbụrụ na-agba ọsọ ka Herenton meriri nanị 142 votes. Mgbe o jesịrị okwu anọ dị n'usoro, a họpụtara onye isi obodo na okwu ise nke a na-enwetụbeghị ụdị ya na October 2007, nke nanị pasent 42% nke votu a na-akpọsa. N'ihe na-erughị ọnwa isii ka nke ahụ gasịrị, Herenton mara ọkwa ya ịhapụ ọrụ ya dị ka onyeisi obodo, dị irè July 31, 2008.
O mechara hapụ ọrụ ya ma nọgide na-eje ozi dị ka onyeisi obodo nke Memphis.
N'afọ 2009, Herenton kwupụtara atụmatụ ya iji mee ka United States megide Congress, bụ Steve Cohen. N'iburu mgbasa ozi ahụ n'uche, Herenton gbara arụkwaghịm dị ka onyeisi obodo na July 30, 2009. Nanị izu abụọ ka e mesịrị, n'August 13, Willie Herenton nwetara akwụkwọ mkpesa iji gaa nnọchiteanya pụrụ iche maka onyeisi obodo Memphis na October 15, 2009.
N'afọ 2010, Herenton gbara ọsọ megide Congressman Steve Cohen na Democratic Democratic maka mpaghara 9 nke Congressional district. Herenton nwetara naanị pasent 20 nke ntuli aka ahụ na Cohen meriri isi. Cohen gara n'ihu ịhọpụta ya na oche 9 nke Congress nke Tennessee.