A group of Mid-South students helped make history 53 years ago. They participated in one of the first sit-in movements in Memphis.

Five LeMoyne-Owen College students, sat-in at the Walgreens in downtown off Main Street.

Grace Austin Meacham was one of those students.

She said although waitress would not serve them and the managers told them the store was closed.

The group of students continued to sit and read their books peacefully.

"They told us that there was a bomb threat," said Meacham.  "That we had to leave there was a bomb threat, but we continued to sit. We actually sat there 3 hours before the police came and we were told were under arrest."

The Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA) is in the running to win a grant for its Meals on Wheels program, but the nonprofit needs your help to win.

According to MIFA, Memphis was declared the hunger capital of the country in 2011.

The Meals on Wheels program delivers 1,800 hot lunches each day to seniors in the community who are unable to leave their homes.

Now, MIFA is one of several nonprofits competing for a grant from FedEx.

To celebrate its 40th anniversary, FedEx is sponsoring a Global Month of Service.  The shipping giant is encouraging its own team members to team up with nonprofits to make a difference in their communities.

The "Friends of the MIFA Maniacs" are hoping for your votes in order to give the Meals on Wheels program a boost so it can make an even bigger impact on the Memphis community.

Martoiya Lang was one tough cop and the MPD wanted to underscore that truth at its 2013 Commendation Ceremony. The mother of four young daughters was shot and killed in the line of duty on December 14, 2012.

The MPD showered the late officer with one award after another at the tribute on April 16, 2013 at the Hilton Hotel in East Memphis.

During the ceremony, the MPD revealed the results of Lang's hard work in 2012 in the Organized Crime Unit.

She seized $38,000, 433 grams of marijuana, 150 grams of cocaine, 15 grams of heroin, and 150 schedule 2, 3 and 4 narcotic pills. She made 58 felony arrests and seized 20 vehicles.

While on duty serving a search warrant, the MPD officer was killed when an assailant opened fire while concealed in a closet.

On Tuesday, April 16, the MPD named Lang "Organized Crime Unit Officer of the Year" as well as the agency's highest award, "Top Cop."