TINA TURNER

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ATKINS, ANTREZ JERMIAH

Age 21 Arrested 05/20/2023

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By Wendy Isom Mercer

The Tina Turner Museum in Brownsville held a Twilight Memorial on Sunday, May 28th to honor the life and legacy of the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll.”

Tina Turner, the iconic entertainer who was born Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush, Tenn. died at the age of 83 on May 24th.

“I’m so grateful that she influenced and is loved by so many people,” said Sonia Outlaw-Clark, Executive Director of the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center and the Tina Turner Museum. “What she means to me personally is friendship. I am now friends with people from all over the world. I would’ve never known these people if it hadn’t been for Tina Turner. She has connected me with the world.” The Tina Turner Museum live streamed the memorial on its Facebook page so that Turner’s international friends and fans could also be part of the event. Brownsville Mayor Bill Rawls, Jr. said Turner will always be remembered for her high-energy performances. “I get chill bumps when I think of her passion on the stage,” Rawls said.

Brownsville Vice Mayor Carolyn Flagg, a former Carver High School classmate of Tina Turner’s, performed a lively dance on stage to Turner’s song, “Nutbush City Limits” before sharing her remarks at the memorial. Flagg, 83, described Turner as an outstanding person and

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