And what is it that America has failed to hear?
“White Allies: Show Yourselves” By Mark Fleischer, StoryBoard Publisher “White allies, show yourselves.” “White people need to be speaking to white people right now.“ On…
And what is it that America has failed to hear?
“White Allies: Show Yourselves” By Mark Fleischer, StoryBoard Publisher “White allies, show yourselves.” “White people need to be speaking to white people right now.“ On…
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SB 30 Episode 50: A park for all Memphians, with Overton Park Conservancy’s Tina Sullivan
“It becomes an equity issue. We can’t forget that for a very long time there was a large segment of the population that was excluded…
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Jim Crow had no borders
Originally published in September, 2018 By Mark Fleischer It was called The Mother Road. The Will Rogers Highway. The Main Street of America. It was…
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Wayne Dowdy’s Dateline, Memphis: June 2, 2020
Your correspondent reacts to the violence scarring our land by drafting a letter to the nation’s greatest civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.…
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A Message from Epicenter: Black Businesses Matter Too
By Leslie Lynn Smith As many of you have, we’ve paused some of our normal work this week to reflect and grieve. First and foremost,…
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The fire this time: Memphis’ response to police violence and civil unrest
“Do not gentrify protests or sanitize the fight for freedom,” warns Rev. Earle J. Fisher. “We cannot micromanage how people fight for their freedom.” Feature…
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JOIN THE ‘INN’ CROWD: Room In The Inn aims to double homeless shelter network
Room In The Inn – Memphis currently organizes a network of 55 local faith communities to provide shelter for people experiencing homelessness in Memphis and…
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Who gets paid for our world-renowned sound? Discussion explores equity, economics of Memphis music
Feature Image: Stax Museum of American Soul Music. (Andrew Breig) By Cole Bradley, for High Ground News Music is a cornerstone of Memphis’ culture and…
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The Not-So-Open Road
Candacy Taylor documents the revolutionary guide that helped black travelers navigate a segregated America Originally published February, 2020. Feature image: mirrored images of the message…
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Caritas to stay closed for summer, restructure, open kitchen to food entrepreneurs
Greater partnership seen as way to safeguard center’s mission and commitment to Binghamton The April 10 pandemic-related closure of Caritas Community Center and Café, which…
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