Adapted from Woodson J. Savage III’s Savage Family Tree, a true story of growing up in a segregated West Tennessee town By Woody J. Savage…
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The Past Is Never Dead
A new memoir by Lawrence Wells pulls back the curtain on a Southern literary community By Tina Chambers for Chapter16.org In his engaging memoir, In Faulkner’s…
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By G. Wayne Dowdy Your correspondent surveys the disruptions of American life due to the Covid-19 pandemic in another letter to Colonel John McLeod Keating,…
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From our friends at Burke’s Books The store is now open to the public. We are requiring that all customers wear a mask when entering.…
Read More Burke’s Books: The State of the Store, News and WhatnotWalking in Memphis: Put on your tennis shoes and discover South Memphis history
Originally published August 20, 2020. Feature photo by Lauren Turner By Ramona Springfield, for High Ground News As one of the oldest communities in the…
Read More Walking in Memphis: Put on your tennis shoes and discover South Memphis historyAs small businesses pivot in the pandemic, Epicenter and MMDC work to move with them
Originally published September 2, 2020. Feature photo by Andrew Breig By Jim Coleman, for High Ground News Small business owners across the country are struggling…
Read More As small businesses pivot in the pandemic, Epicenter and MMDC work to move with themDateline: Memphis September 16, 2020
By G. Wayne Dowdy In another letter to Colonel J. M. Keating, managing editor of the Memphis Daily Appeal during the 1878 yellow fever epidemic,…
Read More Dateline: Memphis September 16, 2020Home Tour Detour: Hidden gems in Central Gardens
“Selfie” homes help highlight the neighborhood’s diverse architectural styles, hidden gems and landmarks alike Jim Williamson, in his introduction to the neighborhood’s architectural guide Central…
Read More Home Tour Detour: Hidden gems in Central GardensEpicenter President and CEO Leslie Smith Stepping Down
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Sept. 16, 2020) – Epicenter announced today that Leslie Lynn Smith, founding president and CEO, is stepping down to lead a new national…
Read More Epicenter President and CEO Leslie Smith Stepping DownQueen’s Rules
Late R&B legend Denise LaSalle always called her own shots By Jacqueline Zeisloft, for Chapter16.org In her posthumous memoir, Always the Queen, the fiercely unapologetic Denise…
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