For the sake of soul and $52 million*, The Coliseum, and Memphis communities, deserve better StoryBoard Memphis was founded with the mission to support local…
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It’s one of the most important legal cases in American history, a story most Americans know nothing about, and a story that continues to echo…
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With Wednesday’s approval by Tennessee State Review Board, the applications now move on to the National Park Service for final review and listing on the…
Read More Grigg’s Business College building and the Ell Persons Lynching site move to final step toward historic National Register listings
Vincent Astor, RIP Before I had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know him, I knew of Vincent Astor in name only, as…
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Not ready for Cannes, Sundance or Indie Memphis? There are first times for every filmmaker. The first time picking up a camera. The first time…
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A debate as old as the area itself, defining its geographic borders remains as elusive as ever (Originally written in the fall of 2018; updated…
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Two Landmarks endorsements put stamps of approval on the first steps toward honoring and restoring local African American histories For last Thursday’s Memphis Landmarks Commission…
Read More Early holiday celebration for two historic sites endorsed by Memphis Landmarks: 492 Vance Ave & Persons’ 1917 lynching site
A True Christmas Message It starts unassumingly enough, with snowflakes lightly falling backed by the twinkling keys of what is one of the most celebrated jazz…
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It’s rare these days – and all the more warm and wonderful when it does happen – that we get to experience something wholly fresh…
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