“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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Author: Mark Fleischer
I was a career consultant and communications specialist in the payroll industry until moving from southern California to Memphis in late 2015. The Bluff City gave me a new start in the second half of my career, gifting me with a chance to return to my childhood fascinations with cities and my college passions in writing, theater, film, and storytelling, all the while allowing me to use my experience working with people, in consulting, teaching and communications, to bring a new voice to Memphis. This may be my first venture into multi-media publishing, but Life and Place - Memphis - gave me all the prep and tools I need.
Jim Crow had no borders: The Negro Motorist Green-Book
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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What We Miss: Memorializing This Holiday Weekend
This is the holiday weekend I would look forward to for months. We have a few war veterans in our family who have passed, and…
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Memphis Music Hub shares their 2020 list* of songs released by Memphis artists
*The list so far! The Memphis Music Hub has shared their 2020 list of songs released by Memphis artists so far this year. And, as…
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Laura Lester, featured MCA artist, a fellow “anime and comics nerd”
Interview with Laura Lester in this showcase series of MCA student artists and their work in the final year of Memphis College of Art StoryBoard:…
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Esme Perkins: This Week’s Featured MCA Artist Has an Eye for Image & Story
A showcase series of MCA student artists and their work in the final year of Memphis College of Art StoryBoard: How long have you been…
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CARES Act Relief – Where’s my (local) money? And, is more (local) help on the way?
While Congress works on more relief money, a report from Alignable and (casual) correspondence with local business owners reveal heartbreaking and potentially devastating challenges with…
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Justin Wells: This Week’s Featured MCA Artist Etched His Way Into His Work
A showcase series of MCA student artists and their work in the final year of Memphis College of Art Starting this week, StoryBoard is honoring…
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To Print or Not To Print. That Is the Question.
While the COVID pandemic threatens another struggling institution – the newspaper – it is already widening a deadly divide between the informed and misinformed. The…
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Spring Collection: The Dogwoods Are Here
The Mid-South is in full spring bloom, and the mighty dogwoods are out, reaching for the sun and sky, busting for breath and life, outdoors.…
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