By G. Wayne Dowdy Your correspondent writes another letter to Colonel John McLeod Keating, managing editor of the Memphis Daily Appeal during the 1878 yellow…
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Category: COVID Stories
Wayne Dowdy’s Dateline: Memphis, September 30, 2020
By G. Wayne Dowdy Your correspondent reflects on the differences and similarities between the Covid-19 pandemic and World War II in another letter to Colonel…
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Wayne Dowdy’s Dateline: Memphis, September 23, 2020
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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Stand for Children Tennessee to host ‘THIS IS 2020: MEANINGFUL STORIES, ARTFUL HEALING’ Showcase on September 24
Student art submissions reflect youth perspectives on pandemic, racial injustice in Memphis and Shelby County Memphis, Tennessee – Stand for Children Tennessee will host a virtual…
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Dateline: 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,…
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I couldn’t see, I couldn’t breathe. It’s time we acknowledge our collective trauma.
OPINION By Marissa Kizer “A reformation means that masses of our people have reached the point of disillusionment with past ways and values. They don’t…
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Wayne Dowdy’s Dateline: Memphis, August 12, 2020
By G. Wayne Dowdy Your correspondent shares with Colonel John McLeod Keating, managing editor of the Memphis Daily Appeal during the 1878 yellow fever epidemic,…
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Creatively Coping: Adventure in a confined space, with Katie Burriss
One of six artists profiled in Creatively Coping, Kristin Jones’ essay on the therapeutic power of working with one’s hands during uncertain times I can’t help…
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“Where was the magic in my own life?” Quarantine Diaries, Memphis: Kristin Jones
A revealing series of self-portraits during the quarantine Here we are again. These profiles were photographed and written during the spring months when we were…
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“My house was starting to seem so small.” Quarantine Diaries, Memphis: Lee Chase IV
A revealing series of self-portraits during the quarantine Here we are again. These profiles were photographed and written during the spring months when we were…
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