By Wayne Dowdy In another letter to Colonel John McLeod Keating, managing editor of the Memphis Daily Appeal during the 1878 yellow fever epidemic, your…
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Category: COVID Stories
Memphis Kids Appeal: “Heal the world. Make it a better place for you and for me.”
By Arijit Basu The community is important to all of us, and with the present COVID-19 pandemic leaving the world in a state of shock…
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A Retirement This School Teacher Didn’t Count On
By Mark Scott I began this school year with a Facebook post showing me arriving early. As usual. To an empty parking lot. On the…
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Home health aide: Working without PPE, sick leave is like ‘going in front of a firing squad’
The following is part of an essay series from Memphis workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The series is produced by MLK50: Justice Through Journalism in partnership…
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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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Help in a Pandemic: Nonprofits Need Partners
Four organizations with four distinct missions, but all vital to the communities they serve. When faced with financial uncertainty beyond their control, they needed a…
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Memphians At Home: A Renewed Obsession With Bookshelves
Home bookshelves fascinate as the new TV studio backdrops All over the airwaves during the shutdown, talking heads have been appearing against a backdrop of…
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Fear, skepticism follow Memphians back to work during reopening phases
Feature Image: Adobe Stock Image Kroger warehouse union rep: ‘I was scared. There are so many bodies up in there.’ PLUS: Tips on easing back into the…
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Creatively Coping: Amanda Willoughby, perfecting her green thumb
One of six artists profiled in Creatively Coping, Kristin Jones’ essay on the therapeutic power of working with one’s hands during uncertain times The Arts Board,…
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Pandemic strikes sour note for Memphis musician’s big plans
Feature Image: Rachel Johnson, performing at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is maintaining her entrepreneurial drive while responding to barriers presented by the pandemic. Photo courtesy…
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