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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Burke’s Books: The State of the Store, News and Whatnot
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 WhatnotEpicenter 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 DownArt Review: “Regarding the Pain and Celebration of Others”
The Photographs of Dave Mason Curated by Sophia Mason Writer and philosopher Susan Sontag once told us that a picture alone doesn’t speak for itself…
Read More Art Review: “Regarding the Pain and Celebration of Others”Women’s Suffrage in Memphis and Beyond
We celebrate Women’s Equality Day on August 26th to commemorate Colby’s certification of the Nineteenth Amendment, but for many Americans, August 18th was the day…
Read More Women’s Suffrage in Memphis and BeyondShining a light on our neighborhoods, and our grassroots leaders
NPI’s Summit Awards for Grassroots & Neighborhood Leaders Set for an Online Ceremony August 28 By Jeff Hulett, with Mark Fleischer An unsung hero of…
Read More Shining a light on our neighborhoods, and our grassroots leadersGordon School: An Episode from Memphis, Part II
Two of the Memphis 13, and Four Periods of Desegregation in the Shelby County School System WITNESSES TO HISTORY By Sophia Mason Gordon School: An Episode…
Read More Gordon School: An Episode from Memphis, Part IIThe Eviction Crisis
Stormy days are ahead unless we do something “I think if we want our recovery from the growing eviction issue to look the way we…
Read More The Eviction CrisisBehind “Prison Stories”: A Storytelling Program For Healing
A much-needed program, now over, that resonates through today’s Black Lives Matter movement Originally published in the November 2018 print edition of StoryBoard By Elaine…
Read More Behind “Prison Stories”: A Storytelling Program For HealingChapter16: Giving Women a Voice
Vivien Mildenberger paints a picture of an obscure Tennessee figure in the fight for women’s suffrage By Julie Danielson for Chapter16.org In 1920, Harry Burn…
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