Suzanne Cope profiles Black women who used food to fight for freedom By Aram Goudsouzian for Chapter16.org originally published January 12, 2022 We often associate the civil…
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Open your gifts early, for the 12 Days of StoryBoard!
Twelve great reasons to give this season For the First Day of Storyboard, our good friends gave to us,A treasure box of projects, programs and…
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Memories of Christmas Magic in Memphis’s Court Square
Today, Memphians have several beloved ways to celebrate the holiday season, from Starry Nights, Zoo Lights, and Holiday Wonders at the Garden, to visiting Santa…
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Memphis Ford Plant: Back to the Future
Ford Motor Company recently announced plans to build its Blue Oval City manufacturing plant at the Megasite of West Tennessee, a $5.6 billion investment on…
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Memphis Vexillology: The Case Of The Municipal Flag
Close your eyes. Can you picture the flag of the City of Memphis? Did you come up with anything? Did you even know that the…
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Are we living through a fourth great U.S. crisis? Let’s discuss
Documentarian Ken Burns said that the U.S. is in the midst of the fourth “great crisis” in its history. “We’re beset by three viruses, a…
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Swift Peter: Frights in the Night
The Dark Intentions of Midtown’s Cryptid The Pacific Northwest has Sasquatch, Scotland has Nessie, and Midtown Memphis, for a few weeks in February 1927, had…
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StoryBoard announces the A. Schwab Project: A Complete History
StoryBoard embarks on its most ambitious project to-date with a complete history and archive of Memphis’ most enduring and famous store Both from original content…
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New Column: ‘Get Out of Town’ takes us to Paducah, KY and the historic Metropolitan Hotel
Beginning with Paducah’s Metropolitan Hotel, Ken Billett’s new travel column takes us to historically-significant places within a weekend’s drive from Memphis Words and photos by…
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Ida B. Wells presence in Memphis
Courtesy of our good friend Jimmy Ogle: With the July 16 ceremony unveiling the bronze statue in her likeness, Ida B. Wells reclaims her place…
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