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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Statue Unveiled: Ida B. Wells reclaims her place on Beale Street
Ida B. Wells Day today: Statue is unveiled at Beale and Fourth, capping a week and a day of celebration, education, reflection “We present you,…
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Free Music at the Levitt Shell is Back! Fall lineups announced
Memphis Black Arts Alliance partnership takes center stage September 3 will mark the return of the Orion Free Music Concert Series which will feature many…
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Ida B. Wells’ Celebration Week begins Sunday, July 11
Culminates with parade and statue unveiling Friday morning, July 16 “With the memorial to Ida B. Wells,” says the Memphis Memorial Committee, “we will honor…
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Former Northside High School: Environmental Abatement set to start
Mixed-use space to Open in 2023 The Northside High School building on Vollintine Avenue has been without a school for years. Earlier in 2020, the…
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SB 30 Ep 67: “History is closer than you think.” An interview with historian Bill Carey
Join host Mark Fleischer as he talks with historian and Tennessee History For Kids executive director Bill Carey, as the two discuss the importance of…
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Arrow Creative unveils new home, off ‘Creative’ Central
This week StoryBoard got a sneak peek and tour of Arrow Creative’s new artist studio space and marketplace at 653 Philadelphia Street, just south of…
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Stax in my Soul
By Ken Billett On a warm Saturday afternoon in late May, my birthday week celebration came to an end at the Stax Museum of American…
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Tent City Movement, King Assassination to be discussed at July event in Memphis
Marc Perrusquia, Willy Bearden, Daphene McFerren, John Ashworth and Bill Carey to present July 27 at the Cotton Exchange At a time when many members…
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Live Professional Theatre Returns to the Mid-South with a World Premiere
Playhouse on the Square, in partnership with super sponsor Dr. Thomas Ratliff, and generous grants from The Jeniam Foundation, ArtsMemphis, and the Tennessee Arts Commission,…
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