Radio Days
By Robert Lanier, While young people today may not know that an old-time radio was once like a piece of furniture in virtually every household,…
This Saturday at GPAC: Marcella Simien to join her father Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience on main stage
Germantown Performing Arts Center (GPAC) is excited to announce the upcoming concert of Grammy-winning Zydeco artist Terrance Simien. Leading his Zydeco Experience bandmates, Simien will…
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That Memphis Photographer: How Ernest Withers captured THE photo of the Emmett Till murder trial
By David Mason There was just the slightest tik when it happened. No one noticed. On Wednesday, September 21, 1955, the reverend Mose Wright, sixty-four…
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The Story Behind the Picture: A Discovery in Plain Site
photos by Mark Fleischer It came to us with a built-in headline and a dose of skepticism: “Ernest Withers at the Till Trial.” Instantly intriguing.…
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A Community in Film: Supporting Indie Memphis
The Indie Memphis Film Festival is more than just films, just like Indie Memphis is more than just a Festival. Their mission is to create…
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Metal Museum forges togetherness at 44th Annual Repair Days
October 20-23 event invites visitors to bring in broken metal objects for mending, experience metalsmithing at Family Fun Day, join the Dinner + Auction to…
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This Saturday: GPAC Welcomes Acclaimed, 18 year-old Jazz Pianist Joey Alexander
Germantown Performing Arts Center (GPAC) is excited to announce the upcoming concert of Grammy-nominated pianist Joey Alexander. The internationally renowned festival and concert hall headliner…
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Dimitri Stevens: Artist Profile
This article originally appeared in Volume I, Issue III of StoryBoard Memphis Quarterly in July 2022. When I first met Dimitri Stevens, a Memphian by way of…
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Just Another Day
August 30, 2022, around 8:45 a.m.— “So, that’s a good question…in fact, that’s a great question.” My oncologist looked down at his notes and then…
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Union Street: A Thoroughfare and a Boundary, 1830 – 1850
This article originally appeared in Volume I, Issue III of StoryBoard Memphis Quarterly in July 2022. Union as a Street In the 1830s, Memphis was a fledgling…
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“The Silence Came:” A Pandemic Reflection
This story originally appeared as in Volume I, Issue III of StoryBoard Memphis Quarterly in July 2022. I remember looking at the television as the anchor man…
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