Weary we all may be. Try a little summer-ing
By Candace Echols The British use the word “summer” as a verb. ‘Round about this time of year, British women might ask their friends where…
Read More Weary we all may be. Try a little summer-ingDelta Dispatches: A Blues Traveler’s Diary, Part Two
Words and photos by Ken Billett April 16, 2021, 12:10 pm—Today’s adventure starts at The Blue Biscuit in Indianola, Mississippi. The Biscuit is a funky…
Read More Delta Dispatches: A Blues Traveler’s Diary, Part TwoMagic, Madness, Mystery, Magnificence
W. Ralph Eubanks explores the literary tradition in Mississippi By Aram Goudsouzian for Chapter16.org For a state with relatively few people, Mississippi has produced some of…
Read More Magic, Madness, Mystery, MagnificenceThe arts, communing with the human soul
“For me, art is a way of communicating. It’s like having a good conversation.” ~Beth Winterburn Feature photo by Beth Winterburn By Candace Echols Yesterday,…
Read More The arts, communing with the human soulSoulsville Charter School recognized for ongoing poverty-fighting efforts
With an investment of $110,000, Slingshot Memphis’ independent study validates the school’s impact in fighting poverty The Soulsville Charter School announced today that its poverty-fighting…
Read More Soulsville Charter School recognized for ongoing poverty-fighting effortsDelta Dispatches: A Blues Traveler’s Diary, Part One
Words and Photos by Ken Billett April 16, 2021, 7:15 am—A crop-duster, probably no more than one hundred feet or so above, buzzes over our…
Read More Delta Dispatches: A Blues Traveler’s Diary, Part OneY’all, there’s nothin’ like ‘Y’all’
By Candace Echols My daughter has recently started saying “you guys” to her father and me. I’m not ashamed to tell you that we correct…
Read More Y’all, there’s nothin’ like ‘Y’all’Mountainous inspiration from a pint-sized place
By Candace Echols In one sentence—that’s all she could fit between two sobs—my little girl melted a lifetime of struggle into just a few words. …
Read More Mountainous inspiration from a pint-sized placeStoryBoard to Streaming TV: It’s Coming
StoryBoard comes to life, streaming on Memphis Centric, in time for summer viewing In time for summer, STORYBOARD MEMPHIS comes to streaming television exclusively on…
Read More StoryBoard to Streaming TV: It’s ComingIntroducing the Rural Heritage Trust, an active history of rural Shelby County
With its first exhibit being unveiled Saturday, April 24, the new program honors and promotes engagement with the rich rural history of Southwest Tennessee As…
Read More Introducing the Rural Heritage Trust, an active history of rural Shelby County