As small businesses pivot in the pandemic, Epicenter and MMDC work to move with them
Originally published September 2, 2020. Feature photo by Andrew Breig By Jim Coleman, for High Ground News Small business owners across the country are struggling…
Read More As small businesses pivot in the pandemic, Epicenter and MMDC work to move with themDateline: Memphis September 16, 2020
By G. Wayne Dowdy In another letter to Colonel J. M. Keating, managing editor of the Memphis Daily Appeal during the 1878 yellow fever epidemic,…
Read More Dateline: Memphis September 16, 2020Home Tour Detour: Hidden gems in Central Gardens
“Selfie” homes help highlight the neighborhood’s diverse architectural styles, hidden gems and landmarks alike Jim Williamson, in his introduction to the neighborhood’s architectural guide Central…
Read More Home Tour Detour: Hidden gems in Central GardensEpicenter 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 DownQueen’s Rules
Late R&B legend Denise LaSalle always called her own shots By Jacqueline Zeisloft, for Chapter16.org In her posthumous memoir, Always the Queen, the fiercely unapologetic Denise…
Read More Queen’s RulesInspiration, intuition and breaking up: Daykisser takes us on a journey
A dreamlike, self-titled 4-song EP from evolving musical project Daykisser By Shannon Seaton It started as a kind of chant in his head that he…
Read More Inspiration, intuition and breaking up: Daykisser takes us on a journeyMore than a Dream
Jon Meacham delivers a rich account of a life built on protest and hope By Michael Ray Taylor, for Chapter16.org Just over a month after…
Read More More than a DreamI couldn’t see, I couldn’t breathe. It’s time we acknowledge our collective trauma.
OPINION By Marissa Kizer “A reformation means that masses of our people have reached the point of disillusionment with past ways and values. They don’t…
Read More I couldn’t see, I couldn’t breathe. It’s time we acknowledge our collective trauma.Art 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”White People’s Ego Will Get You Killed
“Why am I repeating this story in such detail? Because white people have fear of Black folks. We do. Even when we don’t want to.”…
Read More White People’s Ego Will Get You Killed