Writers of color consider what it means to belong in the South By Kashif Andrew Graham for Chapter16.org A Measure of Belonging: Twenty-One Writers of…
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The Past Is Never Dead
A new memoir by Lawrence Wells pulls back the curtain on a Southern literary community By Tina Chambers for Chapter16.org In his engaging memoir, In Faulkner’s…
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Queen’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…
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More 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…
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Remembering Robert Johnson
From Chapter16: Brother Robert provides a human perspective on the man who changed American music By Michael Ray Taylor, for Chapter16.org The city of Memphis plays…
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The Challenge of Antiracism
Historian Ibram X. Kendi confronts our racist culture — and looks inward This review was originally published October 14, 2019 By Aram Goudsouzian for Chapter16.org…
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A Girl Complete
Claire Fullerton’s Little Tea explores the power of women’s friendships Originally published May 22, 2020 Claire Fullerton will discuss Little Tea in a virtual event with the Memphis Public Library on June…
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Memories of Massacre
Historians Beverly Bond and Susan O’Donovan illuminate a tragic chapter in Memphis history Originally published March 3, 2020 By Aram Goudsouzian, for Chapter16.org On May…
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The Not-So-Open Road
Candacy Taylor documents the revolutionary guide that helped black travelers navigate a segregated America Originally published February, 2020. By Kim Green, for Chapter16.org In the…
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Pictures of a Life
In Richard Alley’s Amelia Thorn, a woman of her time becomes a woman ahead of her time By Faye Jones, for Chapter16 Memphis writer and editor…
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