A revealing series of self-portraits during the quarantine These profiles were photographed and written during the spring months when we were first introduced to the…
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A revealing series of self portraits during the quarantine On Monday, March 23, 2020, in the first of many safety precautions responding to the oncoming…
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A revealing series of self portraits during the quarantine Here we are again. These profiles were photographed and written during the spring months when we…
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By Wayne Dowdy In another letter to Colonel John McLeod Keating, managing editor of the Memphis Daily Appeal during the 1878 yellow fever epidemic, your…
Read More Dateline: Memphis May 27 2020
By Mark Scott I began this school year with a Facebook post showing me arriving early. As usual. To an empty parking lot. On the…
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This is the holiday weekend I would look forward to for months. We have a few war veterans in our family who have passed, and…
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One of six artists profiled in Creatively Coping, Kristin Jones’ essay on the therapeutic power of working with one’s hands during uncertain times The Arts Board,…
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Feature Image: Rachel Johnson, performing at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is maintaining her entrepreneurial drive while responding to barriers presented by the pandemic. Photo courtesy…
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Memphis Theological Seminary dean reflects on phased openings while COVID-19 crisis continues. By Peter R. Gathje, for MLK50 Schools and businesses shuttered. Massive numbers of…
Read More Reopening debate raises question: What kind of people do we want to be?
Frank Johnson: ‘We can’t go back to the normal way of doing things because the normal in this country is dangerous.’ Image: Self portrait by…
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