Brianna A. Smith
Actor Sterling K. Brown talks about fatherhood and role in new family drama ‘Waves’
Two-time Emmy Award-winning actor Sterling K. Brown is mostly known for his current role in NBC’s Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated drama series “This Is Us,” for his role as Randall Pearson, a loving father. However his latest role in the family drama “Waves,” calls...
At KandiSparklez CraftWorld, getting creative is all about slinging and blinging
It is not every day that you can just dip your paintbrush and splatter paint onto a canvas, a person or against a wall. However, that behavior is encouraged at KandiSparklez CraftWorld.
The paint splatter room, located at 6172 Macon Rd., is unpredictable yet incredibly...
Santa Carl: Big-hearted kindergartner focuses on giving rather than receiving
Five-year-old Carl Grandberry V is preparing to give Santa Claus a run for his money this year by giving Christmas presents to as many underprivileged children as possible in Memphis.
With help from his mother, Shauna Grandberry, donations from the community and his very own...
BLANKETED WITH LOVE: Family of Bernal E. Smith II presents West Cancer Clinic with blankets
“Faith without works is dead.”
That verse from James 2 has always been a scripture my family lived by. And it’s part of the reason why our family – the Bernal E. Smith II family – presented the West Cancer Center in Cordova with 100...
Innovation, creativity on display at Indie Memphis’ Black Creators Forum
Indie Memphis Film Festival presented the 2nd Annual Black Creators Forum (BCF), October 31 - November 1, at the Hattiloo Theatre. The forum ran parallel with the opening of the festival, in its 22nd year, presented by Duncan-Williams, Inc.
BCF is a two-day symposium of...
COMMENTARY: Feeling – and filling – the need for heart health
Every 34th time a clock ticks, someone in the United States has a heart attack.
Statistics show people living in Southern states, such as Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee, show higher than average rates of cardiovascular problems.
Through a tighter lens, Memphis is the fourth most obese...
Indie Memphis’ Black Independence Film Series rolls out with ‘When I Get Home’
In collaboration with Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Rhodes College and The Collective, Indie Memphis has introduced the Black Independence Film Series.
The Black Independence Film Series is a citywide celebration of the past, present, and the future of black independent films. The mini-film...
Memphis stylist bringing awareness to childhood cancer month
Known around town as a shero, Brianna Davison is a woman with a big talent and an even bigger heart.
Many people know her for her unbelievably realistic wigs, having styled celebrities such as Jazmine Sullivan and Evvie McKinney; however, more recently Davison is changing...
Memphis native adds to ‘Hicksters’ and its healing-through-laughter focus
Jeremy Steven Walker, a rising Hollywood star, is taking on the big leagues by learning to master the creative arts while wearing multiple hats in the film industry.
Although Walker is a Memphis native who graduated from Germantown High School, he said the nine years...
‘Brian Banks’ serves as change of pace, Memphis introduction for Sherri Shepherd
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HOLLYWOOD – Actress and comedian Sherri Shepherd is well-known for her quick wit but with the new gripping “Brian Banks” biopic, the award-winning former co-host of ABC’s “The View” was able to flex a wide range of acting muscles, showing a new side of...