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by Taylor Batson -- Rick Farwell spent most of his time as a child watching his family operate their own businesses. His uncles owned laundromats and repair businesses, his father owned his own liquor business and his grandmother owned one of the first Black-owned daycares...

Helena-West-Helena, Arkansas serves as the county seat for Phillips County and is home to a population of slightly over 12,000 people, predominantly African Americans. As blistering heat beats down, the city has been dealing with a water crisis -- a dire water shortage for three...

by Jennifer Sharp -- A pitch is being made to preserve the South Memphis history of Pine Hill Park and The Links at Pine Hill and Downtown’s Robert R. Church Park, which is bordered by Beale St. and Bishop G. E. Patterson Boulevard.  The Rev. Dr....

by Eric D. Harris -- After the 2023 TCAP scores were released, I spoke with two school leaders regarding their school’s performance.  Both revealed different levels of performance and had different interpretations of that performance. Amazingly, both school leaders came to this conclusion: Children in our district...

Pot Liquor – a cultural storytelling event – added its essence to the legendary Slave Haven Museum in Uptown Memphis last Sunday (May 28th). A celebration of foods from African ancestors incorporated elements of culture, cuisine, education, entertainment, and community engagement.  Pot Liquor-goers were treated to...

by Destiny Alexis Royston -- The live-action movie of the 1989 animated classic "The Little Mermaid" premiered in London on May 15 with the stars, including Halle Bailey, Jonah-Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, meeting fans on the blue carpet. The long-awaited film took on another level of anticipation...

Following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, a number of business leaders made passionate promises to invest in racial equity as a response to the public cries for change. Dr. Adriane Johnson-Williams says many have failed to deliver because they did not...

Hold the pickles, no mustard. Double patty, add bacon, fried onions, that's how you like your burger. As for chicken, well, it has to have cheese, and there must be something salty-crunchy on the side or it's not a complete meal. Yeah, Mom could sure...

Girls Life Academy Memphis (GLAM), a Tarik Black Foundation (TBF) program, is gearing up for a two-day “life” event for teen girls ages 15 and up. GLAM! FEST, which is set for June 2-3, will bring topic experts – some from outside of Memphis –...

by Clennon “Wayne” Murray and Brandon Murray -- The highly anticipated and long-awaited Murray-Haley Family Reunion is set for July 20 through July 23 and will spread over Memphis, Henning and Ripley. The planning of the reunion event was initially discussed with the late William (Bill)...