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AKWAABA…Welcome Home! My journey to the Motherland
by Beverly H. Anderson --
I was returning home.
I left Memphis Sept. 23, a Friday, for a 10-hour flight, 12-day experience to Ghana, West Africa.
My homecoming came via the Sankofa Tour, an international service trip of the International Women of Color Committee of Zeta Phi...
My 30-day intro to Egypt: Exhilaration, exhaustion and a ‘Mummy Tummy’ lesson
by Angela Sargent --
My first 30 days in Egypt were a roller coaster. The adventure began as soon as I arrived at an airport packed with people speaking different languages.
I was met by a concierge, who escorted me quickly through customs and baggage claim....
Want to change the dynamic for mom & pop shops? Try a community development financial institution
by Jacqueline Johnson --
My business could have gone under during the COVID pandemic – not due to the pandemic, but because many small, locally-owned businesses in underserved areas typically have a tough time getting equal access to funding.
But River City Capital, a community development...
‘Meet the Snows’ in Memphis
Among the hot independent films of 2022 is “Meet the Snows,” which combines art and entertainment to create social awareness around human trafficking in one grand performance.
“Meet The Snows” will be screened Thursday (October 27) at 7 p.m. at The Wolfchase Cinema located at...
Slated for Indie Memphis showing, ‘United Front’ documentary picking up steam
“United Front: The People’s Convention 1991 Memphis” – showing Sunday (Oct. 23) at the Malco Studio On The Square theater as part of the Indie Memphis Film Festival line-up – has been selected for Television broadcast at the Black International Cinema 2022 in Berlin,...
A desegregation breakthrough 61 years ago holds lessons for today
The Memphis 13 Foundation partnered with Memphis-Shelby County Schools to commemorate the 61st year of the desegregation of Memphis City Public Schools by the Memphis 13 with a Meet the Artist & Mural Kickoff commemorative event on Oct. 3, 2022.
The event honored the “Springdale...
LeMoyne-Owen students will provide tech assistance to MATA riders using Go901 app
The Go901 Tech Team is the deliverable for what is described as “an exclusive partnership” between LeMoyne-Owen College and Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA).
The team will provide MATA riders with tech assistance, including navigating Go901 app features. Those features are designed to enhance the...
‘GloRilla’ retraces her steps to MLK College Prep
Count Gloria Woods among the talented who make it big in their chosen field and recognize the helping hands along the way.
Memphis native Woods – aka “GloRilla” – has catapulted to national and global stages riding widespread embrace of her breakout hit “F.N.F. (Let’s...
For Maia Jaribu Ajanaku Locke, learning was fundamental
Maia Jaribu Ajanaku Locke touched Memphis in myriad ways and with a deep-rooted passion to make it better.
A teacher, licensed barber, and early childhood education entrepreneur, she died at Methodist University Hospital on Aug. 5, 2022. She was 84.
The only child of Frankie Cox...
MLGW makes another incremental step toward its electrical-supplier choice
by James Coleman and Dr. Sybil C. Mitchell --
Supported by visiting TVA leadership, Memphis Light Gas and Water Division President and CEO J.T. Young restated his suggestion that Memphis’ utility should extend its relationship with the federally-owned electric energy provider for another 20 years.
Young’s...