The Rev. Dr. L. LaSimba M. Gray Jr.'s new book – “Metamorphosis of Memphis: the Blues and Beale Street 1819-2019” – debuted Friday (Feb. 21). He will sign copies on Sunday (Feb. 23) at 9:30 a.m. at New Sardis...
Cyntoia Brown’s story sent waves of nausea across my stomach and a riptide of ire through my mind. The ham-fisted “morality” and the way in which “justice” was meted out did not sit right in my spirit.
Where was the...
by Harlan McCarthy --
Race relations is such a hot-button issue that few accept the challenge to tackle it, with some ignoring the topic altogether. Fortunately, Daryl Davis chose not to ignore America’s sordid history with race relations and instead...
Memphis-based author Victoria Terrell Traylor will gladly tell you that she has been renewed, rebirthed, revived and, yes, resurrected. She recently released her book of poetry, “Resurrected by the River,” hosting a packed book signing event at Novel Bookstore.
Traylor...
This Sunday (Feb. 3) on "Where Do We Go From Here?" the focus is on books and relationships as TSDRadio welcomes multi-book author Sheila Whalum, who has just released her first novel, "Don't Walk Away."
And, from a wide-ranging conversation...
Book Review by Kam Williams
The Truths We Hold
An American Journey
by Kamala Harris
Penguin Press
Hardcover, $30.
336 pages
ISBN: 978-0-525-56071-5
“We've seen... administration align itself with white supremacists at home and cozy up to dictators abroad; rip babies from their mothers' arms in...
The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis will host a lecture by Hooks National Book Award winning author James Forman Jr. Jan. 31.
The free public event will be held in the University Center...
by Terri Schlichenmeyer
Your hands are filthy.
Dirt lines every crease and covers much of your knuckles. It’s beneath your fingernails, all the way up to your wrists, soiling the edges of your sweatshirt and down your front. Yes, your hands are...
by Terri Schlichenmeyer
Here I am!
You raise your hand higher so you don’t go unnoticed. You speak up, so you aren’t overlooked. It’s a natural human need: pay attention, here I am, look this way, see me. For some, it’s...
Acclaimed writer Alice Faye Duncan tells the story of poet and author Gwendolyn Brooks with her latest book, “A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks.”
Using a writer’s voice that is both wise and witty, Duncan introduces young readers to the early...