by Terri Schlichenmeyer --
One, two, buckle my shoe.
We Three Kings, cheaper by the dozen, it’s a Catch 22 and double jeopardy, then we're back to Square One. In every corner of our lives, we use numbers, we count, we...
Opal Lee – known widely as the “grandmother of Juneteenth” – will be in Memphis Sunday (Aug. 29) to sign copies of her children's book, “Juneteenth: A Children’s Story,” at the Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum.
The book-signing event is...
by Whitney Johnson --
Playwright, writer, civil rights attorney and criminal justice professor Gloria J. Browne-Marshall was able to finish two books and two plays in the 10 years it took for her to complete “She Took Justice.”
Her devotion to...
by Terri Schlichenmeyer --
You used to like to skip.
Filled with delight, you danced down the sidewalk, not minding at all who was watching. Back then, your body moved with exuberance, your legs took you everywhere fast, you jumped and...
The month of February has whipped by so fast that you almost missed it.
It's true that the month is short, as compared to the other months, but no worries. There's still a lot remaining, surely enough left to catch...
Anthony Ray Hinton knows of a story so disturbingly real that it drives him to ask strangers to help him end the use of the death penalty in the U.S.
The story is Hinton’s story, including the emotion-triggering account of...
by Angela Johnson --
This September 18-24 is Banned Books Week, an annual celebration of the freedom to read, which began in 1982.
Across the country, there have been continuous efforts to ban books from libraries and schools that deal with issues...
by Terri Schlichenmeyer --
Everybody’s looking at you.
They're wondering what you’re going to do next, because you often surprise them. They don’t know what you’re about to say because you’re never predictable. So, stand up, throw your shoulders back, let...
A popular Memphis figure in children’s motivational workshops has dropped a colorful and creative book with an important message: “Don’t Touch A Gun.”
Ekpe Abioto, a self-styled “musical philanthropist” has been drumming and chanting positive messages to children for nearly...
In an effort to expand on Ida B. Wells’ remarkable story, her great-granddaughter, writer Michelle Duster, has penned a new book, “Ida B. The Queen.”
The poignant biography, released January 26, pays tribute to the trailblazing journalist and activist while...