Fifty-five years last fall,
local history was being
made at what’s now the
University of Memphis
(then, Memphis State Uni
versity). Barbara Mull, my
mother, along with six of
her peers – Sue Parham,
Jackie Briggs (Sales),
Shirley Hill (Jones),...
Legendary photojournalist Dr. Ernest C. Withers was one of the most prolific photographers to document the lives of African Americans in Memphis. A new book on Dr. Withers’ early work is in the works, but several photos need identification....
by Najee El-Amin --
As African-American History month winds down, a living embodiment of that history received recognition she deserved in Atlanta on Tuesday (Feb. 23).
The Atlanta Police Department honored its first African-American woman officer, Linnie Hallmon Booker, with a...
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...
The ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated welcomed its sorority members and guests to paint Memphis pink and green. The sorority celebrated its 90th South Eastern Regional Conference, titled “The Grand Finale, Rolling Down the River with Excellence”...
Le Diner en Blanc – Memphis style – was a grand night out. I was flattered to attend and to be selected as a table host.
The event concept dates back to Paris nearly 30 years ago when a gentleman...
“I’d rather go down in history as one lone Negro who dared to tell the government that it had done a dastardly thing than to save my skin by taking back what I said.”
These words, credited to journalist and...
Let me start by stating the obvious. Memphis is riddled with flaws as a city and a populace. This we know. Chief among them is an inferiority complex. I say this because other cities have issues, too, but their...
Let me start by saying that I have neva EVA seen that many people in the Lamar-Airways shopping center in my life, especially at night and IN THE RAIN. Y’all know “we” don’t do rain!
This was always our “shopping...
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...