08/28/18
Memphis is known worldwide for its connections to Martin Luther King Jr. and Elvis Presley, but thereâs a lot more to our cityâs history than those famous names. Read on for five Memphis history facts that we bet you havenât heard before! Memphisâ largest maritime disaster occurred in 1865 On April 27, 1865, a steamboat…
08/17/18
The Peabody Memphis has been named âBest Historic Hotelâ in USA TODAYâs 10 Best Readersâ Choice Awards! Known as the âSouthâs Grand Hotel,â The Peabody won 1st Place among a field of 20 historic hotels from around the country. The Peabody was the only hotel in Tennessee to be nominated. The top ten winners in…
07/12/18
From rock ânâ roll to overnight delivery, there are so many things that came from Memphis to be thankful for. Hereâs a list of just a few: 1) Rock ânâ roll Can you imagine life without rock ânâ roll? Elvis and Johnny Cash are just a couple of the Memphis musicians who pioneered this unique…
04/20/18
When black sanitation workers in Memphis took to the streets in March 1968, they carried signs emblazoned with their rallying cry, “I AM A MAN.” Those words will be forever etched into the landscape of the Bluff City with the opening of the I AM A MAN Plaza near Clayborn Temple, the site from which…
04/09/18
Memphis is a great place to call home no matter what, but for aspiring musicians, it’s particularly special. Memphis has become a mecca for musicians for many reasons. We have our share of musical landmarks, as famous artists like Elvis Presley, B.B. King, Otis Redding and more have called Memphis home. But present-day Memphis is…
04/05/18
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the final speech of his too-short life at the Clayborn Temple in Memphis, Tennessee on April 3, 1968, the night before a sniper’s bullet struck him as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. The words of his last speech in Memphis almost seemed to foreshadow his untimely passing: âIâve…
04/04/18
Principal Margaret Bland McKissick, Shelby County Schoolsâ longest-serving employee, began her career as an educator with the district in 1960 at the segregated Georgia Avenue Elementary School on Mississippi Boulevard in South Memphis. McKissick, now age 79, is a Memphian through and through. A native of North Memphis, she graduated from Douglass High School and…
04/03/18
Early this April, the world will turn its gaze to the city of Memphis and its commemoration of 50 years since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. They will find a Memphis that has changed precipitously over the last half-century thanks to the legacy of Dr. King, but will also realize there is…
04/03/18
When Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. visited Memphis in 1968, he was focused on a Poor Peopleâs March that represented a spectrum of issues ranging from economic justice to the healthcare system. Over the last fifty years, many of those same issues persist. Building Foundations The lack of access to healthcare in Tennessee was exacerbated…
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