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08/16/22

Memphis-Shelby County Schools named Level 5 school district

Level 5 is the highest distinction available based on Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS) scores. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — For the first time since the 2014-15 school year, Memphis-Shelby County Schools has been named a Level 5 school district. According to a release, Level 5 is the highest distinction available based on Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System…

08/16/22

Memphian to direct ‘Black Spartans’ football drama

A native Memphian is behind a new film about the first fully-integrated college football team in the U.S. TV and film trade publication Deadline reports that Ben Cory Jones’ “Black Spartans” is set to go into production this fall in Atlanta. Jones serves as both co-writer and director. The film’s inspiration is the Michigan State University’s Spartans,…

08/11/22

Memphis woman illustrates children’s book by Ludacris

A young woman from Memphis is getting attention from all over the world for her art. She recently illustrated a book by famous rapper and actor, Ludacris Bridges. The book, “Daddy and Me and the Rhyme to Be,” has Parker-Nia Gordon’s name on the cover. “They said that ‘Ludacris wanted you to illustrate his book’,…

08/08/22

Black-Owned Chocolate Brand Wins Fans With Margarita, Truffle Flavors

Phillip Ashley Rix started out by selling his chocolates from the trunk of his four-door sedan. Now he’s got a partnership with one of the most legendary names in automotive history: In June, Rix was named the exclusive chocolatier of Cadillac. The Phillip Ashley brand, based in Memphis, has built its success on unorthodox flavor…

08/08/22

Memphis author Mark Greaney talks about massive Netflix movie

When “The Gray Man” — based on a book by Memphis novelist Mark Greaney — made its screen and streaming debut last month, it earned one of Netflix’s top five launch weeks. The Netflix film stars Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans and, with more than 88.5 million viewing hours over its first three days, it remained…

08/01/22

Reinventing Memphis

October 5, 2021 is a day Brett Batterson will never forget. That’s when Come From Away opened at the Orpheum Theatre in Downtown Memphis, marking the return to live performance after 18 months of pandemic shutdown. “That opening night is one of the greatest nights I’ve ever experienced in my career,” says Batterson, the Orpheum’s president and…

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