02/16/21
“Food closes the space between you and me,” says chef Fayha Sakkan. “You taste something I cook, and you like it. You say ‘This is amazing! What is this in it?’ And we start a conversation. The food becomes a bridge from my culture to yours.” Sakkan, a Syrian immigrant, builds just these kinds of…
02/16/21
Cristina McCarter is the founder of City Tasting Tours in Memphis, Tennessee. After the coronavirus forced the women to pivot their business with quarantine restrictions, McCarter also wanted to find a way to help local businesses impacted by the pandemic. After teaming up with fellow entrepreneur Lisa Brown, they launched their City Tasting Box for…
02/15/21
MonoNeon and singer Ledisi have had it with the bullsh*t. That would be the lyrical theme of the latest single from the colorfully-dressed funk bassist, who has teamed up with the R&B/jazz singer Ledisi (real name Ledisi Young) for his latest recording, which is appropriately titled “Done With The B-S”.
02/15/21
Even before this family-owned business became the subject of a new Netflix series that debuts Friday on the streamer, I was already vaguely aware of R Bernard Funeral Services. That’s because this particular funeral home operates from my hometown, here in Memphis, and moreover had already secured a degree of Internet virality for itself —…
02/09/21
A Memphis native will soon be helping lead the country under the Biden-Harris administration. The U.S. Department of Education announced that Jasmine Bolton has been appointed to Senior Counsel for the Office for Civil Rights. Jasmine Bolton, daughter of former Shelby County Commissioner Julian Bolton, built quite the resume on her way to Washington D.C.…
02/09/21
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – February is a popular time of the year for many reasons, like being the shortest month out of the year and Black History Month. During this time, corporate America tailors their brands to celebrate and promote the culture of blacks. In an effort to highlight more black-owned businesses, Google kicked off the…
02/09/21
2020 was a bad year for all musicians, but A Weirdo From Memphis (AWFM) had it worse than most. He lost his job, his first big tour was canceled, and he had both his identity and his car stolen. So, he did what he had to do: he wrote a song about it. “’Kerosene Heater’…
02/05/21
The real-estate market has been on a roller-coaster ride the past year as millennials are supposedly fleeing skyscrapers for extra space in the suburbs. But just because the demand for a home is through the roof doesn’t mean you can’t find a good deal with enough research. A new study from Realtor.com details how, despite a nationwide housing…
02/05/21
Indigo Ag 2020 Best Places to Work honoree, Large Category (150+ employees) When asked for three words that describe the company’s culture, Indigo Ag’s junior people business partner Julia Johnson drills down on one: innovative. Innovation, after all, is the name of the game at Indigo Ag, the agriculture-technology startup that fights climate change through sustainable farming practices.…
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