06/14/20
KIRBY: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
KIRBY: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert You’ve heard this Memphis born songwriter multiple times on HBO’s Insecure this season. Now watch her perform live.
The Nation is Talking About Memphis
06/12/20
Discover 100 Black-Owned Businesses at This Juneteenth Virtual Shopping Event
One Memphis business owner is making it easier than ever to shop from Black entrepreneurs. Created by Cynthia Daniels, chief event strategist at Cynthia Daniels & Co., Juneteenth Shop Black will run from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. CST on June 19th. You might also be interested in: Memphis Restaurants | Best Places to Eat…
06/12/20
Inspirational Stories That Remind Us That There’s Still a Lot of Good in the World
In times of hardship battling the pandemic and fighting for justice for George Floyd, the world feels really heavy. Amidst the chaos, I’d like to bring to light stories of people doing good and having each other’s backs. From interviewing these small town heroes, I hope you find optimism and hope in their words. Here are reminders that there…
06/11/20
Breathing While Black: MonoNeon on His Newest Music
But while the five-string bass wunderkind, who played with Prince in his final years, is more widely known as a member of Ghost-Note or for YouTube jams interpolating bass notes over dialogue by an “angry grandpa” or Cardi B, he has touched on politics before — as early as 2016’s “Ain’t Nothing United About America.”…
06/11/20
How to Support the Black Community in Memphis Right Now
None of the music, food, and culture that Memphis is so renowned for would exist if it weren’t for the Black community that gave rise to it. And right now, in the wake the events surrounding the peaceful protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd, that community needs the support of all of Memphis.
06/10/20
HIP HOP AND THE MOVEMENT
Hip-hop artist and activist Yo Gotti talks to Linsey Davis about social justice, prison reform and the use of the term.
06/10/20
Movies filmed in Memphis are the most acclaimed, study says
Filmmakers: If you want your movie to earn rave reviews, remember that “the USA’s best city for filming is Memphis.”
06/08/20
Gospel soul singer meditates on Memphis in new single
Evvie McKinney left Memphis to pursue her career as a gospel artist with crossover appeal. Her new single “Bring the Whole Hood” finds her looking back to Memphis for inspiration.
05/28/20
IT’S TRUE. WHEN AMERICA CATCHES A COLD, BLACK AMERICA GETS PNEUMONIA
Just as 9/11 defined the new millennium, the novel coronavirus will certainly be the story of the decade.
