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One of the biggest Black-owned film studios may be constructed in Memphis, Tenn. The Land Use Control Board approved the development of 85 acres of land to build the BLP Film Studios, according to WMC news. You might also be interested in: Famous Memphis Musicians | Memphis Singers

Plans are moving forward to build the country’s second-largest Black-owned film studio in Memphis.

One in five transgender individuals have experienced homelessness at some point in their lives, according to the National Center for Transgender Equality. Now a nonprofit based in Memphis is on a mission to reverse the troubling statistic. Adriana Diaz shows how members of My Sistah’s House are providing permanent housing to some of those most…

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 —…

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.…

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…