Now that spring is in full swing here in Memphis, we can look forward to an incredible lineup of events and festivals. We’re particularly excited about the Great American River Run, a marathon and 5K race on Memorial Day Weekend that offers an opportunity to run, walk or jog through some of our city’s most […]
The arrival of spring in Memphis means lots of things, chief among which is Memphis in May, a multicultural experience that celebrates the best of everything the Bluff City has to offer. Memphis in May kicks off every year with the Beale Street Music Festival, an eclectic celebration that fills downtown Memphis with music. This […]
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 […]
The Memphis Child Advocacy Center’s vision is to create a community where children are safe. The center serves children who are victims of sexual and severe physical abuse through prevention, education and intervention. It houses a network of professionals from 14 local partner agencies who help with the investigation, healing process, and other needs. The […]
From Hardy Farrow’s classroom to a Memphis-wide organization, Let’s Innovate Through Education (LITE) has inspired our youth to dream bigger in an effort to promote entrepreneurship. Since 2013, the program has helped African-American and Latinx students find their future in new and exciting ways in hopes of closing the racial wealth gap. What is LITE […]
