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The Mid-South Peace and Justice Center Tries To Halt Memphis’ #DryKatrina
We are on the verge of a potential housing crisis here in the city of Memphis. For the past ten months the Mid-South Peace and Justice Center has been in communication and offering assistance to our...
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Can Better Photographs Raise Animal Shelter Adoption Rates?
“Once upon a time, many dogs could not find homes. Every day, people would try to help, but many of them did not have good photos of the dogs. Then one day, a group of photographers came together to...
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How to Be a Strong White Ally
So here we are, and its almost March. Another Black History Month has passed, and if you paid attention maybe you learned a little history about various African American personalities and have more...
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City Council on the Verge of Discontinuing Hearing Public Comments
Personally, I’m appalled that there is a movement by certain members on the Memphis City Council to suppress the public comment during council meetings. Especially when those elected officials were...
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You’ll Never Believe What Henry Said!
I used to find myself not wanting people to come up to us at the grocery store because they would “twenty-question” him. Sure, they were just being nice and engaging us, but I’d have to go into the...
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Memphis’ First Black Restaurant Week Is Here!
As Downtown Dining Week was wrapping up last year, I posed a question on Facebook that garnered over 200 comments. What are some good Black owned restaurants in Memphis? Should Memphis have a Black...
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Jimmy Ogle’s Fairgrounds Tour Sheds Light on Why We Should Save It
Few places rival the Fairgrounds as a place of Memphis stories and few rival Shelby County Historian Jimmy Ogle as a teller of those stories. Since January, Jimmy has been bringing these shared dreams...
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When Three Crayons Just Isn’t Enough
A few years ago I had no idea what donorschoose.org was or how much I would come rely on it to fund the projects my elementary school art students produce throughout the year. I had just been offered...
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Three Simple Ways To Share Your Voice in Your Community
When I was asked to write this post, I was really excited. I added it to my to-do list, and then rumination and self-doubt began their work on me. Do I have a big idea? I’m not much of the big idea...
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Man gets mansplained; Man doesn’t like it
“My favorite was when I worked at Guitar Center, and I was talking to my coworkers and some customer walked up and he goes, ‘She’s cute! Y’all should teach her some guitar.’ And my boss shut him down...
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