- 1. Black Monuments Matter: Journalist and Civil-Rights Activist Ida B. Wells Gets Statue in Downtown Memphis
- (Feminism)
- Nearly 130 years ago famed journalist and civil rights advocate Ida B. Wells was driven out of Memphis for reporting on the lynching of three Black men; a statue of the former resident will be unveiled ...
- Created on 14 July 2021
- 2. The Owner Of The Philly Boutique "Yowie" Pushes Boundaries With Her “Weird Art” Aestheti
- (Living)
- ... and glazed by hand in her studio, and she was one of the first to reimagine the Memphis aesthetic and truly make it her own.” Line Planter by Not Work Related $60 “I not only admire Sarah’s beautiful ...
- Created on 03 December 2020
- 3. This Nonprofit Is Building Tiny Homes for Black Trans People
- (Feminism)
- ... work with My Sistah’s House, a nonprofit dedicated to helping Black trans women and nonbinary people access safe housing in Memphis, Tennessee. There is so much wisdom, clarity, & vision in this profile ...
- Created on 28 July 2020
- 4. 5 True Crime Books by Women That Will Give You Chills In This Heat
- (Books)
- ... delves into the crimes, the investigation and the failings of law enforcement, which allowed Keyes to go undetected for a decade. Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three by Mara ...
- Created on 17 June 2020
- 5. POLIÇA Digs Deep into A Rise After a Tough Fall on "When We Stay Alive
- (Music)
- POLIÇA When We Stay Alive (Memphis Industries) “Don’t you hold on to that hurt so long/Or do,” Poliça’s Channy Leaneagh sings on “TATA,” the second track on her band’s fourth full-length, When We ...
- Created on 28 April 2020
- 6. Junglepussy In Paradise: See The Incomparable Artist Next Week In Brooklyn
- (Music)
- ... U.S. tour, might I add. She was even awarded as “Actor of the Year” in the Indie Memphis Film Festival for her role in the film as well as in HBO’s experimental limited series Random Acts of Flyness. There ...
- Created on 01 November 2019
- 7. Jesca Hoop's Stonechild Is Mysterious, But Familia
- (Music)
- JESCA HOOP STONECHILD (Memphis Industries) Jesca Hoop thrives on the familiar-yet-unfamiliar, and her latest album STONECHILD is her most masterful balance of that tension yet. This collection ...
- Created on 08 July 2019
- 8. Mother Jones Was A Hell-Raising Trailblazer In The Fight For Workers' Rights
- (Feminism)
- ... She swapped between dressmaking and teaching jobs as she moved from Monroe to Chicago, then to Memphis in 1860. Shortly thereafter, she met and married a skilled iron worker named George Jones, a member ...
- Created on 30 January 2019
- 9. Companies Are Putting Pregnant Women At Risk For Miscarrying, And It's Totally Legal ...
- (Feminism)
- ... on a Memphis-based Verizon warehouse, where multiple women suffered miscarriages due to strenuous physical requirements. Inside the warehouse, workers arrange boxes that can weigh up to 45 pounds. There ...
- Created on 23 October 2018
- 10. Celebrate The Roots Of American Music At Americanafest This Weekend
- (Music)
- ... Price and her killer band will be bringing their infectious blend of Nashville country, Memphis soul, Texas twang, and kickass rock ’n roll to New York City. All of this fantabulous live music is ...
- Created on 09 August 2018
- 11. New York Siren Fiona Silver Releases New Single "Thunder And Lighting": BUST Premier
- (Music)
- ... to this track. I knew I wanted everything about this recording to be significant and special to me. I had come to Memphis for the first time on tour and met Boo Mitchell (a Grammy award-winning producer) ...
- Created on 30 July 2018
- 12. Lauryn Hill Is Going On Tour For The 20th Anniversary Of "Miseducation": Link Roundu
- (Music)
- ... of what could happen should a white person feel uncomfortable, says Johnson. Tennessee’s House Retaliates Against Removal of Confederate Statues in Memphis Tennessee’s Republican-controlled House ...
- Created on 18 April 2018
- 13. Idaho State Senator Wants Death Penalty For Abortion: Link Roundup
- (Feminism)
- ... Readers in Idaho: please vote. Mississippi Teenagers Walked 50 Miles To Remember MLK A group of Mississippi teenagers just walked 50 miles to Memphis, TN to honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King ...
- Created on 04 April 2018
- 14. The History Of Pin-Up Girls
- (Entertainment)
- ... went from book to bomber. The crew of the Memphis Belle pose with their B-17 Bomber, complete with George Petty illustration By the 1940s and '50s, pin-up was everywhere. Petty-style drawings were ...
- Created on 26 March 2018
- 15. 9 'March For Science' Signs That Send A Powerful Messag
- (Feminism)
- ... or even formed in some of the satellite protests, like the March for Science in Memphis, Tennessee. Activists and scientists in Memphis had a schism over how to organize the protest, where to end the march ...
- Created on 24 April 2017
- 16. "Frozen River" Director Courtney Hunt Proves Great Films Take Time: 52 Weeks of Director
- (Movies)
- ... her executive producer, raised $1 million from his business associates to produce the feature-length project. A Tennessee native, Hunt grew up around Memphis with a single mother who was obsessed with ...
- Created on 10 February 2017
- 17. Let BUST And Planned Parenthood Be Your Valentine With These Concerts
- (Music)
- ... Parenthood of NYC Benefit Concert & Dance with Village of Love. The benefit will be expanding this year to Los Angeles and Memphis as well as its usual Brooklyn location. Local bands and musicians will ...
- Created on 18 January 2017
