Echols: ‘Memphis, we must not overlook each other’
“My dear old Memphis, we must not overlook each other,” Candace Echols writes. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Candace Echols
Candace Echols is a Midtown resident, wife, and mother of five. A regular contributor to The Daily Memphian, she is a freelance writer who also recently published her first book, the children’s book “Josephine and the Quarantine.”
“Our people are gold. They’re not the type you just walk out on. ... The everyday folks that make up Memphis are awesome.”
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