There are 4 article(s) tagged Elaine Turner:

• September 2023

  • Memphis 1968 glows in stained glass at Clayborn Temple

    An ongoing renovation of the historic church was paused Thursday, Sept. 28, for a look at new stained-glass images of the city’s turmoil in the 1968 sanitation workers’ strike.

    By Bill Dries September 29, 2023

• August 2022

  • Panel highlights Memphis’ impact on national civil rights movement

    Community leaders and officials highlighted the legacy of Stax, the record label and museum, with a musical performance and panel in celebration of its addition to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail. 

    By Daja E. Henry August 02, 2022

• August 2019

  • W.C. Handy House museum reopens after 6-month standoff

    The shotgun house at Beale and Fourth has a new commitment by the city to promote W.C. Handy's music more than a century after he puts the blues on sheet music and spread the music form around the world. 

    By Bill Dries August 15, 2019

• April 2019

  • Closed Handy House at center of Beale contract talks

    The Downtown Memphis Commission is negotiating with the tour company it forced out of the W.C. Handy House in February, while the musician's family continues to push for changes after years of complaints the property is being ignored.

    By Bill Dries April 04, 2019