“I’ve experienced all of that, and Scripture backs those descriptions as by-products of walking with Jesus. Once you’ve seen stuff like that, it’s hard to keep it to yourself. It’s kinda like this: When you have tasted Pancho’s cheese dip, you can’t not tell other people about it when they come to our city.”
Gilliam’s influence allowed many Black voices to be heard through WLOK.
It was a bittersweet week, as the city said farewell to Officer Geoffrey Redd, who died after being shot at the Poplar-White Station Library.
Austin Butler, whose Golden Globe from January now has to share shelf space with the BAFTA from February, looks like one of the key favorites to add an Oscar to that shelf, come March.
The museum project is still in early stages, but County Commissioners have already provided feedback.
One of the hottest performers in hip-hop right now is from Memphis. And with local business leaders promising more investment into music, could Memphis become an entertainment industry city? Moreover, should it?
Who would you crown the King of Memphis rap? And, a Memphis author gives away free books.
Jazz Month at Crosstown Arts includes more than 40 jazz musicians and band performances, many of which are free.
This week, the U.S. Poet Laureate will read at Rhodes, Spillit stops in Orange Mound and Ballet Memphis pays homage to love.
WYXR’s Dowd Awards will honor Ekpe Abioto, Dr. O.T. Sykes, Lester Snell, Anita Ward, Dan Greer, and Phyllis and Helen Duncan.
The Memphis Grizzlies’ Jaren Jackson Jr. made a stir at NBA All-Star Weekend with his Memphis designed fit.
The exhibit also displays works from contemporary artists, who adopted Bill Helwig’s techniques, such as Martha Banyas, Marilyn Tendrich, William Harper and Jamie Bennett.
Cute kids? Check. Cute critters? Check. A moving mural? Got it. A heartfelt win for the Tigers? You bet. Tell us which photo you like best.
Plus, Moneybagg Yo plans a Memphis lounge.
“The main message was clear: it is important to simply show up, whether in love or in life. This was a refreshing, transformative expression of the human experience.”
This week, Leyla McCalla plays Crosstown Theater, Kristin Chenoweth signs her book and Ukrainian artists share how war has changed their culture.
The executive director of the Memphis Black Arts Alliance, Lar’Juanette Williams joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about her incredible range of experiences in the arts and beyond.
A Memphis native has joined the cast of a soap opera that’s been on air more than three times as long as she’s been alive.
The mural appears on the wall of the Steve A. Castle House of Rhythm and Blues near Hein Park and was commissioned by the club’s owner, Steve A. Adams.
“The museum is one of the best ways to teach Judaism in a sensory way: to see, to hear, to touch, to listen,” Rabbi Micah Greenstein said.
Memphis musicians Mario Monterosso, Carla Thomas, Kallen Esperian, Larry Dodson, The Coasters and Pete Molinari, among others, have recorded a new song to raise money for children in Ukraine.
“Tina — The Tina Turner Musical” has landed in the region that raised both singer Tina Turner and writer Katori Hall, the women who made the musical possible.
The Daily Memphian captured East High’s student TV studio, a women’s support center, a vegan farmers market staple and Bartlett High’s Nevaeh Scott, who is honoring her mother.
Ned Canty’s staging of “Tosca” and the ensemble’s excellent musicianship made this an experience to remember in this first-class drama that was evocatively sung. It was particularly timely as well.
The Grizzlies plan similar collaborations in the future.