Focus Mid-South

Ray Rico, a Latinx advocate, owns a digital marketing agency and publishes Focus LGBT magazine, amplifying LGBTQ+ voices in Tennessee and the Mid-South. He champions HIV advocacy, fighting stigma and discrimination. Through his work, Ray strives for a more inclusive society.
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Focus Mid-South

Electric Soul: The Story of Helix Studios Model Joey Mills

Written by Taylor Saracen, ELECTRIC SOUL is a coming-of-age novel that chronicles Helix Studios model Joey Mills before he was famous. Readers meet a teenage Mills: reckless, brazen and unapologetically outspoken, who — for reasons he can’t explain — choose to hide a key part of his true self from the world.

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Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival Reveals 2019 Lineup

Now in its fifth year, Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival has revealed the initial lineup of acts scheduled for September 21-22 at The Park at Harlinsdale in historic downtown Franklin, Tennessee. Tickets go on sale beginning this Friday, March 15 at 10 a.m. CT at PilgrimageFestival.com.

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