Q & A with Brittany Pace, Spay Memphis Executive Director
edited by Joan Allison | photos courtesy of Brittany Pace (Above photo: Pace, with a snuggle bug patient, says she’s living her dream job as
January 24, 2021
Focus Mid-South
A fresh look at the LGBT+ Culture and Communities in Tennessee
Stax Museum and Academy with Justin Timberlake in Presidential Inauguration Special
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE RETURNS TO MEMPHIS WITH ANT CLEMONS FOR A POWERFUL NEW RENDITION OF “BETTER DAYS” AT THE STAX MUSEUM TO CELEBRATE THE BIDEN/HARRIS INAUGURATION KIRK
January 21, 2021
Dr. Kimberly Looney is Assuring Healthcare Access for All
story and photos by Savannah Bearden, Director of Communications Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi Someone becoming what other people may not think they
January 20, 2021
Playhouse on the Square will Resume On-Stage Performances with Streamed Productions
In the wake of rising Coronavirus cases in the Mid-South and safety measures imposed by the Shelby County Health Department, Playhouse on the Square’s theaters
January 19, 2021
Today’s LGBT+ Lesson: Pronouns
Gender neutral pronouns have been around for centuries. At least as far back as 12th century Old English, the pronouns were almost indistinguishable, which prompted
January 17, 2021
Keeping Funds Local to Promote Effective Change in Access to HIV Care
Friends for Life, Special to Focus Mid-South | photo by Ray Rico Thanks to Memphis LGBT+ advocate Jerred Price, The Elton John AIDS Foundation is
December 30, 2020
Memphis to Become Home to Mid-South’s First Recuperative Care Center for the Homeless
Have you ever wondered what happens to someone experiencing homelessness who is released from the hospital and needs a safe place to fully recover? Until
November 24, 2020
Inside Hollywood
story by Romeo San Vicente Boys In The Band star Robin de Jesús goes Boom What we love most in this life is a real queen, someone
November 22, 2020
Pop Culture Sneak Peek
by Ray Rico STREAMING Selena: The Series Before she became the Queen of Tejano Music, Selena Quintanilla was a young girl from Texas with big
November 18, 2020
TN Shakespeare Co. Stages Pandemic “Romeo & Juliet” Outdoors at Wiseacre Brewery on Nov. 14
[Above production photograph with Blake Currie (Romeo) and Lauren Gunn (Juliet)] Tennessee Shakespeare Company Performs the Country’s First Modern Pandemic Production of Romeo and JulietRe-scheduled Outdoors
November 9, 2020
Focus Awards 2020 Virtual: Rollin’ Out the Winners
It was an evening of glitz, glam, phenomenal honorees, and….roller skating! Yep, Focus publisher, Ray Rico, in a dramatic performance that would have dominated at
November 6, 2020
Congressman Cohen Deplores Impact of Trump Executive Order Jeopardizing Diversity Training
University of Memphis response an unfortunate result of bad policy MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today expressed his deep concern about a Trump administration
October 29, 2020
