Honoring Our Trans Siblings this Trans Day of Remembrance
How you can show up this Trans Day of Remembrance in Memphis.
Ray Rico
November 20, 2023
Community
Celebrating our LGBT+ community and our allies by bringing you stories of our life, music, food+entertainment, health+wellness, and advocacy in the Mid-South.
Come Celebrate at Trans Fest 2023
Here’s everything you need to know about the first annual Trans Fest in Memphis.
Focus Mid-South
November 18, 2023
Ty Herndon Celebrates Journey With Deluxe Album Release “Jacob” Featuring 2 New Tracks
We asked Grammy nominated country music artist, Ty Herndon, about his new, deluxe album “Jacob.”
Focus
November 17, 2023
Celebrating Excellence: 2023 Legacy Awards Honorees Shine at the National Civil Rights Museum
The 5th Annual Legacy Awards took center stage at the renowned National Civil Rights Museum, hosted by the visionary Jasmine
Focus Mid-South
November 16, 2023
Editor’s Note: In Celebration of Us
In this Editor’s note, new Digital Content Editor, Jasper Joyner, shares their vision for Focus Magazine.
Ray Rico
November 16, 2023
Focus Mid-South Magazine Announces Focus Awards 2023
Focus Mid-South Magazine Announces Focus Awards 2023 People’s Choice Award Recipients with Surprise $10,000 Prize Focus Mid-South Magazine is thrilled
Ray Rico
October 22, 2023
Q + A with Filmmaker Naima Overton
(Above photo of Naima Overton, by Malik Martin) We partnered with Indie Memphis to bring you a queer guide to
Ray Rico
October 17, 2023
Queer Indie Memphis Guide
The Indie Memphis 2023 Film Festival is almost here! This year it returns October 24-29th, and will take place at
Focus Mid-South
October 17, 2023
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebrations Continue at Cazateatro!
(Memphis, TN) October 3, 2023: Memphis’ own Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group, which last month presented a successful Latin Fest 901
Focus Mid-South
October 4, 2023
The Uprising of The Sanctuary Memphis
(Above photo: Owners Aidan Alexander and Aundrea Lowery-Alexander of The Sanctuary) If you are looking for a place in Memphis
Whitney Carter
September 20, 2023
That Vast American Sea: Two Weeks on a Greyhound
It’s eight in the morning, the beginning of February, and my bus is leaving the station. I’m nerve-wracked but excited
William Smythe
September 14, 2023
Paddling Around Memphis
Kayaks, first built by the Inuit from sealskin and used for hunting, have been around for approximately 4,000 years. Most
Tricia Dewey
September 11, 2023
