Chosen Family: A Therapeutic Perspective
by H. Marie and Shadeau Rhodes, LCSW, CFTP Safe, true, and unconditional. These are only a few of the characteristics
Ferren Family Counseling
May 15, 2023
Culture
Exploring and discovering the culture that shapes us through arts+entertainment, law+ethics, and news that affects the community throughout the Mid-South.
LGBTQ Memphis Greek Life
For many years, Greek life has been a staple in American college life. From academic Greek organizations, to businesses, bands,
Shuria Starnes
May 10, 2023
Emerald Theatre Company presents Drag Queens on Trial, by Sky Gilbert
June 9, 10, 16, & 17 at 8:00 PM and June 11 & 19 at 2:00 THEATREWORKS @ the Square
Focus Mid-South
May 9, 2023
Chosen Families: Love Over Laws
photos by Drew Parker aka Donna Tyme For many members of the LGBTQ+ community, our chosen families are the foundation
Focus Mid-South
May 3, 2023
Pink Summits Launches LGBTIQ+ Scholarship for Adventurers
Pink Summits launched a scholarship sponsored by Osprey. Application deadline: May 17, 2023. Pink Summits wants to attract new members
Focus Mid-South
April 3, 2023
29 Enslaved People Found in Initial Owner of Normal Station’s Last Will & Testament
(Above photo: One of the only gravestones still legible and standing in the cemetery park, a descendant of the Eckles
Mud
March 30, 2023
Safe Spaces, Environmental Stressors, and Tips to Cope
by Shadeau Rhodes, LCSW, CFTP, Ferren Family Counseling When I started writing this, I had a great idea for how
Ferren Family Counseling
March 27, 2023
The Blood & Body: A Conversation with, and a Book by, Nubia Yasin
In life we can often resonate with others when we have walked parallel paths, but it is when you allow
Whitney Carter
March 23, 2023
Protecting Your Energy Despite Discriminatory Laws Lingering
Special to Focus We want to remind you that you are valued and loved for who you are, regardless of
Focus Mid-South
March 17, 2023
Anti Gentrification Cxffee Club: A Community’s Living Room
(above photo: Renata Johnson and Bartholomew Jones of CxffeeBlack) I get off the number 1 at Broad and Tillman, an
William Smythe
March 16, 2023
Queerly Krafted: Introducing Beka “the Baddie” Loy
Being queer comes with a lot of stereotypes and being “good with our hands” is definitely one of them—but in
Whitney Carter
February 27, 2023
The History, Resurgence, & Promise of Clayborn Temple
History and churchgoing have converged for almost 130 years at Clayborn Temple, and, after almost 18 years of disuse and
Tricia Dewey
February 15, 2023
