Be Creative: Yancy Calvo, Artist
by Sarah Rushakoff | photos courtesy of Yancy Calvo Where were you born?Mexico City What was your favorite thing to do as a child?My parents
Sarah Rushakoff
June 23, 2021
Culture
Exploring and discovering the culture that shapes us through arts+entertainment, law+ethics, and news that affects the community throughout the Mid-South.
Be Creative: Tori WhoDat, Singer + Songwriter
by Olivia Roman | photos © Keenan ‘KG’ Greer Through grit, grind, and commitment to authenticity, independent rapper Tori WhoDat has earned her stripes in
Olivia Roman
June 21, 2021
Pride in Local Music: A Livestream Event
AUSTIN, TX and NASHVILLE, TN (May 17, 2021) – The Austin and Nashville LGBT Chambers of Commerce are again joining forces to produce the second
Focus Mid-South
June 15, 2021
Be Creative: Toonky Berry, Muralist
with Joan Allison | photo courtesy Toonky Berry On a scale of 1-10, how strict were your parents?Dad 10 and Mom 5 Who was your
Joan Allison
June 14, 2021
Be Creative: Jamie Harmon, Photographer
by Sarah Rushakoff | photos by Jamie Harmon and Max Gersh Focus sat down recently with friendly Memphis photographer Jamie Harmon. He’s well known to
Sarah Rushakoff
June 10, 2021
Rainbow Book Month: LGBT Inclusive Recommendations for Children & Teens
Picture Books It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book about Gender Identity by Theresa Thorn– This picture book introduces the concept of gender identity
Focus Mid-South
June 7, 2021
Allie + Katie + Clare of Pretty Useful Co.
by Savannah Bearden | photos courtesy of Pretty Useful Co. Pretty Useful Co., founded by Allie Mounce and Clare Freeman in 2016, started as a
Savannah Bearden
June 7, 2021
Filmmaker Chris O’Conner
by Tricia Dewey | photos by Amelia Moore This May, Chris O’Conner’s television, film, and animation production company, Prodigi Arts, together with PBS, Alabama Public
Tricia Dewey
June 3, 2021
Michael Hildebrand, Illustrator/Activist
by Robin Beaudoin Ownby | Illustrations by Michael Hildebrand New York-based artist Michael Hildebrand is a transplant from Memphis, with his heart still in the
Robin Beaudoin Ownby
June 1, 2021
Memphis Movie Master Craig Brewer
by Chellie Bowman | photos courtesy of Craig Brewer Brewer is a Memphian, first and foremost. And yes, he is also an extremely successful film
Chellie Bowman
June 1, 2021
Honoring Her Authentic Self in Her Latest Album: Garrison Starr
by Joy Doss | photo by Heather Holty-Newton Singer-songwriter Garrison Starr is…well…a star in her own right. The Mississippi native has been making music and
Joy Doss
May 21, 2021
Gay Utah Native Pens SLC-based Supernatural Thriller Novel “The Last Handful of Clover”
by Michael Aaron, editor “Q Salt Lake Magazine“ Three days after he was murdered, Richard began to feel much better… Utah-born Wess Mongo Jolley spent
Michael Aaron
May 20, 2021
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