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
Mid-South
A fresh look at the LGBT+ Culture and Communities in Memphis and the Mid-South.
Community Over Commissions: Q + A with Jenna Williamson
Chris: Tell me a little about yourself. Jenna: My name is Jenna Stonecipher Williamson, and I’m a native Memphian. I
Chris Reeder-Young, M.A.
March 20, 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
Memphis Latin Community Responds to Anti-Drag Efforts
(above photo: Gabby Salinas & drag artist Moth Moth Moth at the TN capitol in Nashville earlier this year, protesting
Tricia Dewey
March 13, 2023
A Love Letter to my Community
It started in July of 2021. I had just qualified for Medicaid because my new business did not make money
Kerry Cutrell
March 8, 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
A Trans Activist’s Reflections from Nashville
This week, I traveled to the state capitol and had the honor of testifying against House Bill 001, which is
Vaniel Simmons
February 17, 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
WitchCRAFT
Random forces of chaos, God, or The Universe, whatever you want to call her, she is the greatest artist of
Salamander Brandy
January 31, 2023
Art for Adults
Recently, Condé Nast named Memphis one of the “23 Best Places to Go in 2023,” highlighting its downtown revitalization, music,
Tricia Dewey
January 30, 2023
Remembering Vincent Astor
Vincent Charles Astor b. December 6, 1953—d. January 17, 2023 Vincent Charles Astor, who for decades chronicled and archived the
Perry Stevens
January 24, 2023
