Earth & Us: Religious or Not, It’s a Covenant Relationship
by Joan Allison (she/her) I was once a volunteer for Inner City Outings. It was a youth-outreach program of the
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April 23, 2021
Joan Allison
Focus Magazine Publisher Ray Rico Freelance Launches Web, Social Channels ‘End HIV 901’
by Joan Allison (she/her) The St. Jude-led community coalition aims to achieve zero HIV transmissions by 2030. With leading centers
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March 18, 2021
Slate of Hate is Still Trying to Find a Home in Tennessee
by Joan Allison, Focus® Managing Editor (she/her); edited by Shahin Samiei, MPH (he/his)Shelby County Committee Chair, Tennessee Equality Project (ssamiei_mem@yahoo.com)
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March 15, 2021
My Sistah’s House is Getting Bigger
by Joan Allison, Focus® magazines managing editor Memphis leader, Kayla Gore, is making big news with improved construction plans for
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February 7, 2021
LGBT Senior: Shelia Tankersley
by Chris Reeder-Young | photos by Joan Allison When a need is called into the universe, Shelia Tankersley listens and
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October 1, 2020
Happy 5th Birthday to Us!
by Joan Allison Focus | Mid-South Managing Editor and Creative Director Focus was born of a passion that our publisher,
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September 1, 2020
Learn How to Assess a Mental Health Crisis
by Tricia Dewey & Joan Allison | photo by Cindy McMillion Many demands, both large and small, can create stress
Tricia Dewey
February 13, 2020
Q&A: The Thacker-Rhodes Family
story & photos by Joan Allison (photo above: The Thacker-Rhodes pose with one of their Gypsy Cob horses, Moonshine. Gypsy
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December 5, 2019
Keto Kristmas
photos by Joan Allison | recipes from delish.com Christmas feasts are typically carb fests. From the breads to the five
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November 15, 2019
One of “Bluff City Law’s” Main Characters is a Lesbian. No Objections Here.
story by Joan Allison, Focus® Mid-South managing editor (image above: Jayne Atkinson as Della Bedford, photo by Virginia Sherwood) MEMPHIS—Sept.
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September 10, 2019
LGBT & Food: The Uneasy Relationship
by Joan Allison & Danielle McBride | photos courtesy of Fairhaven Treatment Center Similar to any mental health illness, eating
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July 19, 2019
There’s a New Dog in Town!
by Joan Allison | photos by Chellie Bowman Today through Labor Day across America, 818 hotdogs will be consumed—every, single.
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July 11, 2019
