As part of the Grizzlies TEAM Mentoring program, S-Curve Records recording artist Andy Grammer will make an appearance at Power Center Academy on Tuesday, March 27. Media is invited to attend. Grammer will perform an acoustic version of his debut hit “Keep Your Head Up” and will speak to over 200 8th and 9th grade [...]
Formerly the retail manager of the Stax Museum and the Cat’s Music store in Midtown, Steve Walker recently moved to Seattle after spending nearly all of his adult life in Memphis. His recent accomplishments include finally learning the difference between “Grande” and “Venti” at Starbucks, adjusting to drivers who actually use turn signals and slow [...]
Cameron Mann is a native of Memphis, TN and is currently the Director of the Music Resource Center. He is a graduate of the Leadership Academy LDI program. In addition, He has been on the board of Governors of the Recording Academy and has been a voting member since 2006. Starting his career in music [...]
Note: The Wolf River Conservancy was a pioneer in our community for “green” assets and for sparking the desire for more outdoor recreational activities in Memphis. Its staff, board, and members have been advocates for greenways, blueways, and more. It is a must visit for Mid-South area residents, particularly canoeists and naturalists who regularly [...]
Note: The Tennessee Achievement School District was created last year to operate the schools across the state that are in the bottom 5% in performance, and 69 of the 85 schools are in Memphis. The goal is to “flip the paradigm” to turn around these schools with a sense of urgency and in partnership with [...]
Rik Tiwana moved to Memphis in 2004 from Nashville to begin his freshman year at the University of Memphis. He has spent the last eight years calling Memphis his home and experiencing the rich culture of the Bluff City. Since completing his studies at the U of M, he’s been working in the public relations [...]
From The Memphis Flyer Memphians will be able to receive a history lesson on the past, present, and future of the Bluff City on Thursday, March 22nd at the Benjamin Hooks Library. The Leadership Academy will host “Memphis 101” from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in meeting room C of the library. Attendees of the history [...]
Duty of the Hour, a film on the late Benjamin L. Hooks, will explore the long, complex, and difficult history of race in America and highlight how our nation was, and can be, transformed by committed visionaries, like Hooks. Through interviews, archival film footage, and period photographs, the documentary examines Hooks’s rise from the streets [...]
Wiley Henry is a senior account services specialist with The Carter Malone Group. He spent more than 25 years as a journalist. He is also an established artist, whose works are in public and private collections across the country, and a professional photographer as well. He spends his spare time reading and writing. A new [...]
Getting the Right Focus: Trauma and Brains More than 100 years ago, abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass said it is easier to build strong children than to repair broken adults. Recently, Harvard economist Ed Glaeser, when asked for his advice for cities, said: “It’s fundamentally about kids. You really want to be investing in children.” There [...]
Pat Mitchell, Director of Development and Communications, has sent along the 2011 Annual Report for the Memphis Music Foundation, and there’s no question it’s been a busy, rewarding year for her and her colleagues. The Music Foundation is the city’s leading public/private partnership working to support musicians, to expand the music industry, and to [...]
On Thursday, March 22, Ruby Payne, Ph.D., internationally known speaker and author, will deliver a message to the community at the annual Evening of Hope event about how we can affectively serve those living in poverty in Memphis. Have you ever wondered why low-income areas of our city are chocked full of satellite TV dishes and nice [...]
