The 1968 action led to greater economic mobility for Black workers. Today, union activists are trying to capture some of that spirit.
Category: Memphis (Tenn)
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Bible & Tire Brings D-Vine Spirituals’ Memphis Gospel Back to Life
A half-century ago, Elizabeth King and Elder Jack Ward recorded for D-Vine Spirituals. The label’s masters found a new home, giving their music — old and new — a second chance.
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Do You Have a Civic Duty to Watch the Video of Memphis Police Beating Tyre Nichols?
The video of Memphis police beating Tyre Nichols challenges public complacency — and complicity. What are our duties as citizens and as human beings?
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Fans Mourn Lisa Marie Presley, Daughter of the King, at Graceland
At the stone wall outside Elvis Presley’s estate, his only child was remembered as a kind of rock star royalty.
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Jim Stewart, Unlikely Entrepreneur of Soul Music, Dies at 92
His background was in country music. But Stax, the label he founded with his sister, achieved a level of success with Black artists that rivaled Motown’s.
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‘Still Growing Together,’ a Teenage Crush Leads to Marriage
Brittney Adu was smitten when she saw Aaron Canales on the first day of their freshman year of high school. Despite their cultural differences and the trials of a young romance, their love endured.